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Archives for October 2025

The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is a good watch but a small upgrade

8

Verge Score

Satellite, 5G, and longer battery are great, but aren’t good reasons for most Ultra owners to upgrade.

Victoria Song
With a Friend like this, who needs enemies?

AI companionship has its supporters, but getting negged by a glowing AirTag on a shoestring isn’t friendship.

Victoria Song
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Meta’s new smart glasses with a display are pretty much sold out.

If you want to buy the Meta Ray-Ban Display, you must book an appointment for an in-person demo, Meta says. Even then, Meta says that the preferred color and size you want may not be in stock. If that’s the case, you’ll be added to a waitlist.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Casio’s functional ring watch gets a golden finish.

After first debuting last year, Casio has introduced a new version of its ring watch made from stainless steel with gold ion plating. It’s currently only available in Japan for 22,000 yen, or around $150, and you’ll have to enter a lottery that’s open until October 6th for the chance to buy one.

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<em>Despite its size, the ring watch still features time and date functionality, a calendar, and a stopwatch.</em>
<em>The watch also includes a screen light that flashes instead of an audible alarm.</em>
<em>The watch isn’t adjustable, but includes spacers to improve its fit for smaller fingers.</em>
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Despite its size, the ring watch still features time and date functionality, a calendar, and a stopwatch.
Image: Casio Japan
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 review: all-day smart glasses with the same tricky questions

7

Verge Score

Meta’s new glasses have twice the battery life, but they still have the tricky issue of being a camera right on your face.

Jay Peters
Peloton increases fees and introduces new hardware including a $6,695 treadmill

The fitness company is aiming for a comeback with new bikes, treadmills, AI, and higher prices

Victoria Song