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Archives for April 2025

Pixel Watch 4 leaks suggest Google is doubling down on battery againPixel Watch 4 leaks suggest Google is doubling down on battery again
OnePlus won’t say why its Watch 3 suddenly costs $170 more than promisedOnePlus won’t say why its Watch 3 suddenly costs $170 more than promised
Victoria Song
Victoria Song
Another look at Google’s XR ambitions.

Android XR head Shahram Izadi just gave a TED talk showing off prototype smart glasses with a mini display and Project Moohan. In it, Izadi showed the prototype smart glasses performing live translation and scanning a book. Axios wrote up a small summary, but so far it sounds an awful lot like the hands-on I got with Android XR and Project Moohan back in December (which you can read below).

I saw Google’s plan to put Android on your face

Victoria Song
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
A fix for delayed Pixel Watch notifications.

Google’s April 2025 Pixel Watch update notes say that it “resolves an issue where some users were seeing delayed notifications on their watch.”

Users reported some later-than-expected notifications with the March 2025 update, according to Android Police.

Google Pixel Watch Update - April 2025 - Google Pixel Watch Community

[support.google.com]

SmartThings gets Matter 1.4 support for water heaters, heat pumps, and moreSmartThings gets Matter 1.4 support for water heaters, heat pumps, and more
Loss of Pulse alerts are rolling out on Pixel Watch 3Loss of Pulse alerts are rolling out on Pixel Watch 3
The kid-friendly Fitbit Ace has returned to its best price to dateThe kid-friendly Fitbit Ace has returned to its best price to date
Victoria Song
Victoria Song
Cory Booker wore an Oura Ring during his 25-hour speech.

According to The New York Times, his ring asked him if he was working out and showed that “his heart rate shot up to over 100 beats per minute.”

100bpm is the higher end of what’s considered a normal resting heart rate. The fact Booker considers that “shooting up” probably means his resting rate is lower. The ring asking if he was exercising indicates the device correctly identified Booker experienced an unusual for him amount of physiological stress.

The Physiology of Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Senate Speech

[nytimes.com]

Here’s more of what you’ll see through Meta’s $1,000 smart glassesHere’s more of what you’ll see through Meta’s $1,000 smart glasses
Victoria Song
Victoria Song
The Garmin Vivoactive 6 is an awful lot like the Vivoactive 5.

Just don’t mistake it for a new Vivomove, Vivosport, or Vivosmart. (Why does Garmin do this!?)

In all seriousness, I spent some time going through the specs on the new $299 Vivoactive 6 versus the Vivoactive 5. There’s very few differences. You’re getting a handful of extra software features that weren’t around when the Vivoactive 5 launched, more activity profiles and GPS systems, a slightly slimmer form factor, and new colors. There’s no EKG compatibility, however. If you’re looking to upgrade, they go on sale April 4th.

Meet vívoactive 6, the latest health and fitness smartwatch from Garmin

[prnewswire.com]

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