Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Senior Reviewer, Smart Home

Jennifer Pattison TuohySep 6, 2024

This smart ring claims to detect sleep apnea.

The RingConn 2 monitors your SpO2 levels while sleeping and promises 90 percent accuracy after just three hours of wear. The company is in the process of gaining FDA approval for the feature.

In the meantime, the surprisingly lightweight smart ring has the standard health-tracking features — including sleep, activity, stress, and heart-rate monitoring. It costs $299, claims up to 12 days of battery life, and doesn’t require a subscription.

<em>The RingConn 2 on display at Showstoppers at IFA 2024.</em>

<em>You can see the ring’s sensors, which detect heart rate and blood oxygen levels. </em>

<em>It’s super lightweight, I could barely feel it on my finger.</em>

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The RingConn 2 on display at Showstoppers at IFA 2024.

Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

Jennifer Pattison TuohySep 5, 2024

Nanoleaf’s permanent outdoor lights arrive just in time for the holidays.

Announced at CES, the Matter Smart Multicolor Permanent Outdoor lights are now available for pre-order starting at $199.99, shipping in October.

The full-color and tunable white lights feature 30 addressable LED pucks per 15-meter strip with a Kelvin range of 2200 to 6500 and 50 lumens per puck. The lights are trimmable and extendable up to 45 meters and work over 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi.

<em>The Nanoleaf Permanent Outdoor Lights let you change your home’s exterior lighting with a press of a button.</em>

<em>The pucks come with fully encased mounting units that hide all the hardware. </em>

<em>A physical controller lets you turn the lights on and off and change scenes.</em>

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The Nanoleaf Permanent Outdoor Lights let you change your home’s exterior lighting with a press of a button.

Image: Nanoleaf

Nanoleaf’s new wall panels can show off your plants and Funko Pops

Jennifer Pattison TuohySep 5, 2024

We’re getting closer to a robot vacuum that can climb stairs

Jennifer Pattison TuohySep 5, 2024

Samsung says it’s bringing AI to everyone.

Unlike other companies, Sammy says it’s bringing its newest AI features to its older phones.

The Galaxy S24 series, S23 series, S23 FE, Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, and Tab S9 series will all get the same AI features as its new Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 via a One UI 6.1.1 update, starting with S24 users in Europe and the US on September 9th.

Samsung One UI 6.1.1 Expands Latest Galaxy AI Features to Even More Users Around the World

[Samsung Newsroom]

Jennifer Pattison TuohySep 5, 2024

I’m already sensing a theme…

It’s the first press day at the IFA 2024 tech show, and Samsung’s giant billboard on the side of Messe Berlin’s City Cube might just hint at what we’ll see inside this week.

The South Korean tech giant’s press conference starts in 15 minutes, and The Verge will be there — as long as I can find some coffee first.

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