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Oura sues rival Ultrahuman again, threatening its U.S. smart ring comeback
Oura alleges in its newest lawsuit that Ultrahuman's Ring Pro infringes two of its patents.

Bose’s new wired earbuds are simple in the best way
After Apple courageously removed the headphone jack from the iPhone in 2016, most people switched to Bluetooth earbuds and never looked back. But their wired counterparts have stuck around, and their sales even went up this year after five years of decline.

Bug turns one of the biggest fears about Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses into reality
Some owners of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses reported this week that the devices recorded audio without their consent, raising fresh questions about the privacy safeguards on Meta’s camera- and microphone-equipped eyewear.

Withings now charges $100 per year to sync your data to other apps
If you're a new user of Withings' fitness-tracking smartwatches or smart scales and want to sync and access your health data through third party apps like Apple Health or Google Health it's now going to cost you.

Amazon's Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75
Amazon-owned Bee has launched its first new AI devices since its acquisition, including an updated wearable and a credit-card-sized recorder that attaches to smartphones.

Smart ring maker Ultrahuman to roll out biological-age model across UAE
Ultrahuman and Abu Dhabi will spend the next two years working on research and clinical validation of the model.

The Fitbit Edge is for folks who don’t want to go totally screenless
The Fitbit Edge may not be Google's best-kept fitness-tracking secret, but as of today, its existence is official. The tracker sits smack-dab between the recently launched Fitbit Air and the more powerful Google Pixel Watch 5 in the company's current wearable lineup.

Google Fitbit Edge: Specs, Features, Price, Release Date
The new $179 tracker features Pixel Watch smarts, week-long battery life, and an OLED screen.

Google's Pixel Buds update will put them to sleep along with you
Google has detailed an update bringing a slew of new features to its Pixel Buds 2A and Pro 2, which the company says are rolling out now. The new features were first teased in August. The biggest update is Pixel Watch-powered sleep detection, rolling out to both pairs of earbuds.

A New Neurotech Startup Launches to Rival Sam Altman’s Merge Labs
Bridge Neurotech is planning to build a wearable brain-computer interface that uses ultrasound.
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