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Michael L Hicks

Wearables report card 2025: How smartwatches, rings, and glasses fared this year against my predictions

An official lifestyle image of a person wearing Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses.

Grades: Smartwatches (B+), smart rings (C), smart glasses (A)

It's been a dramatic 2025 for wearables. Some trends were predictable, like smart glasses continuing their exponential growth and smartwatches adding more AI and health features. But I didn't anticipate some things, like Oura lawsuits strangling its smart ring rivals or the impact of tariffs.

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