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Usually in the size of traditional rings, smart rings are designed to track sleep and fitness and are rapidly gaining popularity. With many new players entering the market, smart rings are emerging as a powerful tool to monitor health and enhance various aspects of the user's life.

If you're looking for a serious running watch, start your search with the Garmin Forerunner 165. You may end up upgrading to a costlier model if you need a specific tool, but otherwise, it has nearly everything that a serious runner could want.

Google's Large Language Model took on different personas and played the popular party game, either against other AIs or with human players. The results show how far the chatbot technology has to go, but showed promise.

I attended a "future of mixed reality" panel held by Jesse Schell, the head of Schell Games, and he has a clear vision for which apps will help mixed reality break out — and it's very different from virtual reality.

You've lived through the era of "live service games" like Fortnite and Destiny 2. Now, Google thinks "living games" will replace them in a few years, with GenAI listening to and responding to gamers' needs automatically so developers aren't needed beyond supervision.

The Garmin Forerunner 965 is the best running watch out there, but it also has tools that most people (myself included) probably don't need. The Forerunner 165 would suit people a lot better — if Garmin didn't strategically cripple it.

Most high-quality fitness watches cost well above $300. I compared the $249 Garmin Forerunner 165, $229 COROS PACE 3, and $159 Fitbit Charge 6 to see how they compare for steps, heart rate, GPS accuracy, and other metrics. Here's what I learned!

Your smartwatch tells you your skin temperature during sleep, but isn't good enough to tell you if you're overly hot (or not warm enough) during fitness training. But wearing this CORE Body Temperature Sensor, I'm on my way to training more efficiently.

We break down where the OnePlus Watch 2 wins (style, battery life, GPS data, and more) and where the Galaxy Watch 6 wins (comfort, displays, navigation, health sensors, and more).