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What CES 2027 Will Try to Sell You – and How to Pre-Decide
Use CES 2026’s actual outcomes to inoculate yourself against CES 2027’s marketing. Decide your criteria now,…
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The Smart Ring Boom Just Slowed Down. That’s Good News for Buyers.
49% growth in 2025, then 3% year over year in Q1 2026. Those facts are not…
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Real-Time Translation Is 90% Magic and 10% Disaster
Reported accuracy ranges from 70% to above 90% depending on conditions. The failure rate does not…
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The Tariff You Are Paying Without Seeing It
Consumer tech importers paid $23.5 billion in tariffs in 2025. That cost never appears on your…
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5.5 Million People Learned Their Alarm Company Was the Weak Point
For a security company, the customer database is the attack surface. What the ADT breach reveals…
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The Assistant in Your Kitchen Now Has a Price Tag
Alexa+ costs $19.99 a month. Gemini for Home replaced Google Assistant. The voice assistant crossed from…
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Your Camera Finally Speaks a Language Other Cameras Understand
Matter 1.5 added cameras as a native device type. It is the first credible exit from…
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September Is Coming: How to Buy Glasses in the Loudest Month of the Year
Meta Connect on 23-24 September, Android XR eyewear this fall, Apple in development. Anyone buying smart…
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Europe Is Writing the Rules Your Gadgets Will Follow
On 11 September 2026 the EU Cyber Resilience Act’s reporting duties take effect. Europe is becoming…
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The Month the Glasses Became a Social Problem
August 2026 is when the smart-glasses backlash stopped being a tech story and became a social…
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