Trends
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Build a Smart Home That Outlives Its Manufacturer
The FTC found 88.6% of connected products never tell you how long support lasts. Here is…
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Three Price Tiers, One Honest Question
Meta now sells AI glasses from $299 to $2,195. The gap between those numbers is not…
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The Wearable That Wins by Doing Less
Smart ring shipments jumped 49% while smartwatches managed 6%. The reason is not better sensors —…
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The Hardware Was Never the Product. You Are.
Camera cloud storage runs $3 to $20 per device per month. Over five years the subscriptions…
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Your Doorbell Joined a Network You Never Agreed To
New York just passed a bill that reveals what your security camera has been doing by…
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The Hearing Aid That Nobody Can Tell You’re Wearing
Traditional hearing aids average $4,600 and announce your age to every room. Consumer earbuds cost a…
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Before You Buy AI Glasses, Read the Battery Section Twice
The marketing shows a full day of effortless capture. The reviews show three hours. An honest…
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The Devices You Own Until They Decide Otherwise
You paid for it. You installed it. And one morning the company decides it no longer…
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The Consent Recession
Smart hardware finally works. That was never the hard part. The hard part is that the…
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