Latest articles by Michael L Hicks
I've tested all of Samsung's smartwatches and these are the 5 best picks in 2026
Galactic greatness Finding the best Samsung watch for yourself depends on whether you want the flagship Galaxy Watch 8, a Classic bezel, Pro battery, or last-gen prices.
COROS NOMAD review: The perfect Garmin alternative for aspiring hikers and trail runners
Sunday Runday The NOMAD is a respectable Garmin Instinct 3 alternative for weekend hikers and trail runners who want the essentials but can live without expensive extras.
My hope is building for a 'Garmin Pro' series of satellite watches in 2026
Dare we hope? The Quatix 8 Pro is the second Garmin watch to add LTE-M and satellite connectivity. Why can't we see the same for Instinct, Forerunner, or Venu models?
Tech brands think AI is ready to 'know everything about you.' Is that what we want?
Wearables Weekly CES 2026 was crammed with AI rings, pins, necklaces, glasses, and other wearables designed to monitor and analyze your entire life. Is this the future we want?
OnePlus snuck out a Wear OS 5 update to the Watch 2, and it's been causing serious battery problems since
Wear OS woes OnePlus's Wear OS watches are best known for their excellent battery life, but this rushed Wear OS 5 update has caused serious problems in that area.
Best Android smartwatch
The best Out of dozens of options we've reviewed, our expert Android team has picked out the best Android watches available today.
These are our 12 favorite fitness, health, and nutrition apps we recommend for crushing your 2026 resolutions
Sunday Runday We broke down the key features, subscription costs, and reasons why you can trust these 12 apps for your 2026 resolutions.
Strava challenges Garmin and Fitbit with personalized Instant Workouts
AI fitness wars Strava will offer weekly custom workouts across 40 sport types, and let you push them to Apple or Garmin watches.
Shokz just gave its open-ear earbuds a major noise-cancelling upgrade
CES 2026 Fresh off the impressive OpenFit 2+, Shokz has launched the OpenFit Pro with open-ear noise cancellation, wear detection, and other new perks.
Amazon's Winter Sale dips the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025) below its Cyber Monday deal price
Ultra deal Samsung has dropped the Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025) down to the same price as the Watch 8 Classic, if you prefer better battery life to a rotating bezel.
5 ways to improve your Pixel Watch 4 battery life
Wearables Weekly Whether you own the Pixel Watch 4 41mm or 45mm, there are simple ways to extend its capacity beyond the typical 30- or 40-hour estimate.
Motorola spurns Wear OS for new 'strategic partnership' with a well-known fitness brand
RIP Moto x Wear OS Garmin and Whoop rival Polar will lend its sleep, training, wellness, activity, performance, and recovery stats to a new Moto Watch, coming soon. Here's what we know about it.
Garmin's new AI dieting tools will tempt some athletes to try Connect Plus
Connect+ revamp Garmin Nutrition Tracking uses image recognition to analyze your meals — or lets you log meals on your Garmin watch — to track your proteins, fats, and carbs.
Pebble Round 2 offers stylish, stripped-down alternative to Time 2
Back from the dead The Pebble Round 2 has a more stylish design than the upcoming Time 2, with new perks and a couple of downgrades.
We tested the best LTE smartwatches and these are the picks you need to check out
Always connected If you depend on your wearable for just about everything, you may benefit from an LTE smartwatch. So, we've rounded up some of the best options.
Best smartwatches that can measure blood oxygen saturation levels
SpO2 monitor If you want a watch that measures your blood oxygen saturation levels with plenty of other great perks, these are the best ones you can buy right now.
Fitness watches in 2026: What to expect and changes I want to see
Sunday Runday From a game-changing Fenix 9 to more Whoop-style straps and better fitness watch-smart glasses integration, it should be an exciting 2026 for athletes!
Best cheap smartwatch for Android 2025
Affordable wearables Looking for a cheap, reliable Android watch? These are our suggestions, from affordable Wear OS models to low-priced fitness watches from Garmin and Fitbit.
What I expect and want to see from Android smartwatches in 2026
Wearables Weekly We had a pretty strong 2025 for Android smartwatches. There's reason to hope for an even better 2026 — except for some problems on the horizon.
I wore 10 fitness watches for 10,000 steps. This brand was the most accurate.
Sunday Runday I took my Amazfit, Apple, Coros, Google, Garmin, OnePlus, Polar, Samsung, Suunto, and Withings watches for a step test to see which you can trust.
Wear OS in 2025: How Pixel, Galaxy, and OnePlus smartwatches fared against our expectations
Wearables Weekly I made a dozen guesses for what Google, Samsung, and other Wear OS watch brands would do in 2025. I got a lot right, but not everything.
Wearables report card 2025: How smartwatches, rings, and glasses fared this year against my predictions
Sunday Runday Last year, I had analysts tell me how wearable tech would improve in 2025. Here's what we got right and wrong, and how the big companies did.
Fitness 101: A smarter, Android-powered guide to crushing your New Year’s goals
Ultimate fitness Guide A straightforward roadmap to help you create better habits, smarter fitness tech, and goals you’ll actually stick to.
