Latest articles by Michael L Hicks
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.
Sunday Runday We broke down the key features, subscription costs, and reasons why you can trust these 12 apps for your 2026 resolutions.
AI fitness wars Strava will offer weekly custom workouts across 40 sport types, and let you push them to Apple or Garmin watches.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ultimate fitness Guide A straightforward roadmap to help you create better habits, smarter fitness tech, and goals you’ll actually stick to.
Gadget Weekly Making any fitness-focused New Year's resolutions? Here are some of the best accessories to attain those goals.
Best running watches Garmin has nine Forerunner models still worth buying across the last four years. I broke down key differences in features, hardware, health, and coaching.
Holidays Garmin is still running quite a few discounts for the holidays, including new models like the Vivoactive 6 and Forerunner 970 that you've been craving.
Time to get fit! There are a lot of fitness trackers out there, from regular ol' fitness trackers to full-fledged smartwatches. Wondering which one to buy? We're here to help.
Start your 2026 journey We picked the best fitness watches, accessories, and apparel we've tested that'll help you hit your New Year's resolutions in 2026!
Tracker time It's been nearly four years since we've seen a new Vivosmart; now we have an idea of what to expect, including an overdue GPS upgrade.
Wearables Weekly Having tested Google's prototype AI glasses and reviewed multiple pairs of Ray-Ban and Oakley glasses, I already see plenty of similarities and differences.
Wear OS 6 Google finally brings gestures like double pinch to Pixel Watches, while making Raise to Talk easier to use and smartening up a key Watch 4 exclusive.
