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Photo of the Shiny Cosmic Blue Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) Wayfarer glasses sitting on concrete in the foreground, with the black Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1) Wayfarer sunglasses to their right and the official Ray-Ban charging case behind both sets of glasses.

What color and style Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) should you buy?

By Namerah Saud Fatmi published

Wear in style The Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) smart glasses come in three distinctive styles. Let's take a good look at them and decide the right one for you.

Wear in style
Screenshot from the COROS webpage showing a teaser silhouette of an APEX "mountain sport watch."

COROS is teasing an 'all-new Apex' mountain watch; here's what we expect

By Michael L Hicks published

Mountain power Coros is teasing an "all-new APEX" that will be the "ultimate mountain sports watch" coming October 15. Here's what we know and expect from it.

Mountain power
Samsung Galaxy Watch 8, 8 Classic, and Watch Ultra (2025) hands-on

Samsung is offering up to $250 off the Galaxy Watch 8 or Ultra — with a discount you could easily miss

By Michael L Hicks published

Trade-in optional Samsung has all-time-low deals on the Watch 8 series, but we can't guarantee that everyone will see these "exclusive offers."

Trade-in optional
The Apple Watch Ultra 2, Garmin Forerunner 965, and COROS PACE 3 all worn on one wrist at the base of the Mount Diablo Summit Trail.

Top fitness smartwatches and trackers in 2025: Track health, activity, and more

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Time to get fit There are fitness bands — and then there are fitness trackers and smartwatches. Some smartwatches pull double duty in the fitness space. Here are the best ones.

Time to get fit
A photo of the Garmin Venu 4 on an athlete's wrist, showing a Run activity start screen.

Garmin Venu 4 vs. Venu 3: Did Garmin's best all-around watch get even better?

By Michael L Hicks published

Worth the upgrade? We ran through every major hardware upgrade and new software perk to help you decide if the Venu 4 is good enough to replace your Venu 3.

Worth the upgrade?
A photo of Oakley Meta HSTN (left), Meta Ray-Ban Display (center), and Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 (right) smart glasses next to each other, showcasing their relative designs.

Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) vs. Oakley Meta HSTN: An easy choice

By Nicholas Sutrich published

What's your style? Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) and Oakley Meta HSTN are two of the newest smart glasses from Meta, but which one is right for you? It's a simpler choice than you think.

What's your style?
Holding an Amazfit Balance 2 and Amazfit T-Rex 3 Pro

Best Amazfit smartwatch 2025

By Namerah Saud Fatmi last updated

Pretty amazing Amazfit has plenty of great smartwatches, so how do you know which one is right for you? We've gathered the best options to help you pick.

Pretty amazing

Apple's iOS 26.1 may enable Galaxy Watch notifications for iPhone users—Here's what we know

By Nandika Ravi published

Finally! But not to its full capacity.

Finally!

The Pixel Watch app gives Android users their long-awaited M3 Expressive makeover

By Nickolas Diaz published

Clean, Smooth, Bold The Pixel Watch app was reportedly receiving its major M3 Expressive update for Android.

Clean, Smooth, Bold
A collection of the best Garmin watches owned by the author: The Venu 3, Forerunner 965, 955, 265, and 255 Music, Instinct 2 Solar and 2X Solar, and Vivomove Trend.

Best Garmin watch 2025

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Best for fitness training These are the best Garmin watches across the Venu, Forerunner, Instinct, Fenix, and other Garmin lineups, for every type of athlete.

Best for fitness training
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