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Amazon Unveils Massive Hardware Lineup Including Alexa Earbuds and Oven

Amazon floods the market with new Echo speakers, smart screens, and unexpected wearables like Echo Buds and smart glasses ahead of the holiday shopping season. The updated lineup focuses heavily on premium audio, wearable Alexa integration, and expanded smart home capabilities.

Amazon Prepares Alexa Earbuds With Fitness Tracking and Premium Echo Speaker

Amazon reportedly develops Alexa-enabled wireless earbuds with built-in fitness tracking and prepares a high-end Echo speaker with improved sound quality. The new hardware potentially debuts at the company's upcoming Seattle event.

New Stick-On Sensors Track Sweat, Pulse Without Wires

Stanford and Berkeley researchers develop flexible, skin-mounted sensors that monitor heartbeats, breathing, and sweat. The prototypes aim to make health tracking less invasive than traditional smartwatches.

Harvard Researchers Develop Lightweight Robo-Shorts to Ease Walking and Running

Harvard's Wyss Institute creates a soft, low-profile exosuit that reduces the metabolic effort of walking and running using intelligent cable-driven assistance.

Apple Achieves Record June Quarter Revenue Despite Slight Profit Dip

Apple reports $53.8 billion in revenue for the third fiscal quarter of 2019, marking its highest June quarter ever. The company sees strong growth in services and wearables as it prepares for major product launches later this year.

Apple Posts Record June Quarter Revenue Driven by Services Growth

Apple achieves a new June quarter revenue record of $53.8 billion, fueled by all-time high services revenue and improved iPhone trends. The company also returns over $21 billion to shareholders during the period.

Jawbone Founder Raises $65 Million for New Health Data Startup

Despite the spectacular billion-dollar failure of his previous company, Hosain Rahman successfully raises $65.4 million for Jawbone Health, a subscription service focused on preventative healthcare using continuous health data.

Amazon Develops Alexa-Powered Wireless Earbuds to Challenge AirPods

Amazon is creating its own true wireless earbuds with built-in Alexa support and gesture controls. The device aims to rival Apple's AirPods by promising superior audio quality.

Amazon HQ2 Fallout, Spotify Buys Podcast Firms, Samsung Unveils New Wearables

TechCrunch's Daily Crunch covers Amazon canceling its New York HQ2 plans, Spotify confirming a $340 million podcast acquisition, and Samsung preparing to launch new sports wearables alongside the Galaxy S10.

voice assistants

Voice Assistant Use Expected to Triple to 8 Billion by 2023

A new Juniper Research forecast predicts global voice assistant usage will surge from 2.5 billion to 8 billion by 2023. Smart TVs represent the fastest-growing category for this technology, outpacing both smart speakers and wearables.

Ellcie's Smartglasses Prevent Car Crashes by Detecting Drowsy Driving

French startup Ellcie Healthy creates AI-powered smartglasses that detect drowsy driving using 15 sensors.

Apple Reports First Revenue Drop in Years as iPhone Sales Slide 15 Percent

Apple logs a 5 percent year-over-year revenue decline as its flagship iPhone business shrinks significantly. Meanwhile, the tech giant's services and wearables divisions show strong growth to offset the hardware losses.

Alphabet's Verily Gains FDA Approval for Study Watch ECG Feature

Verily, Alphabet's life sciences arm, receives FDA clearance for an on-demand ECG feature on its clinical Study Watch. This milestone hints at potential health-tracking capabilities for future Google consumer wearables.

augmented reality

Augmented Reality Check: Are AR Goggles Ready to Replace Smartphones?

AR technology shows potential to replace smartphones but hardware limitations keep it years from consumer readiness.

Why Virtual Reality Headsets Stand Poised to Replace the Smartphone

Smartphone displays have reached the absolute limit of human visual perception, meaning physical screen size is the only barrier left to overcome. By moving the screen closer to the eye through VR glasses, tech giants plan to unlock massive new digital experiences.