Wearable Devices

San Francisco – September 11, 2026 -- Medidojo, Inc. announced that chess grandmaster Anish Giri has joined Dojo, its AI meditation app for iOS, as a Founding Member of the company's new High Performance Team.

Giri brings elite tournament credentials to the partnership

Giri has competed at the top level of chess for more than a decade, winning the Tata Steel Masters and finishing runner-up at the 2026 Candidates Tournament in Cyprus, the strongest Candidates result of his career and one step from a world title match.

Chess players' hearts race even when their bodies don't move

Research published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology found that a single game of chess raises heart rate and suppresses heart rate variability, the same stress signature the body produces under physical exertion.

San Diego – September 10, 2026 -- Sony Electronics has expanded its wireless headphone lineup with three new models spanning premium, mid-range, and entry-level price points, giving shoppers more choices ahead of the holiday season.

The WH-1000XM4C brings flagship noise cancelling to a new color

The WH-1000XM4C, described as a second-generation version of the popular WH-1000XM4, keeps Sony's 1000X Series noise cancellation and premium sound while adding a new 10-band equalizer and updated sound tuning. It comes in Black, Platinum Silver, and a new Lavender option, though Lavender is sold only through Sony and Amazon. The headphones will be available this fall for $299.99 USD ($429.99 CAD) at Sony, Amazon, Best Buy, and other authorized retailers.

Berlin – September 10, 2026 -- Fitnexa's DUVA brand unveiled the DUVA ONE sleep earbuds at IFA Berlin 2026, a system designed to adjust sound and noise cancellation throughout the night rather than just report on sleep quality after waking.

The earbuds react while you sleep, not after you wake up

Most wearable sleep tech only analyzes data in the morning. DUVA ONE instead pairs low-profile earbuds with a sensor-equipped charging case and a companion app to respond in real time. Users can start the night streaming a podcast over Bluetooth, and once asleep, the system can switch to locally stored sleep sounds to save battery. If a partner starts snoring or street noise increases, the earbuds can adjust active noise cancellation (ANC) or add a masking sound.

Berlin -- September 7, 2026 -- Tuya Smart introduced Doova, an AI companion robot designed for seniors living independently, at IFA 2026 in Berlin.

Doova responds to a spoken call for help within seconds

The robot uses LDS-LiDAR, a four-microphone sound-localization system, and AI skeleton-recognition algorithms to detect falls or emergencies. If a user says "Hey Tuya, help," Doova locates them, moves to their position, and assesses the situation in real time. If there is no response within 60 seconds, it automatically triggers an emergency workflow, sending family members a two-way live video alert so help can be arranged immediately.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- RayNeo unveiled its newest augmented reality glasses lineup at IFA 2026, including the first AR glasses compatible with Dolby Vision playback and a lightweight AI-assistant model priced from $499.

The RayNeo GT series becomes the first AR glasses to support Dolby Vision

When paired with the RayNeo Pocket TV Pro, the GT series plays Dolby Vision content, dynamically optimizing image quality beyond standard HDR. Arkin Kol, Dolby Laboratories' vice president of Commercial Partnerships for Europe, said the company's mission has been to bring audiences closer to creators' original vision, whether in theaters, at home, or now through wearable displays. The GT series also converts standard dynamic range content to HDR in real time using AI.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- INMO's GO3 AI glasses have won the IFA Innovation Award in the Best in IFA Next & Emerging Technologies category at IFA 2026, recognizing the device's practical AI features built for daily use.

The glasses weigh just 58 grams and pack dual Micro-LED displays

GO3 combines binocular green Micro-LED displays with diffractive optical waveguides inside a lightweight frame. Both eyes get a 640 x 480 resolution display, brightness up to 1,500 nits, and a 30-degree field of view, letting wearers read translations, directions, or teleprompter text even in bright outdoor light.

Real-time translation covers 77 source languages and 98 target languages

Live captions appear directly in the wearer's field of view during conversations. GO3 also translates text from photos and works offline in nine languages, while a built-in speaker enables two-way spoken translation.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- RayNeo unveiled its newest augmented reality glasses lineup at IFA 2026, introducing the RayNeo GT series as the first AR glasses to support Dolby Vision playback, alongside the lightweight RayNeo iO smart glasses built for everyday AI assistance.

The launch event, held in Hall 21A, brought together RayNeo's product and design teams with partners Dolby Laboratories and Bang & Olufsen. Both the RayNeo GT Max and RayNeo iO were named winners of the IFA Innovation Awards 2026.

Dolby Vision arrives on AR glasses for the first time

Paired with the RayNeo Pocket TV Pro, the GT series plays Dolby Vision content, dynamically optimizing color and contrast for streaming video. The glasses also support real-time AI-driven SDR-to-HDR conversion, upgrading standard-dynamic-range content on the fly.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- RayNeo used IFA 2026 to launch a new lineup of augmented-reality glasses, including the GT Series, billed as the world's first AR glasses supporting Dolby Vision playback, and the 33-gram RayNeo iO smart glasses built for everyday AI assistance.

The launch event, held in Hall 21A, brought together RayNeo's product and design teams alongside Dolby Laboratories and Bang & Olufsen, who contributed to the imaging and audio engineering behind the new devices.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- DUVA, a brand created by Fitnexa, unveiled DUVA ONE at IFA Berlin 2026, a sleep earbud system that adjusts audio and noise cancellation while a person is still asleep rather than just reporting data the next morning.

The earbuds respond to snoring partners and street noise mid-sleep

DUVA ONE pairs low-profile earbuds with a charging case that senses noise, light, temperature, and humidity in the bedroom. If a partner starts snoring or traffic gets louder, the system can boost active noise cancellation (ANC) or layer in sound masking automatically. A user might fall asleep to a podcast over Bluetooth, then have the system switch to locally stored sleep audio once they doze off, conserving battery in the process.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- INMO's GO3 smart glasses have been named an IFA Innovation Award Honoree in the Best in IFA Next & Emerging Technologies category at IFA 2026.

The glasses weigh just 58 grams and pack dual displays

GO3 combines binocular green Micro-LED displays with diffractive optical waveguides in a lightweight frame. The dual-eye display offers 640 x 480 resolution, up to 1,500 nits of brightness and a 30-degree field of view, designed to keep translations, directions and teleprompter text readable even in bright outdoor light.