Wearable Devices

Hong Kong – October 19, 2026 -- The Hypershell X Ultra S, a 1.7 kg foldable consumer exoskeleton, has been named to TIME's 2026 Best Inventions list in the Sports & Fitness category. The full Hypershell X Series is available now at Hypershell.com and on Amazon.

TIME cites a fix for the rigid feel of robotic wearables

TIME has run its Best Inventions issue for 26 years. It judges entries on originality, efficacy, ambition and real-world impact. The magazine commended the X Ultra S for tackling a common industry problem: the stiff feel of traditional robotic wearables. TIME also pointed to a global exoskeleton market projected to reach $1.79 billion by 2033.

Hypershell's answer is HyperIntuition, a motion control algorithm that analyzes and anticipates a wearer's movements in real time. Founder and CEO Kelvin Sun said exoskeletons are no longer science fiction and are helping everyday people go farther than they thought possible.

Boston – October 16, 2026 -- The Withings BodyScan 2, a $599.95 at-home scale that tracks more than 60 biomarkers, has been named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026.

Withings calls it the world's first at-home longevity station. It turns the daily weigh-in into a cardiometabolic check, meant to show whether everyday habits are adding years to a person's healthy life or taking them away.

The Daily Scan takes seconds each morning

Every morning, the Daily Scan captures weight, body composition, visceral fat, heart rate and vascular age in seconds.

Lynge – October 14, 2026 -- Widex Allure AI RIC with Clarity Boost, a hearing aid that adds AI noise reduction at the tap of a button, is now available in 15 additional countries, including the U.S. and major European markets. In the U.S., it arrives beginning in October 2026.

Wearers who want to know exactly when it reaches their clinic should ask their hearing care professional to contact the local Widex sales manager, who has the specific availability dates.

One tap switches on AI help in noisy places

Widex first introduced Allure AI RIC in May. The hearing aid keeps the brand's natural sound as its baseline, powered by the W1 chip and Precision Hearing Technology. When a room gets noisy, a single tap activates the Clarity Boost program, which engages a dedicated AI co-processor.

Washington – October 13, 2026 -- Meta will give free Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses to every blind veteran in America, a group that includes more than 130,000 legally blind veterans who are eligible. The company and the nonprofit Lighthouse Guild showcased the technology at the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 11.

Glasses that read, describe and guide

The initiative is meant to give veterans AI-powered help with reading documents, identifying and describing their surroundings, navigating environments, completing everyday tasks and accessing information.

Eight runners, three blind Army veterans

Meta and Lighthouse Guild sponsored a team of eight runners. It included blind U.S. Army veterans Roosevelt Morring, Rob Sanchas and Shawntina Gibson, along with Lighthouse Guild President and CEO Thomas Panek. Panek was guided by Kelly Ingham, Meta's Vice President of AI Wearables and Research Partnerships.

New York – October 13, 2026 -- Maven Pet has launched Companion, an AI assistant inside its app that is available now to all subscribers for $167.92 a year, hardware included.

Owners already lean on chatbots for pet health

A Talker Research survey of 2,000 pet owners found that 43% use tools like ChatGPT for pet health information, about seven times a week. Six in ten (59% in the survey's headline figure) changed their pet's care as a result. Maven Pet points out that those tools have never met the dog and answer from the internet, not from the individual animal.

Companion reads up to 25 million data points a day

Companion draws on vitals, sleep, activity and behavior captured by Maven Pet's dog health sensor, up to 25 million data points a day. It also uses the dog's profile and anything the owner logs, and it judges all of it against that dog's own normal.

Olathe, Kan. – October 13, 2026 -- Garmin's third-generation MARQ collection is available now, with six luxury tool watches starting at a suggested retail price of $2,500 and offering up to 18 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.

The lineup includes the MARQ Adventurer, Athlete, Aviator, Commander, Diver and Golfer. Each has its own bezel, strap or bracelet, plus an exclusive, customizable watch face collection. Faces are inspired by classic timepieces such as the World Timer, Panda and Flieger.

Titanium, sapphire and the biggest MARQ display yet

The watches use Grade-5 titanium and a sapphire lens. The screen is a 1.4-inch borderless AMOLED, the largest on any MARQ so far. Bezels are ceramic with inlaid designs unique to each model.

Shenzhen – October 13, 2026 -- Mibro's new AeroPace running smartwatch, priced from 149.99 EUR, goes on sale October 13, 2026 through the company's official channels. It ships with Mibro Coach, an AI-driven training system built for beginner runners.

Mibro Coach was developed by the Mibro Sports Science Lab. It pairs sports physiology models with AI agents and covers the full training cycle: assessment, planning, execution, recovery and review.

The watch assesses ability, not just workouts

Mibro Coach evaluates runners with the VDOT running ability index and an estimated VO2max as a general fitness reference. It also predicts race times from 5K to marathon and identifies an individual training focus. Using training history, daily routines and user preferences, the system's recommendations become more personalized over time.

Shenzhen – October 13, 2026 -- Mibro's new AeroPace running smartwatch weighs just 32g, is aimed at first-time runners, and starts at 149.99 EUR. It is the brand's first running watch built specifically for beginners.

Mibro Coach builds the training plan for you

Mibro says many new runners lack professional guidance, struggle to interpret their running data, and are unsure how to build an effective training plan. AeroPace tackles this with Mibro Coach, the company's self-developed, AI-powered training feature.

Coach generates personalized workout plans based on a user's goals and performance. It delivers them through the Mibro Fit App and compatible Mibro smartwatches, along with real-time data analysis and optimization recommendations.

The slim 32g body packs three core tracking features

The lightweight, slim design is meant to stay comfortable during long workouts. Mibro lists three headline features:

Austin – October 12, 2026 -- Later this fall, US users will be able to share their Function lab test results directly into the Google Health app, putting blood work and daily wearable data in one place.

Function and Google Health announced the partnership to connect what people do every day with what is happening inside their bodies. The experience combines everyday tracking with Function's lab testing and its Medical Intelligence (MI) system.

Wearable signals meet 160+ lab tests

Google wearables, including the Google Fitbit Air, Pixel Watch 5 and the new Google Fitbit Edge, track signals such as resting heart rate, sleep patterns, heart rate variability (HRV) and cardio load. Paired with Function's 160+ lab tests, those signals can show what is happening beneath the surface. Medical Intelligence then turns each result into insights people can understand and act on.

Olathe, Kan. – October 06, 2026 -- Garmin has launched the Approach S72, a new flagship golf smartwatch priced starting at $799.99, combining swing analytics with everyday health tracking.

The watch reads greens and tracks swing mechanics

Available in 43mm and 47mm sizes with AMOLED displays, the Approach S72 adds on-wrist swing metrics including hand speed, backswing length and wrist rotation, letting golfers adjust technique based on data rather than feel. With an active Garmin Golf Membership, the watch also offers green reading on select courses, showing putt break direction and average slope percentage to help golfers find their aim point.

Real-time heart rate ties biometrics to scoring

The device records real-time heart rate during rounds, allowing players to review afterward how their heart rate may have influenced their score. Garmin notes this feature is not intended for medical diagnosis or monitoring.