Quiet luxury has come for wearables
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.The article explores the 'quiet luxury' trend in wearables, highlighting a shift towards screenless and discreet devices. The author tested multiple gadgets during summer vacation, including the Fitbit Air, Garmin Cirqa, Oura Ring 5, Dexcom G7, and Meta Glasses, generating significant data. This piece is part of Victoria Song's 'Optimizer' newsletter from The Verge, which reviews emerging tech.
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During my summer vacation, I went in on the screenless wearable life. These past two weeks, I wore the Fitbit Air and the Garmin Cirqa on my right wrist. My right index finger was home to the Oura Ring 5. In my right arm, a Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor. If I did whip out a pair of smart glasses, I opted for the display-free Meta Glasses. The wearable data generated? A metric crapton. The number of times one of these wear …
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