Wearable gadgets

Malaysia plans to tighten regulation of AI tech

Concerns include data privacy, structural cybersecurity and the potential for someone to record individuals or upload content without their explicit consent.

Solar-powered air-con, freeze-tech and ‘fan-jakketos’ among innovative cooling gadgets on the market

A woman holding her hair up while her friend points a handheld fan towards her at Universal Studios Singapore.

Meta launches AI gadget Charm as race for post-smartphone hardware heats up

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presenting the Muse Charm during an event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept 23.

Meta debuts S$450 camera-free Ray-Bans and brings Muse to glasses

Meta’s new audio-only smart glasses on display at the Meta Connect event in California on Sept 23.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 23, 2026

US President Donald Trump addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept 22.

Prosecutors in France probe secret filming of women with smart glasses

People wearing smart glasses can take photos, film videos, listen to music, make phone calls, translate text or interact with an AI assistant.

French prosecutors and regulators step up scrutiny on smart glasses

Meta’s AI-enabled glasses, which have a small embedded camera allowing the wearer to record discreetly, have been a global hit.

Snap targets enterprises with Salesforce, Nvidia AI tools for its augmented-reality glasses

The smart glasses industry is currently dominated by Meta.

Norway to crack down on use of smart glasses over privacy, abuse issues

Smart glasses allow the wearer to shoot photos and videos, among other things. “The potential for abuse is enormous,” said a Norwegian official.

The wearable data your doctor actually wants: Key health metrics revealed

Wearables can offer rough information about a person’s health, experts say, but only some metrics are medically useful.

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