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## The Future of Wearables Is… Less?
The wearable tech market is undergoing a shift. After years of chasing the “everything device,” the next wave of wearables seems to be about doing less, but doing it better-and with more respect for your attention.
- North’s Focals 2.0: North‘s smart glasses are back, now owned by Google. They’re expected in summer 2026.
- Woojer’s haptic vest (wearable bass): Woojer‘s haptic wearables translate sound into physical vibration so you can feel music, games and movies. a wearable whose entire purpose is more vibes, not more metrics.
Retro Wearables
There are retro wearables, and they’re thriving because they don’t try to become your life coach. Pebble is in revival mode with pared-down ePaper watches like the Pebble Round 2, leaning into battery life and simplicity over omniscience.
Meanwhile,Casio continues to produce its iconic calculator watch, including limited edition “Back to the Future” anniversary models, which still perform time, date, alarms, and calculations without excessive data requests.
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