News & Reviews:   wearable

ASUS have officially announced the global pre-order for their XREAL R1 AR Glasses starting from 15 May 2026 at $849 (~RM3376), [Update] and will be available in Malaysia for RM4700 sometime in late July 2026. Featuring 240Hz micro-OLED, these gaming AR glasses offer up to 171” virtual displays. According to ASUS it will have seamless ROG Ally integration via an ROG control Dock. 

It's clear that 2025 isn't the peak of the AI boom, as companies continue to slap the buzzword everywhere this early January. CES 2026 is well underway, and already we've seen plenty of new stuff. Among them is Razer's latest proof of concept, a headphone with AI features.

WhatsApp might have finally decided to release a feature that some Android smartwatch users have been waiting for. In the latest beta, the messaging app gets support for answering calls directly on the wearables, but there's some catch.

Google Wear OS is bringing this not-so-significant but much-appreciated feature to the wearables soon. It's reported that the upcoming update will finally allow users to flip the display according to the orientation of the smartwatch.

Many know of Xiaomi's spinoff company, Huami, as one that does wearable devices. But it seems like the company has sort of been slightly branching off. At the company's Future of Tech event, it revealed some health-related products, including an MRI scanner.

Earlier this week, there was a rumour suggesting that Samsung could fall back to Google's Wear OS for some of its wearables. In fact, there may be as many as two of them, bearing the model numbers SM-R86x and SM-R87x. Now, sources suggest that one of these may be fitness watches.

Based on a report by nikkei, it seems that Apple has recently partnered up with TSMC in order to develop micro OLED displays that will be used with Apple’s upcoming AR glasses. While not much is known in regards to the exact release date, it does give us a better idea on what to expect when it is officially available in the local market.

Based on a statement by macrumors.com, it seems that Apple might have entered the second phase of AR Glasses development which hints that the product is expected to be available in either 2021 or 2022. While not much is known in regards to the Malaysia release date, the report does give us a better idea on what to expect as soon as the product is available in the global market.

Smartwatch is a rising tech gadget in recent years as evidenced by sales reports from the wearable industry. Not only it is slowly replacing conventional watches, but it has also demonstrated several features that are of great help for users. Now, researchers are working on a technology that allows users to charge their smartwatches just by moving.

Based on a statement by @Maxjmb, it seems that the OnePlus Watch may have been delayed indefinitely until further notice. While not much is known in regards to the reason why it is being delayed, our source did mention that the product is unlikely to be cancelled.