Articles by Lauren Wadowsky

Everyone right now is chasing the next AI tool. And look, I get it — some of that is useful. But I keep thinking we’re pouring energy into the wrong upgrade. Because while everyone is busy installing plugins, most people..

Before I ever heard the words “Cash App Wand,” I watched a girl on TikTok wave a glittery star wand at a Chick-fil-A window and drive away. No phone. No fumbling. Just magic — or close enough. The comment section..

I’ll be straight with you. Every June, I open seventeen tabs, stare at the same recycled gift guides, and still feel zero closer to an answer. And I cover tech for a living. So if you’re feeling the decision fatigue..

As a parent, I don’t think elementary school kids need smartphones. But life isn’t always ideal. Sometimes they need a way to call home, message family, or stay connected after school. If that day comes, Apple’s latest child safety features..

I’ve always thought of screenless fitness trackers as the healthy antidote to smartwatch overload—the kind of device you wear when you want the metrics, but not the noise. So when earlier Garmin Cirqa leaks started circulating online, I assumed it..

WHOOP vs Oura is the wearable debate everyone ends up in—once they’re done with smartwatches. I’ve been watching the premium screenless tracker space closely, and this is the comparison I actually wanted to write. You’ve already done most of the..

When Google announced the Fitbit Air, I assumed we were getting the usual wearable rollout. You know the drill: a clean launch, a few safe strap colors, maybe a couple of “premium” leather options that show up six months later..

In my opinion, AI wearables launched way too early (remember the failed Humane AI Pin?). Those first devices were full of promise, but their clunky designs and half-baked AI meant none of them really caught on. But with smarter AI..

Okay, so the situation just got a lot more interesting. When I first started writing about the RingConn Gen 3 a few weeks ago, the Oura Ring 5 was still a rumor — render leaks, an FCC filing, and an..

When Microsoft announced Microsoft Project Solara at Build 2026, most coverage zeroed in on the hardware: a smart badge you clip to your lanyard, a companion device that lives on your desk. Cool concepts, sure. But if you actually read..

I’ve spent the better part of three years watching the AI PC category struggle to find its footing — and I think introducing NVIDIA RTX Spark might be the moment that finally changes that. At Computex 2026, NVIDIA officially unveiled..

BEYOND Expo in Macao, China wrapped up today, a 3-day event showcasing the year’s most exciting tech. The theme was “AI: Digital to Physical,” which is corporate-speak for “we stopped just talking about AI and started building stuff you can..