Articles by Lauren Wadowsky

After months of (mostly) incorrect rumors, Garmin launched the CIRQA smart band yesterday. It’s now a real product that ships for $199.99 and has no subscription. That’s exciting stuff. It also makes it one of WHOOP 5.0’s most compelling rivals..

Samsung Galaxy Card review: Samsung has officially entered the credit card market, and the timing isn’t an accident. The announcement lands the day before Galaxy Unpacked, just as Galaxy fans are getting ready to check out the company’s latest devices. Partnering with..

Update — July 17, 2026: Samsung didn’t wait long to give us another peek. A new ad for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, covered by The Verge, shows Peter Parker peeling a foldable straight off a 3D printer and opening it like a paperback...

Signal Ring vs Oura Ring 5: I thought this would be a pretty cut and dry comparison, but it’s not. I’ve spent the last couple of months covering basically every smart ring launch that’s crossed my desk — the Oura..

Update (July 20, 2026): New information spotted on Garmin’s own product database hints that the CIRQA could launch for around $200 instead of the initial rumored $509 price. I’ve updated this article to reflect what that means for buyers. I’ve..

If you’ve spent any time helping an aging parent or a loved one with mobility issues, you already know what the hardest part is. It’s not the medications or the doctor’s appointments. It’s the bathroom. A Chinese company called Yueban..

My mornings all start the same. My alarm rings, and I attempt to check the weather—attempt is the keyword. Before I even get to the weather app, I notice a WhatsApp notification, then an email. Next, I see a really..

You’re tired. Not in a “rough night” way — in a “this has been going on for months (maybe even years) way. You’ve read that tracking your sleep can help you figure out what’s going wrong. So you look into..

Here’s something I think about more than I should: I put on SPF every morning, I reapply when I remember, and I still have no idea if any of it is actually working. I don’t know how much UV I’m..

Owning a pair of smart glasses is about to become an ongoing expense. Meta, taking a cue from fitness wearables like WHOOP and Oura, has just put an on-device feature behind a paywall. The feature in question is Conversation Focus...

I love the idea of chore charts for kids, but I have successfully implemented maybe three. Not because my kids don’t need one. Because the chart relies entirely on me: I make it, I remind them to check it, I..

Sometimes you just want a really cheap pair of headphones. In those moments, there’s Temu. I’ve bought my share of stuff from the Chinese discount retailer in recent years—mostly kids’ galoshes and makeup boxes—with mixed results. So, when I was..