As we wrap up 2025, we're taking a look back at the tech trends that became kind of normal in the last year. Today: AI-enabled wearables — devices that let us take the power of large language models with us wherever we go so they can see or hear the world around us.
The market has grown to include multiple augmented reality glasses and AI notetakers in the form of pins, pendants and bracelets. And new AI features added to old school wearables like Live Translation for Apple AirPods. Will Gottsegen, a staff writer at The Atlantic, recaps the year in AI wearables.
“The Last Device You’ll Ever Need” from The Atlantic
“The Ultimate AI Wearable Is a Piece of Tech You Already Own” from CNET
“What it's like to have an AI wearable record everything you say” from Marketplace
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