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This article reviews the top smartwatch models for 2026, recommending the Apple Watch Series 12 for iPhone users and Google Pixel Watch 5 for Android users among others.

A WIRED guide reviewing and comparing the Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4, and SE 3 models for 2026, highlighting their features like health tracking and battery life to help choose the best option.

The Apple Watch Ultra 4 review highlights its incremental updates and new health sensing system, while noting that the Series 12 offers similar core features at a lower price.

The Apple Watch Series 12 brings major hardware redesigns and AI-powered health features, marking a significant step forward in wearable technology.

Apple has reintroduced a ceramic case option for the Apple Watch Series 12, offering a more durable and scratch-resistant alternative to titanium, starting at $899.

Motorola launches the Moto Watch Ultra, a premium smartwatch running Wear OS with a Snapdragon chip and Gemini support, offering app access but reduced battery life.

Garmin launches the Fenix 9 series of rugged smartwatches with brighter OLED displays, improved performance, and new software features, starting at $999.99.

The wearable technology future is in flux, with challenges in AI coaching, health monitoring, and data privacy as companies like Google navigate the evolving landscape of smart devices and personal health data.

The Google Pixel Watch 5 review highlights enhanced health features like Health Guardian tools, AI integration via Gemini for offline tasks, and improved accuracy in fitness and sleep tracking for active lifestyles.

The Google Pixel Watch 5 has minor hardware changes but introduces significant software updates like Wear OS 7 and delayed health features, including AI integrations, making it a promising yet incomplete product at launch.

Google announces the Pixel Watch 5 smartwatch with Gemini intelligence, proactive assistance features like At a Glance, and advanced health tracking powered by Google Health and the new Health Guardian features.

Google's Pixel Watch 5 focuses on AI and proactive health features, including Gemini improvements, AI-generated watchfaces, and a new Breathing Emergency Detection feature, with only minor hardware changes.

WIRED reporter Andy Greenberg demonstrates how security researchers hijacked a cheap kids' smartwatch to stalk him, revealing vulnerabilities affecting dozens of GPS tracking devices built on the same platform.

A personal review of RiZE AI, a supplement timing app that uses smartwatch data like sleep and recovery to dynamically adjust when users should take supplements, offering more personalized recommendations than standard routines.

Costco offers a preorder deal on Samsung's Galaxy Watch 9 with a $40 discount, two wireless chargers, and a $50 gift card, totaling over $50 in freebies.

Leaked marketing renders reveal the design of the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold, along with new Pixel Buds and a Pixel Watch, ahead of the August 12 Google hardware event.

A comprehensive buying guide comparing the latest Apple Watch models (Series 11, SE 3, Ultra 3) with recommendations for different use cases.

Samsung announces Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 with significantly larger batteries, brighter displays, and a switch to Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear Elite chip, focusing on battery life and health features.

Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22, 2026, is expected to unveil new foldable phones (Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Flip 8), wearables (Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, Watch 9), and possibly AI-powered smart glasses, with a focus on a wider design for the Fold 8.

The CMF by Nothing Watch 3 Pro smartwatch is on sale for $69, featuring a 1.43-inch OLED display, dual-band GPS, heart rate sensor, and up to 13 days battery life. The article also mentions a cheaper older model, the Watch Pro 2, for $39.