#Wearables

• Garmin Wake Word Cut Watch Battery Life in Half for Users

  Garmin added hands-free voice activation in its latest update, but the always-listening wake word is slashing smartwatch battery estimates in half.

• Xreal One Pro Plus: 1,200 Nits, $599, Viture Beast Rival

  Xreal's new $599 One Pro Plus display glasses jump to 1,200 nits, fixing the One Pro's biggest weakness and putting real pressure on the Viture Beast.

• Galaxy Watch 9 Deals Cut $430, Free Watch With New Line

  Samsung's Galaxy Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2 are on sale now, with trade-in and carrier offers cutting as much as $430 off — enough to make the base model free.

• CNET Editors Name 7 Mental Health Devices and Apps That Work

  CNET editors picked seven mental health devices and apps that genuinely help them, and shared free daily habits like the 3-3-3 rule anyone can use.

• Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Recorded Audio Without 'Hey Meta' — Meta Says Fixed

  Ray-Ban Meta owners found unrequested audio clips and transcripts in their voice activity log. Meta calls the bug 'resolved' but hasn't explained the cause.