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The rise of interest in AI-enabled wearable devices could trigger a wave of new AR smart glasses in the coming years. Meta and Apple are likely candidates—and possibly Google, as it considers reviving its Glass AR product, this time with a genAI twist. AI will be a key factor in boosting immersive media adoption rates.

HP claims Humane’s AI tech—but not its hardware: HP will buy Humane’s AI software and patents for $116 million. The struggling Ai Pin won’t survive the deal.

Samsung’s headset is slated for release in 2025 and is likely the reference design for future Android XR wearable devices. The company plans to undercut the Vision Pro’s $3,500 price. The challengers: Google and Samsung are entering the XR space at an interesting time, when other XR ventures have fallen flat. Apple’s Vision Pro has been regarded as an expensive flop.

The news: Dexcom launched a generative AI (genAI) platform that analyzes data from users’ wearable biosensors to help them better understand how their lifestyle behaviors affect their glucose levels. Dexcom says it’s the first continuous glucose monitor (CGM) manufacturer to integrate genAI into glucose biosensing tech.

In 2024, adults will spend 42 minutes online per day with connected car systems, smartwatches, smart speakers, smart appliances, and other ancillary devices. This category continues to tick up each year—a challenging scenario for marketers, given that many of these devices are suboptimal for advertising. Among activities, TV will remain on top, though time spent will drop under 3:00 per day.

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses created a roadmap for rival products, and its success highlights how the wearables can be especially useful for content creators and advertisers. 4. GenAI search: Ad-supported genAI search models enable mass adoption and are already driving higher engagement and revenue for Google.

Consumers are buying OTC supplements, medications, and wearable devices with advanced health-tracking capabilities. Using CGMs to track blood sugar has also become a popular trend among wellness enthusiasts, per an August 2024 Business Insider article.

OpenAI’s partnership with Apple, which puts genAI in the hands of an established user base, has the potential to make AI wearables seem obsolete. There’s no need to rush ChatGPT-specific hardware as long as it remains valuable to Apple users. The limited device compatibility for Apple Intelligence may benefit Apple and OpenAI by allowing time to scale and ensure fast, reliable service.

And I would want to look at those sales figures too, over-the-counter supplements, wearable devices, whether it's things like Apple Watches, really trying to take more of control of their health, get some more of that information from these wearables, the technology we do have on hand. (24:35):.

As Samsung and Google develop mixed-reality glasses, Apple and Meta refine their ecosystems. Cheaper, lighter devices could finally push AR/VR into the mainstream.

Examples include smartphones with built-in AI assistants, smart home devices, and AI-powered wearables. AI hallucination is a phenomenon where an AI system generates content that is inconsistent, nonsensical, or not based on facts. Hallucinations can be exacerbated by training data that is insufficient, false, or biased.

Since then, the company has diversified into smartphones, PCs, and AI wearables while taking in billions of dollars in investments to reach a $157 billion valuation. Now on the cusp of transitioning to a for-profit AI company, we look at what’s next for the ChatGPT-maker. A tumultuous history: OpenAI’s sudden climb and a large investment from Microsoft elevated the AI startup.

What it means for Oura: Oura is linking up with Dexcom at a time when the company's cash infusion and marketing prowess will likely come in handy as the smart wearable maker looks to reach more customers—80 million Americans currently use a health-related smart wearable, a figure that’s projected to rise to just over 88 million in 2027, per our forecast.