Consumer Electronics

Google's next fitness tracker is no longer a rumor. The company's Google Health account posted on X on October 9 that the Fitbit Edge — a brand-new band-style tracker — will be fully revealed on October 12, 2026, just days from now.

Samsung is finally ready to put over-ear headphones back on the map — and its first entry in more than a decade may be called the Galaxy Studio. A fresh leak from developer and tipster @evowizz, posted to X on October 8, claims Samsung’s upcoming over-ear headphones will launch under that name, skipping a revival of the old “Level” branding entirely.

Pimax is swinging for the high end of VR. At its "Frontier: Change To Stay The Same" event on October 6, the high-end PC VR maker unveiled the Crystal Pro — a wireless PC VR headset built around a streaming trick called Native Foveated Streaming — alongside new Ringless VR Controllers and a compact gaming PC called Spation. The Crystal Pro costs $1,399 on its own, or $1,899 bundled with Pimax's third-generation 60G AirLink kit. Shipments are planned for spring 2027, with hands-on demos starting in the fourth quarter of 2026.

PlayStation players who covet an Xbox-style controller just got a new option — with Sony's blessing. Brook Gaming (Zeroplus Technology Co., Ltd.), the New Taipei outfit best known for its fighting-game converters, announced on October 6 that the Brook StarRay Wireless Controller is now available: a $74.99 gamepad that pairs native PS5 support with an asymmetrical stick layout familiar to Xbox players.

Your Galaxy phone is about to get a lot more interesting at the money-transfer counter. Samsung Electronics America announced on October 7 that Samsung Wallet will support USDC stablecoin transfers for eligible U.S. Galaxy users starting in the last week of October — reaching an enormous 82 million compatible devices at launch.

The 200-megapixel telephoto race is officially on. vivo has taken the wraps off its X500 series — the X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max — unveiled in Shanghai on September 21, 2026, and now rolling out to global markets. The trio pushes vivo's partnership with ZEISS to new heights, headlined by a 200MP periscope telephoto on the Pro Max and one of the largest batteries ever stuffed into a flagship phone.

The smart ring race just gained a new seal of credibility. RingConn, the health-focused wearable maker founded in 2021, announced on October 10 that its Smart Ring has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for non-invasive blood oxygen (SpO2) measurement (Clearance No. K260490).

October is shaping up to be the busiest month in Apple's hardware calendar in years. Hot on the heels of the "Welcome Home" smart-home event on October 13, Bloomberg reports that a second Apple showcase is set for "on or around" Tuesday, October 27 — and this one is all about the Mac. The headliner: Apple's first-ever touchscreen MacBook Pro, wrapped in a redesigned chassis with an OLED display.

Here is a plot twist nobody in the gadget world saw coming: the AI boom might be the reason your next phone gets harder to find — or more expensive.

According to a report from South Korean outlet Money Today, published October 8, Samsung's Mobile Experience (MX) division has asked its component suppliers to cut volumes by 20 to 30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2026. If it follows through, this holiday season could see noticeably fewer Galaxy phones on store shelves.

The headphone jack is dead. Long live the headphone wire. Bose has launched the Bose Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds — $99, USB-C, with active noise cancellation — and they are the company's first wired earbuds in 11 years. Shipping starts October 15, and preorders are open now.