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Anoria Wants to Put a Number on Your Mood - Then Teach You What to Do With It
The ex-Apple team behind Anoria is betting that the next useful wearable will track the thing sleep scores and step counts only circle around: how you actually feel. The opportunity is intimate, useful and full of hard questions.
The $99 Smart Glasses Taking On Ray-Ban Meta - Without the Camera
A 13-person Miami outfit is selling AI-powered smart glasses for a fraction of Ray-Ban Meta's price - by leaving out the one feature everyone else brags about.
Xander
Xander builds XanderGlasses, standalone augmented-reality smart glasses that turn spoken conversation into real-time captions displayed in the wearer's field of view. Aimed at people with hearing loss who don't sign, the device runs speech-to-text offline - no phone, Wi-Fi, or cloud required - so private conversations stay private. An MIT Media Lab spinout founded by Alex and Marilyn Morgan Westner, Xander has been adopted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and is built on customized Vuzix Shield hardware.
Triple W USA (DFree)
Triple W USA makes DFree, the first wearable ultrasound sensor that predicts when you need to use the bathroom. The matchbox-sized device sits on the lower abdomen, tracks bladder fullness in real time, and sends an alert to a phone or tablet before it is too late. Founded by Atsushi Nakanishi in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, the company sells to individuals, caregivers, and senior care facilities under the banner of dignity and independent living - 'diaper-free.'