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Jason Hiner/ZDNETIf you’re interested in buying a pair of the Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, good luck. They are only available in the US, are back-ordered for weeks or months in several places, and Meta is reportedly only planning to produce 150,000 to 200,000 units over the next two years. That’s fewer sales than the Apple Vision Pro.However, throughout 2025, ZDNET has seen much stronger interest in smart glasses than XR headsets from our audience of professionals and technology enthusiasts. With that in mind, I wanted to flag an alternative to the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Displays that you can get outside the US, which have unique features you won’t get in Meta’s futuristic glasses, and cost $200 less.I’m talking about Rokid Glasses, which I’ve been testing for the past few weeks. Also: I tried smart glasses with a built-in display, and they beat my Meta Ray-Bans in key waysAnd while they are going to retail for $599 when they are released in November, they are available in their preorder marketing campaign on Kickstarter. The Kickstarter campaign has eclipsed $3M in orders, and Rokid told ZDNET that it already has worldwide pre-orders for over 300,000 pairs of Rokid Glasses. More

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Bose QuietComfort Ultra (Gen 2) <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (Gen 2) are available for $449 in five colors. They solidify Bose’s warranted confidence in its design, comfort, noise cancellation, and sound performance. The only major, eye-catching upgrades relate to battery capacity and power management. –> <!–> oct / 2025 Follow […] More

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Google Pixel Watch 4 <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Google’s Pixel Watch 4 starts at $349 and is now available to order It has a longer battery life, fluid AI, and an upgraded interface. Its AI features require some choreography, but ultimately work. –> Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. Google has graced us […] More

MirageC / Moment / Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Most organizations struggle with low staff morale. Effective business leaders take a personal approach. They engage consistently and share long-term targets. Research suggests that many professionals feel lonely and isolated at work. As many as 81% […] More

Google Pixel Buds 2a <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Google Pixel Buds 2a are available for $129 in Hazel and Iris. They offer an array of software features to an extensive catalog of Android phones, which is their greatest strength. They do a lot of things, but none of them particularly well, which is common […] More