Wearables Why people might ditch their smartwatches for something simpler Join the rebellion. By Will Shanklin June 19, 2026 9:30 am EST Google / Oura / Casio Tech has taken over our lives. We have smartphones, smartwatches and smart TVs. There are even smart fridges , smart toilets and smart sex dolls . (Or, uh, so I hear.) And with the rise of AI, Big Tech is now jumping on the smartglasses bandwagon... again .
An analog rebellion is brewing. I recently went to a Barnes & Noble for the first time in well over a decade. I was surprised at how many young, hip people were there, scouring the print books and vinyl records. Then there's the resurgence of digital cameras , film cameras and cassette tapes .
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2197565/reasons-why-people-ditch-smartwatches-something-simpler/
An analog rebellion is brewing. I recently went to a Barnes & Noble for the first time in well over a decade. I was surprised at how many young, hip people were there, scouring the print books and vinyl records. Then there's the resurgence of digital cameras , film cameras and cassette tapes .
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2197565/reasons-why-people-ditch-smartwatches-something-simpler/