We’re all about to be in wearable hell

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The author discusses wearable device challenges, highlighting issues with Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses requiring a neural band on the dominant wrist, which conflicts with testing multiple smartwatches. This reflects a trend towards wearable maximalism that could become common in the future.

Angled view of a disgruntled Senior Reviewer Victoria Song on a green couch wearing a pair of smart glasses, holding two others, and wearing four wrist-based wearables. On her finger is a smart ring. — This is wearable maximalism but subtract two smartwatches and smart glasses, and this could be you in three years.

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I had a major problem during the unboxing of my Meta Ray-Ban Display review unit. To control the glasses' Display, you need to wear a separate neural band on your dominant wrist. That isn't a problem for most people, but I test wearables for a living. I'm always double-wristing smartwatches. That particular day, my dominant wrist was …

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