“Watches, Stories, and Gear” is a roundup of our favorite content, watch or otherwise, from around the internet. Here, we support other creators, explore interesting content that inspires us, and put a spotlight on causes we believe in. Oh, and any gear we happen to be digging on this week. We love gear.
NEO: The Humanoid Robot
Earlier this week, 1X announced the NEO, a $20,000 humanoid robot designed to transform your life at home. “Neo is a humanoid companion designed to transform your life at home. It combines AI and advanced hardware to help with daily chores and bring intelligence into your everyday life,” said Dar Sleeper, 1X’s VP of product and design in a recent USA Today article. While intended to become a fully autonomous household assistant, the NEO will only support a limited number of actions at its launch, and will be able to “learn”as time goes on. Weighing in at 66 pounds and standing just over five feet, the NEO can lift over 150 pounds and actively carry over 50 pounds. While there’s an expected learning curve for new technology, a recent video from Marques Brownlee dives into just how much (or how little) the NEO can currently do, and what to expect moving forward. With this technology just around the corner, will you be adding a humanoid robot into your household?
Nutrition Tracking in Your Smart Watch
Since their introduction, Smartwatches have continued to gain capabilities and become more useful if you integrate them properly. From alerting us to notifications, tracking steps, and now, the Samsung Galaxy Watch will be able to track nutrition in real time. “In this context, antioxidation naturally gains attention as a method to slow down aging,” explains Dr. Hyojee Joung, a Seoul National University public health nutrition expert who guided parts of the tech’s development. “If antioxidant management is neglected, Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) accumulate in the body, increasing the risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer.” according to a recent press release from Samsung. Honing on carotenoids, key antioxidants and indicators of fruit and vegetable intake, the team behind the new technology worked to shrink and simplify it, making it small enough to be worn on the wrist. For more information about this new technology, and a more in-depth overview of what it looks at, check out the news release from Samsung at this link.
Peak Design’s New Straps
In a recent announcement, Peak Design released severa new camera strap models with new materials for the brand. Featuring leather or rope, these new straps add a total of 30 new combinations, along with a newly designed Anchor Link housing and a V5 of the anchors. Designed to be backwards compatible, the new anchors and housings will work with the existing products while being slimmer and color matched to most straps. Alongside the new straps, Peak Design quietly released the “Field Plate”, an updated version of their baseplate that is now tool free.
While the new straps and field plate are certainly worth taking a look at, it comes with a bit of unexpected news. Peak Design has announced that they will no longer be supplying their anchor link system to third party manufacturers.
Worn & Wound
2025-11-01 14:00:00