SCOUT· 66%30m·2026-08-03·TechnologyRise of the Whoop dupes
For the last few years, the trend in wearables has been all about screens. As many of them as possible. But now, companies like Whoop, Fitbit, and Garmin are creating new products that ditch the display entirely. The Verge's Victoria Song explains why no-screen is the new flex, why even the most quantified athletes…
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“It will never cease to make me smile that the verge has the most cyberpunk wearables expert because she’s called “V””
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