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The Oura Ring 5 is the ultra-smart wearable you won’t know you’re wearing

The Oura Ring 5 is the smart wearable you won't know you're wearing | Photoshow shows a woman wearing the rose gold finish

I’m a well-known grump when it comes to subscription apps, so when you find me endorsing a relatively expensive piece of hardware that requires an annual subscription for full functionality, then you know it has to be good.

2024 was a bit of an eventful year for me on the wearables front: after nine years of use, I ditched my Apple Watch in favor of dumb watches, and reinstated smart health and activity tracking by using the third-generation Oura Ring. I’ve recently upgraded to the latest 5th-gen model …

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Deals: iPhone 17 Pro/Max up to $290 off, AirPods $99, Apple Watch price drops, M5 Pro MacBook Pro $200 off, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by iPhone 17 Pro Max at up to $250 off and 17 Pro up to $290 off. But we also have Apple’s most affordable current-gen iPad back in stock down at $299 with Father’s Day delivery as well as a chance to land Dad a pair of current-gen AirPods for $99, and the silver base model M5 Pro MacBook Pro 24GB back to all-time low pricing at $200 off today. Those deals join rare offers on Apple Watch Ultra 3 at nearly $100 off, alongside MacBook Neo shipping by tomorrow from $590, and Beats headphones up to $220 off at Best Buy. Head below for a closer look.

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Hands-on with Denon Home 200: Strong HomePod alternative with Siri integrations

Apple’s HomePod has only been updated once since its original debut back in 2018, and even the 2023 revamp was nothing to write home about. For as good a speaker as the HomePod is, it feels like one of Apple’s more neglected products. You would think that with the massive push to AI and the recent unveiling of Siri AI, Apple would have modernized the HomePod, but we are still waiting. So, when Denon released their new Home 200 that had some very friendly Siri and Apple ecosystem features, I had to give it a try. After using it as my main home and office speaker for a few months, it feels like the modern HomePod Apple is yet to deliver. Here are my thoughts!

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9to5Mac Daily: June 18, 2026 – iOS 27 app features, Beats firmware fix

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