ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Casio's smart ring watch to YouTube’s Spotify Wrapped

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23 Nov 2024, 08:00 · TechRadar

News By Hamish HectorContributions from Mark Wilson, Lance Ulanoff, Graham Barlow published 23 November 2024

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Black Friday is almost here, and while we've been hard at work searching for the best Black Friday deals, we've still had time to cover all of the week's biggest tech news stories.

If you've not had time to stay up to date, then fret not; we've gathered the seven most important stories here for you so you can get up to speed over the weekend and find out about the new Echo Show, the Casio smart ring watch and the latest Snap Spectacles.

Once you've caught up, be sure to check out 7 new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend (November 22).

1. Amazon gave its biggest Echo Shows a sizable makeover

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Kitchens aren’t often treated to the most exciting tech, aside from the odd air fryer or coffee machine – but Amazon made a bid to change that this week with its biggest Echo Show smart displays yet.

Alongside an upgraded version of the Echo Show 15, it announced the 21-inch Echo Show 21 – a huge, wall-mountable screen that can do everything from YouTube videos to family organization.

The improvements this time include better speakers and auto-framing skills for your video calls. Both are also more powerful smart home hubs thanks to support for the Matter standard. Your only issue might be finding a piece of wall space that’s big enough to host them.

Read more: Amazon's new Echo Show 21 is its biggest-ever smart display – and has an upgraded Echo Show 15 sibling

2. Casio made a smart ring watch – and we want it

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Casio took the smart ring vs smartwatch debate and said, “Why not both?.” The Casio CRW-001-1JR is part smartwatch, part smart ring with many of the same features as the classic Casio GMW-B5000 digital watch – it can tell you the time in two locations, act as a stopwatch, and serve as an alarm clock thanks to three functional buttons. The display even has an inbuilt LED.

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