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Back in November, I had a chance to visit Google’s Mountain View headquarters to chat with Astro Teller, the head of Google X’s so-called “moonshot” projects, about the past, present, and future of wearables. I opened the interview with a blunt question: “Which do you want to talk about first, the wrist or glasses?” He immediately called me out: “That presupposes that the only interesting things we’re working on are watches and glasses.” Teller made it clear that just because Android Wear and Google Glass are prominent in Google’s public efforts, they’re not the only thing the search giant is looking at when it thinks of putting gadgets on our bodies. “[Humans] have spent that last several thousand years working on wearbles. We’ve got rings, glasses, we wear things for armor, for protection from the elements, to signal our status to other people. And we’re going to co-opt a lot of those things, where wearables are going to end up being the interface between us in the world,” he...

If you missed out on getting a new iPad during the Black Friday sales, here’s another chance to bag one with a serious discount. For a limited time only, Best Buy is slashing up to $100 off the new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3. The more you spend on your new iPad, the more you’ll save. For instance, a 16GB iPad mini 3 with Wi-Fi will cost you $349.99 after a $50 reduction, while a 64GB model will cost you $424.99 after a $75 reduction. The high-end 128GB model is $499.99 after a $100 reduction. The same applies to the iPad Air 2; 16GB models have $50, 64GB models have $75 off, and 128GB models have $100 off — regardless of whether you buy a Wi-Fi only variant or one with 4G LTE connectivity built-in. All models are available with free shipping. It’s unclear how long Best Buy’s discounts will last, so if you’re looking to pick up an iPad for yourself or a loved one, you should probably take advantage of this deal as soon as you can. We’ll surely see more reductions on Apple gadgets as t...