In the past, smart wearables were viewed as mere “accessories” to smartphones. However, with breakthroughs in edge computing chips, the industry is now experiencing an explosion in independent computing power. According to ABI Research, by 2026, the on-device AI computing power of mainstream smart wearables will increase by more than 300% compared to 2024, marking the dawn of the “decentralized” era of wearables.

The most direct impacts of this increase in computing power are faster response times and enhanced privacy and security.

Take AI smartwatches as an example: the latest generation of products features built-in NPUs (neural processing units), enabling sensitive tasks such as heart rate anomaly analysis and fall detection to be performed locally without uploading data to the cloud, reducing latency from seconds to milliseconds. At the same time, the local voice assistant can process basic commands like “set an alarm” and “turn on workout mode” without an internet connection, reducing power consumption by 40%. Another typical use case is offline payments via smart rings—even if your phone is out of battery, the ring’s built-in security chip can independently complete NFC transactions.

Only when wearable devices no longer rely on smartphones do they truly become an extension of the human body. 

Venus Smart Shop keeps pace with this trend, carefully selecting cutting-edge products with independent computing power to let you be among the first to experience the freedom of a “phone-free” lifestyle.