This past week, as I was testing the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/smart-glasses/oakley-meta-vanguard-hands-on-review” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/smart-glasses/oakley-meta-vanguard-hands-on-review”>Meta Vanguard smart glasses, I was reminded why there’s still a need for a smartphone that isn’t the size of a Pop Tart.
Normally, when I go for a run, I want to be as completely untethered as possible — my data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/wellness/smartwatches/garmin-forerunner-570-review” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/wellness/smartwatches/garmin-forerunner-570-review”>Garmin Forerunner 570 is often the only tech I’ll bring. However, I needed to test a new feature where the Meta Vanguard could read out data from my watch mid-run. To make that happen, I needed to bring my phone — an aging data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/iphone-14-pro” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/iphone-14-pro”>iPhone 14 Pro — along with…
