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Today's tech roundup brings a mix of product launches and market moves: Dyson unveiled the PencilWash, a super-slim wet floor cleaner that borrows the PencilVac's 1.5-inch handle and promises lightweight, maneuverable cleaning with a high-density microfiber roller, quick drying and easy storage, priced at about $349. Meta is reportedly planning a smartwatch with health tracking and AI features for later this year and is also working on updated smart glasses, signaling expanding hardware efforts beyond phones and social apps. Verizon has acknowledged customer frustration with its new device-unlock wait and says a change may be coming, potentially making it easier to move a paid-off phone to another carrier. The electric vehicle market continues to broaden at the budget end: new and reborn models like the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Bolt are making affordable EV ownership more practical, and the used market offers many options around the $5,000–$10,000 range for buyers willing to accept limited range. Overall, consumers can look forward to new home devices, fresh wearable choices, smoother carrier policies, and growing EV accessibility.