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it’s no secret that Apple has mastered the art of smoke and mirrors. When the company debuted the new iPad…

If you’re looking at bikes online—or anything, really, whether it’s headphones or monitors—you have to consider price versus payoff. Gazelle…

The U8N also lets you control the volume output of its optical port with the TV remote, making it much…

Car enthusiasts mourn the commoditization of propulsion. Once petrolheads would have chosen a BMW for its sonorous straight-six or a…

The humble bathroom scale has long been overdue to learn some new tricks. After all, who needs to devote precious…

Hades II is a witchy roguelike that Supergiant Games somewhat surprise-dropped on Steam earlier this week. Unlike the first Hades,…

The chirping of birds, the buzzing of bugs, the soft patter of Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s shoes as he bounds…

Starting at $13 per month Best for Printing Business Card and Postcards I covered SXSW for WIRED way back in…

Vibrators are some of the most approachable sex toys on the market, but there are a lot of them, so…

Sex tech has come a long way in the past 10 years—not only in terms of cultural acceptance and awareness…

Time flies. If you too just looked at a calendar and realized Mother’s Day is this Sunday, you may be…

But what’s grinding my gears is that the new Apple Pencil Pro works only with the new 2024 iPad Pro…

The Pixel 8A is powered by Google’s Tensor G3 chipset with 8 GB of RAM, just like the Pixel 8…

Matson told me that he finds wearing a headset to be too cumbersome when you’re working out. In particular, parents…

It’s been a rough few years for Boeing, but now the company is about to fly closer to the sun…

States that allow tablets in their institutions also benefit from major kickbacks from those telecom companies in the form of…

If you are using iOS 14 or earlier, go to Settings and tap on your name, then tap Find My…

Founded in 2018, Orka Labs feels like a bigger and more established hearing aid company than it is, with polished…

Nothing says summer like cooking over an open flame. Whether it’s the salty sweetness on that lightly charred corn or…

A controversial bill that would require all new cars to be fitted with AM radios looks set to become a…

At the R1’s launch event in New York City, Lyu demoed an example of having the R1 look at a…

Plug-in hybrids, PHEVs, have—you guessed it—plugs. They have both electric motors and gas engines. PHEVs get some of their power…

On Tuesday, the US General Services Administration began an auction for the decommissioned Cheyenne supercomputer, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The…

Familiar says Revel is less concerned about the material effects of the Tesla layoff than the “cultural impact, tacking onto…

There’s something so approachable about palm-sized vibrators like the Coconu Wave. They’re round-edged and soft, small enough to tuck into…

This standard rates masks based on filtration, breathability, and an optional leakage ratio. The CDC has a list of masks…

Google has historically launched its A-Series midrange Pixel smartphone around this time of year (usually at its Google I/O developer…

Still balancing your laptop on a stack of old books? It’s time to upgrade. Having the right laptop stand can…

Elon Musk will be pleased that his surprise jaunt to China on Sunday garnered many glowing headlines. The trip was…

John Muir famously set off for the mountains with “some bread and tea in a pair of blankets with some…

One caveat: Cabela’s frequently sells the pre-2018 model of these at a steep discount but doesn’t label it as such….

What are these sleeping pads you speak of? When I was young, all hiking was uphill both ways and everyone…

No other product I’ve tested has advanced as quickly as the humble robot vacuum. Just a few short years ago,…

We’ve tested a lot of great robot vacuums here at WIRED, but the Roborock Q5 Pro+ has held the top…

A federal report published today found that Tesla’s Autopilot system was involved in at least 13 fatal crashes in which…

We have tested several other outdoor security cameras. These are the ones we like that just missed out on a…

There’s a strong chance we will see Nintendo’s next-generation console in 2025, but if you just have been itching to…

We have tested some other routers we like and have several more in the queue. These aren’t as great as…

If you’ve been wondering when you’ll be able to order the flame-throwing robot that Ohio-based Throwflame first announced last summer,…

Today, Bang & Olufsen—the audio company that has made what we called “the prettiest gadgets in the world”—is rereleasing its…

The Razer Blade 14 (8/10, WIRED Recommends) blew me away when I tried it right around when Starfield came out….

Humans haven’t been kind to the planet. Climate change is out of control, microplastics are poisoning our oceans, and landfills…

It’s sort of like seeing a fingerprint in a handmade ceramic mug. Toolmarks tell the story of its manufacture, and…

Sick of slow, expensive, or unreliable internet service? You probably are. Internet service providers (ISPs) came second to last in…

You don’t have to be nearly deaf to use a hearing aid. Many doctors urge patients to get started with…

With a smart plug, you get the convenience of a smart home without expensive equipment or potentially prying eyes. They…

Cheaper options abound, however, with manufacturers now racing to the bottom to produce the hearing-aid equivalent of gas station “cheater”…

Curls are beautiful, but taking care of and styling them can be a long, frustrating, and often expensive task. Whether…

You might not think about your monitor too much, but whether you’re working or gaming in your home, that array…

There’s eight gears, five levels of assistance, a twist throttle, and also a zero assist mode. Rad now has a…

It feels like a distant memory by now, but right before the Nintendo Switch launched in 2017, it seemed like…

“It’s time to reintroduce HDR,” according to Sony’s chief distinguished engineer, Toshiyuki Ogura, who has been working with and developing…

You don’t need to have been petrified by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Skynet-commissioned cyborg assassin in 1984’s The Terminator to fret that…

We’re only spending more and more time staring at our smartphones, and over the past few years, tech companies have…

Podcasts are to radio as streaming services are to television, and we are lucky enough to be living through the…

Picking a gaming mouse is a very personal endeavor. Everyone’s hands are different, everyone’s preferences and needs are different, and…

Whether you’re pushing your kid down the street or running on a trail, we have a stroller for you.

I started journaling in 2019. It’s not that I love keeping a journal, exactly. It’s more that I find my…

It’s a shame that two of the best retro gaming consoles in recent years, the NES Classic Mini and the…

The Range Rover Evoque changed Land Rover forever. Before its launch in 2012, the 4×4 maker’s SUVs were attractive, but…

SPEAKING AS A mom myself, I know that the best gift you can give your mother is you. Whether you…

AT WIRED, WE really love our dogs. We also love each other’s dogs, whether they’re adorable little nuggets in New…

How much is great sound worth to you? Sennheiser’s top wireless earbuds ask that question in more ways than one….

Your dad probably isn’t going to complain about any gift you give him. For better or worse, most modern dads…

Apple will make it a little bit easier to get an iPhone fixed with used parts, marking a reversal of…

Making these tools work together will be key to this concept taking off, says Leo Gebbie, an analyst who covers…

Deleting digital accounts that you rarely or never use not only reduces the amount of clutter in your online life—it…

The automation requires a pro account, which also provides some other standout features well worth paying for, like the ability…

But perhaps AstroLab’s best trick for finding what you need is playlists and songs. These are grouped presets that you’re…

No, it’s not Amazon Prime Day or Black Friday, but Target is back with yet another Circle Week deals event…

Here’s the low-down on the MagSafe standard and MagSafe power banks. What is MagSafe? MagSafe is the name of Apple’s…

BYD also isn’t chasing straight-line performance goals, with the Atto 3 accelerating to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 7.2 seconds….

There are several other mobile controllers we tested that just missed out on a place above or failed to make…

Here’s what you need to think about when you shop for smart leak detectors and install them in your home….

Six years after Sony released its first virtual reality headset, we finally got our hands on the PS VR2. If…

Mark your calendars: Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested this afternoon that his electric automaker is going all-in on autonomous vehicle…

A few times a year, Sephora discounts nearly its entire stock, and that includes some of our favorite hair straighteners,…

Since the beginning of broadcast, TV brands have been battling for technological supremacy. They were all expensive. From initial tube…

The Switch is one of Nintendo’s most successful and influential systems ever. There’s something unique about carrying a home-console-quality gaming…

A fingerprinting technique similar to MRI scanning is finally revealing what makes the ultimate gin. Will it be a blessing…

I started bird-watching around the age of 0. That’s what happens when your parents are birders. I started using binoculars…

MSI has long been an under-the-radar producer of PCs and laptops, with as many hits as misses in its repertoire….

The category of “mom” encompasses a tremendous amount of variety. There are moms like me, who are coming out of…

Streaming from a mix of AAC files from Apple Music on the iPhone 15 Pro, and both Qobuz and Spotify…

Snow is Melting, birds are migrating, and pitmasters are dusting off their smokers—just kidding, pitmasters never let dust get on…

Cloud storage is the easiest way to save your memories and share files. These are the best WIRED-tested services for…

Audio quality: It seems like it would go without saying, but we’re saying it anyway: You can’t always tell from…

What if you scored a free trial of Apple TV+ for three months, or you have six free months of…

Rokus continue to remain our favorite TV streaming devices. They’re super easy to use and offer a wide array of…

There are a ton of tricks that smart displays can do. But not all of them are created equal or…

Travel isn’t always as luxurious as the brochures make it seem. Sure, the destination may be intoxicatingly gorgeous, but the…

There are a lot of umbrellas out there, and we’re always testing more. Here are a few others we like…

I returned the next day and the most blatant issues had abated, but the TV’s lack of contrast and black…

The Nintendo Switch has incredible staying power for a console that’s now seven years old and has only had a…

to celebrate the start of the spring season, Garmin is holding a sale on various gadgets and accessories—including a few…

Consider, for instance, the independent watchmaker Kross Studio, which announced itself to the world with a complex tourbillon model themed…

I’ll scream it from the mountaintops as many times as I have to: Your bedroom should have a bottle of…

Last week, the Biden administration made it official: American cars are really going electric. The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized…

Maybe you have a hand-me-down couch or a thrifted floral confection that isn’t cutting it. Or maybe your seat cushions…

Other perks to being a Backbone+ subscriber include game capture, recording, and editing tools for folks who like to share…

We really like physical photos around these parts. Our guide to the Best Instant Cameras has a collection of modern…

Keeping your iPhone topped up can be a challenge, but the clever magnetic MagSafe system means you don’t need to…

By the time you read this story, my pumping journey will be over. I spent over a year nursing and…

If Apple opened this up, you could use a cross-platform digital wallet of your choice, making it easier to switch…

Electric bikes reduce car congestion, get you moving, and reduce your carbon footprint. Also, they’re just really fun. I’ve never…

Here’s a proposition: Rather than delight your kid once or twice a year with a big, expensive present that will…

Luxurious over-the-ear headphones are plush and comfortable, and they sound great. But for most everyday activities—working out, traveling, and wandering…

The connection between Snoopy and Omega is long established, and it’s likely this iteration of the wildly successful Swatch collaboration…

Retailers love make-believe shopping holidays, and the latest is the Amazon Big Spring Sale. Running now through March 25, Amazon…

Here in the Pacific Northwest, spring has sprung. Yes, it is but a false spring, and by the end of…

I hate brushing my teeth. I do it because I have to, but it’s a time-consuming, uncomfortable process—two minutes standing…

Following recent reports that Fisker has been preparing for a possible bankruptcy filing, today the embattled automaker announced that it…

I’ve been covering hearing aids for WIRED for nearly three years now, and I regularly talk to users and prospects…

Chinese automakers are starting to equip electric cars with camera drones. For now, this drone integration is aimed at content…

Photograph: Simon Hill In the unlikely event that 2 TB is not enough, you can increase your storage, but the…

Dyson doesn’t stick to chronological order when naming its stick vacuum models. Sometimes it skips numbers, and sometimes it’ll introduce…

What the hell is going on up there in the sky? The incidents feel like they started in January, when…

I’ve used this drive to make weekly backups for almost two years and have had no issues. That said, our…

Finding the best pillow for your needs can be an agonizing ordeal. Get something that’s too firm, too soft, or…

Happy Pi Day! Solo Stove is celebrating with up to $160 off sitewide when you use coupon code PIZZA during…

Phil Drapeau, senior vice president of Future Coffee Systems at Keurig, says partnering with Delica was a way to accelerate…

How you’re sleeping affects how you feel the rest of the day. If your sleep is suffering, and you’ve already…

Next, an array of sharing options pop up. You can choose the email option to send the file to yourself…

We trip over the phrase “human dog bed.” Is it a human bed for dogs or a dog bed for…

Photograph: Will Matsuda The frame was also thick enough that I knocked my knees on it while pedaling. There’s a…

Instead, I now use a top sheet underneath my plain white comforter. Here I was, thinking this is just how…

Now that the majority of new headphones and earbuds offer at least a modicum of noise canceling, it’d be impossible…

March 10 is Mario Day, owing to the resemblance of “Mar 10” to the name of the world’s jumpiest plumber….

Motorola Moto G Power 5G 2023 for $200: My main problem with Motorola phones is that there’s no NFC (6/10,…

Roku customers are threatening to stop using, or to even dispose of, their low-priced TVs and streaming gadgets after the…

it’s safe to say the 13-inch MacBook Air may have reached its peak in design. Apple’s overhaul of its lightweight…

I stopped monitoring the range after about 30 miles, but the battery indicator on the top tube said that I…

Yes, things sure have changed—for Rivian and for the world—since the automaker debuted in the US in 2021 and recorded…

Swapping between the bar’s multiple inputs is slightly more intuitive, with a different LED color assigned to each input: HDMI…

The first titanium Project Alaska Omega watch had a shielding case of anodized aluminum in bright red. Photograph: Swatch Group…

Even though the 2024 Oscars ceremony does not have the same cultural impact the awards show had during its peak…

You can now check in with a friend or family member when you arrive at a destination. If you dillydally…

Spotify dominates the music industry. This becomes really obvious if you don’t use Spotify: You end up being sent, and…

When an espresso machine costs over $1,500, it can be trickier to test than cheaper models. It’s sort of like…

In this scenario, do you still pull the lever and sacrifice the person with the higher Ethical Score to save…

Whether you call them stockings, tights, or pantyhose, I love wearing them all year round. Sheer black hose make any…

LinkedIn may or may not be the perfect Twitter replacement, but one thing is for sure: It’s a profoundly weird…

Samsung is currently holding its spring Discover Samsung sales event, with discounts being offered all week long. There’ll be different…

HP launched a subscription service Thursday that rents people a printer, allots them a specific amount of printed pages, and…

according to rumors, new iPads are on the way. Apple reportedly plans on launching a new iPad Air, iPad Pro,…

Signia was an early mover in the in-ear hearing aid world when it released its Active Pro line two years…

smartphone cameras have only gotten better with time, but there’s an impermanence to digital photos that simply can’t compete with…

Theraguns are massage guns, but not all massage guns are Theraguns, even though the name has become synonymous with the…

There’s a final bottom menu where you’ll see entire categories of devices, such as lights, cameras, and plugs. You can…

Nemo Equipment’s backpacking gear is not cheap, but it’s some of the lightest, best-made, and most well-thought-out gear you’ll find…

I’m insanely excited about the tweet Barone made in December revealing one of the new items: bigger storage chests! (If…

Mullvad offers apps for every major platform, as well as routers. The applications are all open source, and you can…

Mobile World Congress—or just MWC—isn’t one of our favorite trade shows just because it’s situated in the beautiful city of…

Everything reminds me of Her. While ChatGPT is not as powerful as the artificial intelligence from Spike Jonze’s sci-fi romance…

Amazon’s family of Alexa-enabled devices is vast. From the spherical Echo to the swiveling Echo Show 10, you can get…

As China’s largest phone maker, Xiaomi makes excellent Android smartphones, boasting some of the best hardware. If you fancy something…

Lyric Massager for $172: Lyric’s massager was one of our top picks. As of this writing, the brand’s website is…

Apple’s mixed-reality headset is selling well, but it’s embroiled in a new mystery that’s proving tough to crack. As first…

Does my phone support wireless charging? Not all phones support wireless charging, but most brands have models that do, so…

Michael Calore: If you could have any job in the tech industry, what do you think it would be? Lauren…

Tell ChatGPT the audience it’s writing for. OpenAI via David Nield Produce Prompts for Other AI Engines ChatGPT is a…

You’ll inevitably drop your smartphone. Once at a theater, my Galaxy Note slipped out of my pocket and fell onto…

Unlike last year’s Galaxy Watch5, this year’s Watch6 Classic brings back the fabulous, clicky, rotating bezel (7/10, WIRED Recommends). It’s…

It fell in the toilet. Your clumsy partner knocked a glass of water onto it. You forgot it was in…

You know what’s the least important part of taking a great photo? Gear. The vision you have and the work…

Before I tell you how phenomenal the Oppo Find X7 Ultra camera is, I must point out that this phone…

If you’re (hopefully) planning on relaxing this Presidents’ Day holiday, you might be thinking about how unrelaxing your bed has…

Shopping holidays are often filled with made-up deals on junk gadgets and bunk gizmos. But dare I say that this…

Most of us tend to use single-use products everyday, but switching even some of them out for sustainable products meant…

In 2022, Hailey Bieber—the influencer responsible for inflicting the “glazed donut skin” trend on all of us—founded her own skincare…

Tesla says it uses proprietary stainless steel (possibly from Outokumpu of Finland, Europe’s largest producer, which runs a plant in…

Do you ever wonder why we’re still calling it Presidents’ Day? Me too. We’re here to check out discounts on…

Shopping holidays are often filled with made-up deals on junk gadgets and bunk gizmos. But dare I say that this…

While I did not expect it given the obvious nods to Nikon’s film past, the Zf is a surprisingly capable…

The problem with testing AI chatbot subscriptions like Google’s Gemini Advanced and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus is their generality. The same…

The cling-on (not Klingon) design feels odd at first, but the buds nearly fade away over time thanks to their…

Whether you’re working from home, gaming online with friends, or kicking back with a movie on Netflix, you need a…

Connects to Alexa. ★ Cheaper, Similar Echo Show: The second-gen Echo Show 8 ($130) is a little cheaper and is…

You can see the pellet that Stanley refers to at the bottom of your drink container. It seals those layers…

With this Tron Light Cycle and skateboard mashup, BMW is back with the CE 02—its next future-facing electric super scooter.

Buying a sex toy can be daunting. There’s always uncertainty when you buy from a new company—it can be tough…

Lemur Pro is not the best for graphics-intensive tasks like gaming or video editing (see below for some more powerful…

With basically a billion streaming services to pick from, it can be hard to know where to watch big events—especially…

I tested both a sleep sack and a breathing band with my 18-month-old toddler. I found he was too tall…

The Information reports that Apple is working on its first foldable phone. It isn’t expected to be released anytime soon,…

The other thing I noticed is the European-style keyboard. Tuxedo sent me a German keyboard, which is fine, I touch…

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, but so is its ancient predecessor, Lupercalia! While we don’t celebrate this holiday anymore by…

Lauren Goode: When you first started at WIRED back in the last century, there was no Slack. Michael Calore: You…

Whether you’re shopping for your significant other, your kid, or yourself, Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to pick up…

Merino wool is a super fiber. Merino T-shirts somehow manage to be comfortable in 95-degree Fahrenheit heat, and merino hoodies…

In recent months, Apple has grappled with a series of lawsuits concerning the fate of its popular Apple Watch line….

Whether you use your phone as an alarm to get up in the morning, like to listen to podcasts or…

Hail the orb! High-end French audio hardware manufacturer Elipson has a brand-new Death Star-esque orboid speaker worthy of worrying any…

There were a good few other poor results for car brands independently tested at the winter El Prix 2024. Let’s…

The mobile app has a wealth of options, and the web interface is even more in-depth. It’s easy to split…

No matter which movie snatches Best Picture at this year’s Oscars, “Barbenheimer” will still go down as the winner. Last…

Remember the allure of the Clapper? No more getting out of bed to hit the light switch! It seemed cutting…

It’s why you may see breathless takes about how a Vision Pro lets you pull up a “4K screen” without…

Hey, remember when Snap made a drone that flew over your head and shot an aerial selfie? The Pixy drone…

Owning a reusable water bottle is a great way to cut out single-use plastic and stay hydrated. Most people have…