Hide and Seek
The One Part of Apple Vision Pro That Apple Doesn’t Want You to See
Apple’s latest series of Vision Pro demos carefully obscures one important hardware feature.
Lauren Goode
Computer Vision
Apple’s Vision Pro Headset Shows the Future of Computing Is Bulky and Weird
Julian Chokkattu
Which Samsung Galaxy S24 Model Should You Buy?
Preorders are live for Samsung’s newest Android phones. We break down the key specs to help you choose the right one.
Julian Chokkattu
The 25 Best Gadgets From CES 2024 You Can Buy Right Now
From workout headphones to an iPhone case with a physical keyboard, here’s everything announced at the big tech trade show that you can actually order—or preorder—today.
Gear Team
WIRED’s Favorite ‘Buy It for Life’ Gear
From cast-iron pans to mechanical watches, we’ve rounded up products that are made to last for decades.
Parker Hall and Gear Team
The Best Smart Shades, Blinds, and Curtains
From made-to-measure smart shades to retrofit curtain bots, these are our favorite WIRED-tested drapes for your windows.
Simon Hill
KEF’s Astonishing Budget Speakers Sound Anything but Cheap
The audiophile brand may have cut the cost with its new wireless active speakers. But with an expansive, organized soundstage as good as this, you’ll never know these are bargain-basement KEFs.
Simon Lucas
Drax’s Alien Skin Looks Stunning on the Samsung QN90C QLED
Samsung’s midrange QLED is still a winner, even as the competition heats up.
Ryan Waniata
Pick the Philips Wired Camera if You Love Hue
This stylish security camera syncs with your smart lights, but requires a subscription.
Simon Hill
This Fancy $700 Coffee Maker Struggles to Make a Great Cup
Balmuda's machine earns points for style, but getting good results requires a whole lot of fuss.
Joe Ray
10 Great Deals on Laptops, Routers, and Apple Watch
CES kicks off next week with new gadgets galore, but now’s your chance to grab some great discounts on last year’s still-great tech.
Scott Gilbertson
10 Great Deals on Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches
Don’t drop the ball on your health. There are plenty of discounted fitness trackers, including the latest Apple Watch.
Matt Jancer
The Best After-Christmas Sales and Deals
Put your gift cards to use with deals on tech, a huge discount on the Balmuda Toaster Oven, and video games.
Louryn Strampe
25 Last-Minute Deals on Gifts That Will Arrive by Christmas
It's not too late to finish your shopping. We rounded up deals on WIRED-approved gifts that ship quickly.
Louryn Strampe
How to Launch a Custom Chatbot on OpenAI’s GPT Store
You can now publish a bespoke version of ChatGPT that you’ve trained yourself. The marketplace for these custom GPTs is open to the public and works in a way that's similar to Apple’s App Store.
Reece Rogers
Here’s Why Getting Back to Work in 2024 Is So Hard—and How You Can Get Over the Slump
Feeling lethargic and unmotivated after a holiday break from the office? You’re not alone. These tips can help.
Reece Rogers
What Is Wi-Fi 7? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
The Wi-Fi 6E successor has arrived, and it promises to significantly boost the speed and stability of your wireless connections.
Simon Hill
What Is Qi2? The Wireless Charging Standard Goes Magnetic in 2024
Borrowing from Apple’s MagSafe, Qi2 enables faster, more efficient magnetic wireless charging.
Simon Hill
Google Updates Chrome's Incognito Warning to Admit It Tracks Users in ‘Private’ Mode
The warning was added to Chrome Canary as Google settles a class-action suit.
Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica
The Best of CES 2024
These are the products, prototypes, and ideas that most distinctly signaled the future at this year’s consumer tech showcase.
Gear Team
9 More of the Bizarre and Wonderful Things We’ve Seen at CES 2024
Dreams of the future are on full display at tech’s big show. Here are some more of the coolest gadgets we’ve seen.
Gear Team
Get Ready for a ‘Tsunami’ of AI at CES
CES, which kicks off January 9 in Las Vegas, will feature the usual assortment of new consumer tech products. This year, even more of that stuff will be empowered by machine intelligence.
Boone Ashworth
The Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 Ban Is Back On
Recent Apple Watch models can’t be sold until a patent dispute over the blood-oxygen sensor is settled in appeals, a US federal court ruled on Wednesday.
Michael Calore
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Phones Call on Google’s AI to Spruce Up Their Smarts
The top new features in Samsung’s latest lineup are all in the devices’ Galaxy AI software. Together, they form a testing ground for Gemini, Google’s new large language model.
Julian Chokkattu
CES 2024 in Photos: The Year AI Ate Vegas
WIRED photographer Alex Welsh captures the madness, glory, and techno-idealism of the consumer gadget extravaganza.
Michael Calore
The Big Problem With the Giant Stanley Cup
Stanley bottles have been a buy-it-for-life staple of the working class for more than 100 years. Now, the Quencher H2.0 FlowState Tumbler has become a symbol of social-media-fueled overconsumption.
Elana Klein
AI Hits the Campaign Trail
This week, we discuss how generative artificial intelligence will affect the 2024 US elections. We also consider the ways regulators, social platforms, and the voting public are dealing with it.
Lauren Goode and Michael Calore
All the CES Trends That Mattered
This week on Gadget Lab, we dig into all the big news from CES and identify some of the best, weirdest, and saddest stuff we saw at the show.
Michael Calore
Abortion Pill Orders Are Soaring
This week, we talk about a new study that shows a sharp rise in orders for abortion pills by women who aren’t pregnant yet. This comes at a time when abortion access in the US is under threat.
Lauren Goode and Michael Calore
We Have Some Things to Recommend to You
The Gadget Lab podcast celebrates the holidays with an entire show filled with recommendations for products, movies, activities, and tech tips you might want to try.
Michael Calore, Lauren Goode, and Boone Ashworth