Digital Textbooks Are Forcing a Radical Shift in Higher Ed
For several decades, textbook publishers followed the same basic model: Pitch a hefty tome of knowledge to faculty for inclusion...
Gear
Specialized Turbo Creo SL Expert EVO Review: An Electric Gravel Grinder
My initial reaction to Specialized’s new electric gravel bike was an eye roll. It was early June, and I had...
19 Best Weekend Deals: Camping Gear, Games, Accessories
August has arrived, which means that we've officially entered the broiling, miserable, too-long dog days of summer, when it seems...
Gadget Lab Podcast: Charting Our Robocar Future
From fledgling startups to automotive giants like GM, there’s a whole lot of companies looking to develop fully self-driving cars....
Sony Xperia 1 Review: Big, Tall, and Expensive
Sony's new flagship Xperia 1 is a skyscraper of a phone. Thanks to its display's cinema-wide, 21:9 aspect ratio, the...
Best Sonos Setup: Which Speakers, Soundbars Should You Buy?
The Beam (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is one of three soundbars that Sonos offers. It doesn't sound quite as expansive as...
Intel Ice Lake Processors: Specs, Details, Release Date
Today we learned everything there is to know about the new Intel chip that will likely power the next laptop...
Hasselblad X1D II Review: A Compact Hasselblad
A Hasselblad camera is like a Ducati motorcycle—almost no one needs one, but they sure are fun. The first time...
From Robots to E-Scooters, All the Things We Loved This Month
MacOS Catalina has been available since late last month as a public beta. As part of this new initiative, Apple...
Jaybird Vista Review: Sporty Earbuds Worth a Listen
This might be an unwise confession, but wirefree earbuds are not comfortable to me. Finding the right tips for those...
New Google Gestures, the Capital One Hacker, and More News
The touchless phone-gestures of the future are here, the Capital One hacker didn't cover her tracks, and we've got some...
Unagi Model One Review: A Light and Portable Urban Scooter
Earlier this summer, my already low opinion of scooter shares was cemented by the news that more than 50 rental...
Google’s New Gesture Controls Aren’t Just for the Pixel
When Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone in 2007, its most spellbinding feature—the one that set it apart from BlackBerrys...
To Compete With Mattress Startups, Tempur Sealy Plugs Into Data
For more than 130 years, Tempur Sealy has been in the business of sleep. In 1889, back when it was...
DJI Robomaster S1 Review: It Goes Pew Pew and Teaches Coding
DJI cut its teeth building drones. For a while if you said "drone" you were probably talking about the company's...
5 Best Air Purifiers (2019): HEPA, PECO, and More
Many large states and cities are required to report the local outdoor Air Quality Index (AQI), which was established by...
The Terrible Anxiety of Location Sharing Apps
It’s 1:30 in the morning and I’m pretty sure my girlfriend is dead. She went out with friends after work...
14 Best Online Co-Op Games (2019): PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch
Just like the original Portal, Portal 2 is all about one thing: teleportation. You get two portals, one to let...
