Gear

It's that time of year again. At WWDC 2022, Apple showed off iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, the next versions...

All the New Features Coming to Your Mac This Fall

Say goodbye to Monterey and hello to Ventura—macOS Ventura, that is. Apple officially unveiled the latest version of its desktop...

Apple’s New MacBook Air Brings Back MagSafe for All

Remember MagSafe? The power cord that magnetically stuck itself to the charging port on old MacBooks to prevent it from...

Everything Apple Announced Today: New MacBooks, iOS 16, and More

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off on Monday with a keynote address, and the company used the stage to announce...

Marques Brownlee Wants to Help You Create Viral Videos

“You do find out that there are bits of tech that are built a certain way for a certain person....

The Best Grills to Kick-Start Your Summer Cookout

Nothing says summer like food sizzling on the grill. Here in North America, this past Memorial Day weekend marked the...

DJI’s Wireless Microphone Captures Good Sound—and It’s Easy

DJI is still best known for its drones, but that hasn't stopped the company from expanding into other interesting areas,...

Polar’s Latest Running Watch Thinks It’s Smarter Than It Is

I then tried to take the cycling test. Because I am a gear editor, I have an exercise bike in...

Here’s a Nice Way to Air-Condition Your Summer Campout

Back in 2019, as part of my review of the Zero Breeze Mark II portable AC unit, I invoked the...

How to Use a Laptop as a Second Display for Your Desktop

If you don't see these drop-down menus, you should see a prompt asking if you want to install the wireless...

Gmail Is Kind of a Mess. Here’s How to Fix It

There are 1.5 billion (with a b!) active Gmail users, which Google clearly sees as an asset it can leverage....

Amazon Watches Its Workers and Waits for Them to Fail

Ever sit there waiting for an Amazon package to be delivered, constantly refreshing your screen to see up-to-the-minute location updates?...

The Best Xbox Game Pass Games, From Citizen Sleeper to Weird West

As an avid gamer, I've held on to my Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription even when other services received the...

Google Meet and Duo Will Finally Become a Single Video Chat App

The long-rumored Google Duo and Google Meet merger is actually happening. Google officially confirmed the move on June 1, explaining...

The Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 Won’t Be the Best 2-in-1 in 2022

After a couple of laptops, in form of the Galaxy Book Flex and Ion, that flattered to deceive, Samsung shook...

What’s It Like to Drive NASA’s 1972 Moon Buggy?

The frenetic pace of gear releases means it is inevitable that WIRED cannot get to all of them in a...

The Best Earplugs for Gig-goers, Insomniacs, and Anyone With Ears