Speak in (Many) Tongues With This Pocket Translator
As we begin to cautiously flirt with the idea of traveling once again—at least in regions where Covid-19 cases aren't...
Gear / Reviews
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Is a Wasted Opportunity
I can’t believe it’s been more than 20 years since Grand Theft Auto III was released. I’m old enough to...
This Couch Hides Built-In Surround Sound in the Cushions
Included in the StealthTech line is a center channel that plugs into your TV (and then connects wirelessly to the...
Oura’s Gen3 Launch is Marred by an Unhealthy Business Model
I never would’ve guessed that the rollout of Oura's third-generation ring would go poorly. The Finnish health-tracking ring debuted in...
Nvidia GeForce Now Is the Best Way to Get an RTX 3080
In the same way that streaming Netflix isn't quite as high quality as playing a 4K HDR Blu-ray at home,...
The Beats Fit Pro Are Apple’s Best Earbuds Ever
This is where Beats steps away from its parent company: It opens up the ecosystem a bit for people who...
The Husqvarna 435X AWD Automower Manicures Your Lawn
I hate mowing the lawn. First off, a vast expanse of unproductive grass is a waste—why have grass when you...
Kia’s EV6 Is One Fine Tech-Boosted Ride
There's more. Again, like the Ioniq 5, the EV6 has V2L, or "vehicle to load." It basically turns the EV6's...
Lenovo’s Newest ThinkPad X1 Extreme Is a Windows Workhorse
The 16-inch X1 Extreme is a ThinkPad fan's Macbook Pro—the big, powerful, photo- and video-editing machine creatives lust after. It's...
LG’s Gaming Soundbar Misses Where It Counts
Soundbars are generally something you'd associate with a home theater. They offer most of the benefits of an elaborate sound...
Microsoft Surface Duo 2: A Bad Case for 2 Screens
It was also littered with bugs, as WIRED’s Julian Chokkattu found. (He also read Dune on the original Duo, which...
This Kindle Paperwhite is Almost Better Than the Pricey Oasis
Kindles are fantastic little devices, but I was staunchly against them until recently. “How could you give up real books?”...
The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Is the Comeback King
Referencing one of the 20th century’s most infamous catastrophes when christening a modish piece of technology seems a remarkably bold...
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Buy Apple’s Third-Gen AirPods
Once you get them seated in your ears, the new AirPods sound OK. But it's annoying how much outside sound...
FitXR Is Gonna Make You Sweat (in the Metaverse)
Even if you don’t have any online friends working out with you, the classes pair you up with six virtual...
Apple’s New MacBook Pro Is a Notch Above the Rest
At some point over the past six years, Apple turned its MacBook Pro lineup into a test bed for innovation—or...
The Apple Watch Series 7 Isn’t a Huge Upgrade, but That’s OK
Under the guise of working very, very hard to test Apple’s latest smartwatch, the Series 7, I’ve spent a lot...
Google’s $599 Pixel 6 Raises the Bar for All Smartphones
Stereo speakers flank the screen, and while they don't sound as rich as the drivers on the iPhone 13 Pro,...
