Product Review
Our Favorite Mechanical Keyboard Got a Much Smaller Cousin
This is a 60 percent keyboard with most of the perks of larger, more spacious boards.
Eric Ravenscraft
The Best Cheap Phones for Almost Every Budget
There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices—ranging from $150 to $500—stood up to WIRED’s testing.
Julian Chokkattu
Which Nanoleaf Smart Lights Should You Buy?
Nanoleaf has some of the coolest smart lighting panels around. Here’s how to choose the right one for your home.
Nena Farrell
The Best iPad to Buy (and a Few to Avoid)
New iPads are here. We break down Apple’s current lineup to help you figure out which one of Apple's tablets is best for you.
Brenda Stolyar and Julian Chokkattu
The Best Cheap Electric Bikes Under $2,000
Zip zap zoom! After months of testing, these are our favorite electric bikes that won’t break the bank.
Adrienne So
The Artiphon Chorda Can Help Anyone Make Decent Music
This digital fretboard is a unique standa-lone instrument and affordable intro to MIDI polyphonic expression (MPE).
Terrence O'Brien
These SVS Bookshelf Speakers Offer Clear Sound and Clean Looks
SVS reimagined its Ultra series speakers for premium style and sound.
Ryan Waniata
This UFO-Looking Litter Box Cleans Itself—and Your Cat Will Probably Love It Too
If your cats hate covered litter boxes, the Neakasa M1 Self-Cleaning Litter Box is a no-scoop, smart, automated box that gives them headroom.
Medea Giordano
The First Women's Health Fitness Tracker Is Running Out of Time
For tracking women’s health, the Evie ring is still underbaked. Competitors like Samsung, Oura, and Apple may already have you covered.
Adrienne So
The 25 Best Outdoor Summer Deals From REI’s Anniversary Sale
It’s the best time of the year to pick up all the tents, stoves, sleeping bags, and gear that you’ll need for summer fun.
Scott Gilbertson and Adrienne So
The 11 Best Early Memorial Day Mattress Deals
Sleep starting to feel less like a luxury? It might be time for a new mattress, and they’re often discounted.
Medea Giordano
Amazon Is Hosting a Massive Book Sale
Ebooks, paperbacks, and hardcover editions are deeply discounted through May 20.
Louryn Strampe
The All-Clad Cookware Seconds Sale Is Back
All-Clad makes some of the best—and priciest—cookware you can buy. These discounts will help you invest for less.
Louryn Strampe
How to Use ‘Circle to Search’ on an Android Phone
There’s a new, AI-powered way to search on Android. All it takes is a swish of your finger.
David Nield
Google’s AI Overviews Are Here, Whether You Want Them or Not
Google’s new Gemini-powered search experience is rolling out to users in the US. Here’s some advice on how to navigate it. And if you want to turn AI Overviews off, too bad.
Reece Rogers
The 15 Top New Android 15 Features
Android 15 is creeping closer to its release date. Here are the notable features and upgrades Google has in store.
Simon Hill
This Microsoft Add-On Is the Ultimate Windows 11 Customization Tool
Microsoft’s own PowerToys utility can help you unlock the full potential of the Windows desktop.
David Nield
Translation Tech Is Amazing, Except When It’s Not
We can hold surprisingly deep conversations across languages using simple apps on our phones. But even as these apps get a fresh boost from AI, they can still lead to some awkward moments.
Blake Snow
Everything You Need to Know About Hybrid Cars
What’s the difference between a hybrid, a mild hybrid, and a plug-in hybrid? This is the WIRED guide for the electric-curious.
Aarian Marshall
The Atlas Robot Is Dead. Long Live the Atlas Robot
Before the dear old model could even power down, Boston Dynamics unleashed a stronger new Atlas robot that can move in ways us puny humans never can.
Carlton Reid
Sony TVs Are Getting Brighter in 2024
OLED takes a step back as the brand embraces the brightness wars with some powerful new weapons.
Ryan Waniata
All the New Features Coming to Android Phones, Watches, and TVs This Year
At I/O, Google showed off new features in Android 15, the latest version of Wear OS, improvements to Google TV, and more.
Julian Chokkattu
Everything Google Announced at I/O 2024
It was AI all day at Google’s developer keynote. The company showed off new AI-powered chatbot tools, new search capabilities, and a bunch of machine intelligence upgrades for Android.
Boone Ashworth
Biden Is Trying to Buy EVs Time With New Tariffs on China. It Might Not Work
America now has 100 percent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, but with US automakers struggling to compete and its reliance on China’s materials, will this help? Mercedes, BMW and VW think not.
Aarian Marshall
With Gemini on Android, Google Points to Mobile Computing’s Future—and Past
Google’s new upgrades to Gemini and Circle to Search offer a look at how the operating system might change and revolve around artificial intelligence.
Julian Chokkattu
Google Search Is Growing Up
This week, we unpack all the news from Google I/O, where we got a glimpse of how the world’s dominant search engine will evolve in the AI era.
Michael Calore and Lauren Goode
A Peek Inside Hulu’s New Black Twitter Docuseries
This week, the writer, director, and executive producers of the new documentary series Black Twitter: A People’s History tell us how they brought the community’s vibrancy to the small screen.
Michael Calore and Lauren Goode
Thinking About Buying a Hybrid Car? Listen Up
This week we talk through everything there is to know about hybrids: how the different technologies work, how to keep one charged, and which cars best fit different lifestyles.
Lauren Goode and Michael Calore
Test Your Knowledge of Internet Acronyms
This week, we probe each other’s knowledge of common acronyms from the early internet, the mobile era, and the AI boom. So fire up your LLM, send an RCS, and tell your BBS pals the game is afoot.
Lauren Goode and Michael Calore
Product Review
Apple’s New iPad Pro Is Thin and Powerful, but Its True Potential Is Still Unknown
Brenda Stolyar