Skip to main content

THE WIRED APP IS HERE

DOWNLOAD NOW »

Noise-Canceling Earbuds Smart Bird Feeders Best Standing Desks Best Apple Chargers Deals Delivered

Gear News and Events

The latest news and updates on gear, gadgets, and consumer tech. Plus, dispatches from the events that shape your world.

HOW TO & ADVICE

I Used Google’s New Gemini-Powered ‘Help Me Create’ Tool in Docs. It’s Great at Corporate-Speak

Typing Assist

I Used Google’s New Gemini-Powered ‘Help Me Create’ Tool in Docs. It’s Great at Corporate-Speak

Reece Rogers

‘Flying Cars’ Will Take Off in American Skies This Summer

Lift Off

‘Flying Cars’ Will Take Off in American Skies This Summer

Aarian Marshall

This Jammer Wants to Block Always-Listening AI Wearables. It Probably Won’t Work

Noise Canceling

This Jammer Wants to Block Always-Listening AI Wearables. It Probably Won’t Work

Boone Ashworth

Why Is Alexa+ So Bad?

Dish-Heartening

Why Is Alexa+ So Bad?

Reece Rogers

The Bargain-Basement MacBook Neo Exposes the Insane Price of Another Key Apple Product

Time Is Money

The Bargain-Basement MacBook Neo Exposes the Insane Price of Another Key Apple Product

Jeremy White

Nothing Has Two New Midrange Phones, but Only One Will Be Sold in the US

Nothing Ventured

Nothing Has Two New Midrange Phones, but Only One Will Be Sold in the US

Julian Chokkattu

The Colorful MacBook Neo Is Apple’s Cheapest Laptop Ever

Mac Snack

The Colorful MacBook Neo Is Apple’s Cheapest Laptop Ever

Luke Larsen and Julian Chokkattu

These Official ChromeOS Flex USB Sticks Can Give Your Old Mac or Windows PC a Second Life

Big Flex

These Official ChromeOS Flex USB Sticks Can Give Your Old Mac or Windows PC a Second Life

Boone Ashworth

Apple’s New MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Have New Chips, More Storage, and Higher Prices

Mac Attack

Apple’s New MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Have New Chips, More Storage, and Higher Prices

Luke Larsen

What Is That Mysterious Metallic Device US Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia Is Using?

Unidentified Hardware Object

What Is That Mysterious Metallic Device US Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia Is Using?

Reece Rogers

The ‘European’ Jolla Phone Is an Anti-Big-Tech Smartphone

MWC 2026

The ‘European’ Jolla Phone Is an Anti-Big-Tech Smartphone

Julian Chokkattu

Summon This AI Agent by Speaking Its Wake Word Mid-Phone Call

Das Labs

Summon This AI Agent by Speaking Its Wake Word Mid-Phone Call

Boone Ashworth

Apple Gives the iPad Air a Small Power Boost

Clean Slate

Apple Gives the iPad Air a Small Power Boost

Luke Larsen

Apple’s Budget iPhone 17e Gets a MagSafe Upgrade

Eye Phone

Apple’s Budget iPhone 17e Gets a MagSafe Upgrade

Julian Chokkattu

Pico’s Project Swan XR Headset Wants to Go Where the Apple Vision Pro Failed

Work and Play

Pico’s Project Swan XR Headset Wants to Go Where the Apple Vision Pro Failed

Boone Ashworth

Lenovo’s Latest Wacky Concepts Include a Laptop With a Built-In Portable Monitor

Bright Idea

Lenovo’s Latest Wacky Concepts Include a Laptop With a Built-In Portable Monitor

Julian Chokkattu

This Helmet Ruined My Ski Holiday

Head Ache

This Helmet Ruined My Ski Holiday

Jeremy White

What’s an Ebike? California Wants You to Know

Back Pedal

What’s an Ebike? California Wants You to Know

Aarian Marshall

The Latest Repair Battlefield Is the Iowa Farmlands—Again

Right to Repair

The Latest Repair Battlefield Is the Iowa Farmlands—Again

Boone Ashworth

Hands-On With Nano Banana 2, the Latest Version of Google’s AI Image Generator

Top Banana

Hands-On With Nano Banana 2, the Latest Version of Google’s AI Image Generator

Reece Rogers