Gallery: Here's the Gear We Couldn't Live Without This Month
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Lem's super-minimalist Boulder Boot has an air-impregnated sole that's both flexible and protective.
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Having Eneloop's Power Pack on hand means you'll never be without the right rechargeable battery.
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Compared to the Nexus 7, the 8.3-inch LG G Pad has a bigger screen and better performance.
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There are more practical bag choices out there, but none of them can match the craftsmanship and beauty of the Frank Clegg Leatherworks Travel Duffle.
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The Bowers & Wilkins 685 bookshelf speakers manage to improve on an award-winning, 7-year-old design. Their front-ported cabinets let you put them right up against a wall without compromising bass.
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The North Face Blue Kazoo is an all-purpose sleeping bag for backpackers that packs smaller than a standard rolled bag, and is significantly lighter.
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Alite's new Bison chair has all the things I love about the company's camp chairs, but in a beefier, roomier, more upright design.
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The Garmin Vivofit tracks everything other fitness wearables do, but it’s fully waterproof, and doesn’t need to be charged.
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The Mackinaw Cruiser jacket will keep you warm and toasty, even in temps well below freezing. Because wool can absorb up to 30 percent of its weight in water without feeling damp, the jacket also does great in the snow or rain.
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The PetLit LED Collar Light from Nite Ize helps you keep track of your pooch at night.
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Woodcutmaps.com will turn any Google Maps image you submit into a beautiful custom iPhone back.
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The Black Label Evans Walker Bag is built for small cameras -- specifically, mirrorless compacts, rangefinders, and micro four-thirds rigs.
The Best Travel Mugs for Coffee That’s Going Places
These top picks from brands like Ember, Owala, and Hydro Flask are built to last, keeping your drinks hot and your mornings smooth.
Boutayna Chokrane
A Newly Discovered Trail of Cosmic Debris Illustrates How the End of the Solar System Could Look
A dying star 1,600 light-years from Earth is surrounded by two rings of gas and dust that astronomers believe are the remnants of the planetary bodies it once hosted.
Jorge Garay
Googlebooks Have Arrived. You Should Buy These Chromebooks Instead
While Google is heralding a new series of laptops called Googlebooks, Chromebooks are sticking around—for now. These are the ones to consider.
Luke Larsen
Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims
Named “Volta-Autodoxer,” the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card numbers to Discord sessions and UberEats receipts.
Lily Hay Newman
There’s a Completely New Type of Whisky. It’s French and Made in Concrete Eggs
The founders of Maison Lineti are, in a world first, making single malt whisky as if it were wine—and the spirit world is mighty impressed.
Jeremy White
Light Up Your Home Like Christmas With These Smart String Lights
Glow up your home indoors or out with these versatile, discounted, full color smart string lights. They’re WIRED-tested and 25 percent off right now.
Simon Hill
Power Outages Are No Match for This Fridge Battery
Backup by BioLite is designed to power your fridge when the grid goes down. It works, but protecting your ice cream doesn’t come cheap.
Christopher Null
Meta’s Muse Could Upend All Kinds of Businesses. It Hasn’t Yet
Companies have spent the past several weeks trying to reassure investors that Muse and other AI agents pose more of an opportunity than a threat.
Paresh Dave
Get Bose QC Headphones at Their Lowest Price Ever
They’re a steal at over 40 percent off in multiple colors. Plus, other great Bose deals you should know about ahead of Black Friday.
Harry Rabinowitz
An AI Agent Injected Drugs Into a Live Mouse’s Brain
A biotech startup let an agent choose a gene therapy and successfully inject the treatment, offering a startling glimpse of the future of research labs.
Emily Mullin
The Keurig Alta Brewer Can Do It All, With No Plastic Pods
This multifaceted home coffee brewer and its new AltaRounds will make you rethink everything you know about Keurig machines.
Louryn Strampe
Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out
In the 1960’s, an odd experiment showed planarian worms could transfer memories by consuming each other. It was a sensational finding—that is until the worms stopped learning.
Claire L. Evans