Gear

Chatty assistants from Amazon, Google, and Apple are popular. But which one is right for you?

You still need a duffel bag and warm hoody on that last Labor Day trip. Pick one up for 40 percent off.

WIRED has teamed up with umbrella-maker SHED RAIN for an exclusive 15 percent off discount code.

WIRED has the best deals to save on your favorite Samsung products.

You can still snag many of the same Prime Day deals on security cameras, hair straighteners, and iPads—though these discounts are quickly disappearing.

Assembling a computer yourself is a good way to learn how they work.

The worsening climate crisis and the changes in the culture may have you wondering if you should skip Burning Man. Veterans of the week-long festival, which begins August 25, have some advice.

If you’re confused by all the jargon used to describe your new monitor, don’t worry. We’ve got you (and your color gamut) covered.

Shopping for monitors can feel like swimming through alphabet soup. Learn what all these technical acronyms mean before you buy.

Say goodbye to shattered displays, dreadful screen protectors, and worn-out phone cases.

New technology and a drive toward electrified powertrains have converged to create a flashy new car-lighting landscape. What comes next could be an international light language.

Phones are supported well beyond their average ownership lifetime. In stark contrast, automakers are struggling to work out how long their “smartphones on wheels” can be kept on the road.

Now that it’s possible to grow affordable gems in the time it takes to watch a movie, the race is on to save the value of the most precious stone.

The advocacy group PIRG is asking the US government to conduct environmental reviews of commercial internet satellites. The group’s new report warns of a space garbage problem with Earthly consequences.

Nest’s connected thermostat gets a redesign and some AI smarts, while the brand-new iteration of the Chromecast serves as a hub for your smart home.

A day of chasing storms with Reed Timmer's Dominator 3, the latest in extreme twister tech.

Pole vaulting is a spectacular, dangerous sport. Modern poles could be drastically improved to make them more reliable, with healable tech being developed that could also be used in surfing and cycling.

This week, we talk about the current trend of Big Tech acqui-hiring key talent from smaller AI companies.

This week on Gadget Lab, we talk about the arrival of Date Like Goblins and chart the rise of niche, interest-specific platforms for online dating.

This week, we learn about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and how the failure of this critical ocean current could throw the world’s climate even further into crisis.

This week, we examine the trend among generative AI chatbots to flirt, stammer, and try to make us believe they’re human—a development that some researchers say crosses an ethical line.