Tag Archives: gear

Most of us spend a lot of time inside a web browser. If you're a Chrome, Firefox, or Edge user, then you'll know these browsers come with a huge number of third-party extensions to augment the features already built into the software. But what if you need some kind of …

Nothing has a new smartphone—the Phone (2a) Plus—nearly identical to the Phone (2a) it released earlier this year, but with slightly beefed-up specs. It costs $399 and is available in the US through the same beta program. But it isn't the new Android handset we find most interesting, it's the …

Avi Schiffmann shows up to the WIRED office with a Friend hanging around his neck. It dangles there like a pendant on a necklace. It’s about the size and shape of an AirTag—a soft, round little puck that rests right next to Schiffmann’s heart, just atop the Dark Side of …

Ebike and escooter rideshare company Lime had a record year in 2023, with about five trips booked every second, totaling around 156 million trips globally. Now, it's trying to boost those numbers by expanding the accessibility of its vehicles. Two new ebikes are entering a pilot program and may be …

I’m not saying I would do this, but if I visit your home, I might look around to see if you have an air purifier. If you have one, I might estimate the cubic footage of your room and then, if I’m left alone, I might open the purifier to …

Pole vaulting is one of the more outlandish Olympic events. The primary instruments of the sport are curious creations—big sticks, between 10 and 17 feet in length, that certain track & field Olympians hold while sprinting, then jab into the ground and hang on to as they hurl themselves through …

You don’t buy an air purifier in a vacuum, literally. Perhaps your old purifier is no longer working or you’re an indoor air novice, but the moment has come for you to buy an air purifier. While you might be tempted to purchase something small that can be tucked away …

So you're deep into a late-night binge-watching session, and you want to finish off another episode or two. But there's a problem: You don't want to keep the rest of the household or your neighbors awake with the blare of the television set. Either you have to risk annoying other …

In 2022, Jake Brown, a telecommunications professional living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, bought a used 2017 Volkswagen Passat from a local dealership. Brown describes himself as a techy guy, and was excited about the car’s newer, internet-enabled features, including the ability to start it up remotely from his phone. Brown had …

If you haven’t heard of it before, you’re about to become intimately familiar with the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. This system of currents—which brings water up the Atlantic from the southern tip of South America, through the tropics, and all the way to the coast of Iceland before looping back …