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The Best Laptop Stands to Save Your Achin’ Neck

Raising your computer screen is a simple fix for healthier posture. These stands, lap desks, mats, and risers may help.
Buying Guide

The Best Portable Power Stations

Product Review

The Deep Dimples on This Japanese Chef’s Knife Really Work

Buying Guides

The Best Binoculars to Zoom In on Real Life

Whether you’re bird-watching or baseball-spotting, we break down prices and specs to find the best pair for you.

The Best Sleeping Bags for Every Adventure

Whether you’re climbing peaks or taking the family to the local park, we’ve found the best sleeping bags for every temperature, budget, and camping expedition.

Our Favorite Digital Notebooks and Smart Pens

These nifty tools combine the ease of jotting notes by hand with the power of saving them digitally.

The Best Password Managers to Secure Your Digital Life

Keep your logins locked down with our favorite password management apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.

Product Reviews

Motorola Finally Made an Interesting Moto G Again

This is undeniably Motorola’s finest Moto G yet and a killer phone at $300. It’s a shame it’ll get only one software update.

Ceretone’s Core One Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Are Near Invisible, and Barely Helpful

These hearing aids are tiny and nearly invisible, but they aren’t terribly effective.

JLab’s $60 Noise-Canceling Earbuds Are Better Than They Have Any Right to Be

For less than you’d spend on dinner out for two, you can snag this pair of excellent noise-canceling earbuds.

Using the Yale Approach Smart Lock Feels Like a Real Smart-Home Experience

Yale’s first deadbolt adapter magically unlocks your door when it senses you’re returning home.

Deals

Roborock’s Robot Vacuums—Including WIRED’s Top Pick—Are on Sale Right Now

More like Robot Rock, am I right? (Sorry.) These are some of the best dust busters around, and they’re cheaper than usual.

There's a Rare $25 Discount on the Nintendo Switch OLED Right Now

Nintendo's top-of-the-line handheld gaming console hardly ever goes on sale, making this small discount super appealing.

14 Last-Minute Deals From Home Depot and Lowe’s Spring Sale Events

Spruce up that home, yard, and garage with deals on everything from power tools to lawn gear while you still can.

20 Great Deals on Eco-Friendly Products to Celebrate Earth Day

We've rounded up deals on WIRED-tested electric bikes, organic mattresses, and even backpacks made of recycled plastic.

How To and Advice

How to Get Free Kindle Books With Your Library Card

All you need is an internet connection, a library card, and a good ebook reader to dive into your next page-turner.

I Tried These AI-Based Productivity Tools. Here’s What Happened

Hoping to make life easier, I tested six AI-powered tools meant to help me write better and work smarter.

What’s the Safest Seat on an Airplane?

All of them and none of them, really. Let us explain.

Protect Your Home Wi-Fi Network by Setting Up a VPN on Your Router

Add extra security and privacy to your smart home gadgets, streaming boxes, and every device in your house by running a virtual private network on your router.

News and Events

Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Shades Get a Fresh Blast of AI

Plus: Leaked details tell us more about the new Google Pixel 8A, Freitag’s environmentally conscious bag is entirely recyclable, and it’s time to unpack a whole bunch of tech acronyms.

Tesla Autopilot Was Uniquely Risky—and May Still Be

In an investigative report into crashes and deaths associated with Tesla Autopilot, federal regulators concluded that the system lacked standard protections.

Somehow This $10,000 Flame-Thrower Robot Dog Is Completely Legal in 48 States

Meet Thermonator. It blasts fire up to 30 feet and has Bluetooth.

This Furry, Robotic Puppet Comforts Your Crying Baby While You Drive

Iruyo, a new creation from Nissan, uses two-way cameras, microphones, and a whole lot of cuteness to connect you with your baby in the back seat.

Gadget Lab Podcast

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.

What It Will Take for Airchat to Take Flight

This week, we talk about the buzzy new social media app where there’s no typing allowed.

How Social Media Turned Into a Shopping Mall

This week, we discuss the changing business of TikTok Shop and the different ways influencers sell all those cheap goods on social media.

What the Apple Antitrust Suit Means for the Future of Messaging

This week, we talk about the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Apple, and how its outcome—whether Apple wins or loses—might change how we text each other.
Buying Guide

The Best Sleeping Pads for Camping, Backpacking, and Travel

Buying Guide

The Best Robot Vacuums to Keep Your Home Clean

Buying Guide

Get the Most Out of Your iPad With These Accessories

Slip 'n Slide

The Best Lubes for Every Occasion