The millennial generation’s discretionary cash isn’t being mashed into avocado toast. It’s being spent on cell phones, smartwatches, wireless headphones, and Netflix subscriptions. Senior reviewer Adrienne So says we pay this much for little things because the big things are broken. If we can’t fix health care, rid ourselves of student loan debt, or compete […]
Ever since the GoPro Hero worked out its kinks, defining the action camera genre in the process, not much has changed for action cameras. Every year, worthy competitors arrive on the scene, and GoPro releases incrementally better cameras as well. But until I played with the Insta360 One R earlier this year at CES, I […]
When I first moved to Portland, Oregon, I worried about how I’d survive the endless, gray, rainy winters. A friend advised me to find a way to get warm—really warm—at least once a day. I don’t have regular access to a sauna or a hot tub, so I take a hot shower every morning to […]
What sets 1Password apart is the number of extras it offers. In addition to managing passwords, it can act as an authentication app like Google Authenticator and, for added security, it creates a secret key to the encryption key it uses, meaning no one can decrypt your passwords without that key. (The downside is that […]
At WIRED, we often have microplastics on our minds. But in between debating whether to carry bamboo or stainless steel utensils to reduce waste or comparing the merits of different travel mugs, we often overlook an important source of microplastic waste: Our clothes. Photograph: Houdini Sportswear That’s right. Every time you throw your fashionable, functional […]
In a market where it’s hard to tell cameras apart without looking at the logo, the design of the X-Pro3 makes it truly stand out. The main LCD screen on the back is hidden. In its place, there’s a small LCD screen that imitates the little window on analog cameras that shows you what type […]
My dog has an Instagram account. It’s managed by my girlfriend and yours truly, and while it doesn’t have millions of followers (you’re welcome to follow it!), we try to publish a photo each day. One day it’s my turn to hunt through my camera roll for derpy shots of my 16-pound pup, and on […]
The only thing I dislike about the Beats Solo Pro—the company’s new noise-canceling on-ear headphones—is how they require a lightning cable to charge. That’s a big deal, not because this Android user keeps forgetting the proprietary cable, but because it’s a critique that would have been buried in most other Beats reviews I’ve ever written. […]
Let’s get something out of the way right from the start: Leicas are not for the budget-conscious. Leica cameras and lenses live in a class of their own, and that includes price. Cameras, like the Leica Q2 we reviewed earlier this year, are an investment. The new Leica full-frame SL2 mirrorless camera is no exception. […]
At the risk of writing myself out of a job, I often punt when people ask me what TV to buy. “Find one that’s between $400 and $800 that looks good to you,” I usually say. “You really can’t go wrong.” It’s not like I don’t have detailed opinions on the latest screens, but if […]