When I was a kid, my mother owned a Farberware food processor that must’ve cost a pretty penny. The powerful motor made a soothing whirr, and it was so well-built that it’s still chopping away, still making that lovely sound. Once I left my parents’ home though, I didn’t really use a quality food processor […]
That fluffy white stuff is falling from the sky again, but you can’t go out in there all naked and expect not to die. Here’s some of our favorite new gear to maximize your fun in the snow. Franco Snowshapes Custom Snowboard I’ve demoed a fair number of snowboards from top brands over the last […]
“I’m gonna offer you a fist bump,” Tinker Hatfield says, holding out his gloved right hand. He took a tumble off a motorized longboard days before, and while a collegiate pole-vaulting career and a lifetime of skiing taught the 66-year-old how to fall, the remote control in his paw stopped him from tucking his thumb […]
A router that’s also a speaker. A mirror that’s also a lamp. A picture frame that charges your smartphone. Welcome to the hybrid gadget revolution! It’s a little bit Swiss Army knife, a little bit Island of Doctor Moreau. Convergences have long been a staple of progress, from multitools to kitchen implements to every other […]
We love, love, love CES. But amidst all the press previews and preorders at CES 2019, it’s hard to come home and realize that you have months to wait until you can even click “buy” on any of the amazing stuff at the Show. (Otterbox + PopSocket phone case, you will be mine.) This week, […]
We came. We saw. We touched a lot of gadgets. This week was the annual CES, one of the world’s largest consumer electronics show, and WIRED’s team was on the ground covering all of the top tech trends to emerge from the show. In this week’s episode of the Gadget Lab podcast, Mike, Arielle, and […]
At the tech world’s glitziest gala, the massive Consumer Electronics Showcase held in Las Vegas this week, you could find rows of devices only for women: breast pumps, fertility trackers, breast massagers, skin care gizmos. This embrace of women’s health as a category for tech innovation is a huge shift from just a few years […]
You’ve made it to the fourth and final day of our CES 2019 liveblog. By now we’ve toured most of the expo halls, seen most of the demos, and touched most of the gadgets. But there’s still more show! Follow along to see reports from Thursday at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the newest […]
Welcome to day three of our CES 2019 liveblog. Wednesday is the mid-point of the big show. The expo halls have been open for a full day, and most attendees are heading back for seconds. We saw a great number of wacky gadgets yesterday and Monday—some of them innovative, some of them ridiculous. Expect more […]
Welcome to day two of our CES 2019 liveblog. Tuesday is the first really big day of the show—the day when the expo halls open to the public. While doing the rounds yesterday, we saw a bevy of innovative and funky gadgets. But today is the day the spectacle of CES really kicks into full […]