Category: Gaming

The MSI Titan is not for the faint of heart—it never has been. It’s an 18-inch behemoth, fitting into that…

When I ran track in college (10 years ago, sigh), my team’s physical therapists were always pushing us to utilize…

Honorable Mentions Aeezo 9-inch frame $90: This frame will do the job, but the app—the Frameo app, rather than a…

Fjällräven’s hiking pants—er, sorry, trousers—are legendary, and having now spent most of spring in a pair of these Abisko Trail…

A Handheld vacuum may not be the most essential household appliance, but they sure are convenient. You don’t have to…

Some bike lock makers provide their own internal security ratings for guidance. Those can be helpful, but the most secure…

More Great Hubs Twelve South StayGo Mini Photograph: Twelve South Ports are a problem on the iPad. With just one…

I’ve covered Google’s AI Overviews since its messy rollout last year, when screenshots of absurdly wrong answers started popping up…

WIRED TIRED Short prep times. Meals that appeal to most people. Grocery options. Mostly paper, without tons of plastic packaging.…

Most all-purpose juicers fall into one of two types. Centrifugal juicers or masticating slow juicers that are also known as…

More Meal Kits We Liked Dinnerly ($6 to $9 per serving): Marley Spoon’s lower-cost meal kit, Dinnerly (7/10, WIRED Recommends)…

Photograph: Brenda Stolyar The retractable legs are sturdy. With rubber grips on the bottom, they don’t slide across surfaces as…

Finding the right tent for a backpacking trip is always tricky. You have to balance packed size and weight against…

Finding the best Memorial Day sales can be hard, but luckily we do this for a living. We’ve sifted through…

Photograph: Wired Leesa Leesa’s Early Access Memorial Day Sale is code-free, with 30 percent off certain mattresses on its site,…

It’s nearly summer. The flowers are in full bloom, the birds are well north, and REI is kicking off its…

Memorial Day is fast approaching, because time only passes faster as we get older. You know what else we need…

Combined with the X1’s four speakers, you’ve got 200 watts of lossless audio power through one cable, and with Dolby…

Having reviewed dozens of drones of all shapes, sizes, and prices, I’d recently come to the conclusion that smaller, lighter,…

My personal daily driver is the AOC Q27G4ZD (8/10, WIRED Review). A 1440p screen is a very manageable resolution for…

Ah, the joys of a vacation. A little time to unwind and put your feet up. Or if you have…

Honorable Mentions The following sleeping pads didn’t impress us as much as the ones above, but we’d still recommend them…

Attached to the PencilVac are four conical brush bars called Fluffycones. With two brush bars on each side, the front…

Finding the best Memorial Day sales can be hard, but luckily we do this for a living. We’ve sifted through…

Memorial Day is fast approaching, because time only passes faster as we get older. You know what else we need…

Some of these Gemini features will be coming to users of Android and Google’s web apps for free, but others…

When you visit your doctor’s office, a blood pressure test is often the first thing you’ll face. Blood pressure measures…

The apple blossoms are sprouting, the sun is finally rising before your alarm goes off, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai…

Honorable Mentions Cariloha Retreat Bamboo Sheets for $339: These sheets are super soft and silky and use lyocell fabric to…

More Comforters We’ve Tested If you want a warm blanket but you don’t want traditional down, consider a down alternative,…

Click the three dots in the top-right corner of any Edge tab, then click Settings. Open the System and Performance…

Home Depot goes hard. The company pretty much invented the hardware superstore when it began in 1978, just by being…

It’s nearly summer. The flowers are in full bloom, the birds are well north, and REI is kicking off its…

Even though I’ve been testing fans at WIRED for a year, it’s not often a fan stops me in my…

Sony has spatial audio on board, so you can also use these to great effect with movies while traveling. I…

It’s been more than two years since Eargo last updated its hearing aid hardware, and that’s not a slight: Eargo…

I’ve become popular with children lately. It’s not intentional. It’s just because I’ve been riding around town on the new…

If you don’t know where to start—and use—your HP coupon code, there’s a wide variety of options available at HP.com…

Google I/O is on May 20, but the annual developer conference will be so jam-packed with announcements that Google is…

Why not spoil your furry friend—and save some bones while you’re at it too—with our favorite Amazon Pet Day deals.…

Other Options Photograph: Scott Gilbertson Insta360 X3 for $270: You’ll have to settle for 5.7K footage here, and that’s on…

What can I say about DoorDash to truly encapsulate what this company means to me? I could say it’s the…

Here are some general guidelines to keep in mind when shopping for a new sleeping pad. When backpacking, we suggest…

The short answer is price, performance, and usability. Most regular folks who ask me about a new TV are looking…

Insta360’s X-series 360-degree cameras have long dominated the market. They have great video quality, an easy-to-use interface, and simple editing…

It is really tough, I think, to be in any environment where you’ve let your customers down when you’re customer-centric.…

From tinned fish to baked goodies, you can deliver the best-tasting treats to their door—even if you don’t live close…

Visiting the plant again today, and from where he held a video conference with Trump, Starmer said the partial deal…

Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed.…

Once everything was spaced out, I attached the adapter by lining up the color-coded sides of the tops alongside the…

Folks looking for an affordable Wi-Fi speaker to fit between their Jättebo sectional and Dyvlinge swivel chair will be upset…

Collect enough vinyl and you’re guaranteed to find yourself with a couple of warped albums that won’t play properly. Maybe…

Like the new Surface Laptop, it’s powered by the Snapdragon X Plus (8-core) processor, which helps deliver what Microsoft claims…

Hello WIRED subscribers! Thank you to everyone who attended our most recent AI Unlocked webinar. I really enjoyed our lively…

Most apps should work fine, but intensive apps like video and photo editing services may struggle. I primarily used multiple…

Attention to Detail F1 superfan and Lego ambassador Nicole, who goes by the name GirlBricksALot, concurs. “Down to the spoons…

‘Tis the time of year for Mother’s Day deals. It can be hard to find the perfect gift for the…

Wondering how to fix your bed frame problems? I’ve been leading the WIRED Reviews team coverage of the best bed…

The vacuum has six RGB infrared cameras on the front, top, and back, which means that it can see in…

I love that the wallet fits up to five cards. I test a lot of MagSafe wallets, which typically only…

I am fully immersed in the tones of Jonathan Wilson’s stereo guitars on “Desert Raven,” practically able to hear the…

Bookish grads will appreciate the Kindle Paperwhite (8/10, WIRED Recommends)—our favorite Kindle. The latest model has a bigger, 7-inch display…

Since the graphical settings here are basically turned all the way down already, if you want to play the latest…

The mesh backrest is wide enough, from the shoulders to the love handles, cradling my body just right. I wouldn’t…

Factor’s selling point over other ready-to-heat meal kits has always been twofold. One is that its meals are friendly to…

Other Delivery Chocolate Boxes We Enjoyed Uzma Chocolat’s Signature Exotic Box for $49: Hailing from Chicago, this was one of…

If you’ve ever wanted to feel like you’ve just stepped off a French terrace, these cotton pajamas are as close…

OpenAI announced today that users will soon be able to buy products through ChatGPT. The rollout of shopping buttons for…

Specs are not bare-bones but are far from luxe; the 14-inch touchscreen has a 2,880 x 1,800-pixel resolution, and the…

If a Transformers toy existed for grown women, it would be Parallelle’s Traveller series of toiletry bags. Ribbed on the…

More Good Kettles Art and Cook Electric Glass Kettle Photograph: Art and Cook We’ve tested dozens of kettles, but not…

The old-school camera styling extends to some plastic knurling on the body and around the lens. This is perhaps where…

I’ve experienced Meta’s translation with text before and found it adequate for reading my children’s books in Spanish; Meta AI…

A wine glass is not just a wine glass. It is form and function, status and culture, history and modernity,…

The Blank Slate will have a curb weight of 3,600 pounds, with a payload capacity of 1,430 pounds. Rated towing…

Automakers and tech developers testing and deploying self-driving and advanced driver-assistance features will no longer have to report as much…

In January, Meta announced its stand-alone video editing app for making Reels, simply called Edits. After release delays, users anywhere…

So, there’s the training data. Then, there’s the fine-tuning and evaluation. The training data might contain all kinds of really…

You might have already made up your mind about lining up outside a GameStop to buy the Nintendo Switch 2…

Earlier this year, Musk told investors that Tesla would launch autonomous driving technology in Austin and California this year, with…

You can save money and help save the planet by buying used or refurbished electronics instead of new devices. Since…

I usually wear a 10 or 12 pant size, and during my initial testing period I gained muscle and lost…

I’m well-versed in walking pads (odd, I know, but I review fitness equipment for a living). After testing a ton…

Blow-dry brushes have changed my life. That’s a little extreme to say, I’m sure, but it’s solved a quest I’ve…

Dust off your “to be read” piles and charge up your Kindles, because Amazon is back with another big Book…

It doesn’t have a massive dustbin, though the 7-ounce capacity is similar to the Dyson Humdinger ($250), our favorite handheld…

Women’s sports bras were the bane of my teen existence. Few things are as humbling as struggling to wriggle out…

Ever since I started backpacking in the 1990s, I’ve carried a lightweight fleece jacket. The puffer jacket may have eclipsed…

You only get one pair of ears, so it’s a good idea to look after them—and a good set of…

As a retiree, I want to stay close to my grandkids. I worry that not learning how to use AI…

President Donald Trump’s tariff roller coaster has had many unexpected impacts—including threatening the sex-toy industry and possibly making smartphones dumber.…

Zach Sharpe is really good at pinball. I’m standing with Sharpe, director of marketing at Stern Pinball, in the company’s…

So Lucid developed a proprietary “boost” technology—it declined to give WIRED precise details—to raise incoming 500-volt power to match the…

It’s hard to make sense of tariffs because things are changing day by day. The only constant seems to be…

Interestingly, the added ounces come despite Helinox opting to use a 300-denier bluesign-certified recycled polyester, which is 50 percent lighter…

Donald Trump’s new tariffs have put a strange pall on the US economy. Uncertainty abounds, but prices seem likely to…

My favorite meals focused on multiple textures and various ingredients to make a truly dynamic salad-type dish. The Corn and…

Everything changed last year for Windows laptops. For the first time, Qualcomm’s Arm-based Snapdragon processors brought all the efficiency Mac…

Other Good Cases and Accessories The world of Pixel accessories grows every year. Here are a few other cases I’ve…

When sex toy brand Dame first launched in 2014, its focus was on making no-frills sex toys for people with…

Tariffs, another chaotic venture of the barely four-month-old Trump administration, are set to rollick every sector of the economy and…

In a time of great uncertainty about international trade, mattresses are one purchase you can make without losing sleep. Because…

From PD to PPS and MagSafe to Qi2, we explain common smartphone charging technologies and how to fast-charge your phone.

If your hard drive is full, and you’re not sure what could possibly be taking up all that space, you…

Denza was originally founded in 2010 as a joint venture between BYD and Mercedes-Benz, launching its first car into the…

TurboTax has been my go-to for self-filing taxes for years. It’s good enough for me—and literally millions of other users.…

WIRED reached out to more than 70 companies, from electronics manufacturers to coffee companies, asking if they could share any…

After a keynote, Nissan led us into a courtyard to look at (but not photograph) a series of vehicles in…

Photograph: Henri Robbins Like almost every keyboard today, the Apex Pro Mini has multiple layers of sound-dampening inside the case.…

MagSafe grips are hardly the only type of phone grips available. In fact, there are four main other types of…

Great Mac Accessories Photograph: Brenda Stolyar The fun part about a desktop computer is that you can outfit it with…

For some products, bland can be good. I’d argue that wireless earbuds are the pinnacle of this concept. You just…

It’s taken me many years, and many thousands of pizzas, to refine my technique. And to be honest, my Neapolitan-style…

The activation process is quick—you turn it on, charge it, and download the HMD OffGrid app on your phone. Once…

Bad news for Nintendo fans in the US who planned to preorder the Switch 2 on April 9: The company…

the naming of Nintendo’s Switch successor might seem like pretty straightforward choice, but developers say they spent years during the…

I write this while cocooned in my favorite hoodie, a beloved garment that has tenure in my wardrobe. At this…

Nintendo has revealed that the long-awaited Switch 2 console, its successor to the phenomenally successful Nintendo Switch, will launch on…

Photograph: Ryan Waniata Bravia Projector 7 (VLP-XW5100ES) With Sony’s topline Bravia Projector 8 and Projector 9 clocking in at around…

Visible offers access to Verizon’s network in two unlimited plans for as low as $25 per month, with unlimited data,…

It might be April 1, but there’s no trickery here: Nomad has kicked off a two-day spring sale. From now…

Blue Apron is our top pick for meal kit subscriptions. After testing dozens of services, it remains the most well-rounded…

Macs are powerful machines straight out of the box. Whether you’re using a MacBook Air or a Mac Studio, these…

This was borne out by the evidence when testing each trimmer on a horsehair broom, to approximate how each Peanut…

I also wanted to call out one oddity I noticed in testing, which is that dogs seem very attracted to…

If you subscribe to ArcadeNet, you can stream games. The basic free tier gives you a taster with 10 titles…

“This is a real Midwestern meal,” my father said, digging into a plate I’d prepared from the Martha Stewart–endorsed Dinnerly…

Surfshark is our favorite VPN to get around geographical restrictions on content (aka access Netflix) and protect your web traffic…

Brown was inspired and immediately started work on her first project, Rawr! A Study in Sonic Skulls, which is the…

Other Good International Phones These phones are worth considering if you have yet to see something you like. Photograph: Simon…

The bottom grille is the stereo speaker, and the audio is surprisingly good—it can get decently loud! I had to…

The Avocado Green Mattress was my introduction to organic mattresses, and after testing nearly a dozen others, it’s still my…

Those customizable rear buttons, whichever form you opt for, can feel like a great alternative to using face buttons or…

“The Cybertruck generated significant buzz with its unique design and ambitious specifications,” says Cox’s Streaty. “However, sales have fallen short…

The webcam is 1080p, which is solid, though we’re seeing a lot of premium laptops move to 5-megapixel or even…

I like Rags to Riches, where you and the other players, who are in big boats, all row to launch…

Running shorts come in a wide variety of styles. Shorter shorts tend to be suited to shorter, faster runs, while…

Billed as the “world’s most portable pizza oven,” the Gozney Tread is an adventure-ready, ruggedized gas-powered beauty. It is the…

We explain everything you need to know about Bluetooth, the long-standing wireless connectivity standard.

When surveys ask potential car buyers why they’re not going electric, the answer is consistent: It’s the charging. Drivers understand…

Once again we are being subjected to another Amazon sale. This time it’s the Big Spring Sale, which takes place…

My colleague Molly Higgins, who is vegan, simultaneously tested out her own very different goals and preferences on Hungryroot. These…

The first thing most cyclists do before riding a new bike is to correctly size the frame, adjusting to make…

Tesla said Thursday it would recall nearly all the Cybertrucks it has produced to repair a stainless steel trim panel…

Honorable Mentions We have tested several other entrants to this nascent category, some good, some bad, and some in between.…

Tesla has been granted a permit to operate a taxi service in California, a spokesperson for the California Public Utilities…

Owners of smart TVs and streaming sticks running Roku OS are already subject to video advertisements on the home screen.…

You can digitally search for tags, genres, and locations at the top, and I recommend you do so if you’re…

If you hate hearing the sound of the world around you, Bose products are for you. And WIRED has Bose…

Since Amazon announced plans for a generative AI version of Alexa, we were concerned about user privacy. With Alexa+ rolling…

There aren’t many cars that are expected to sell out before anyone has even seen the interior, but the Renault…

DDR4 vs DDR5 There are currently two standards on the market, and there probably will continue to be for a…

Unpacking a new console is always an exciting moment, which is often followed by realizing you don’t have a crucial…

Who needs vaccines and Vanicream, when you have raw milk and beef tallow? That’s what the internet thinks, anyway. TikTok…

On the plus side, the finishes are very nice. It looks and feels sturdy. The faint scent of cedar in…

Alternatively, you can simply select Set Up Without Another Device, and From iCloud Backup or From Mac or PC. Then…

The proposed act would require companies to disclose a “reasonable” support timeframe on a product’s packaging and online where it…

We then got to see the fully assembled RGB prototype next to Sony’s best traditional mini-LED TV, the Bravia 9…

1Password has long been one of our favorite password managers. It’s our upgrade pick for all the extra features it…

Likely referring to the significant negative coverage of Musk’s efforts leading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the president…

The M4 also gives the MacBook Air its AI boost with Apple Intelligence. The 38 TOPS of local AI processing…

It’s time for spring cleaning, and if you’re currently looking at dirty floors, you might consider offloading some of that…

March is National Sleep Awareness Month, and this week specifically is Sleep Awareness Week. I, for one, have never been…

That could still pose problems in expanding the Vision Pro’s gaming offerings—it’s hard to imagine how the award-winning likes of…

A too-high heat, like 450 degrees, can damage the hair strand’s internal structure; the lowest setting damages the hair’s cuticle…

You will, of course, have to sign a bit of your life away as far as personal data, so pay…

There are all kinds of reasons to prefer Macs over Windows-based PCs. Gaming isn’t one of them. That isn’t to…

Unless you’re buying them brand-new—and often even then—your vinyl records are probably filthy. New records are staticky and attract dust;…

This 4G NIB had a shorter than planned shelf life, but even if the mission had been successful, the NIB…

After flooding our homes with every Sonos model you can buy (and filling all remaining space with the boxes of…

Nvidia’s 50 Series releases are chugging right along, even though things haven’t exactly been smooth. The top end of the…

I spend most of my winter weekends in Colorado snowboarding at resorts around the state. The best part for me…

With luggage, as with most things, luxury is relative. To some, it means you have a Travelpro Platinum Elite (it’s…

Infinix says the case stores up to 2 watts of this energy and transfers it to the phone when needed.…

It’s dangerous to have epiphanies while shaving. But in this case it was unavoidable: My epiphany was about shaving. For…

Less than a year after upgrading its iPad Air with the M2 chip, Apple is already back with an enhanced…

Named after NBC’s iconic logo, Peacock is a video streaming service primarily featuring series and film content from NBC Universal…

If you have a cat, you know how picky, perfect, and just plain weird they can be. Most of the…

Key to its success is Xiaomi’s LaserLink technology. This is a proprietary optical communication module, apparent as a small dot…

It chose a restaurant, but then couldn’t complete the process as the spot it chose required a credit card to…

The trio share many more specs, like how they all have a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with a 120-Hz refresh rate,…

Honorable Mentions We’ve tested a bunch of hoodies. They’re not all worthy of the top spot, but that doesn’t mean…

I’ve been hooked on smoothies in an almost superstitious way ever since college: A fruit smoothie is like a good…

As of today, the Humane Ai Pin is dead—less than a year since its launch. Following an acquisition by HP,…

When Framework’s repairable and upgradeable Laptop 13 came out a few years ago, it was exactly the disruption we needed…

GPT-4.5 is here, and OpenAI’s newest generative AI model is bigger and more compute-intensive than ever—it’s supposedly also better at…

Wayfair has become a staple of online furniture sales thanks to its wide selection of furniture and home goods, as…

Amazon’s new and improved version of Alexa is here, and it’s called Alexa+. The next-gen upgrade is more conversational, can…

No matter how my style may change, I always consider Adidas the ultimate shoes for effortlessly cool people. With celebrity…

Looking to upgrade the storage in your desktop PC? Our favorite internal M.2 SSD is marked down with a healthy…

Major wireless carriers: A necessary evil if you travel a lot, have a family, or are just interested in coverage…

Other Good MagSafe Wallets Photograph: ESR I’ve tested several MagSafe wallets, but not every model deserves a top spot. Here…

Strictly speaking, God’s Eye is the camera, ultrasonic radar, and lidar array alone, split into A, B, and C variants,…