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The best October Prime Day deals to shop now: Early sales on gear from Apple, Anker, Roku, Shark and others
Now that we know October Prime Day is on the horizon, it’s time to start thinking about what you may want to snag at a discount during the sale. If you pay the $139 annual fee for Prime, sale events like these are a great time to stock up on essentials and cross things off…
How often should you expect to replace your headset, keyboard, or mouse — buying tips for picking longer-lasting gear
A couple of weeks ago, my colleague Matt Safford showed up to our morning meeting wearing half a headset. “Guess what,” he announced. “My headset — the one that I only use for these meetings — just snapped in half. While I was wearing it.” I asked if he’d been putting it on, or fiddling…
Gear News of the Week: Veo 3 Comes to Google Photos, and Garmin Adds Satellite Comms to a Watch
Google via Julian Chokkattu A few months ago, Google debuted a feature in Google Photos that lets you convert your existing photos into short videos using generative AI. These videos introduce slight synthetic movements to your stills, so a person may appear to slightly shift around in the frame, or a picture of your sleeping…
You Have A Few More Hours To Score the 62 Best Labor Day Deals on Gear We’ve Tested
Labor Day weekend is almost over, but there is still a pontoon boat load of deals to score while shopping with a cold beer and a hot dog. The unofficial end of summer brings with it bargains on WIRED-tested gear, including home office essentials and some of our favorite gadgets. For the past few weeks,…
The best Labor Day sales for 2025: Get up to $500 off gear from Apple, Dyson, Shark, Sony and others
Labor Day is here, marking the unofficial end to summer as the weather starts to get crisper and students head back to school for the new semester. It also marks a good time to check out the tech deals available across the web. While seasonal holidays like Memorial Day and Labor Day are not the…
We’ve Rounded Up the Best Early Labor Day Deals on Gear We’ve Tested
Labor Day is not until September 1, but retailers are already offering oodles of Labor Day deals. The unofficial end of summer, a celebration of the American worker’s contribution to our national prosperity, brings with it bargains on WIRED-tested gear, including home office essentials and some of our favorite gadgets. For the next couple of…
Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Aura Edition review: A solid business laptop with some quirks
Step aside, old boy. The ThinkPad X9-14 Aura Edition is making me forget all about the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, the most renowned business laptop for over a decade. Of course, Lenovo isn’t doing away with the X1 Carbon, but the X9 series certainly seems like the company’s experimental project for the same premium category. It’s…
iPhone 17 Pro, Max and Air: Release dates, colors and everything else you need to know about Apple’s new phones
After seeing the changes coming with iOS 26, we’re ready to finally see Apple’s newest collection of smartphones: the iPhone 17 lineup. While that’s still more than a month away — assuming Apple sticks to its usual release schedule — we haven’t been left completely in the dark about what the new phones will look…
Everything you need to know about iOS 26 beta release: How to download it on your iPhone, new Apple features like Liquid Glass and more
Liquid Glass is a huge new change coming to iOS 26. (Apple) Waiting until the fall can feel like ages when you’re ready to upgrade your iPhone to iOS 26. But there’s good news: you can test out all the features now by downloading and installing Apple’s public beta, which CEO Tim Cook says is…
Nothing Phone 3 review: Not quite a flagship
Nothing did things differently with its third generation of phones. First came the midrange Nothing Phone 3a (and 3a Pro), which combined stylish hardware with a competitive price. Now, the company has launched the Nothing Phone 3, which it’s calling its first “true flagship.” At $799, it’s Nothing’s most expensive phone yet, featuring a bigger…