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I Got a Brief Look at ‘Guild Wars 3,’ and I’m Excited

By: Julian Chokkattu
When the beta arrives next year—15 years after its predecessor—Guild Wars 3 will have a new momentum engine that makes combat in the game feel closer to an action RPG.
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Dyson’s Next Act Is an Electric Toothbrush With a Camera

By: Julian Chokkattu
The company known for stick vacuums and hair dryers is coming for your teeth. The $499 Dyson CameraJet uses a tiny camera to aim streams of rinsing fluid into the gaps between your teeth.
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Stop Touching Your Keyboard. Use This AI-Powered Microphone Instead

By: Julian Chokkattu
The Relay Q, due next year, is the latest attempt to reposition voice as the most seamless method for human-computer interaction.
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Google Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL Review: Smart Software, Small Upgrade

By: Julian Chokkattu
Google’s new voice typing is pure magic, but subpar gaming performance and a useless rear LED keep these flagships from true greatness.
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Exclusive: You Can Finally Buy a Fairphone—a Sustainable, Repairable Smartphone—in the US

By: Julian Chokkattu
More than a decade after launching in Europe, the Netherlands company is now selling its repairable phones in the US, starting with the Fairphone (Gen 6+).
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Review: The Right Shape

By: Julian Chokkattu
Nearly a decade after its debut, Samsung’s Galaxy Fold finally comes into its own.
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Google’s Pixel Watch 5 Can Now Detect Breathing Emergencies

By: Julian Chokkattu
The company is also adding blood pressure and insulin resistance trends as proactive monitoring tools in the Google Health app.
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4 New Camera Tricks on Google’s Latest Pixel 11 Smartphones

By: Julian Chokkattu
From Magic Capture and Instant Night Sight to a built-in teleprompter, here’s a look at a few camera features on Google’s new Pixel 11 series.
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Google Pixel 11 Series, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag: Specs, Features, Price, Release Date

By: Julian Chokkattu
The Pixel 11 smartphone lineup is here, alongside the Pixel Watch 5 and the all-new Pixel Tag.
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Honor’s Robot Phone Has a Gimbal-Powered Camera for Vloggers

By: Julian Chokkattu
Honor’s new China-exclusive Android phone features a pop-out motorized gimbal camera designed to replace your action cam.
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Why Samsung Gave Its Next Folding Phone a New Shape

By: Julian Chokkattu
People spend hours watching videos on their smartphones. The wider, shorter, and lighter Galaxy Z Fold8 caters to exactly that.
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The Light Flip Is the Stylish Dumb Flip Phone of Your Dreams

By: Julian Chokkattu
A flip phone with 5G, USB-C, a headphone jack, and a removable battery? Say it ain’t so.
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The Galaxy Card Is Samsung’s Answer to the Apple Card

By: Julian Chokkattu
Directly added to your Samsung Wallet account, it’s yet another cash-back credit card, this time tailored for Samsung stans.
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OnePlus, the ‘Flagship-Killer’ Smartphone Brand, Is All but Dead

By: Julian Chokkattu
The original OnePlus phone disrupted the mobile market 13 years ago with its affordable price and top-end specs. Now, the company is exiting North America and Europe to focus on China.
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Can Bose Help Skullcandy Shake Its Bargain-Bin Reputation?

By: Julian Chokkattu
Skullcandy’s audio products aren’t exactly known for their stellar audio quality or noise cancellation, but its latest headphones are getting an assist from Bose to turn things around.
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Here’s How Apple Is Updating Its Child Safety Features in iOS 27

By: Julian Chokkattu
Apple has announced several new Child Safety features coming soon to iPhones and other devices. Here’s what’s changing.
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More Than a Thousand ‘Pokémon Go’ Players Descend on Times Square to Defeat Mewtwo

By: Julian Chokkattu
A surprise 10th-anniversary event saw Niantic fulfilling a promise teased in the original 2016 launch trailer for its popular mobile game.
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Meta Is Charging a Subscription for Smart Glasses Features. Welcome to the New Era of Consumer Tech

By: Julian Chokkattu
You bought the hardware. Now you’ll need to subscribe for “expanded access” to the most advanced features.
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Motorola Phones Now Have a Built-In Travel eSIM for Mobile Data Outside the US

By: Julian Chokkattu
Available in select markets thanks to a partnership with Gigs, Motorola phone owners have one less hurdle to clear when signing up for a data-only eSIM before traveling abroad.
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Meta’s Very Own Smart Glasses Go on Sale Today for $299

By: Julian Chokkattu
The new Meta-branded glasses have the same camera, microphones, and chatbot as the Ray-Bans. They come in three styles, one of which was codesigned with Kylie Jenner.
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The Gemini-Powered Google Home Speaker Is Finally Here

By: Julian Chokkattu
Arriving six years after Google’s last smart speaker, the new HomePod-style device was redesigned to play host to Gemini’s chatbot.
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15 Best Office Chairs of 2026— We Tested 70 to Pick Them

By: Julian Chokkattu, Matthew Korfhage
Upgrade your WFH setup and work in style with these comfy, WIRED-tested seats.
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15 Best Office Chairs of 2026— We Tested 70 to Pick Them

By: Julian Chokkattu, Matthew Korfhage
Upgrade your WFH setup and work in style with these comfy, WIRED-tested seats.
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The Commodore Callback 8020 Is a Digital Detox Phone That Isn’t Dumb

By: Julian Chokkattu
With a retro look and T9 texting, the Commodore Callback 8020 smart flip phone taps into the nostalgic yearning for simpler days. It can run Spotify and Uber, but Instagram is blocked.
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How Apple Is Making Your Older iPhone Run Faster and Stay Alive Longer

By: Julian Chokkattu
Even the aging iPhone 11 will feel a little more responsive soon, thanks to improvements in an unsung iOS feature.
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Apple’s Camera Chief Thinks AI Can Give You Superpowers

By: Julian Chokkattu
The generative features in iOS 27’s new Photos app will add fake pixels to some of your shots, but Apple’s Jon McCormack says the company isn’t using AI “for the sake of AI.”
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The Top New Features in Apple’s iOS 27 and iPadOS 27

By: Julian Chokkattu
Apple took the wraps off iOS 27 at its WWDC event, and the iPhone update is chock-full of smart upgrades, with a big focus on improvements to Siri.
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Apple’s iPhone Camera App Is Getting an AI Upgrade in iOS 27

By: Julian Chokkattu
Siri is now directly embedded into the camera app, and there are more artificial intelligence tools in the Photos app to alter your images.
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Flush With Cash From OpenAI, Opal Is Making an AI-Powered Audio Gadget

By: Julian Chokkattu
Opal, the company famous for making a fancy webcam, has pivoted to making other consumer electronics. Fueled by big investments from OpenAI and Samsung, it’s working on an audio gadget first.
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Vertu Is Back With a Folding Phone Powered by—Surprise—an AI Agent

By: Julian Chokkattu
The beleaguered luxury phone maker is pushing the AlphaFold, which has decent specs and comes with Vertu’s new Hermes Agent on board, to wealthy would-be buyers.
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Hands-On With All of Google’s New Upcoming Android XR Smart Glasses

By: Julian Chokkattu, Boone Ashworth
Here’s your first look at smart glasses coming from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, powered by Google and Samsung’s XR platform.
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The Herman Miller Coyl Standing Desk Is Built Just for Gamers

By: Julian Chokkattu
The Coyl uses a coil design for the power cable, keeping it neat and taut between the desk and the wall. And instead of relying on boring levers to adjust the height, it has a nifty rotary dial.
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Googlebook Is Google’s New AI-Powered Laptop Platform Built on Android

By: Julian Chokkattu
They won’t replace Chromebooks, but Googlebooks have an Android-centered operating system, AI-first features like the Magic Pointer, and a promise of desktop-grade apps.
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The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer

By: Julian Chokkattu
You’ll soon be able to generate your own widgets or ask Gemini to finish a booking in Chrome on Android.
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Google Is Rebranding the Fitbit App to ‘Google Health’

By: Julian Chokkattu
Google is sunsetting Google Fit by year’s end. While Fitbit remains very much alive, the rebranded Google Health app is your one-stop shop for all things health and fitness.
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Bose Brings Back Its ‘Lifestyle’ Branding With New Speakers for the Home

By: Julian Chokkattu
The new Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, Ultra Soundbar, and Ultra Subwoofer introduce a cozier look.
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Exclusive: Metalenz Has Figured Out a Way to Make Face ID Invisible

By: Julian Chokkattu
Metalenz’s Polar ID face-scanning technology works even when the camera is hidden under the display.
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Light Phone Is Making Its Dumb Phone More Useful With Third-Party ‘Tools’

By: Julian Chokkattu
A new developer program for LightOS allows anyone to create tools for the Light Phone, whether that’s a local public transit app for your city or a way to read ebooks.
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Motorola Moto G Stylus 2026 Review: Better Pen, Higher Price

By: Julian Chokkattu
The Moto G Stylus doesn't quite match its peers, but it has niche features you won't find on most phones.
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Motorola’s New Razr Folding Phones Command a Higher Price With Few Upgrades

By: Julian Chokkattu
Say hello (Moto) to price hikes on all three of Motorola’s latest Razr flip phones.
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Get Ready for More Brain-Scanning Consumer Gadgets

By: Julian Chokkattu
Neurable, which makes noninvasive brain-computer interfaces, is licensing its technology and promises a “flood” of new third-party hardware this year and next.
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The WIRED Gear Team’s Tips on Ways to Save Money

By: Julian Chokkattu
We pooled advice from our team—and a few financial experts—so you can worry less and save more in these turbulent times.
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Infinite Machine Olto Review: A Tremendously Fun Ride

By: Julian Chokkattu
The ebike that doesn’t look like any other ebike is a tremendously fun ride—even for two passengers—if you don’t mind the Cybertruckian design.
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Nothing Phone (4a) Pro Review: A Close Second

By: Julian Chokkattu
It's no Pixel 10a, but the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro is a close second if you're after a midrange phone in the US.
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15 Best Office Chairs of 2026—We Tested 70 to Pick Them

By: Julian Chokkattu, Matthew Korfhage
Upgrade your WFH setup and work in style with these comfy, WIRED-tested seats.
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Samsung Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26+ Review: Lacking Ambition

By: Julian Chokkattu
Lack of fresh features and price increases make these two Samsung flagships feel rather bland.
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Samsung’s Galaxy A37 and Galaxy A57 Phones Get Price Hikes

By: Julian Chokkattu
The Galaxy A37 and Galaxy A57 aren’t drastically different from their predecessors, but the $50 price bump is indicative of the economic climate.
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There Aren’t a Lot of Reasons to Get Excited About a New Amazon Smartphone

By: Julian Chokkattu
The company is reportedly building a new AI-powered mobile device. If Amazon follows through on the plan, experts warn it would be next to impossible to break into a crowded market.
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Humanscale’s New $15K Lounge Chair Is the Ultimate Home Office Workstation

By: Julian Chokkattu
The final project from famed designer Niels Diffrient, the Diffrient Lounge is made for work and play in high-budget homes.
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