TL;DR A new report suggests that Samsung will launch its hotly anticipated XR glasses in Q3 2025. The device will reportedly feature a Qualcomm AR1 chipset, a 12MP camera, and a 155mAh battery. Samsung’s smart glasses could also feature Google’s Gemini LLM to enable AI features. Samsung has been working on a new XR product […]

Black Friday is the big day for retailers slashing prices to kick off the holiday shopping season and clear out their 2024 stock. But you don’t have to wait to carve the Thanksgiving turkey and watch the Cowboys lose to snag discounts, because the best early Black Friday deals are live already. The WIRED team […]

Sony’s original MDR-7506 model may as well be etched onto the Mount Rushmore of wired studio headphones. The simple black cans with the blue sticker are relatively neutral sounding, built to take a beating, and they’re shockingly affordable at only $100 retail. These things have combined to make them a staple of studios around the […]

It feels like a distant memory by now, but right before the Nintendo Switch launched in 2017, it seemed like portable gaming was on its last life. Mobile games had gobbled up huge portions of the market, and most modern games required a lot of power to run on devices like the Nintendo 3DS. Fast-forward […]

Nothing kills a morning faster than expecting a hot sip of coffee, only to be met with lukewarm disappointment. Insulated travel mugs can keep your beverage at the ideal temperature, whether you’re commuting, hiking, or just desk-bound. There’s a wide world of stainless steel mugs, bottles, and tumblers out there, but here are the ones […]

This is the easiest, most consistent way to sharpen knives, which means your beloved chef will not only have a way to sharpen their knives, they’ll also actually use it. Knife nerds turn up their noses at this sort of thing, but most cooks, even professional cooks, don’t really care about burr building and knives […]

“Yo dawg, I heard you like games, so I put games on the back of your phone so you can game in between games.” Asus, probably. No, really. Asus’ new Android smartphone—the ROG Phone 9 Pro—has 648 mini LEDs on the back of the device that can light up to different patterns, or you can […]

Taking a vacation is fun, once you get your toes in the sand. Though some people enjoy the process of researching and booking a trip, many people find it stressful and difficult. Booking hotels can be both expensive and complex, especially for extended bookings or international travel. Why not take a gander at one of […]

Back in the day, Verizon proved their expansive reach with the spokesperson who asked “Can you hear me now?” With the spokesman pulling a Benedict Arnold and moving to T-Mobile, Verizon is now called the “Network America Relies On,” proven by their 4G LTE network covering 99% of the U.S. population, and 5G network expanding […]

If WIRED doesn’t write about Brooks running shoes more often, it’s because they’re so good and so reliable that it simply doesn’t occur to us. We just buy the next edition of the Brooks Ghost and carry on with our day. After all, how often do you have to think about your favorite hoodie or […]