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Custom Install

This Microsoft Add-On Is the Ultimate Windows 11 Customization Tool

Microsoft's own PowerToys utility can help you unlock the full potential of the Windows desktop.
Roundup

Everything Google Announced at I/O 2024

Electric Charges

Biden Is Trying to Buy EVs Time With New Tariffs on China. It Might Not Work

Buying Guides

The Best Hair Dryers

We tried blow-dryers, brushes, and a machine that sucks up your locks like a vacuum. These are our top tools to dry your do.

These Are Our Favorite Sheets to Catch Some Z's 

Which material should you buy? Percale or linen? We tested dozens of sheets to find our favorites and break it all down.

Looking for the Best Smart Scale? Step On Up

If you’re ready to start tracking your weight, BMI, and other critical health data on your phone, we’ve weighed in on some great options.

The Best Laptops to Work and Play Wherever You Are

These are our favorite Windows notebooks, MacBooks, and Chromebooks.

Product Reviews

This UFO-Looking Litter Box Cleans Itself—and Your Cat Will Probably Love It Too

If your cats hate covered litter boxes, the Neakasa M1 Self-Cleaning Litter Box is a no-scoop, smart, automated box that gives them headroom.

The First Women's Health Fitness Tracker Is Running Out of Time

For tracking women’s health, the Evie ring is still underbaked. Competitors like Samsung, Oura, and Apple may already have you covered.

Apple’s New iPad Pro Is Thin and Powerful, but Its True Potential Is Still Unknown

Beautifully designed and endowed with abundant horsepower, the iPad Pro may not be fully realized until the software catches up.

Google’s Pixel 8A Is Still the Best Phone You Can Buy for Under $500

This Android phone has great cameras, a fun design, and seven years of software support.

Deals

It’s International Masturbation Month! Here Are 9 Great Sex Toy Deals

The sun’s shining, the birds are chirping, and the vibrators are buzzing. It’s time for Masturbation May.

10 Last-Minute Deals on Mother’s Day Gifts

Does Mom need a KitchenAid or new headphones? Some of our favorite gear is on sale from Amazon and Target.

Google's Pixel 8A Is Coming, but Last Year’s Pixel 7A Is at Its Lowest Price Yet

If you’ve wanted to join the Google Pixel ecosystem, you’re in luck. Google’s A-Series phone is on sale alongside the Pixel Watch 2.

Roborock’s Robot Vacuums—Including WIRED’s Top Pick—Are on Sale Right Now

More like Robot Rock, am I right? (Sorry.) These are some of the best dust busters around, and they’re cheaper than usual.

How To and Advice

With OpenAI’s Release of GPT-4o, Is ChatGPT Plus Still Worth It?

While the newest AI model from OpenAI, GPT-4o, is available to users for free, ChatGPT Plus subscribers still get access to more prompts and the newest features.

The Latest New OS Features for iPhone and iPad

Apple just rolled out iOS 17.5 to iPhones and iPads. Here are the latest features, including the addition of alerts for third-party Bluetooth trackers.

Playing Hades II? Here Are Our Best Tips for Getting Started

Our beginner’s guide to Hades II, currently in early access, includes advice to help you during the opening hours of Supergiant’s sequel.

How to Choose an Online Registry for Your Wedding or Baby Shower (and Our Favorite Sites)

Getting married? Having a kid? Getting gifts to mark the milestone is easier with an online registry—but not all are made equally.

News and Events

With Gemini on Android, Google Points to Mobile Computing’s Future—and Past

Google’s new upgrades to Gemini and Circle to Search offer a look at how the operating system might change and revolve around artificial intelligence.

How to Watch Google I/O 2024, and What to Expect

The annual developer conference kicks off with a keynote address on Tuesday. Look out for updates on Android, Search, and Assistant, plus a whole lot of AI news.

Dyson’s WashG1 Is an All-in-One Wet Floor Cleaner That Doesn’t Use Suction

In true Dyson fashion, this new floor cleaner is over-engineered and expensive, looks awesome, and overlooks one silly, simple function.

Generative AI Doesn’t Make Hardware Less Hard

Wearable AI gadgets from Rabbit and Humane were panned by reviewers, including at WIRED. Their face-plants show that it’s still tough to compete with Big Tech in the age of ChatGPT.

Gadget Lab Podcast

A Peek Inside Hulu’s New Black Twitter Docuseries

This week, the writer, director, and executive producers of the new documentary series Black Twitter: A People’s History tell us how they brought the community’s vibrancy to the small screen.

Thinking About Buying a Hybrid Car? Listen Up

This week we talk through everything there is to know about hybrids: how the different technologies work, how to keep one charged, and which cars best fit different lifestyles.

Test Your Knowledge of Internet Acronyms

This week, we probe each other’s knowledge of common acronyms from the early internet, the mobile era, and the AI boom. So fire up your LLM, send an RCS, and tell your BBS pals the game is afoot.

What It Will Take for Airchat to Take Flight

This week, we talk about the buzzy new social media app where there’s no typing allowed.