Author: Wired Magazine

Gazelle Eclipse Review: A Luxury Dutch Electric Bike

If you’re looking at bikes online—or anything, really, whether it’s headphones or monitors—you have to consider price versus payoff. Gazelle has billed its newest ebike, the Eclipse, as a long-range comfort cruiser. It is basically the expensive Dutch version of the direct-to-consumer (DTC) Rad Power Bikes’ Radster Road (8/10, WIRED Recommends). I brooded over that… Continue reading Gazelle Eclipse Review: A Luxury Dutch Electric Bike

3 Best Smart Scales (2024): Luxe, Budget, and All App-Connected

The humble bathroom scale has long been overdue to learn some new tricks. After all, who needs to devote precious real estate to a device whose purpose is merely to tell you your weight? The “smart scale” category sprung to life in the early days of the internet of things, but early models weren’t always… Continue reading 3 Best Smart Scales (2024): Luxe, Budget, and All App-Connected

Apollo Go (2024) Review: A Great Commuter Scooter

Control is all I want in an electric scooter. OK, that’s a lie, I also want decent range, good power, and a reasonable weight. Being able to control speed, regenerative braking, and how turn signals work—if they’re even available—is not something you find on most escooters. And even if you can access those things, tweaking… Continue reading Apollo Go (2024) Review: A Great Commuter Scooter

Stack Overflow Users Are Revolting Against an OpenAI Deal

On Monday, Stack Overflow and OpenAI announced a new API partnership that will integrate Stack Overflow’s technical content with OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI assistant. The deal has sparked controversy among Stack Overflow’s user community, with many expressing anger and protest over the use of their contributed content to support and train AI models. “I hate this.… Continue reading Stack Overflow Users Are Revolting Against an OpenAI Deal

The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across the US Thanks to a Rare Solar Storm

Three rapid bursts of charged particles that erupted toward Earth from the sun’s burning-hot outer atmosphere on Wednesday could lead to stunning auroras across a wide swath of the US and a colorful hue as far south as Florida to start the weekend. Traveling at more than 1.5 million miles per hour, the trio of… Continue reading The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across the US Thanks to a Rare Solar Storm

‘TunnelVision’ Attack Leaves Nearly All VPNs Vulnerable to Spying

Researchers have devised an attack against nearly all virtual private network applications that forces them to send and receive some or all traffic outside of the encrypted tunnel designed to protect it from snooping or tampering. TunnelVision, as the researchers have named their attack, largely negates the entire purpose and selling point of VPNs, which… Continue reading ‘TunnelVision’ Attack Leaves Nearly All VPNs Vulnerable to Spying

The Best Period Underwear, Menstrual Cups, and Reusable Pads (2024)

Most period underwear isn’t cheap, but you can save money in the long run by not having to stock up on so many tampons or pads. Start out with a pair to see what styles you like; eventually, you can get enough to last your whole cycle. Period underwear is rated for absorbency levels. Some… Continue reading The Best Period Underwear, Menstrual Cups, and Reusable Pads (2024)

Best Registries for Weddings and Baby Showers (2024): Advice and Tips

In the span of a year and a half, I had two weddings (one was a Covid-lockdown elopement, the other a post-lockdown reception) and a baby shower. I made multiple online registries in that time, because in true product reviewer fashion, I wanted to try every single popular one before choosing my favorite. A good… Continue reading Best Registries for Weddings and Baby Showers (2024): Advice and Tips

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design

Rather than building a device from the ground up, Synchron and Paradromics have taken inspiration from previous medical devices. Paradromics’ design, for instance, is based on the Utah array but makes some key improvements. It’s wireless, for one, and it has 421 electrodes on the end of tiny wires that sit in the brain tissue.… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design