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From headphones and speakers to accessories for their vinyl LPs, these picks will appeal to any audio aficionado.

Here are plenty of gift ideas for your favorite bookworm, from tech to cozy accessories.

This week, we talk about the quest to make texting between mobile platforms more seamless. Will it make things better, or will it further erode our humanity?

If you’ve been searching for the perfect personal-item travel bag, Tom Bihn’s convertible travel briefcase is a strong contender.

You can try out Gemini, Google’s rival to ChatGPT, for free. It’s super easy to access right inside Bard.

Stay cozy this holiday season with these discounts on our favorite vessels for drinking tea and coffee.

It’s not just Elon Musk’s Cybertruck. Car design is largely geared toward men, even though women buy more than 60 percent of all new cars sold in the US. EVs are a chance to right that wrong.

Teens can be scary and impossible to shop for. These adolescent-approved gifts can help.

The new app Beeper Mini lets Android users send texts that show up as blue bubbles on iPhones. We talked to the 16-year-old high school student who wrote the code to make it possible.

Boona’s tandem showerhead is easy to install and has great water pressure. It’s one of my favorite pieces of gear this year.

These weatherproof outdoor security cams keep a watchful eye on your property while you get on with life. Our list includes battery-powered and LTE devices and options that need no subscription.

Sony’s first accessible controller is an excellent start and a welcome new part of PlayStation's lineup, but it has a ways to go before being truly incredible.

Developers at smaller companies have been adding new ways to experience the internet with AI assistance. Their visions for the future radically differ.

It’s the most stressful time of the year. This comfortable, compact massage tool helps you decompress at home—and it’s way more affordable than the competition.

To celebrate WIRED’s 30th birthday, we asked the experts—and our imaginations—to dream up the cars, phones, televisions, and other tools of tomorrow.

Whether you want a beast of a machine with dedicated graphics or a light, easy-to-upgrade PC, we have the perfect rig for you.

Forget massage guns and weighted blankets. European Spa Source’s eucalyptus scent is my gear of the year.

TikTok made me buy it, and I’m not mad about it: The viral Baggu handbag can fit a day’s worth of stuff, and you can customize it with patches and doodads.

Valve’s handheld game console is easy to take apart for repairs and upgrades. Swapping in a higher capacity solid-state drive lets you play more of those ridiculously large PC games on the go.

This elegant hybrid smartwatch adds temperature tracking to heart rate, ECG, and blood oxygen levels, but the subscription left me cold.