Gear

As midrange phones designed to plug the gap between flagships, the Honor 400 and 400 Pro might not ordinarily attract much attention. But these devices—unavailable in the US—are among the first to feature Google’s image-to-video AI generator, based on its Veo 2 model (now available to Gemini subscribers). Built into …

Honorable Mentions Open earbuds are becoming the hot trend in wireless audio, meaning there are plenty of good options that don’t make our top list. Here are some other pairs worth considering. Earfun OpenJump for $80: Earfun’s OpenJump offer accessible sound and impressive waterproofing in one of the most comfortable …

Honorable Mentions Photograph: Gap Gap Heavyweight French Terry Seamed Wide-Leg Sweatpants for $70: As I mentioned earlier, sometimes nontraditional pants are just a bit too out of my comfort zone, and I found these to be difficult to style. The heavy French terry fabric is nice and warm, and some …

By now, you’ve probably seen “exosomes” wafting across your For You page, maybe sandwiched between a promo code for snail mucin and someone rendering beef tallow. Scroll through SkinTok long enough and you’ll hit a flood of videos hyping exosome therapy, exosome serums, and exosome treatments promising the skin health …

More Travel Adapters We’ve Tested Photograph: Simon Hill There are many travel adapters out there. These are a few others I tested and liked but that missed out on a place above for one reason or another. Epicka Universal Travel Adapter for $23: Our budget pick for many months, this …

Madison, Wisconsin’s ebike library has been one of the most robust in America over the past few years. Known as the Community Pass Program, it offers free usage of the city’s Madison BCycle ebike-sharing program through the city’s libraries. Unlike CitiBike, Washington, DC’s Capital Bikeshare, or Chicago’s Divvy, all of …

I’ve covered Google’s AI Overviews since its messy rollout last year, when screenshots of absurdly wrong answers started popping up at the top of search results and going viral on social media. Still, when I first saw images of AI Overviews confidently saying that it’s still 2024 in Reddit posts …

Especially in its early years, OLED’s standout concern has been its increased risk of burn-in, or image retention, over traditional backlit displays. Due in part to the use of organic compounds, OLED panels can more easily degrade at different rates over time, which could potentially lead to variations in brightness …

WIRED TIRED Short prep times. Meals that appeal to most people. Grocery options. Mostly paper, without tons of plastic packaging. Limited options for vegans weekly. Produce arrived on the decline and was not always organic. Besides Purple Carrot, Sunbasket was my favorite of the vegan meal kits I tested. Sunbasket …

Honorable Mentions We’ve tested dozens of cooling sheets. Here are a few others we like but not as much as the options above. Bedsure Bamboo Cooling Sheet Set for $60: These bamboo sheets are some of the best affordable sheets we’ve found, though not as cooling as our top picks. …