gear roundup

Goodbye iPod, hello Eyes Pod. According to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has demonstrated a new Apple-made VR headset to its board. Such a product has been rumored for a while and has reportedly been in development at Apple…

Yesterday afternoon, the Twitter account for digital fitness company Peloton tweeted an emoji of a person rowing a boat. That’s it; that’s the tweet. If you wondered if that meant Peloton is sinking, you couldn’t be totally blamed—after…

We’ve been promised the end of password-based logins on the internet for a very long time, but now it seems that promise may finally be fulfilled.The FIDO Alliance, an industry group aimed at standardizing authentication methods online,…

For a very long time, Apple pooh-poohed the idea of letting you repair your own stuff. The company has even gone toe-to-toe with the US Congress to keep its tight grip on repairs of its tech. Then, last November, Apple announced it would…

We’re big fans of cheap phones here at WIRED. If you can do without all the beefed-up chips, six-pack cameras, and lidars of the $1,000 handsets, mid-range options get the job done for not a lot of cash. Sometimes you even get more from…

Considering that all eyes have been on Elon Musk and his Twitter shenanigans this week, you’d be forgiven for not paying much attention to Mark Zuckberg. Nevertheless, the Meta CEO has kept his Sauronesque gaze laser-focused on his…

Up there in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a … sundry goods delivery?This week, two companies announced they are moving forward with aerial drone delivery services. On Thursday, the Alphabet-owned drone company Wing launched…

Does your Galaxy phone have a galaxy of cracks running across the screen?If so, this is your moment. Samsung has announced that it will soon give you its official blessing to hack away at (some of) your own devices.Samsung says it will…

I hope you’re ready for the Netflixification of all your stuff, because yet another device company is reportedly hatching plans to make that happen.According to Bloomberg reporter and Apple soothsayer Mark Gurman, Apple is developing a…