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Peloton Is Having Its Biggest Hardware Launch in Years

Floor Time

Peloton Is Having Its Biggest Hardware Launch in Years

Adrienne So

Gear for Good: 20 Eco-Friendly Items That Score a Win for the Planet—and for You

Buying Guide

Gear for Good: 20 Eco-Friendly Items That Score a Win for the Planet—and for You

Chris Haslam and Jeremy White

Everything Amazon Announced Today at Its Fall Hardware Event

New Leaf

Everything Amazon Announced Today at Its Fall Hardware Event

Julian Chokkattu

Blink's Arc Accessory Lets You Merge Two Security Cameras for a 180-Degree View

Eyes Wide Shut

Blink's Arc Accessory Lets You Merge Two Security Cameras for a 180-Degree View

Simon Hill

DoorDash’s New Delivery Robot Rolls Out Into the Big, Cruel World

Hot Wheels

DoorDash’s New Delivery Robot Rolls Out Into the Big, Cruel World

Aarian Marshall and Boone Ashworth

We Asked Audio Pros to Blind Test Headphones. The Results Were Surprising

Sound Advice

We Asked Audio Pros to Blind Test Headphones. The Results Were Surprising

Chris Haslam

Can Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon X2 Chips Beat a MacBook? Initial Tests Show Promise

X Gon' Give It To Ya

Can Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon X2 Chips Beat a MacBook? Initial Tests Show Promise

Luke Larsen

OpenAI Adds Parental Safety Controls for Teen ChatGPT Users. Here’s What to Expect

Safety Check

OpenAI Adds Parental Safety Controls for Teen ChatGPT Users. Here’s What to Expect

Reece Rogers

3 Years Later, Playdate Is Still Gaming’s Best-Kept Secret

Well Dated

3 Years Later, Playdate Is Still Gaming’s Best-Kept Secret

Matt Kamen

Gear News of the Week: The iPhone Air Is Surprisingly Repairable, and Gemini Comes to Google TV

Gear Roundup

Gear News of the Week: The iPhone Air Is Surprisingly Repairable, and Gemini Comes to Google TV

Julian Chokkattu

Tesla Is Urging Drowsy Drivers to Use ‘Full Self-Driving.’ That Could Go Very Wrong

Dead Tired

Tesla Is Urging Drowsy Drivers to Use ‘Full Self-Driving.’ That Could Go Very Wrong

Aarian Marshall

Xiaomi’s New Phone One-Ups Apple’s iPhone Redesign With a Second Screen

Seeing Double

Xiaomi’s New Phone One-Ups Apple’s iPhone Redesign With a Second Screen

Simon Hill

Google’s Conversational Photo Editor Is the Rare AI Feature People Will Actually Use

Picture Perfect

Google’s Conversational Photo Editor Is the Rare AI Feature People Will Actually Use

Julian Chokkattu

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Revolutionized Windows Laptops. Here Comes the Second Act

Chips Ahoy

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Revolutionized Windows Laptops. Here Comes the Second Act

Luke Larsen

Coke Designed a Plastic Bottle to Sell the World More Soda

Book Excerpt

Coke Designed a Plastic Bottle to Sell the World More Soda

Saabira Chaudhuri

For One Glorious Morning, a Website Saved San Francisco From Parking Tickets

Parking Break

For One Glorious Morning, a Website Saved San Francisco From Parking Tickets

Reece Rogers

Gear News of the Week: Nothing’s Latest Earbuds, Amazon’s Hardware Event, and a New Free VPN

Gear Roundup

Gear News of the Week: Nothing’s Latest Earbuds, Amazon’s Hardware Event, and a New Free VPN

Julian Chokkattu

EVs Have Gotten Too Powerful

Fast and Furious

EVs Have Gotten Too Powerful

Jason Barlow

Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream

Tabbed Out

Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream

Reece Rogers

Meta’s New Smart Glasses Got a Subtle Name Change. It Speaks Volumes About What’s Wrong With Them

Bad Look

Meta’s New Smart Glasses Got a Subtle Name Change. It Speaks Volumes About What’s Wrong With Them

Verity Burns