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Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 Review: Upgraded Glasses, Bad Vibes

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Meta's new display-less smart glasses are quite good, but the vibes are off. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Upgraded camera shoots 3K photos and slow-motion video. Ray-Bans sure do look slick.


Google Nest Cam Indoor and Outdoor 2K Review: Slick, Smart, and Secure

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The latest Nest cams jump to 2K resolution, but what really elevates them is Gemini's pricey AI subscription smarts. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Gemini can answer questions and offer descriptions. Overhauled Google Home app is much improved.


Apple MacBook Pro (M5, 14-Inch) Review: More of the Same

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It's not as exciting as it once was, but the M5 MacBook Pro offers yet another breakthrough in performance. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. M5 is a beast, especially in graphics and AI. New GPU is surprisingly good at gaming. Battery life, speakers, build quality, keyboard, and trackpad are all still world-class.


Oakley Meta Vanguard Review: The Do-It-All Smart Glasses

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Meta's second collaboration with Oakley look good, sound great, and might just replace your action cam. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I can hear music when I'm biking! They are workout headphones, sunglasses, an action camera.


Jona Health Review: Microbiome Decoder for Health Conditions

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I'm really glad I took this mail-order medical-grade microbiome shotgun test to look for warning signs of health conditions. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Medical-grade shotgun test is the gold standard. "Show the work," so you can see which studies it's referencing. Results can be confusing or conflicting. Need a doctor to understand some of the results. We hear a lot about the microbiome, also known as the zoo of different bacteria living in your digestive system. We know some are good and some are bad.


ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X Review: High Performance, High Price

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These are high-power, high-performance handhelds--but steep pricing and a cluttered UI hold Xbox's first portables back from greatness. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Cloud gaming works better than ever. Terrible AI "assistant" in Gaming Copilot (but can be turned off).


DJI Mini 5 Pro Review: A Heavier Drone Upgrade

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DJI's pocketable drone pushes image quality and flight safety to dizzying new heights. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Lidar obstacle avoidance works in darkness. I've been testing DJI's Mini drones since the company launched the series, and one thing has always been consistent: They've stayed comfortably under the crucial 250-gram weight limit.


HP EliteBook 6 G1q Review: An Always-Connected Laptop

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If you've got a paid subscription (plan prices haven't been announced but are expected to start at $19 per month), the service kicks in automatically when you're disconnected from Wi-Fi and goes dark when the Wi-Fi's live. The service works well--or, at least, as well as the 5G signal is in your area. In my house, cell service is spotty, and HP Go was hit or miss. But on the road, in a beachfront rental with decidedly shoddy Wi-Fi, HP Go worked great, providing me with a reliable backup connection when I needed it the most. HP Go is installed on a laptop, though it seems almost incidental to the main event. The EliteBook 6 G1q is a Qualcomm-based system, with rather pedestrian specs that are similar to what was on the market a year ago. The now-snoozy Snapdragon X Plus X1P42100 anchors the Windows machine, backed up by a healthy 32 GB of RAM and a sad 512 GB SSD (in the test configuration I was sent). The 14-inch screen packs a low-end 1920 x 1200 pixels of resolution and one of the dimmer backlights I've encountered in recent history.

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Petlibro Scout Smart Camera: Filled With Both Features and Kinks

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The pet-tech company's new camera promises peace of mind but delivers bugginess and limited use. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. AI feature can differentiate and track pets. Will recognize and organize videos of up to five pets.


Hypershell Pro X Series Review: An Exoskeleton You Can Actually Buy

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This wearable power-up gives your legs a boost up hills, and unlike the competition, you can actually buy it, but we're not totally sure you should. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Good assistance, makes hills easier on the legs. Seems to reduce muscle strain, not physical effort.