Gadget Lab: Weekly Tech News from WIRED
WIRED’s Gadget Lab podcast breaks down which gadgets, apps, and services you need to know about, and which ones you can move to the virtual trash bin. Learn how today’s tech shapes our lives—plus get your hosts’ personal recommendations at the end of each episode.
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Goodbye to All That
This week, we look back at how technology affected us in 2021—in mostly positive ways.
45 min
102
WTF Is Web3?
This week, we imagine a new version of the web that takes the power from the platforms and puts it back into the hands of the people.
30 min
103
A Conversation with Neal Stephenson
This week, we hear from the acclaimed novelist Neal Stephenson about climate change, the metaverse, and the role fictional stories can play in shaping our future.
37 min
104
What an Augmented World
This week, we look at Niantic and Snap, whose augmented reality plans are quite different than what’s being hyped elsewhere.
42 min
105
Shipping and Shopping
This week, we break down what’s happening with the global supply chain and we offer some tips on how to fulfil your holiday shopping needs anyway.
32 min
106
Let’s Get Meta
This week, we discuss the company formerly known as Facebook’s vision for the VR-powered hyperreality of the future.
29 min
107
Big Macs, New Pixels
This week, we critique—and praise!—the new MacBook Pro models and the Pixel 6, both of which just landed in our laps.
35 min
108
Facebook's Uncertain Future
This week, we talked about revelations from whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony—and whether this reckoning will finally change the social media giant.
35 min
109
Andrew Yang on Micromobility
This week, Lauren talks to the politician about his new political party, and how the US can get more bikes, scooters, and pedestrians on the streets.
37 min
110
Amazon Bots
This week, we talk about Amazon’s domestic robot strategy, and what privacy questions you should ask yourself before you buy in.
33 min
111
Scratching the Surface
This week, we look at the new Surface hardware and try to determine how much experimentation your workflow can withstand.
29 min
112
iPhoning It In
This week, we go deep on the photographic and cinematic capabilities of the iPhone 13. Kik: Gadget Lab Podcast
32 min
113
Boosters and Mandates
This week, we talk about the latest public health directives from the White House.
37 min
114
Power Problems
This week, we look at what happened to New Orleans' electrical grid in Ida's wake, and we learn how a major solar eruption could knock out the internet.
28 min
115
I Never Metaverse I Didn’t Like
This week, we step into Facebook’s vision of the metaverse, where reality and the simulated world become one. Kinda.
36 min
116
Pixel Party
This week, we talk about the Google Pixel 5A and how it’s changing our expectations of sub-$500 phones.
31 min
117
Apple’s Photo-Scanning Tech Explained
This week, we dissect the technology Apple is using to protect children from sexual abuse on its messaging and photo-storage platforms.
28 min
118
I Can Haz Memes
This week, we talk about the history of memes, where they originate, and how they became weapons in the culture wars
37 min
119
Inside Black Twitter
This week, Jason Parham takes us inside one of the most influential communities on the internet.
27 min
120
Bezos in Space
This week, Steven Levy fills us in on the Blue Origin launch, its implications, and why so many billionaires are obsessed with space travel.
32 min
121
Why WeWork Didn't Work
We talk to the authors of a new book about the notorious coworking startup and its charismatic cofounder, Adam Neumann.
35 min
122
I Bike, You Bike, Ebike
This week, we discuss the proliferation of ebikes within bikeshare networks like those owned by Lyft, as well as the explosive growth of private ebike ownership.
33 min
123
Paging Dr. Algorithm
Medical AI is changing healthcare—but it can’t catch everything.
25 min
124
Into the Great Wide Open
With Covid-19 travel restrictions relaxing, citizens are boarding planes, trains, buses, and rideshares in increasing numbers. This week, we look at how that’s going.
28 min
125
Cutting to the Core of Apple
This week, we talk about all things WWDC and Apple’s quest for worldwide gadget domination.
31 min