This week, we trace how Amazon was able to build a massive public wireless network, and how it will change the future of connected devices.
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Review: We Put ChatGPT-4, Bing Chat, and Bard to the Test
We designed trials to compare our chatbot overlords from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. They’re smart, they’re interactive—and they’re pretty little liars.
Watches & Wonders 2023: Rolex Has an Emoji Watch
Colored lab-grown diamonds, 3D printing, and more titanium that you can shake a stick at mark the wild releases from Watches & Wonders 2023.
Lamborghini’s Revuelto Is Its First Hybrid
The 217-mph electrified Revuelto puts out 1,001 horsepower and boasts 13 driving modes, but it can manage only 8 miles on battery power alone.
All-Clad Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender Review: Cordlessness Isn’t a Necessity
All-Clad’s stick lets you blend things that are far away from a power outlet. That may not be a good reason to buy it.
Amazon Sidewalk Releases a Hardware Developer Kit
The massive public network taps into wireless bandwidth from Echo and Ring devices. Now, developers can build Sidewalk connectivity into their own gadgets and services.
When a Vintage RV Is Your Home, Repair Is a Way of Life
Six years ago, I moved my family into a 50-year-old RV—not just to see America, but to test my belief that anything worth fixing can be fixed.
To Fight Coastal Erosion, Design a Bespoke Artificial Reef
Reefy, a startup in the Netherlands, makes modular reefs that double as living breakwaters for coastal areas suffering the effects of the climate crisis.
Sonos Era 100 Review: The New Smart Speaker Standard
The $249 speaker streams in stereo, and it comes with some of the best room-tuning software I’ve ever heard.
Lectric XP 3.0 Review: Clunky but Comfy
This fat-tire electric bike is more refined than before and still an affordable (if heavy) way to get around town.