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PLUS: Testing Apple Fitness+, gear we loved this year, learning bike maintenance, and getting off that laptop screen. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 12.24.20   YEAR IN REVIEW All the Gear We Fell In Love With During 2020 BY GEAR TEAM From turntables to smart water bottles, here are the things that brought the WIRED gear team irrational delight in this most atypical year.   TICK TOCK Super Last-Minute Gift Ideas—and Excuses—for Procrastinators BY LOURYN STRAMPE If your Christmas tree is missing a present, or you can't celebrate IRL, these gifts will keep you on the nice list.   PRODUCT REVIEW Apple Fitness+ Is Either Right on Time or Much Too Late BY LAUREN GOODE Apple invites users to sweat along with prerecorded classes on its new streaming workout platform—but the experience lags behind the competition.   UNCAPPED How Much Will Data Caps Hurt Game Streaming? BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT Spoiler: Not too much, but watch your wallet before signing up for anyone's "unlimited" plan.   PLUG AND PLAY The Right Way Hook Your Laptop Up to a TV BY WHITSON GORDON You have to do more than just plug and go. Let us help you pick the best cable for your device, and adjust your laptop and your TV settings for the best picture.   BUYING GUIDE Unlock Your Cycling Fitness Goals by Upgrading Your Bike BY STEPHANIE PEARSON Don't blow your savings on a new bicycle. Instead, learn how to better maintain the one you've already got and swap out some key components along the way.   OUR ULTIMATE GUIDE Everything You Need to Work From Home Like a Pro BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU Gear can make or break your home office setup. Here's our ultimate list of the best monitors, desks, webcams, headphones, and more.   MANGIA BENE I Took a Zoom Cooking Class With a Roman Chef. It Was Awesome BY JOE RAY In a Covid-inspired pivot, chefs around the world are offering interactive cooking classes online that help groups of disparate strangers learn some new tricks. GET WIRED Happy Holidays from WIRED. Plus get free stickers! Last chance to get one year of WIRED access for $10 $5. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions