The 14 most interesting products we saw at CES 2022

PLUS: How Explosives, a Robot, and a Sled Expose a Doomsday Glacier, and more

View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 01.06.22   CLIMATE CHANGE | 6-MINUTE READ How Explosives, a Robot, and a Sled Expose a Doomsday Glacier BY MATT SIMON Thwaites Glacier is crumbling, and fast—if it melts entirely, it could add 10 feet to sea levels. Now Antarctic scientists are racing to survey the damage.   MOBILECOIN | 4-MINUTE READ Signal's Cryptocurrency Feature Has Gone Worldwide BY ANDY GREENBERG A beta "payments" feature now lets some users of the popular encrypted messaging app send MobileCoin around the globe.   JACK IN | 6-MINUTE READ I Spent Hundreds of Hours Working in VR. Here's What I Learned BY BEN KLEMENS This is how it feels in the future Mark Zuckerberg promised—disembodied and unaware of my surroundings.   CES | 10-MINUTE READ The Best of CES 2022 BY GEAR TEAM These are the products, prototypes, and ideas that did the best job of signaling the future at this year's consumer tech showcase. GET WIRED A helicopter on Mars. What to expect post-Covid. The next electrifying/terrifying leap in A.I. explained. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.   IDEAS | 5-MINUTE READ In Praise of Unglamorous American Invention BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN Forget Blue Origin, Silicon Valley, and unicorns—small but mighty innovations are the true breakthroughs of human ingenuity.   CES | 5-MINUTE READ The US Needs to Do Better for Bikes BY ADRIENNE SO If the US is serious about solving climate change, it needs to treat bikes like car replacements and not toys.   IDEAS | 4-MINUTE READ The Elizabeth Holmes Verdict and the Legal Loophole for 'Disruption' BY NOAM COHEN The case against the Theranos founder is a troubling reminder: It's easier for the law to protect investors and much harder to protect the public.   SPECIAL SERIES | 10-MINUTE READ Natural History, Not Technology, Will Dictate Our Destiny BY ROB DUNN Humans—convinced of our own power and control—tend to ignore the laws of nature. But that is a mistake.     Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   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   Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.