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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 09.01.22 EASY CELL A New Approach to Car Batteries Is About to Transform EVs BY MARK ANDREWS Auto companies are designing ways to build a car's fuel cells into its frame, making electric rides cheaper, roomier, and able to hit ranges of 620 miles. GEAR ROUNDUP Sony Pumps Up PS5 Prices BY BOONE ASHWORTH Plus: Apple makes some MacBooks more repairable, Meta soft-announces its new VR headset, and Twitter is really into podcasts now. SHOP SMART The Best Time to Upgrade Your Graphics Card Is Right Now BY OMAR L. GALLAGA In a huge change from the past two years, prices are low and high-end PC graphics boards are readily available. PRODUCT REVIEW Rivian R1T and R1S Are Our New Favorite Off-Road EVs BY MATT JANCER We put Rivian's all-electric siblings through a 1,300-mile stress test. From comfort to range and versatility, they passed with flying colors. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Includes the print edition plus editor in chief Gideon Lichfield's column, System Update. Subscribe now. PRODUCT REVIEW This Gorgeous Wireless Speaker System Offers Hassle-Free Hi-Fi BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT KEF's new LSX II's have all the sound you'd expect from luxury bookshelf speakers, and they're heinously easy to use. GET WIRED The Best Espresso Machines for the Home Barista BY JAINA GREY Turning your kitchen into a café is a great way to learn (or hone) the art of making the perfect shot. RANTS AND RAVES Email Doesn't Suck. It's Email Clients That Need Improving BY SCOTT GILBERTSON Don't hate the technology, hate the implementation. PRODUCT REVIEW The Wyze Video Doorbell Pro Is Both Cheap and Smart BY SIMON HILL Even if it's chunky and a little laggy, this is still the smartest and most reliable video doorbell for under $100. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email 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.