WIRED's Favorite 'Buy It for Life' Gear

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View in browser  |  Your newsletter preferences 01.11.24 CRY ONCE WIRED's Favorite 'Buy It for Life' Gear BY PARKER HALL AND GEAR TEAM From cast-iron pans to mechanical watches, we've rounded up products that are made to last for decades. BUYING GUIDE The Best Mattresses You Can Buy Online BY MARTIN CIZMAR We've spent months and years testing dozens of bed-in-a-box hybrid, foam, innerspring, and certified organic mattresses. MARK DOWN Our Favorite Paper Planners for Organizing Your Life BY MEDEA GIORDANO Digital tools are not always superior. Here are a few WIRED-tested planners and notebooks to keep you on track. PLAY TIME The 18 Best Games on PlayStation Plus BY REECE ROGERS What are you playing next? From 'Teardown' to 'Celeste,' Sony's subscription service has many great video games for your PS5 or PS4. ADVERTISEMENT GET WIRED Our Winter Sale is Officially live! Subscribe to WIRED for only $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus FREE WIRED stickers as a special bonus! FAST FORWARD What is Wi-Fi 7? Everything You Need to Know BY SIMON HILL The Wi-Fi 6E successor has arrived, and it promises to significantly boost the speed and stability of your wireless connections. CES 2024 Rabbit's Little Walkie-Talkie Learns Tasks That Stump Siri and Alexa BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU The startup has developed a virtual assistant that learns whatever digital errands you teach it. The interface is extra cute: a handheld device you use to issue voice commands to your bot army. GIVE AND TAKE What It's Like to Use Apple's Lockdown Mode BY LILY HAY NEWMAN If you're at high risk of being targeted by mercenary spyware, or just don't mind losing iOS features for extra security, the company's restricted mode is surprisingly usable. BUYING GUIDE The Best Smart Shades, Blinds, and Curtains BY SIMON HILL From made-to-measure smart shades to retrofit curtain bots, these are our favorite WIRED-tested drapes for your windows. Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Plus, browse more newsletters from WIRED. You're receiving this email because you signed up for the Gadget Lab newsletter from WIRED.   Manage your preferences  |   View our Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   Have questions or comments? Send us a message. Need help? Contact us.   Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.