The 15 best devices from CES that you can buy now

PLUS: Airbnb in DC, Samsung's big reveal, and AI for safer drinking water. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  01.14.21   NO VACANCY The Local Politics of Airbnb's Ban on DC Rentals BY AARIAN MARSHALL Residents and city officials traumatized by last week's unrest fear a repeat for Biden's inauguration.   UNPACKED Everything Samsung Announced at Its 2021 'Unpacked' Event BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU AND PARKER HALL A trio of new Android phones—the S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra—are joined by new Bluetooth earbuds and a Tile-like tracker.   FORMULAIC An Algorithm Is Helping a Community Detect Lead Pipes BY SIDNEY FUSSELL The model had shown promise in Flint before officials rebelled. Now Toledo is using it, while incorporating more public input.   CES 2021 The 15 Best Devices From CES That You Can Buy Now BY ADRIENNE SO Much of the trade show's flashy tech will never hit store shelves, but here are a few gadgets that are already available.   SPONSORED CONTENT We Can Recover From The Last Four Years The new book by Former FBI director James Comey shares stories and lessons learned from his career to explore our justice system and the need for truth. Read Saving Justice today. GET WIRED Get one year of WIRED access for less than $1 per month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   OPINION The DC Riot Is the Sandy Hook of the Disinformation Crisis BY PHILIP M. NAPOLI After the 2012 mass shooting, many asked: If this doesn't lead to change, can we ever expect change? We should be asking the same of the insurrection.   5 Next-Gen Console Games You Should Actually Care About BY BRITTANY VINCENT The Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 have some great games coming this year—assuming schedules hold. Here's a quick rundown of some great ones.   OPINION Crime Rates Dropped in 2020—Just as They Did in 1918 BY DAVID S. ABRAMS An economist looks at public safety during the Covid lockdowns and also at the time of Spanish Flu.   MUDS How Old-School Text Adventures Inspired Our Virtual Spaces BY ELIZABETH LANDAU MMORPGs and even social media can trace their roots to games that used simple text commands to construct vivid, fantastical worlds.     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

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