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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 11.17.22 TAPPED IN How to Prepare for the End of Card Payments BY REECE ROGERS Cash is safe—for now. Contactless payment methods, like Apple Pay or Google Wallet, are more of a threat to the existence of physical cards. MULTIFUNCTIONAL A Lapboard Solves All Your Gaming Problems BY ADRIENNE SO You want to clickety-shoot lots of bots? While hanging out with your loved ones? On your nice, big TV? And drinking a beer? I got you. WISH LIST Wish List 2022: 42 Incredible Gifts to Give and Get BY GEAR TEAM From a tricked-out ebike to speakers that sound like a dream, these are all the presents you'll need to supercharge the holidays. GET LIFTED Vizio's Mid-Tier Soundbar Brings the Noise BY BRENDAN HESSE This Dolby Atmos system sounds great, no matter what you watch. 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. GREEN THUMB Our Favorite Gadgets for Plant Parents BY KAREN HUGG You don't need a degree in horticulture to help your indoor garden grow, just a few key pieces of gear. START TOOTING How to Get Started on Mastodon BY JUSTIN POT Interested in trying the social network everyone's flocking to? Here's what you need to know to find your way around and build community. CASUAL GAMER 'Pentiment' May Be 2022's Best Game You've Never Heard Of BY SWAPNA KRISHNA A crash course in 16th-century German history? Sold! PRODUCT REVIEW MSR's Ultralight Tent Still Provides Plenty of Room for Two BY SCOTT GILBERTSON This featherweight tent cuts down the weight so you have room for what really matters in the backcountry: great food. Get WIRED's Holiday Gift Guide newsletter—a roundup of the best seasonal recommendations from WIRED editors—delivered straight to your inbox. Tap the link below to join the mailing list and view our latest guides.  SIGN ME UP 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.

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