Gadget Lab: Weekly Tech News from WIRED

Gadget Lab: Weekly Tech News from WIRED

WIRED’s Gadget Lab podcast breaks down which gadgets, apps, and services you need to know about, and which ones you can move to the virtual trash bin. Learn how today’s tech shapes our lives—plus get your hosts’ personal recommendations at the end of each episode.


Episodes

Title Duration Published Consumed
From WIRED Politics Lab: How Election Deniers Are Weaponizing Tech To Disrupt November 00:31:28 2024-04-11 11:00
Shopping for a New Social Feed 00:30:03 2024-04-04 11:00
DOJ Calls Out Apple in the Group Chat 00:29:14 2024-03-28 10:00
A 3-Body Podcast 00:29:10 2024-03-21 10:00
The TikTok Ban 00:25:05 2024-03-14 10:00
Google’s ‘Woke AI’ Problem 00:37:10 2024-03-07 11:00
The Non-Techie's Guide to Nvidia 00:33:56 2024-02-29 11:00
Tech Workers Are Stressed Out 00:31:38 2024-02-22 11:00
The Weird World of an AI Clickbait King 00:37:59 2024-02-15 11:00
Several People Are Talking 00:38:02 2024-02-08 11:00
Apple’s Uncanny Valley Pro 00:42:24 2024-02-01 11:00
I Know What You Did With That Bitcoin 00:28:29 2024-01-25 11:00
AI Hits the Campaign Trail 00:31:39 2024-01-18 11:00
C’ES la Vie 00:38:17 2024-01-11 11:00
Abortion Pill Orders Are Soaring 00:35:11 2024-01-04 11:00
Live on Stage: Reid Hoffman and Fei-Fei Li 00:28:15 2023-12-28 11:00
Oops, All Recommendations! 00:36:06 2023-12-21 11:00
Taylor Swift’s Pro-Russia Doppelganger 00:34:35 2023-12-14 12:00
Blue Bubbles Versus Green Bubbles 00:43:03 2023-12-07 12:00
Journalists in Studio Getting Coffee 00:39:35 2023-11-30 12:00
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘It’s Far Too Late’ to Stop Artificial Intelligence 00:35:59 2023-11-23 12:00
How Three Teens Broke the Internet 00:37:47 2023-11-16 12:00
Oh, the Humaneity 00:33:14 2023-11-09 18:00
Happy 1-Year Muskiversary 00:41:34 2023-11-02 11:00
23andMe and You 00:32:46 2023-10-26 12:00
Misinformation Is Soaring Online. Don’t Fall for It 00:41:47 2023-10-19 12:00
Business Wars: Living in an Artificial World 00:48:04 2023-10-12 12:00
Searching for a Better Google 00:38:09 2023-10-05 12:00
Meta’s Sound and Vision 00:36:48 2023-09-29 01:11
Alexa Gets an AI Makeover 00:30:12 2023-09-21 12:00
Your Life, Your iPhone 00:38:35 2023-09-14 12:00
We Robloxed So You Don’t Have To 00:37:55 2023-09-08 19:45
I Love You, I Hate You, Don’t Call Me 00:46:46 2023-08-31 12:00
The Case of the Not-Stolen AirPods 00:31:59 2023-08-24 12:00
The Cruelest Summer 00:40:03 2023-08-17 12:00
Nobody’s Driving That Car! 00:34:15 2023-08-10 12:00
Farm-to-Table Internet 00:32:13 2023-08-03 12:00
The Future of Hollywood 00:36:28 2023-07-27 12:00
Elon Musk’s Grand xAI Plans 00:35:31 2023-07-20 12:00
Stop Trying to Make New Twitter Happen 00:38:14 2023-07-13 12:00
Have a Nice Future: Don't Worry, It Gets Worse 00:33:58 2023-07-06 12:00
Our Clothes Are Making Us Sick 00:32:56 2023-06-29 12:00
Shop Talk 00:32:44 2023-06-22 12:00
What the Truck, Elon? 00:36:24 2023-06-15 12:00
Apple’s Vision Quest 00:34:47 2023-06-08 12:00
AI Won’t Wipe Out Humanity (Yet) 00:29:51 2023-06-01 12:00
How to Get Started Biking 00:36:06 2023-05-25 15:00
Let’s Get Swole 00:35:38 2023-05-18 12:00
Google Disrupts Itself 00:41:33 2023-05-12 05:30
Nothin’ but Bluesky 00:38:57 2023-05-04 12:00
This Episode Is Nuts 00:37:17 2023-04-27 12:00
I Know What You Did With That Bitcoin 00:28:16 2023-04-20 12:00
Send in the Clones 00:35:43 2023-04-13 12:00
Introducing Have A Nice Future 00:34:59 2023-04-13 11:00
Like, Follow, Subscribe to Cars 00:28:26 2023-04-06 12:00
Sidewalk Surfin’ 00:36:24 2023-03-30 12:00
The Sacred Mountain of Chip-Making 00:38:59 2023-03-23 11:00
I Love You, I Hate You, Don’t Call Me 00:44:49 2023-03-16 11:00
ChatGPT in Schools 00:47:39 2023-03-09 13:00
We Really Recommend This Episode 00:34:21 2023-03-02 12:00
Netflix Is No Longer Chill 00:31:31 2023-02-23 12:00
Real Humans Chat About Chatbots 00:32:53 2023-02-16 12:00
I Know What You Did With That Bitcoin 00:27:28 2023-02-09 12:00
Have We Reached Peak Smartphone? 00:35:05 2023-02-02 12:00
Why the Kids Love TikTok Search 00:36:33 2023-01-26 12:00
We Need to Talk About Your Stove 00:22:36 2023-01-19 12:00
Oh, Deere! 00:31:49 2023-01-12 12:00
CES 2023: We Live Here Now 00:32:35 2023-01-05 21:19
Is It 2023 Yet? 00:39:38 2022-12-29 15:00
Plastic Rap 00:38:23 2022-12-22 12:00
The iPod of Crypto 00:33:06 2022-12-15 12:00
ChatGPT for You and Me 00:34:28 2022-12-08 12:00
What the Hell is BNPL? 00:30:27 2022-12-01 12:00
The State of the Smart Kitchen 00:32:18 2022-11-24 12:00
What Happens if Twitter Gets Hacked? 00:31:29 2022-11-17 12:00
Demystifying Mastodon 00:32:51 2022-11-10 09:00
Tweelon 00:33:26 2022-11-03 11:00
Plastic Rap 00:37:22 2022-10-27 12:00
OK, Car Computer 00:31:40 2022-10-20 12:00
Zuckerberg's Innovation Dilemma 00:31:11 2022-10-13 15:00
Life in Pixels 00:33:14 2022-10-06 16:45
The State of the Smart Kitchen 00:31:11 2022-09-29 12:00
Row Row Row Yourself 00:32:45 2022-09-22 12:00
Visualizing VR’s Future 00:33:27 2022-09-15 12:00
Welcome to Dynamic Island 00:27:51 2022-09-08 15:00
How YouTube's Tumultuous Past Will Shape Its Future 00:32:50 2022-09-01 12:00
How to Get Your Climate Tax Credits 00:34:36 2022-08-25 12:00
Tractor Hacks 00:29:00 2022-08-18 12:00
The Weird Phone Future 00:36:10 2022-08-11 12:00
NFT Frames 00:33:31 2022-08-04 12:00
Reel Talk About Instagram 00:30:43 2022-07-28 12:00
Zucka Kappa Meta 00:33:51 2022-07-21 12:00
Too Cool for Juul 00:26:25 2022-07-14 12:00
Seriously, What Is the Metaverse? 00:36:52 2022-06-30 12:00
The Zoomification of Slack 00:29:23 2022-06-23 12:00
Streaming TV’s Many Possible Futures 00:35:07 2022-06-16 12:00
Apple In Real Life 00:33:20 2022-06-09 12:00
Texting Is Broken 00:34:07 2022-06-02 12:00
WTF Is Web3? 00:31:19 2022-05-26 12:00
How to Get Started Biking 00:34:55 2022-05-19 16:21
Google Gadgets Galore 00:36:14 2022-05-12 12:00
Kara Swisher's Take on Twitter 00:31:00 2022-05-05 12:00
Snap’s New Drone Takes Flight 00:28:58 2022-04-28 19:00
What Would Elon’s Twitter Look Like? 00:34:14 2022-04-21 15:00
Browse Better 00:31:21 2022-04-15 12:00
Peloton Bets Big on Body-Tracking 00:36:01 2022-04-08 12:00
Who's Behind the Okta Hack? 00:27:20 2022-04-01 12:00
How You DAOing? 00:35:08 2022-03-25 11:00
When Facial Recognition Tech Is Wrong 00:34:16 2022-03-18 11:00
And Apple Marches On 00:34:57 2022-03-11 12:00
Swift Sanctions 00:27:40 2022-03-04 12:00
Tracking Apple 00:31:14 2022-02-18 13:00
Samsung Gonna Samsung 00:32:49 2022-02-11 13:00
Hitting Pause on Spotify 00:36:00 2022-02-04 12:00
Help! My Family is Stuck in the Metaverse 00:36:16 2022-01-28 13:00
Road to the Future 00:41:49 2022-01-21 12:00
Dry If You Might 00:41:16 2022-01-14 12:00
Live From CES 2022 00:58:11 2022-01-07 12:00
Goodbye to All That 00:45:27 2021-12-10 12:00
WTF Is Web3? 00:30:16 2021-12-03 12:00
A Conversation with Neal Stephenson 00:37:35 2021-11-19 12:00
What an Augmented World 00:42:24 2021-11-12 12:00
Shipping and Shopping 00:32:06 2021-11-05 11:00
Let’s Get Meta 00:29:30 2021-10-29 12:00
Big Macs, New Pixels 00:35:52 2021-10-22 12:00
Facebook's Uncertain Future 00:35:25 2021-10-15 12:00
Andrew Yang on Micromobility 00:37:59 2021-10-08 12:00
Amazon Bots 00:33:10 2021-10-01 12:00
Scratching the Surface 00:29:26 2021-09-24 12:00
iPhoning It In 00:32:11 2021-09-17 12:00
Boosters and Mandates 00:37:47 2021-09-10 12:00
Power Problems 00:28:22 2021-09-03 12:00
I Never Metaverse I Didn’t Like 00:36:59 2021-08-27 12:00
Introducing Food People 00:01:49 2021-08-26 11:00
Pixel Party 00:31:24 2021-08-20 12:00
Apple’s Photo-Scanning Tech Explained 00:28:08 2021-08-13 12:00
I Can Haz Memes 00:37:41 2021-08-06 12:00
Inside Black Twitter 00:27:23 2021-07-30 12:00
Bezos in Space 00:32:10 2021-07-23 12:00
Why WeWork Didn't Work 00:35:52 2021-07-16 12:00
I Bike, You Bike, Ebike 00:33:07 2021-07-09 12:00
Introducing "Smarter Better Faster Stronger" 00:01:55 2021-07-01 13:00
Paging Dr. Algorithm 00:25:53 2021-06-25 12:00
Into the Great Wide Open 00:28:25 2021-06-18 12:00
Cutting to the Core of Apple 00:31:57 2021-06-11 12:00
Vaccine Incentives, From Donuts to Dollars 00:31:12 2021-06-04 12:00
Oh, the Huemanity 00:40:50 2021-05-28 12:00
Android Dreams 00:33:30 2021-05-21 12:00
Muchos Bezos 00:35:27 2021-05-14 12:00
The Truth About Section 230 00:40:42 2021-05-07 12:00
Leave No Trace 00:36:42 2021-04-30 12:00
Facebook’s Andrew Bosworth 00:52:50 2021-04-23 12:00
500th Episode Extravaganza 01:00:03 2021-04-16 12:00
Breaking Up, Hooking Up 00:34:27 2021-04-09 12:00
Free Shipping 00:28:08 2021-04-02 12:00
Reentry Anxiety 00:32:31 2021-03-26 11:00
Future Computing the Facebook Way 00:32:16 2021-03-19 11:00
WTF Is an NFT? 00:39:07 2021-03-12 12:00
Facing Our AR Future 00:35:12 2021-03-05 15:00
Gadgets on Mars 00:45:05 2021-02-26 15:00
How to Get a PlayStation 5 00:33:32 2021-02-19 15:00
Who Let the Doge Out 00:34:53 2021-02-12 15:00
Clubhouse’s Elon Moment 00:34:57 2021-02-05 15:00
Your Covid Vaccine Questions, Answered 00:39:20 2021-01-29 15:00
Reboot Your Brain 00:30:14 2021-01-22 15:00
CES Wrap-Up 00:31:31 2021-01-15 15:00
Facebook and Twitter Finally Respond to Trump 00:37:19 2021-01-08 12:00
Our 2021 Predictions 00:40:24 2020-12-18 12:00
Gift Rap 00:30:11 2020-12-11 12:00
Ride Share’s Road Ahead 00:29:34 2020-12-04 12:00
Pedal Revolution 00:32:38 2020-11-20 12:00
Introducing SELF: Checking In 00:01:15 2020-11-16 12:00
Apple Chips Ahoy 00:24:33 2020-11-13 12:00
Console Wars 00:30:10 2020-11-06 12:00
Car Talk 00:31:41 2020-10-30 11:00
Google and the Government 00:34:48 2020-10-23 12:00
The iPhones 12 00:29:28 2020-10-16 12:00
Battling Burnout 00:32:01 2020-10-09 12:00
Invasion of the Home Drone 00:28:16 2020-10-02 12:00
The TikTok Dance 00:23:25 2020-09-25 12:00
Apple Bundles Up 00:30:53 2020-09-18 12:00
Introducing In Vogue: The 1990s 00:02:32 2020-09-17 12:00
Connected Cardio 00:30:58 2020-09-11 12:00
Tech the Vote 00:31:17 2020-09-04 12:00
Alexa, Play My Alibi 00:29:38 2020-08-28 12:00
Let’s Talk About Texts 00:28:53 2020-08-21 12:00
The Foldable Future 00:26:42 2020-08-14 12:00
We Love Cheap Phones 00:32:32 2020-08-07 12:00
Amazon’s Hidden Prime Secrets 00:30:12 2020-07-31 12:00
Tick Tock, TikTok 00:29:09 2020-07-24 12:00
Get WIRED: Citizen and the Bizarre World of Live-Streamed Crime 00:21:28 2020-07-24 06:00
Introducing: Get WIRED 00:01:34 2020-07-20 06:00
I Stream, You Stream 00:41:40 2020-07-17 12:00
I Can't Stop Doomscrolling 00:29:01 2020-07-10 12:00
Home Bodies 00:36:44 2020-07-03 12:00
Arrested Developer Event 00:35:34 2020-06-26 12:00
Inside the eBananas Scandal 00:28:38 2020-06-20 12:00
When Can I See You Again? 00:48:41 2020-06-12 12:00
Tech and the Police State 00:31:35 2020-06-05 12:00
Trump v. Twitter 00:35:05 2020-05-29 12:00
Remote Desktop 00:34:49 2020-05-22 12:00
The Dark Secrets of a Hacking Hero 00:30:39 2020-05-15 12:00
On the Road Again 00:29:46 2020-05-08 12:00
The Argument for Making End-of-Life Decisions Early 00:28:14 2020-05-01 12:00
Open For Business 00:34:56 2020-04-24 12:00
Will Contact Tracing Work? 00:27:55 2020-04-17 12:00
The Race to Make a Vaccine 00:31:32 2020-04-10 12:00
Supply Demand 00:33:26 2020-04-03 12:00
Pandemic Panic 00:28:38 2020-03-27 11:00
The Generation Gap 00:23:00 2020-03-20 11:00
Socially Distanced 00:35:48 2020-03-13 11:00
Is Facebook Forever? 00:38:57 2020-03-06 12:00
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch 00:32:13 2020-02-28 12:00
The Anti-Bias Bot 00:33:28 2020-02-21 12:00
Smartphone Launch Events Are Silly 00:29:27 2020-02-14 18:21
The Virus and the Vote 00:26:09 2020-02-07 12:00
Everything Old Is New Again 00:26:53 2020-01-31 12:00
Open Wide for Mouth Tech 00:33:00 2020-01-24 12:00
One Wheel, Zero Buttons 00:33:53 2020-01-17 12:00
Best of CES 00:34:13 2020-01-10 12:00
Sex Toys and Toothbrushes 00:32:05 2020-01-03 12:00
Our Favorite Stuff from 2019, Plus Our 2020 Predictions 00:25:05 2019-12-20 13:00
The Case for Cassava 00:32:28 2019-12-13 13:00
Going Places 00:31:24 2019-12-06 13:00
Life After Facebook 00:24:36 2019-11-22 13:00
Finally, We Can ‘Like’ Apple’s Keyboards Again 00:25:48 2019-11-15 13:00
When Big Tech Buys Your Darlings 00:25:35 2019-11-08 13:00
Deep Listening 00:29:47 2019-11-01 12:00
YouTube Creators Want More From YouTube 00:33:54 2019-10-25 13:00
Facial Recognition Tech Is Coming to a School Near You 00:29:05 2019-10-18 13:00
It's Time to Put Down Your Phone 00:41:28 2019-10-11 13:00
Panos Panay Says Microsoft’s New Phone Isn’t a Phone 00:43:34 2019-10-04 13:00
Spot, the Robot Dog, Learns New Tricks 00:35:15 2019-09-27 13:00
Your DNA Belongs on the Blockchain 00:34:44 2019-09-20 13:00
iPhones to the Max 00:30:12 2019-09-13 13:00
How Uber Went Down in Flames 00:47:07 2019-09-06 13:00
Why It’s So Hard to Unlink Yourself From Facebook 00:36:37 2019-08-30 13:00
You’ve Got Microplastics 00:40:29 2019-08-23 13:00
How Google’s Secrecy Lead to Company Turmoil 00:36:01 2019-08-16 13:00
Amazon's Quest for World Domination 00:36:23 2019-08-09 13:00
Bumps in the Road to Our Robo-Car Future 00:38:23 2019-08-02 13:00
Why New York’s Revenge Porn Law Is Flawed 00:40:33 2019-07-26 19:35
Twitter’s Redesign Is Impressive. Is It Enough? 00:48:09 2019-07-19 22:16
Facebook's Libra and the Future of Money 00:33:48 2019-07-13 02:54
Rebalancing Our Relationship With Tech 01:00:45 2019-06-28 22:51
A Genius Move 00:51:07 2019-06-21 23:11
The Biggest News From E3 00:50:34 2019-06-15 01:05
Everything From Apple’s WWDC 00:52:06 2019-06-07 22:06
Making Surfing More Sustainable 00:55:28 2019-06-02 07:27
Samsung’s Innovation Dilemma 00:55:26 2019-05-24 20:48
YouTube’s Latest Beauty Scandal 00:36:17 2019-05-17 18:05
If You Build It, They Will I/O 00:51:35 2019-05-10 19:41
The Making of Adam Savage 00:51:30 2019-05-03 14:00
Preserving Your Right to Repair Your Gadgets 01:08:18 2019-04-19 23:07
What Happens to Uber After Its IPO? 00:45:46 2019-04-12 22:35
Introducing Citadel Dropouts: A Game of Thrones Podcast 00:46:25 2019-04-12 17:59
Reporting From Syria 00:21:30 2019-04-05 22:27
The Case for Male Birth Control 00:47:37 2019-03-29 20:23
Game On at Google 00:48:29 2019-03-22 19:32
Flickr Cofounder Questions Big Tech 01:07:22 2019-03-15 21:24
How to Quit Your Tech Job 00:53:23 2019-03-08 22:46
Alex Kipman’s Holographic Tendencies 00:52:12 2019-03-01 21:28
You’ve Got to Know When to Fold ‘Em 00:42:37 2019-02-23 01:59
The Treacherous Allure of OG Usernames 00:59:52 2019-02-15 21:17
The App Smackdown 00:49:17 2019-02-02 00:59
Amazon Delivery Bots Are Here 00:42:29 2019-01-25 19:52
Nike’s Truly Smart Sneakers 00:46:34 2019-01-19 01:06
The Best of CES 00:52:38 2019-01-12 08:40
The Year in Tech, in One Word 00:49:13 2018-12-21 17:37
Apocalypse Now 00:56:06 2018-12-14 19:24
Where to Find Porn Without Tumblr 00:44:05 2018-12-07 21:27
The Latest Chapter for Groupon’s Founder 00:54:58 2018-11-30 20:36
Pinterest’s Push in Visual Search 00:55:06 2018-11-23 16:00
Magic Leap’s Very Real Challenges 00:47:41 2018-11-19 19:00