Microsoft’s Surface 2 Finally Gets an LTE Infusion

Microsoft’s Surface 2 Finally Gets an LTE Infusion

The Surface 2, the second iteration of Microsoft’s Surface RT, already runs laps around its predecessor thanks to vastly improved internals and a 1080p screen. And now it’s about to get even better.

    



Razer’s Slim Yet Crazy-Powerful Laptop Inches Closer to Perfection

Razer’s Slim Yet Crazy-Powerful Laptop Inches Closer to Perfection

The last 14-inch Razer Blade laptop was released less than a year ago, and it was great enough to score a 9/10 in WIRED’s full review. Now, there’s already a new version of the high-powered gaming notebook to drool over, …

    



The New Samsung Chromebook Is Almost a Real Laptop

The New Samsung Chromebook Is Almost a Real Laptop

At $400, Samsung’s new high-end Chromebook 2 costs more than most laptops running the super-lightweight Chrome OS. But you’ll get quite a bit for that money.

    



This One-Man Metal Band Makes Music Using Mechanized Masks

This One-Man Metal Band Makes Music Using Mechanized Masks

In lieu of guitars, drums, and a band, Tristan Shone built himself an array of arduino-powered machines to perform his special brand and doom metal. Now the engineer and one-man band known as Author & Punisher has added a trio …

    



Intel Squandered Its Perfect TV Streamer. Can Verizon Save It?

Intel Squandered Its Perfect TV Streamer. Can Verizon Save It?

Intel built what could conceivably be the best set-top on the market coupled with a new way to deliver television content that doesn’t force you to buy into whatever cable TV monopoly is in your region. Then it handed everything …

    



A Slick Electronics Kit Turns You Into a Hardware Whiz

A Slick Electronics Kit Turns You Into a Hardware Whiz

If your knowledge of engineering stops with putting batteries in a TV remote, you might try fiddling around with a littleBits kit for a day.

    



This Chip Is Going to Make You Want to Talk to Your Phone

This Chip Is Going to Make You Want to Talk to Your Phone

The best part of CES each year isn’t seeing the latest and greatest gadgets you’re going to buy that year — it’s seeing the burgeoning developments that are going to change how you use those devices in the future. Audience’s …

    



The Iconic Linksys WRT Router is Back

The Iconic Linksys WRT Router is Back

For many networking nerds, the Linksys WRT router is one of the most recognizable pieces of technology. Now it’s getting a reboot.

    



Monitor Your Digital Life With These Badass Smart Gauges

Monitor Your Digital Life With These Badass Smart Gauges

The Nimbus personal dashboard is made up of four gauges that would look at home on the dash of a 1970’s muscle car. But instead of reporting on the oil pressure, alternator output, and current temperature of your cooling system, …

    



Let Doorbot, the HAL 9000 of Doorbells, Deal With Your UPS Deliveries

Let Doorbot, the HAL 9000 of Doorbells, Deal With Your UPS Deliveries

Doorbot, a new camera/doorbell, will notify your smartphone when your doorbell rings — even if you’re miles away — so you can let the UPS guy inside or tell him it’s okay to leave at your step.