Gear News and Events

The latest news and updates on gear, gadgets, and consumer tech. Plus, dispatches from the events that shape your world.

Smart Kitchen

This Guy Attached 21 Chef’s Knives to a Slicing Robot Arm to Determine Which One Is Best

Certified kitchen knife nerd Scott Heimendinger used a robot arm on multiple chef’s knives to collect 100,000 data points about which blades cut most efficiently. He’s ranked them from best to worst.

Joe Ray

Power Move

GM’s Final EV Battery Strategy Copies China’s Playbook: Super Cheap Cells

John Voelcker

Drink and Drive

What Makes a Car Lovable? It's Not the Tech, It's the Cup Holders

Carlton Reid

News and Events

Gear News of the Week: Samsung’s Trifold Promise, Ikea’s Sonos Split, and Hugging Face’s New Robot

Plus: OnePlus debuts five new devices, iOS 26 has Beta drama, and Honor's new folding phone is slimmer than Samsung's.

Julian Chokkattu

Samsung's New Phones Show How Far Ahead China Is on Innovation

Just like it has done with EVs, China’s investment in smartphones is leaving big brands playing catch-up. Forget iterative updates: China is already working on what’s next.

Andrew Williams

5 Big EV Takeaways From Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

The new US legislation isn’t great for electric vehicles. But experts have advice for how the EV-curious buyer might navigate this tricky moment—and there’s even some good news to be found.

Aarian Marshall

The ModRetro Chromatic Is a Game Boy Fit for Your Apocalypse Bunker

Palmer Luckey’s sold-out, souped-up cartridge-only console clone is back—and this time, it wants to live forever.

Boone Ashworth

Trends

How Do Pimple Patches Work? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Why slather on concealer when you can just stick on a pimple patch?

Boutayna Chokrane

The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger

As generative artificial intelligence tools continue to proliferate, pushback against the technology and its negative impacts grows stronger.

Reece Rogers

The Coming Tariff Squeeze Could Be Boom Times for ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Services

BNPL services have become an enduring part of the US economy. That might not be a good sign.

Boone Ashworth

What Are Exosomes, and Why Are They in Your Skin Care?

We explain the SkinTok trends behind exosome treatments and why experts are so skeptical.

Boutayna Chokrane

How To and Advice

Do You Need a Box Spring for Your Modern-Day Mattress?

If you haven’t seen a box spring in a while, it’s not your imagination—a mattress expert breaks down when you might need this dinosaur of the sleep world.

Julia Forbes