Gadget Lab: Weekly Tech News from WIRED
Technology
Even though it’s already October, we are somehow still seeing new products announced by the tech giants. This week, it was Google's turn to show off its new gadgets. There's the new Pixel 7 phone, of course, but Google also unveiled the Pixel Watch, its first smartwatch release since its acquisition of the wearable company Fitbit.
This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu joins us to go over all the stuff Google announced this week, including new Pixel phones and Google's entry into the very crowded smartwatch space.
Show Notes
Read more about the Pixel Watch and the Pixel 7 phones. Also read the initial announcement from Google I/O earlier this year.
Recommendations
Julian recommends the Netflix show Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Mike recommends the book Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky. Lauren recommends the book Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America by Emily Dreyfuss, Joan Donovan, and Brian Friedberg and also the 24-part CNN documentary from the 90s about the Cold War.
Julian Chokkattu can be found on Twitter @JulianChokkattu. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.
What Happens if Twitter Gets Hacked?
Demystifying Mastodon
Tweelon
Plastic Rap
OK, Car Computer
Zuckerberg's Innovation Dilemma
The State of the Smart Kitchen
Row Row Row Yourself
Visualizing VR’s Future
Welcome to Dynamic Island
How YouTube's Tumultuous Past Will Shape Its Future
How to Get Your Climate Tax Credits
Tractor Hacks
The Weird Phone Future
NFT Frames
Reel Talk About Instagram
Zucka Kappa Meta
Too Cool for Juul
Seriously, What Is the Metaverse?
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Insight Story: Tech Trends Unpacked
Zero-Shot
Fast Forward by Tomorrow Unlocked: Tech past, tech future
The Unbelivable Truth - Series 1 - 26 including specials and pilot
Lex Fridman Podcast