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Wired's Gadget Lab Video Podcast

Wired·Hosted by Michael Calore, Mat Honan, Christina Bonnington and Roberto Baldwin·175 episodes

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Each week, the Gadget Lab Video Podcast reports on the hottest tech releases. If gadget lust has you craving the latest gizmo, smart commentary from industry insiders and Wired's staff can help you decide. Wondering which gadgets to buy? What's coming next? How much to spend? Watch, and be enlightened.

Why listen

Wired's Gadget Lab Video Podcast is a time-capsule tour through the gadget boom of the late 2000s and early 2010s, with WIRED staff handling phones, tablets, cameras, wearables, apps, and oddball gear on camera. Episodes are short, practical, and personality-driven, so it works best for listeners who enjoy tech history, retro gadget nostalgia, or quick hands-on impressions instead of long analysis.

Episodes

2 minVideo
May 10, 2013
Gadget Lab 175: The Fitbit Flex Gets a Workout and Windows Goes Blue

This week, staff writers Mat Honan and Roberto Baldwin get physical with the Fitbit Flex and share some good news about Windows 8.

1 minVideo
May 3, 2013
Gadget Lab 174: Kobo Aura HD E-Reader and Vine Goes Full Frontal

On the latest episode of the show, staff writers Christina Bonnington and Roberto Baldwin stare at the screen of the new Kobo Aura HD e-reader and the front-camera support update of the Vine app

3 minVideo
Apr 26, 2013
Gadget Lab 173: The Flagship Phones of BlackBerry and Samsung

This week reviews editor Michael Calore and staff writer Roberto Baldwin check out the tentpole phones from Samsung and BlackBerry.

3 minVideo
Apr 19, 2013
Gadget Lab 172: Note to Self: Consider Samsung's New 8-Inch Tablet

In this episode, Robbie and Michael give a quick overview of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. It’s an 8-inch Android tablet that comes with a built-in stylus.

9 minVideo
Apr 4, 2013
Gadget Lab 171: All About Facebook Home

This week on the Gadget Lab, Christina Bonnington and Michael Calore discuss the latest news from Facebook, Facebook Home and the HTC First, aka the Facebook phone.

10 minVideo
Mar 28, 2013
Gadget Lab 170: Make Perfect Coffee Then Weigh In

This week on the Gadget Lab, Mat Honan and Michael Calore show off the Aeropress Coffee maker and the Withings Smart Body Analyzer, a digital scale that measures more than just your weight.

8 minVideo
Mar 21, 2013
Gadget Lab 169: HTC One, Google Keep, and Send to Kindle

This week on the Gadget Lab, Nate and Michael show off the new HTC One as well as the new note-taking app from Google, Keep. Robbie discusses the new Send to Kindle button from Amazon.

7 minVideo
Mar 14, 2013
Gadget Lab 168: Crazy iPhone Accessories and the Demise of Google Reader

This week on the Gadget Lab podcast, Christina and Nathan show off ridiculous iPhone accessories from around the web. Also Mat Honan discusses the death of Google Reader.

5 minVideo
Mar 7, 2013
Gadget Lab 167: Facebook Newsfeed and Path Updates

This week on the Gadget Lab podcast, Christina and Nathan discuss the latest update to the Facebook Timeline. Also Mat Honan checks in with the latest tweaks to the Path app.

6 minVideo
Feb 28, 2013
Gadget Lab 166: Sony RX-1 Fixed Lens Camera and New Headphones from V-Moda

This week on the Gadget Lab podcast, Robbie and Michael show off the new Sony RX-1 fixed lens, full-frame camera, also a pair of spanking new headphones from V-Moda.

8 minVideo
Feb 21, 2013
Gadget Lab 165: Google Chromebook Pixel

This week on the Gadget Lab podcast, Nate and Michael show off the upcoming Pixel Chromebook from Google.

7 minVideo
Feb 14, 2013
Gadget Lab 164: Intel Working on a Set Top Box and the Latest Apple News

This week on the Gadget Lab podcast, Robbie shares the latest news from Intel and Christina discusses the latest Apple news and rumors floating around the interweb.

11 minVideo
Feb 8, 2013
Gadget Lab 163: Microsoft's Surface Pro and BlackBerry's Z10

This week's episode of the Gadget Lab podcast is about two companies, Microsoft and BlackBerry, who're trying to make it big selling something that, in the past, they haven't had much success in -touchscreen devices.

4 minVideo
Jan 31, 2013
Gadget Lab 162: The Basis Activity Monitor

This week on the Gadget Lab show, Mat Honan shows off the Basis, a wearable activity monitor in the form-factor of a watch.

8 minVideo
Jan 24, 2013
Gadget Lab 161: Apple Stock Plummets and Twitters New Video App

This week on the Gadget Lab show, Christina and Michael discuss Apple's previous quarter earnings. Also Alexandra shows off Vine a new video sharing app launched by Twitter.

7 minVideo
Jan 17, 2013
Gadget Lab 160: Post-CES Wrap-Up

This week on the Gadget Lab show, Nate and Michael discuss their favorite moments and trends from CES as well as show off a new web-connected Camera from Samsung that runs the Android OS, Jelly Bean.

8 minVideo
Jan 3, 2013
Gadget Lab 159: Pre-CES Madness

This week on the Gadget Lab Show, the team psychologically preps themselves for the madness in Vegas known as the Consumer Electronic Show.

10 minVideo
Dec 20, 2012
Gadget Lab 158: The New iMac & The Kobo Arc

This week on the Gadget Lab Show, the team checks out several new gadgets including the brand new iMac and the new android e-reader, the Kobo Arc.

8 minVideo
Dec 13, 2012
Gadget Lab 157: Samsung Muse & Oakley Airwave GPS Enabled Goggles

This week on the Gadget Lab Show, the team checks out several new gadgets including the Samsung Muse, a new mp3 player in the vein of the Ipod Shuffle, and the Oakley Airwave Goggles, which have an integrated heads-up display and bluetooth.

7 minVideo
Nov 29, 2012
Gadget Lab 156: HTC 1X Plus, Kindle Fire & New Wireless Headphones from Sony

This week on the Gadget Lab Show, the team checks out several new gadgets including the HTC 1X Plus, the new, bigger, Kindle Fire, and new bluetooth headphones from Sony.

6 minVideo
Nov 16, 2012
Gadget Lab 155: HTC Droid DNA & Jawbone Up

This week on the Gadget Lab Show, the team checks out several new gadgets including the HTC Droid DNA and the UP by Jawbone.

6 minVideo
Nov 9, 2012
Gadget Lab 154: The Nook HD and the Latest Google and Android News

This week on the Gadget Lab Show, the team checks out several new gadgets including the Nook HD and the new Samsung Galaxy Note 2.

9 minVideo
Nov 2, 2012
Gadget Lab 153: New Windows Phones and Google Nexus 4 and 10

This week on the Gadget Lab Show, the team checks out several new gadgets including two new Windows Phone handsets - the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC Windows Phone 8X - and the new Nexus phone and tablet from Google.

9 minVideo
Oct 26, 2012
Gadget Lab 152: Microsoft Surface and E-Readers

Mat and Michael discuss the Microsoft Surface and Roberto shows off some new E-readers.

6 minVideo
Oct 12, 2012
Gadget Lab 150: Lytro and Adventures in a Walletless Paradise

This week on the Gadget Lab, Roberto shows us the new features the firmware update gives the Lytro and Christina talks about her adventures going walletless in Hawaii.

6 minVideo
Oct 12, 2012
Gadget Lab 151: Chrome and Razrs

his week on the Gadget Lab, Nathan and Michael discuss the features of Google's new Chromebook and the Motorola Razr HD.

6 minVideo
Oct 5, 2012
Gadget Lab 149: Get Fit and Windows 8 News from Coast to Coast

We rundown a new tool to get you fit and news from Windows that'll send you across the nation and back.

6 minVideo
Oct 1, 2012
Gadget Lab 148: Nokia Lumia News and the Kindle Paperwhite

This week on the Gadget Lab Show, the gang talks Windows Phone and takes a good look at the newest e-reader on the market, the Kindle Paperwhite.

4 minVideo
Sep 21, 2012
Gadget Lab 147: Hands On With the iPhone 5

This week, Christina and Roberto show off the new iPhone 5 and gives us a comparison to the iPhone 4S.

6 minVideo
Sep 14, 2012
Gadget Lab 146: The iPhone 5 is Here!

This week, its all about the iPhone! Christina and Michael rundown some of the new features on the newest generation, and Nathan shows us the new Earpods as well.

6 minVideo
Sep 11, 2012
Gadget Lab 145: Amazon's New Kindle Fire HD

Roberto Baldwin joins Reviews Editor Michael Calore to talk about Amazon's new Kindle tablet.

10 minVideo
Aug 31, 2012
Gadget Lab 144: E-Reader Updates and What's Next for Samsung

Robbie shows us a new e-reader from sony and Christina talks about what's next for Samsung after the Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit.

9 minVideo
Aug 24, 2012
Gadget Lab 143: Tag Your Dog and Mobile App Updates

Robbie and Michael take a look at a wireless tag device that has a multitude of uses. Next, Alexandra shows us a new browser coming to the US and Facebook's update to their mobile app on this week's Gadget Lab.

7 minVideo
Aug 17, 2012
Gadget Lab 142: The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

This week, Nathan and Michael give us an in depth review on Samsung's latest tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.

7 minVideo
Aug 10, 2012
Gadget Lab 141: Apple v. Samsung and Two New Peripherals From Microsoft

This week, Christina gives us insight on the Apple v. Samsung Case, and Alexandra shows us a new mouse and keyboard for tablets from Microsoft.

8 minVideo
Aug 3, 2012
Gadget Lab 140: Huawei Phones and New Mail

Michael, Nathan and Alexandra discuss two new phones from T-Mobile, and Microsoft's new Outlook Mail.

9 minVideo
Jul 27, 2012
Gadget Lab 139: Apple's New OS: Mountain Lion

This week on the Gadget Lab Show, Robbie breaks down the new features of Apple's new OS: Mountain Lion.

7 minVideo
Jul 20, 2012
Gadget Lab 138: Motorola Atrix HD and Sonos Sub

This week on the Gadget Lab Show, the gang checks out the Motorola Atrix HD and Sonos Sub, a wireless subwoofer.

6 minVideo
Jul 13, 2012
Gadget Lab 137: The Incredible 4G LTE and Mini Synths

This week on the Gadget Lab Show, the gang checks out the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE and a pair of miniature Korg synthesizers.

7 minVideo
Jul 6, 2012
Gadget Lab 136: It's Rrrrrroomba! Apple Mayhem and a 41 Megapixel Camera Phone

This week on the Gadget Lab, we check out the new Roomba on the block, discuss the major Apple fail from this week, and a camera phone that sports a 41 megapixel sensor - or does it?

7 minVideo
Jun 29, 2012
Gadget Lab 135: Google's Foray into Entertainment Hardware

Jon and Michael discuss the Nexus family of products, the Nexus 7 and Nexus Q, Google's first Streaming Media Player.

10 minVideo
Jun 22, 2012
Gadget Lab 134: Windows Surface and Phone 8, Samsung Galaxy S III, and Foraging in the Woods

This Week, Nathan shows us the new Galaxy S III, Alexandra talks about the New Windows Phone 8 and Surface, and lastly, Robbie shows us electronics that your car can power.

10 minVideo
Jun 15, 2012
Gadget Lab 133: The New Macbook, Awesome Squirt Guns, and a Recap of WWDC

This week Christina shows us the new Macbook with Retina Display, we get a little fun in the sun with two new squirt guns from Nerf, and finally, a recap of what went down at this years WWDC.

9 minVideo
Jun 8, 2012
Gadget Lab 132: WWDC 2012 and Huge Tablets

On this week's show, Christina makes predictions for next weeks WWDC, and Nathan shows us the Toshiba Excite 13.

13 minVideo
Jun 1, 2012
Gadget Lab 131: Windows 8, the Google Chromebook, and a Special Giveaway

On this week's show, Alexandra shows us some new enhancements to Windows 8, Mike demonstrates the newest Chromebook and shows off the NuForce Cubs, a combination portable speaker and headphone amp. Finally, you get a chance to win a special edition Arc Touch wireless mouse.

7 minVideo
May 25, 2012
Gadget Lab 130: Asus Tablet, Mindreading Headgear, and the 35th Anniversary of Star Wars

This week on the Gadget Lab show, Robbie shows us the latest ultra book from Asus, the Zenbook. Then, Christina shows us the NeuroSky Mindwave Mobile Headset, a headset that allows you to play games with your mind. Lastly, Christina and Robbie reminisce about their favorite scenes in Star Wars.

12 minVideo
May 18, 2012
Gadget Lab 129: Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Lightsabers, and the Raspberry Pi Computer

This week on the Gadget Lab show, Nathan shows us the latest Android tablet from Samsung, the 10-inch Galaxy Tab II. Then, Christina and Jon have a light saber battle, and Robbie shows us the deep nerdery that is the Raspberry Pi pocket computer for DIY hackers.

10 minVideo
May 15, 2012
Gadget Lab 128: Nooks, Pebbles, and Jamboxes

This week Michael, Jon, and Alexandra discuss a version of the Nook, Kickstarter's biggest project to date; the e-ink bluetooth watch Pebble, and a huge iteration of the Jambox.

13 minVideo
May 4, 2012
Gadget Lab 127: The HTC One X, Fake iPhones, and Sharks with Frickin' Lasers

We give you a tour of the hot new Android phone, HTC's One X for AT&T. Also, a comically terrible fake iPhone from China, and a SHARK WITH FRICKIN' LASERS.

9 minVideo
Apr 27, 2012
Gadget Lab 126: Tablets, Augmented Reality, and Two Cans on a String

This week, Nathan tells us what he thinks of the ASUS Transformers Pad and the ACER Iconia Tab a510, Robbie shows the latest in augmented reality apps, and Alexandra shows us a tin can phone attachment from Monkey Wrench Design.