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TAG Heuer Has Dropped New Polylight-Powered F1s

TAG Heuer Has Dropped New Polylight-Powered F1s

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No doubt looking to find some breathing space after the hubbub of Watches and Wonders last week, TAG Heuer has dropped an update to its 2025 revamped collection of the brand’s iconic plastic-cased 1980s watch, the “Formula 1.” The five new pieces are called the “pastel collection” by TAG, and all are built on the same solar-powered Formula 1 Solargraph 38 mm that launched in March last year. Two models feature a sandblasted stainless steel case, while the remaining three have cases made from TAG’s proprietary bio-polamide plastic, Polylight. It’s these Polylight versions that, for WIRED, are the stars of the new mini collection. Coming in pastel blue, beige, and pink, and sporting case-matching rubber straps and bidirectional-rotating Polylight bezels, they reference classic F1 designs that made the line iconic in the first place. The new Polylight beige. Courtesy of TAG Heuer The “pastel green” steel F1 Solargraphs. Courtesy of TAG Heuer The stainless steel models have a 3-link sandblasted steel bracelet and either a “pastel green” or “lavender blue” dial with matching Polylight bezels. …

Cartier Just Dropped an All-Star Team of Its Rarest Watch Models

Cartier Just Dropped an All-Star Team of Its Rarest Watch Models

Published by Jenni Sidey

There are a few things I look forward to every year at Watches and Wonders: the bizarre murals at the hotel where all the media members stay, for instance, or the two-bite ham and cheese sandwiches at the fairgrounds. But nothing gets me more excited than the curtain-raising on Cartier’s Privé collection, which exhumes iconic vintage models in the maison’s catalog and updates them for modern times. This year, as the Privé program turns a decade old, Cartier celebrated by releasing an all-star team of the best shape-happy watches released under the banner. There are six new watches divided into two groups of three. Part of me wishes Cartier had continued to dig up more designs from its illustrious history—how about the Driver, a Basculante, the Coussin, or Cristallor?—but it’s hard to be too upset about six new vintage-inspired watches. Cartier Crash Squelette Just when you thought the Crash couldn’t get any zanier (or more hyped), Cartier is proving it can still reinvent one of the industry’s most distinctive watches. I hesitate to even call …

Surfshark Just Dropped a Next-Gen VPN Protocol That Could Be Faster and More Secure Than Other VPN Connections

Surfshark Just Dropped a Next-Gen VPN Protocol That Could Be Faster and More Secure Than Other VPN Connections

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Surfshark today released its brand-new Dausos VPN connection protocol, which the company says elevates three key elements for VPN users: 30% faster speeds than industry-standard protocols, enhanced security with a hybrid post-quantum encryption and dedicated, private server-side tunnels for each individual session.  This means that Dausos should give Surfshark users smoother connections, improved privacy and faster performance to benefit data-heavy activities, like streaming and gaming.  VPN protocols are essentially the rules that determine the encrypted connection between your device and the internet while on a VPN. Long gone are the days when OpenVPN dominated as the hotshot of the VPN protocol world. It’s still a fine protocol with airtight security that can be great when you need stable connections on any network or want to bypass firewalls, but it’s a lumbering hulk that wasn’t built for the speed or security requirements of today’s VPN users.  Modern times call for modern VPN protocols, and Surfshark is the latest of CNET’s top VPN picks to spin up its own proprietary next-generation VPN protocol. Dausos sounds poised to …

The Home Depot just dropped season-low prices on battery-powered chainsaws, mowers, trimmers, and more

The Home Depot just dropped season-low prices on battery-powered chainsaws, mowers, trimmers, and more

Published by Jenni Sidey

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Sign Up For Goods 🛍️ Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. Your gas-powered yard tools have served you well. You’ll always have fond memories of trying to cold start that chainsaw from the ’80s while hoping you got the fuel mix just right. But, it’s time to go electric. And the Spring Black Friday sale (April 9–22) at The Home Depot has some of the best prices of the year on cordless mowers, trimmers, blowers, and chainsaws. Many of these models are just as powerful (if not more powerful) than their gas-powered counterparts. Plus, they require less maintenance and fuel costs. Ryobi ONE+ HP 18V Brushless 2-Tool Kit (Trimmer + Blower) — $299 (buy this, get 1 free select tool) Home Depot $379 $399 See It Ryobi’s 18V HP combo kit gives you an Expand-It attachment-capable string trimmer and a 510 CFM leaf blower on a single 4.0Ah battery. Right now buying the kit gets you …

Skechers just dropped prices on its best walking shoes for National Walking Month

Skechers just dropped prices on its best walking shoes for National Walking Month

Published by Jenni Sidey

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Sign Up For Goods 🛍️ Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. May is National Walking Month, and if you’ve been meaning to upgrade your walking form, decent shoes make a big difference. Skechers is running a sitewide Buy One, Get One 50% off sale right now (or 20 percent off a single pair). That includes the GO WALK line, which has a name that doubles as good advice. This line of kicks was built specifically for putting in miles on foot, with arch support, firm-but-cushioned midsoles, and that Slip-ins heel design that lets you step in without reaching down. Here are the deals to check out before your next stroll. Skechers GO WALK Glide-Step 2.0 – Venus (Women’s) $79.99 (was $100.00) See It The Venus is the best straightforward deal in the GO WALK lineup right now. It’s already marked down 20 percent to $79.99 without a promo code. It’s a laceless knit slip-on with Skechers’ …

The World’s Hottest Young Watchmaker Just Dropped a Game-Changing Chronograph

The World’s Hottest Young Watchmaker Just Dropped a Game-Changing Chronograph

Published by Jenni Sidey

Want more insider watch coverage? Get Box + Papers, GQ’s newsletter devoted to the watch world, sent to your inbox every Friday. Sign up here to get it free. When I visited Rexhep Rexhepi, the renowned watchmaking phenom, at his Geneva workshop in the summer of 2024, the obsession had already started. His workbench was scattered with vintage chronographs, and his mind was whirring with ideas for how he might innovate on the age-old stopwatch complication. “I would be very interested now to do something that is different on the chronograph,” said Rexhepi, whose watches routinely sell for millions at auction. Now, nearly two years after that meeting—and four since Rexhepi’s last major release—the watchmaker has unveiled his latest model, the RRCHF. Rexhepi may have downplayed his ambitions when he said he wanted to do something interesting with the chronograph. These days, even many watch enthusiasts—including one watch brand executive I recently spoke with—are quick to point out that timepieces are now little more than symbols of status and taste, with no real practical value. …

Kia unveils US-spec EV3, for sale this year, picking up the ball Volvo dropped

Kia unveils US-spec EV3, for sale this year, picking up the ball Volvo dropped

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2027 EV3 Kia has unveiled the US version of its EV3 small SUV, which has been selling like gangbusters overseas and will come to the American market by the end of this year. The EV3 has been super popular in global markets since its debut in 2024, becoming a best-seller in some countries. But as is often the case, the US has so far been deprived of this cool EV. Thankfully, that’s about to end. The Kia EV3 made its North American debut at the New York Auto Show this morning, with Kia announcing it will bring its most affordable EV to the US. Advertisement – scroll for more content The EV3 shares several design cues with the big, boxy three-row EV9, but in a much more right-sized package. At 169 inches long, its a full 28 inches shorter than its big sibling. 2027 EV3 That translates into more parkability, more efficiency, and a much lower cost. While we don’t yet know the US price, the EV3 starts at around £27k in the UK (before …

Trump’s Justice Department dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in shift to immigration

Trump’s Justice Department dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in shift to immigration

Published by Sam Flores

In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace. The cases included an investigation into a Virginia nursing home with a recent record of patient abuse; probes of fraud involving several New Jersey labor unions, including one opened after a top official of a national union was accused of embezzlement; and an investigation into a cryptocurrency company suspected of cheating investors. In total, the DOJ quietly closed more than 23,000 criminal cases in the first six months of President Donald Trump’s administration, abandoning hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime, drugs and other offenses as it shifted resources to pursue immigration cases, according to an analysis by ProPublica. The bulk of these cases, which were closed without prosecution and known as declinations, had been referred to the DOJ by law enforcement agencies under prior administrations that believed a federal crime may have been committed. The DOJ routinely declines to prosecute cases for any number of reasons, including …

NYC just dropped 360 kW chargers where drivers really need them

NYC just dropped 360 kW chargers where drivers really need them

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Photo: nyc.gov New York City just added another DC fast-charging hub, and this one is clearly aimed at the drivers who need it most. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn, and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) have opened a new public EV fast-charging station at a municipal lot in downtown Flushing, Queens (135-23 39th Avenue). It’s the first of 10 sites planned over the next year as part of a partnership between NYC DOT and NYPA. The Flushing site has eight 360 kW fast chargers that can take an EV to 80% in around 10–15 minutes. And drivers won’t be charged extra for parking while they plug in. The city picked this location because it has limited access to affordable charging and a high number of residents who are Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) drivers – more than a third live in Queens. Advertisement – scroll for more content Fast-charging access is still uneven across New York City, and for professional drivers, downtime directly affects income. NYPA, which runs …