Whether you’re running a marathon or watching Wandavision in bed, comfort is king when it comes to wireless earbuds. Not only is a well-fitting pair less annoying, but a proper seal also has a dramatic impact on the sound quality of the headphones. Ultimate Ears’ engineers know a thing or two about great-fitting earbuds. For […]
The millennia-old pastime of chess has been enjoying an explosion of interest. Whether people are longing for any engaging hobby to keep themselves sane during the long wait, or they fell prey to a popular Netflix drama about a chess prodigy, competition is heating up. While games using a physical board will have to wait […]
For most of eternity, if you wanted to run Linux on your laptop you bought a Windows laptop, wiped Windows, and installed Linux. This was known as the “Windows tax,” the extra money you paid for an operating system you didn’t need. About 15 years ago, pioneering companies like System76 began selling white-label hardware with […]
I quickly stumped the clerk who helped me find groceries at the Indian market in Issaquah, Washington. She looked at the length of the shopping list on my clipboard, then at me, and said, “Let me find the manager.” He and I sped through the first 10 or 15 ingredients, stuff like black chickpeas, Kashmiri […]
I’m not often entranced by affordable pocket-size sex toys. “Affordable” is usually another word for mediocre. Satisfyer’s Love Triangle vibrator and suction toy—or as my partner and I lovingly call it, “the empanada”—bucks those trends. It’s surprisingly powerful, but also quiet, discreet, and so small it’ll fit in your pocket (yes, even the unconscionably tiny […]
It’s not uncommon to log into a WIRED Zoom and find two or three pairs of Grado over-ear headphones staring back at you. We’ve called them “ the best headphones in the world,” after all. Not only is the sound quality top-tier, but they’re also beautiful and have a storied history. Grado Labs is a […]
Every few years, the biking world comes out with a new trend I mostly ignore. A dozen years ago, everyone was going nuts for cyclocross, or cross-country bike racing. Then it was fat tires, touring bikes, and ebikes (OK, I got into those). Some time ago, gravel biking became the hot new thing. I was […]
I watch so many movies and shows when testing TVs, soundbars, and various other home theater toys that I begin to get jealous of the perfectly sculpted universes in them. Sci-fi doors slide open with puffy whisps; stereos are perfectly recessed into custom-made walls; and showers are each the size of a single car garage, […]
It’s an iterative year for Samsung’s latest flagship smartphones, where the company is simply improving on a year-old design instead of loading up the new devices with breakthrough features. But that’s not a bad thing. In fact, with the new Galaxy S21 series—which includes the Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra—what you’re mostly getting is […]
Still, if you’re only in it for the aerial camera, there’s plenty to love. All the automated shot modes of the previous model—Dronie, Circle, Helix, and Rocket—are still there, along with a new one called Boomerang. As the name suggests, the Mini 2 does a flyby and then circles back around. The new 1/2.3-inch CMOS […]