Gear

By default, you'll also be able to share any games or media you've bought with other users who are signed...

19 Surprising Things Your Nintendo Switch Can Do

If you're lucky, you managed to get your hands on a new Nintendo Switch OLED this year. Or at least...

Gear to Help Make Your Livestreams Look and Sound Good

You’ve been streaming on Twitch for a while, you finally made Affiliate (or even Partner!), and you’re ready to take...

How to Set Up Your New Xbox Series X/S

If you've managed to get your hands on the Xbox Series X—or, much more likely, the Series S—you're probably eager...

You Should Listen to CDs

Randy Garrison December 23, 2021 0

CDs are dead. In 2020, revenue from sales of compact discs in the US added up to $483 million, a...

How to Use SharePlay to Virtually Connect With Loved Ones

Randy Garrison December 22, 2021 0

If you can't physically be near loved ones this year during the holidays—we are very much still in a pandemic,...

Super Last-Minute Gift Ideas—and Excuses—for Procrastinators

Randy Garrison December 22, 2021 0

Somehow, it's almost 2022—and you haven't finished your holiday shopping. It's OK, you're not alone. Whether you forgot to pick...

72 Last-Minute Christmas Gifts on Sale Now

This year it's more challenging than usual to get presents for your loved ones on time. Fortunately, even if you’ve...

Our 12 Favorite Photography Books of 2021

If you’ve ever wondered which artists inspire our WIRED photo department, wait no longer. We’ve asked our award-winning team of...

The Exercise Games That Can Actually Get You Off the Couch

If you're of a certain age, you'll remember the first time you broke a sweat playing a video game, and...

Reach Easy With the 10 Best Messenger and Shoulder Bags

If I‘m out and about and I don’t have a bag slung across my body, I feel naked and unprepared—like...

The Best Coffee Subscription Boxes We’ve Savored

Randy Garrison December 20, 2021 0

Like the other subscriptions here, Mistobox has you fill out a short survey and suggests coffee suited to your tastes....

The Best Travel Mugs to Ward Off the Winter Chill

Few of us drink anything at room temperature. Go ahead. Name as many beverages as you can that we don’t...

5 Apps That Are Better on the Desktop Than in Your Browser

Many of us use browser tabs to run our most frequented apps: media players, instant messengers, office suites, and more....

16 Great Deals on Home Goods, Office Gear, and Kitchen Tools

‘Tis the season for burying your arms up to your elbows in dough, broth, and pie. Winter doesn’t always have...

How to Use Discord: A Beginner’s Guide