11 Face Masks Your Kids May Actually Wear
Over the past two years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued complicated—and occasionally contradictory—guidance on whether...
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How to Cut Your Hair at Home
So your hair is getting long. Most salons reopened when vaccines became available, but with a new variant spreading around,...
How to Build a Solar Oven
Ever heard that old phrase “It's hot enough to cook an egg on a sidewalk”? It seems like hyperbole (and...
Citizen’s New Service Helps Paying Users Summon the Cops
Citizen, the app that tracks local crime and lets you film incidents as they happen, has launched a new subscription...
22 Great Wireless Chargers to Refuel Your Phone (or Watch)
Wireless charging isn't nearly as cool as it sounds. It's not exactly wireless—a cord runs from an outlet to the...
Google’s Next Pixel Phone Will Be Powered By a Custom Chip
In briefings with WIRED, Osterloh had both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro on hand to show off all...
Got Bigger Ears? Sony’s WF-1000XM4 Are Your New Best Buds
The noise canceling itself is second to none, thanks to Sony’s excellent signal processing and the included foam ear tips,...
Are Virtual Surround Gaming Headsets Worth It?
This can also vary from game to game. Just look at the painstakingly crafted sound design of Overwatch, where every...
The Best Keyboards for Your Work Station (or Battle Station)
There are few things as polarizing as PC keyboards. There are message boards and subreddits filled to the brim with...
How to Make the Air in Your Home More Breathable
Our homes are our sanctuaries—a fact that became clear to a lot of people this past year when they suddenly...
What’s the Best Unlimited Data Plan?
WIRED: Every tier includes 5G data speeds. You won't be throttled at all on the Unlimited Elite plan, and on...
How to Get the Most Out of Your Meditation App
Diana Winston, director of mindfulness education at UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC), notes that there is a lot of...
The 14 Best Weekend Deals on Smartphones, Laptops, and Audio
If you've managed to snag yourself some time in the great outdoors this weekend, hats off to you. Like the...
Why the History of Black Twitter Needed to Be Told
MC: Also Giancarlo Esposito was Buggin Out.JP: Yes. His iconic role, one of his earliest iconic roles. He's been in...
18 Face Masks We Actually Like to Wear
We didn't want it to happen, but it did. Months after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed...
How Nothing Designed ‘Ear 1s’ to Beat Apple AirPods
Thomas Howard: When we first started to think about Nothing, there was this idea to ‘own' transparency. We’re not going...
Samsung’s Flagship Soundbar Brings Theater Audio to Your Home
Getting proper surround sound in your home used to require research. You’d have to pore over forums (and before that,...
Power Up Anywhere With the Best Travel Adapters
There are 15 plug types in use across the world. Type A and Type B are used in the US,...
