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Grovemade makes beautiful desk accessories, from laptop stands to pen cups—many of which we've tested at WIRED and recommend in our home-office buying guides. These are typically made from wood with metal and felt accents and are crafted completely by hand in Portland, Oregon. That also means these accessories are …

Sonos is at an impasse, and it’s mostly Apple's fault. When what is now the largest cell phone maker in the world forced headphones wireless by removing the jack from the iPhone, the writing was most definitely on the wall. Folks used to pile around a stereo, home theater, or …

Hey u up? I miss u babbe. That’s the kind of immediately regrettable text you’ll now be able to salvage on Android Messages. This week, Google announced a bunch of new features coming to its Android mobile platform, and perhaps most useful among them is the ability to edit messages …

Every coffee preparation method has little tricks, secrets, pitfalls, and different ways to end up with a cup of something you're not super happy with. Espresso has more of those than most, I'd say. Many things can impact the quality of the shots you pull from your espresso machine, and …

Summer might mean pool days and wet hair—but also vacations and nights out at beach bars. For those times, you want hair tools that work quickly for effortless styles that defy humidity. Some of our favorites, including Dyson's pricey Airstrait and Airwrap, are currently on sale. Special offer for Gear …

What better way to kick off summer than to spend your time indoors, grinding through levels and battling epic bosses? The Sony Days of Play Sale has arrived, bringing with it discounts on games, consoles, PlayStation Plus subscriptions, and more. These deals last through June 12, though individual discounts may …

It's nice to work in the finely tuned WIRED test kitchen, aka my kitchen. The knives are sharp, the coffee is good, the room-temperature butter is ready to spread. And my induction stove is a marvel, boiling water in a heartbeat, heating sauces incredibly evenly and predictably. I like to …

Microsoft is continually adding new features to Windows, but the recent announcement of a tool called Recall has raised a few eyebrows: It's designed to work like browsing history does in your web browser, but for everything on your PC. Whenever you need to retrace your steps on the Windows …

As I was flying to cover Google I/O early in May, I vowed to do some work on the plane. I pulled out my MacBook while in my economy window-seat. As a 6'4" guy, things were already cramped for my legs; I couldn’t put the 16-inch machine on the tray …

The launch of a new electric vehicle these days is invariably met with a chorus of “this car is too expensive”—and rightfully so. But for used EVs, particularly used Teslas, it's quite another story, thanks to a glut of former fleet and rental cars that are now ready for their …