When you think “gaming furniture” a very specific aesthetic probably comes to mind. Sharp edges, RGB lighting, and for some reason seats that look like they belong in a race car. It’s an aesthetic that doesn’t play well with most other living spaces. That’s something Ikea wants to change with …
Read More »The Best Record-Breaking Timepieces From the World's Biggest Watch Show
After two years of the kind of exuberance and endeavor that brought a Rolex emoji watch, colored lab-grown diamonds, 3D-printed gold, light-sucking cases, and even a Stormtrooper metaverse watch, 2024's Watches and Wonders—the annual trade show of the international watch and jewelry industry—feels positively tame in comparison. Perhaps this is …
Read More »Our Favorite Cat Toys, Litter Boxes, and Other Feline Supplies
Cats are beautiful, interesting, weird creatures. If you're lucky enough to be loved by one, it's your God-given responsibility to give them a comfortable and fun home. Cats require a specific environment to play, scratch, and relax. Based on years of testing with our pets, these are our favorite cat …
Read More »It’s Time for Nothing to Do Something
“Everyone is so passionless about technology,” said Nothing cofounder Carl Pei when WIRED spoke to him about his upstart brand, known for its striking clear plastic designs, two years ago. “On hardware, it’s basically more and more of the same. Less and less differentiation, and consumers aren’t as excited anymore. …
Read More »I’m a New Homeowner. An App Called Thumbtack Has Become a Lifesaver for Me
Never in my life did I think I'd own a home, but I was fortunate enough to close on my first house last fall. Yet as I moved into my new space—after nearly a decade of renting in New York City—I was overwhelmed with anxiety. Anything and everything that went …
Read More »Science Has Discovered How to Make Perfect Gin
In an Edinburgh laboratory in the second half of 2023, four chemists armed with a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer took on the unregulated Wild West of the gin industry. A total of 16 samples of gin endured the spectrometer’s powerful magnetic field to create a “fingerprint”—in the form of …
Read More »My Favorite Things an Amazon Echo Show Can Do
There are a ton of tricks that smart displays can do. But not all of them are created equal or are worth doing on this style of advice. The basics are easy—just about anyone knows how handy it is to ask any smart speaker or smart display to tell you …
Read More »Yes, You Really Need a Budget
Like many people, I signed up for Mint because it was free. After all, that's what people who are good at money do—use things because they're free. And, by many standards, I am decent at managing money. I pay my mortgage monthly. I put aside money for vacations and savings, …
Read More »Is a Nintendo Switch Worth Buying Right Now?
It’s been nearly seven years since the original Nintendo Switch came out. In that time, the company has sold a staggering 132 million-plus units and has become the portable home of dozens of exclusive and indie games. But we’ve also been waiting a long time for Nintendo to announce its …
Read More »A First Look at Samsung’s 2024 TV Lineup
Spring is in the air, and that means the fresh crop of 2024 TVs are getting ready to make their way out of the lab and into living rooms. In anticipation, Samsung offered reviewers like me an early look at some of its biggest models ahead of official release, including …
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