Tag Archives: sleep

There are lots of reasons to be excited about Labor Day. (A long weekend! A last summer hurrah! Another chance to use the grill or hit the beach!) One of these many reasons is great sales, particularly for big-ticket items like mattresses. We test and review dozens of mattresses here …

Forget those flimsy airline eye covers. Sleep masks have come a long way, and the market is filled with a myriad of options designed to help you fall asleep and maintain a good night’s rest. From luxurious silk masks to high-tech sleeping goggles, there’s a sleep mask for every need. …

This story originally appeared in WIRED Italia. It has been translated from Italian. Yes, the athletes' beds at the Paris 2024 Olympics are indeed made of cardboard. The paper-based berth news, which has aroused curiosity and some skepticism after some videos of athletes circulated online, was confirmed by the organizers …

I am swimming in sheets. I test and review sheets of all kinds here at WIRED, which means there are at least a dozen sets of sheets in my house at all times. I spend a ridiculous amount of time doing laundry and subsequently folding all the sheets I’ve laundered. …

When I pull up Netflix at the end of a long day, sometimes it takes me an hour just to decide what to watch. I think this makes me pretty lame. Though maybe I'm also hoping you'll tell me that endless scrolling is a perfectly valid new form of entertainment? …

I sleep on a lot of bedding. It comes with the territory when you test bed sheets and comforters for a living. I've slept on everything from bamboo and silk to plain-weave cotton, but there's a term I've seen quite often in bedding materials that I didn't know much about: …

There are many reasons for picking up one of the best Fitbits, and for a lot of people those reasons include being able to track their sleep. Strap a Fitbit smartwatch or tracker to your wrist and it'll monitor your slumber, recording the amount of time you're asleep as well …

John Muir famously set off for the mountains with “some bread and tea in a pair of blankets with some sugar and a tin cup.” I admire his ultralight spirit and disdain for comfort on the trail, but I'd be willing to bet that if Muir were around today, he'd …

We trip over the phrase “human dog bed.” Is it a human bed for dogs or a dog bed for humans? The Plufl Human Dog Bed (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is definitely made for people, which is why WIRED reviewer Medea Giordiano tested it instead of a furry friend. She loved …

What we cover ourselves with at night is a surprisingly hot topic among the WIRED product reviews team. Just about everyone has a comforter of some kind. Some of us love duvets and some of us hate them. I used to be a duvet fan, but these days, I've left …