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Other Good Ebook Readers Below, you’ll find a few more e-readers we like but don’t necessarily love as much as our top picks. Kindle Scribe Photograph: Brenda Stolyar Kindle Scribe 2024 for $400: The Scribe (8/10, WIRED Review) is a great option if you want an e-reader that doubles as …

MacOS Sequoia, also known as macOS 15, is the version of Apple’s desktop operating system that launched in 2024. The OS update adds a few new capabilities to the Mac, including a password management app, videoconferencing tools, and updates to Safari, as well as all the features that come with …

More Meal Kits We Liked Dinnerly ($6 to $9 per serving): Marley Spoon’s lower-cost meal kit, Dinnerly (7/10, WIRED Recommends) was long WIRED’s budget pick. Frankly, it’s still a good budget pick. It’s also a stolidly meat-and-potatoes pick, and often straightforwardly Midwestern in its recipes. The proteins are generous and …

Apple executives always describe new hardware and software as the “best” or “biggest” ever, but the delivery doesn’t usually live up to the hype (see last year’s iPads). However, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 might be deserving of a few of those adjectives. The latest version of the operating system …

I spent eight months (and counting) testing dozens of massagers across a variety of categories, including (but not limited to) percussive therapy guns, foot massagers, and compression goggles. To assess performance in everyday situations, I incorporated them into regular routines: post-workout recovery, desk-bound workdays, and nighttime wind-downs. I evaluated each …

From ancient remedies to your Amazon cart, mushroom supplements have traveled a circuitous road. They nourish the body, enhance the mind, and occasionally poison the unlucky. Their biochemical adaptability has intrigued Eastern cultures for centuries. The West has been slow to embrace mushrooms until the 21st century, propelled in part …

Courtesy: Wayfair Others We Tested Wayfair Sleep 8-Inch Medium Cooling Gel Memory Foam Mattress for $122: This super cheap cooling mattress consists of 8 inches of regular memory foam with a layer of cooling gel, charcoal, and green tea-infused memory foam (to aid with freshness and odor absorption), followed by …

One of the biggest changes of Nintendo’s generational leap to the Switch 2 is the new console’s game carts. Not the aesthetic shift—they’re now red, to differentiate them from the original Switch’s slate gray ones—but rather that, in many cases, they won’t contain a game at all. While all first-party …

It has long been said that visiting China from the West is akin to landing in a parallel universe. Pick any major city and most aspects look and feel broadly familiar, yet the fundamentals are different. You can’t hail an Uber or use Google Maps to get around, and your …

Finding the right tent for a backpacking trip is always tricky. You have to balance packed size and weight against livability and how well it stands up to wind and rain. I’ve always erred on the side of a sturdy tent over any weight concerns, which is why I love …