Even though I’ve been testing fans at WIRED for a year, it’s not often a fan stops me in my tracks. Shark’s new TurboBlade fan—released in March 2025—surprised me the minute I saw it fully assembled. Are we sure this is a fan? Is it not a windmill? A speaker? …
Read More »11 Best Bed Frames (2025), Tested and Reviewed
This adjustable base is from the makers of one of our favorite mattresses overall and one of our favorite mattresses for side sleepers. It runs on electricity to move the hydraulic-like motors below, which raise both the head and foot area of the bed. It comes with a wireless Bluetooth-enabled …
Read More »9 Best Mattresses for Back Pain, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Honorable Mentions Wolf 12-Inch Memory Foam Hybrid Medium Firm Mattress for $899: WIRED reviewer Molly Higgins found herself surprisingly impressed with this affordable mattress. She says the medium-firm memory foam hybrid mattress feels much more luxe than its price point suggests, and that individually wrapped coils give great support and …
Read More »Best Window Air Conditioners 2025: 10 Picks to Cool You for Years
Others We Tested EcoFlow Wave 2 for $1,299: Lisa Wood Shapiro tested the newest model for this update. The EcoFlow Wave 1 has cooled down my wife’s office for more than a year just fine—we can’t use a window AC there because it would block the fire escape. Lo and …
Read More »10 Best Pet Cameras (2025), Tested and Reviewed
This model from Petcube attempts to combine popular laser toys that cats go crazy for with a pet security cam, to mixed results. Like many other cameras from the brand’s lineup, it has crystal clear color and night vision, an extrawide view, two-way audio, and fun features available with the …
Read More »De’Longhi Rivelia Espresso Machine Review (2025): A Fine Froth
The Rivelia has a nifty little bean swap system that lets you uncork one hopper full of beans and swap in a second, with minimal fuss and no mixing of beans. It works like this: When you turn the bean hopper to the unlock position, the Rivelia’s screen will simply …
Read More »Green Chef Meal Kit Review (2025): Excellent Gluten-Free Fare
Gluten-free cuisine has a deservedly bad reputation. This is not because wheat has a monopoly on good taste: Entire countries and cultures would disagree. Rather, it’s that cooks far too often make things that desperately need gluten to be what they are: pancakes and waffles, say, or Southern fried chicken. …
Read More »7 Best Dehumidifiers We’ve Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Even though I’ve spent the better part of my life living in humid New York City, I never owned a dehumidifier. I never had a basement, and I was ignorant of the benefits of a portable dehumidifier. I’ve been lucky in that I haven’t had or at least known about …
Read More »Zero Breeze Mark 3 AC Review: Effective Portable Cooling
As the weather heats up, the trappings of summer arrive with it: swimsuits, mosquitoes, and, naturally, portable air conditioning. Go-anywhere AC is now a thing, and in fact, I’ve been writing about it since 2019, when Zero Breeze released its first luggable, battery-powered air conditioning unit. A (minor) update arrived …
Read More »Pro-Ject Flatten It Review: Finally, a Way to Fix Warped Records
Collect enough vinyl and you’re guaranteed to find yourself with a couple of warped albums that won’t play properly. Maybe you foolishly left them in direct sun, maybe you didn’t store them flat, or possibly you found a wobbly old rarity at a bargain price and figured you could restore …
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