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Sonos and Ikea’s Love Affair Is Over—Grab This $19 Device While You Still Can

All good things come to an end, so it’s time to bag the furniture brand’s Sonos speakers before they disappear. The good news is that the very best of the bunch costs less than $20—and there’s no alternative once it’s gone.
Clickety Clack

Get Clicky With Our Favorite Custom Mechanical Keyboards

Product Review

D'Addario's XPND Pedal Power Kit Helps Clean Up Your Board

Daily Deals

All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links.

Home Office

The Staples Dexley Is a Reliable Office Chair for Tight Budgets

This no-nonsense all-mesh office chair isn't much to look at, but you'll be hard-pressed to find something better for under $200.

Corsair’s K70 Pro TKL Keyboard Mixes Switches With Mixed Results

Corsair’s latest Pro keyboard cuts corners by mixing Hall effect and mechanical switches to create a confusing mess.

WobKey’s Rainy 75 Mechanical Keyboard Punches Above Its Weight

Budget mechanical keyboards just keep getting better.

The Urevo CyberPad Lets You Hike Uphill While You Work

This tricked out walking pad has the highest incline capability I’ve seen on the market.

Home Office Gear We Love

Phones

The Best Cheap Phones for Almost Every Budget

There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices—ranging from $100 to $600—stood up to WIRED’s testing.

The CMF Phone 2 Pro Is the New Budget Smartphone King

With unrivaled performance, a versatile triple-camera setup, and a fun modular accessory system, Nothing's CMF Phone 2 Pro reinvents the idea of a budget smartphone. But there's a catch.

Which Motorola Phone Should You Buy?

Motorola phones may seem old-school, but their reasonable prices, colorful designs, and simple software make them good, wallet-friendly Android smartphones.

The Best Google Pixel 9 Cases and Accessories

Whether you saved some cash with the Pixel 9a or went big with the Pixel 9 Pro XL, we’ve got a selection of cases—MagSafe included—to kit out your new Android phone.

Audio

The Pro-Ject Flatten It Uses Heat to Fix Warped Records

Own a pile of warped records that you love? This gentle heating machine can help you make them play well again.

The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones to Escape Reality

Tune out (or rock out) with our favorite over-ears and earbuds.

Morel Biggie Bluetooth Speaker Proves Less Really Can Be More

Maximum bass and minimal features make for a beguiling mix from this beautifully made Bluetooth speaker.

The Best Bookshelf Speakers to Blast Your Tunes

Soup up your sound with these active and passive speakers. We have picks for every budget.

Audio Gear We Love

Computers

Sightful's Spacetop Is a Better, More Practical Spatial Computing Experience

Paired with a laptop and smart glasses, Sightful’s Spacetop for Windows software feels closer to the spatial computing future we were promised than Apple’s Vision Pro.

The Best Graphics Cards (GPUs) for Your Gaming PC

Looking for a new graphics card? There’s no shortage of options to choose from, but here are the best to buy now.

The Asus Vivobook Pro 15 Wins on Screen and Power, Not Much Else

Asus’ 15-inch laptop is an uninspiring machine built for creators.

HP’s EliteBook Ultra G1i Windows Laptop Is High on Security, Low on Value

HP’s no-nonsense EliteBook Ultra G1i is a buttoned-up laptop that’s priced accordingly.

Home

Birdfy's Polygon Smart Birdhouse Wants to Make Your Backyard Visitors Famous

This creatively designed nest box is ready to tell a story—if it can attract birds.

The Best Carpet Cleaners to Resurrect Your Rugs

Tackle stubborn stains, ground-in grime, and pesky pet hair with one of these WIRED-tested washers. 

AquaRest's Affordable Hard-Sided Hot Tub Is Great for Soakers

The cheapest hard-sided hot tub on Wayfair is totally worth buying.

Breathe Easy—We Found the Best Air Purifiers

Protect your home against dust, pets, allergies, and more with air purifiers tested firsthand by WIRED.

Sleep

How to Fix a Bed Frame

Sharp corners? Squeaky joinery? These expert solutions can help.

The Best Pajamas for Women Who’d Rather Stay in Bed

These pajamas look and feel so good, you’ll wish you could you could wear them all the time.

The Best Mattresses You Can Buy Online

WIRED has tested hundreds of bed-in-a-box mattresses for a week each. Our top pick, the Helix Midnight Luxe hybrid, is the best bed you can buy online.

The Great British Bed-Off: The UK’s Top 6 Mattresses

Our UK team has its own guide to the best British mattresses in a box and picks the Nectar Premier Hybrid Mattress as the best bed you can buy online.

Sleep Gear We Love

Online Services

EveryPlate Is the Best Low-Cost Meal Kit I’ve Tried. Just Add Rice

HelloFresh's budget plan offers good taste and actual affordability. Though some meals need a little something.

Factor Meals Have Gotten Much Better. Now to Ditch the Microwave

Factor home-delivery meals have mastered the art of a juicy, medium-rare steak. But inconsistency is still an issue.

Best Delivery Chocolate Boxes for Self-Love or Your True Love

We tasted dozens of chocolate boxes to find the best, from pure chocolate ecstasy to bundles of fun.

HelloFresh Meal Kits Are Still a Solid Option to Take the Stress Out of Cooking

One of the oldest and biggest meal kits often feels the brightest and most modern. Little missteps hold some recipes back.

Outdoors

The Best Electric Kick Scooters

These WIRED-tested two-wheelers will help you scoot scoot scoot around town.

The Best Day Hiking Backpacks for Every Adventure

We've tested dozens of packs to find the perfect way to carry everything you need, whether you're headed up a mountain or are exploring the big city.

The Best Sports Bras for When You're Working Out, or Just Thinking About It

Our top picks keep everything in place, even if your workout is just a walk to the fridge.

Why Is My Fleece Jacket See-Through?

The gorpcore backpackers are wearing a breathable fabric called Alpha Direct or grid fleece. It’s coming for your cover-ups.

Outdoor Gear We Love

Kitchen

Smeg’s New SKC01 Soda Maker Offers Beauty and Bubbles

Bring some Italian style to your acqua frizzante, even if it is made out of plastic.

The Best Chef's Knives to Chop Anything in the Kitchen

The chef's knife is the workhorse of the kitchen. We sliced, diced, and minced to find the best for every home chef.

The 11 Best Cold-Brew Coffee Makers You Can Buy

Good cold-brewed coffee tastes like smooth, sweet magic. Learn how to make it right—no barista necessary.

The Best Coffee Subscriptions to Keep You Wired

These services deliver freshly roasted, delicious coffee picks right to your door—each with its own twist.

Kitchen Gear We Love

Beauty

The Best Dry Shampoos to Extend Your Style

I spent months testing 30 dry shampoos on day-two hair and beyond—these are the most effective formulas you can buy.

How to Pack Your Beauty Routine for Travel

Don’t let self-care fall by the wayside when you’re on the road. We talked to experts to find out how best to keep your routine on a roll, from the plane to the hotel.

I Wore the $599 TheraFace Mask for 3 Months, but It Didn’t Change My Life

This LED face mask combines red, blue, and near-infrared light with vibration therapy, but don’t expect overnight results.

This Dyson Hair Dryer Is a Slimmed-Down Version of a Classic

The Supersonic r is Dyson on Ozempic—minus the side effects.

TV

Your TV Sounds Awful. These Soundbars Can Fix That

Every television deserves a row of speakers to call its own. These are our favorite soundbars.

The 13 Best TVs We’ve Tested (and Helpful Buying Tips)

From LEDs to fancy OLED models, these are our favorite televisions at every price.

The 6 Best OLED TVs We’ve Tested

Looking to step up to the TV big leagues? These are the best OLED TVs you can buy.

RGB LED Could Be the Future for Cheap Screens

With incredible colors, brightness, and contrast, RGB backlighting is the technology that will drive the next 10 years of innovation in televisions and displays.

Fitness

This Startup Has Created AI-Powered Signing Avatars for the Deaf

New technology from British startup Silence Speaks enables an AI-generated sign language avatar to effectively give the deaf and hard of hearing an interpreter in their pocket.

I Wore the $599 TheraFace Mask for 3 Months, but It Didn’t Change My Life

This LED face mask combines red, blue, and near-infrared light with vibration therapy, but don’t expect overnight results.

The Aviron Victory Treadmill Entices You With Fun Classes and Games

Entry-level exercisers will love Aviron’s low profile and tons of addicting exercise content.

Garmin Still Makes the Best Entry-Level Fitness Tracker

New subscription service notwithstanding, Garmin’s latest entry-level tracker is still reliable and attractive and works great.

How To and Advice

How to Get a Real ID License for Traveling on Airplanes

If you don’t have a Real ID or a passport, you can still board an airplane while traveling within the US. Just be prepared for a longer wait going through security.

How to Use Your Smartphone to Cope With Hearing Loss

From live transcriptions to sound filtering, here’s how you can benefit from features on Android and Apple devices.

Take a Tour of All the Essential Features in ChatGPT

If you missed WIRED’s live, subscriber-only Q&A focused on the software features of ChatGPT, hosted by Reece Rogers, you can watch the replay here.

How to Pack Your Beauty Routine for Travel

Don’t let self-care fall by the wayside when you’re on the road. We talked to experts to find out how best to keep your routine on a roll, from the plane to the hotel.

Coupons and Deals

Get Up to 70% Off With Our Adidas Promo Codes and Deals

Enjoy up to 70% off select styles, 15% off when you sign up to be an adiClub member, and more with our Adidas coupons and deals.

10% Off Dell Coupon Code for May 2025

Enjoy 10% off with Dell promo codes, plus today's coupons for up to $600 off laptops, monitors, and all things tech.

15 Great Deals on Mother's Day Gifts

Get Mom something special and save some money on it, too. Plenty of our recommendations are on sale.

Best Early Memorial Day Mattress Deals (and Bedding, Too!)

There’s still plenty of time between now and Memorial Day, but the mattress and bedding sales are already underway.