Popular Midsized Sedans to Avoid and What to Buy Instead

The better choices and under-the-radar alternatives are vehicles recommended by Consumer Reports, meaning they’ve scored well in our road tests, have good reliability ratings, and performed well in crash tests. Each one also comes standard with automatic emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian detection, AEB that works at highway speeds, blind spot warning (BSW), and rear…

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Why Is It So Hard to Fix an Electric Bike? (2026)

If you Ask any bike shop owner or manager if they fix electric bikes, you get an interesting array of stories. “I know a guy who has lost a finger working on ebikes,” says MacKenzie Hardt, owner of Hardt Family Cyclery in Aurora, Colorado, and the former executive director of the nonprofit bike shop and…

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Coleman Promo Codes and Deals: Up to 30% Off in March

Few things are as iconic to camping as the green Coleman stove. Every summer you’ll find them, along with Coleman lanterns and coolers, on picnic tables across America. At WIRED, we’re big fans of the Coleman Cascade stove, but all Coleman stoves are capable of cooking up delicious camp food. There is more to Coleman…

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Beatbot AquaSense X Review: A Pool Robot That Cleans Itself

Photograph: Chris Null Naturally, the AstroRinse also needs a power supply, so if you don’t have a standard electrical outlet near your hose spigot, you’ll need another extension cord solution here. The unit must be level to run properly, and it features adjustable feet and a built-in spirit level to help you achieve that. All…

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How Can Soccer Players Bend Their Shots in Midair?

We need one more thing—how about Newton’s second law? This says the acceleration depends on the net force (Fnet) and the mass (m) of an object. It’s usually written as Fnet = m × a, but we can rearrange it like this: a = Fnet/m. Combining this with our gravitational force, we get something pretty…

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Do UV-C Hearing Aid Cleaners Really Work?

You can keep earwax from building up on your hearing aids with regular manual cleaning. But step out in the rain, accidentally wear your hearing aids in the shower, work in a humid environment, or build up a sweat, and you might find yourself with a problem on your hands (or in your ears). All…

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