Best Beach Tents

Pop-up beach tents are designed for those who lack the time, patience, or confidence to build one. Companies market them as easy to assemble and disassemble in mere seconds. Spoiler alert: They’re all lying.  To help you choose the best beach canopy for your needs, we evaluated four best-selling beach tents so that you don’t…

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25 Best Early Labor Day Sales on WIRED-Tested Gear (2025)

Labor Day is not until September 1, but retailers are already offering oodles of Labor Day deals. The unofficial end of summer, a celebration of the American worker’s contribution to our national prosperity, brings with it bargains on WIRED-tested gear, including home office essentials and some of our favorite gadgets. For the next couple of…

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15 Best Electrolyte Powders (2026): Tasty and Effective

Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier Tons of flavors, most with high carbohydrate and sugar content. Sugar and carbs might be too much for some people. A few flavors are intense. Calories: 50. Sodium: 500 mg. Total carbohydrates: 13 g. Total sugars: 11 g. Added sugars: 11 g. Potassium: 370 mg. Vitamin C: 62 mg. Niacin: 19.3…

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Best Budget Mattresses of 2025

Consumer Reports evaluates lower-priced mattresses the same way we test any mattress: by putting them through our exhaustive lab tests, as well as asking thousands of CR members about how well their mattresses have served them. Put together, this information provides a good sense of what a mattress offers for a variety of body sizes…

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