You can get a lot more from a hair dryer now. We recently put 14 hair dryers to the test, and many of these products bear little resemblance to the simple, rickety thing I used as a teen. The new models have sensors. They have magnets that help attach accessories easily and RFID chips that…
These devices emit a pulsing jet of water to blast away debris and plaque. Countertop units usually have a tank and a separate handset connected to it by a tube. In cordless flossers, a smaller tank is incorporated into the handset. Some come with a charging stand, while with others, you plug a cable right…
As we get out of the house, the gear-obsessed WIRED Reviews team is writing about our favorite bags and EDCs. Today, reviewer Boutayna Chokrane raves about her love for her Lululemon gym bag. You can also check out other Bag Check stories where WIRED writers share their carryall of choice. I have long had a…
The two recalled products are:• Deep Sprouted Mat 16 oz. package, with a lot code printed on the back of 24330, 25072, 25108, 24353, 25171, 24297, 25058, 25078, 24291, 25107, 24354, or 24292. • Deep Sprouted Moong 16 oz. package, with a lot code printed on the back of 24330, 25072, 25108, 24353, 25171, 24297, 25058,…
I first encountered the ideas of ultralight backpacking in 1994, in an article in now-defunct (and much-missed) Backpacker magazine. It was titled “Less is More,” by Mark Jenkins. (I still have a PDF copy I scanned years ago.) Jenkins wrote about a long trip across Europe and Africa. By the end, he and his traveling…
Aegean H. Chan, MD, dual board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist, practicing in Santa Barbara and Solvang, Calif., notes that pigmented contact cheilitis is underrepresented in medical literature, with only a handful of published case reports. This makes its true prevalence unclear, but it is likely more common than reported. She adds that delayed diagnosis is common…
US lawmakers have removed provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2026 that would have ensured military members’ right to repair their own equipment. The final language of the NDAA was shared by the House Armed Services Committee on Sunday, after weeks of delays pushed the annual funding bill to the end of the…
If you don’t know where to start—and use—your HP coupon code, there’s a wide variety of options available at HP.com in terms of budget and use case, but my eye goes first to the high-end HP Omen gaming monitors, like the fantastic HP Omen Transcend 32. This 4K 240Hz monitor is a favorite among PC…
From our surveys, we have reliability ratings for 15 major manufacturers of gas ranges: Amana, Bosch, Café (formerly GE Café), Electrolux, Frigidaire, GE, GE Profile, Hotpoint, JennAir, Kenmore, KitchenAid, LG, Maytag, Samsung, and Whirlpool. CR members can read on for some of the most crucial findings from our surveys, along with specific gas range models…
This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As President Donald Trump sees it, environmental regulations that attempt to improve efficiency and address climate change only make products more expensive and perform worse. He has long blamed efficiency regulations for his frustrations with things like toilets and showerheads….