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Once the giant propane-powered griddle was assembled on the porch of my parents’ house, friends and family members passed by in succession, many confused about what you would do with such a vast cooking surface. Not my sister, though. She got the idea right away.
“I want to cover that thing with [...]
I’ve found that Mountain Safety Research (MSR) tends to arrive at an impressive iteration of a product and then stick with it. Most outdoor gear companies tend to gradually ruin their best products with incessant cost-cutting and penny-pinching, but [...]
The Tron Lightcycle? That bike from Akira? A Stormtrooper with two wheels? First impressions of the CE 04 are of a motorbike sent back in time from the future. A radical aesthetic sketched in the 1980s for riding in the 2080s.
It’s still relatively rare for vehicles to make it into production [...]
Many years ago, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 gained notoriety when its batteries caught fire in a series of incidents. There’s been a steady stream of similar, though isolated, incidents ever since. However, despite the high-profile coverage of batteries gone wrong, the vast majority of Li-ion [...]
Our picks for the best gardening video games include quality choices for those who play on PC, console, and mobile devices. You can also check out WIRED’s guides to the best games for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, smartphones, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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Unless you’re buying them brand-new—and often even then—your vinyl records are probably filthy. New records are staticky and attract dust; old records have been sitting in boxes in other peoples’ basements. Take it from someone who has bought, [...]
For a bit more scale, a person whispering can be around 20 to 30 dB, while a typical conversation is around 60 dB. A motorcycle driving by would be about 90 dB, and a really loud concert can be in the area of 110 dB. Much higher than this and you’re getting into a range where sound [...]
If you’re not sure how much data you typically use, don’t fret. There’s a way to check. On Android phones, go to Settings > Network & Internet > SIMs, and you’ll see how much data you’ve used this past month. Tap App [...]
