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Brace for Cold Nights With the Best Down Comforters We’ve Tried

Brace for Cold Nights With the Best Down Comforters We’ve Tried

Compare Our Top 11 Down Comforters More Comforters We’ve Tested If you want a warm blanket but you don’t want traditional down, consider a down alternative, or a comforter made with eucalyptus or bamboo. Buffy Breeze Comforter Courtesy of Buffy Buffy Breeze Comforter: The Buffy Breeze Comforter has been on my bed for years. It’s made with a eucalyptus fiber …

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Which Apple Watch Is Best Right Now?

Which Apple Watch Is Best Right Now?

If you’ve ever gone camping, walked 20 yards away from your campsite to go pee behind a tree, and looked up to find that you were completely lost in the dark, then the new Watch Ultra 3 is for you. It now features satellite messaging, which I tested on a weekend camping trip, and it’s a significant improvement over satcomms …

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Our Experts Tested 5 Bread Makers for the Perfect Loaf

Our Experts Tested 5 Bread Makers for the Perfect Loaf

Keen to enjoy homemade bread but put off by all the kneading by hand, flouring, and yeast-starting that comes with it? Then using one of our tested bread makers that does the hard graft for you—like the KBS Pro ($150) or Zojirushi Home Bakery Virtuoso Plus ($400)—may just be your ticket to carb heaven. A great way to liven up …

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Breathe Easy—We Found the Best Air Purifier for Every Room in Your House

Breathe Easy—We Found the Best Air Purifier for Every Room in Your House

Compare Our Picks Others We Tested Photograph: Lisa Wood Shapiro Airthings Renew for $300: I wasn’t expecting to like the unassuming minimalist Renew from Airthings as much as I did. Its gray box design is so understated, quiet, and powerful that it was easy to plug it in and forget about it. The Renew is also the first purifier I’ve …

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The Best MagSafe Wallets to Keep Your Cards Safely in One Place

The Best MagSafe Wallets to Keep Your Cards Safely in One Place

Other Good MagSafe Wallets Photograph: Jacob Roach ESR Geo Wallet Stand for $43: Apple’s Find My app lets you track your devices if they’re lost, and ESR’s Geo wallet has it built right into the wallet itself. This is the wallet I’ve been using for the past few weeks, and outside of the Find My capabilities, I love that it …

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I’ve Tested All the Latest Chromebooks. These 9 Are the Absolute Best

I’ve Tested All the Latest Chromebooks. These 9 Are the Absolute Best

9 Best Chromebooks Compared Other Good Chromebooks We’ve Tested Photograph: Daniel Thorp-Lancaster Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 for $711: Acer’s Chromebook Spin line has made a name for itself over the years, and its latest entry, the Chromebook Plus Spin 714 (9/10, WIRED Recommends), keeps that reputation alive. For $699 (or less if you find it on sale), Acer packs …

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How to Get the Perfect Surround Sound Speaker Setup

How to Get the Perfect Surround Sound Speaker Setup

Of course, promise is not the same as deliver—and just as with those soundbars that want to replicate the effects of a surround sound setup, it’s difficult in the extreme to create a sensation of spatial audio without the physical equipment necessary. For home cinema, the words ‘spatial audio’ can confidently be swapped for ‘3D sound’. Unlike a 5.1 or …

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WIRED Tested Dozens of Espresso Machines. These Are the 9 Best

WIRED Tested Dozens of Espresso Machines. These Are the 9 Best

Compare the Top 8 Espresso Machines Other Machines We Like Breville Oracle Dual Boiler for $3,000: This update to the previous Breville Dual Boiler espresso machine is a powerful, truly impressive machine in many regards. It combines the easy touchscreen operation and automatic dosing and tamping of WIRED’s top-pick Oracle Jet with a welcome “manual” mode that lets you play …

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