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I really like spinning information on my turntable, however my setup doesn’t depart me a lot time to truly use it. My system and information presently sit in my front room subsequent to the TV, however I’m typically in my workplace…

Like most New York Metropolis flats, mine has outdated parquet flooring. It’s straightforward to identify scuff marks and stains, however mud feels virtually not possible. Earlier than a Dyson vacuum entered my arsenal, I relied on a…

On the danger of sounding like a sanctimonious teenager on Booktok, let me humblebrag for a second: I’ve learn practically 100 books thus far this 12 months. Seems it wasn’t that onerous and didn’t value an arm and a leg. My objective…

I've a bizarre relationship with music. Once I'm at my desk, I am unable to simply hit shuffle and play something from my library; I have to focus, so I often stick with instrumental tunes. Something with vocals after I'm making an…

The Artiphon Orba 2, which is in regards to the measurement of an orange sliced in half, seems to be extra like an Echo Dot than a musical instrument. It’s meant to be held within the palm of your hand, the place you'll be able to press…

Few issues can destroy your day as instantly as making an attempt to start out your automobile and being met with the lifeless silence of a lifeless battery. Should you’re unfortunate, your greatest wager is to search out another person…

With no concrete reference picture or a single context clue, each little bit of progress is tentative. Ought to this pink nook be within the foreground or the background? Is the subsequent piece on this row going to be horizontal or…

Like many finicky sleepers, I've a specific nighttime conundrum. I sleep scorching—like, wake-up-sweating-in-the-middle-of-the-night scorching—however I additionally must snuggle down deep into my mattress in an effort to really go to…

Almost everybody has a flashlight of their pocket as of late within the type of a smartphone, however it’s not an excellent one. Positive, it does the trick for strolling house in the dead of night or pinpointing the keyhole, however…

I first encountered the Swedish audio firm Nocs Design round 10 years in the past, when it launched a few fashionable earbuds. I examined these—the titanium-bodied NS400 and the bass-forward NS600—and located each to be fairly nice, with…