The Best PC Speakers
There are all kinds of immensely powerful gaming PC setups out there, carefully crafted and assembled with components hand-picked for the most optimal performance to drive your experience. Even the mo...
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The best budget smartphone you can buy
You can get a great budget device these days if you know how to pick your priorities. | Image: The Verge Some of us take a kind of “I eat to live” rather than an “I live to eat” approach to gadgets. T...
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The best phone to buy right now
Haven’t you heard? Phones are boring now . And that’s just fine! Most people buying a new phone just want something familiar that works better than the device they’re replacing. If that’s your MO, the...
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The best Sonos speakers to buy in 2026
After the self-induced tumult Sonos went through last year , I can understand why some people are reluctant to spend money on the company’s products. But newly appointed CEO Tom Conrad has shown that ...
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The best Fitbits for your fitness and health
Despite being acquired by Google five years ago, Fitbit remains one of the most recognizable names in the industry. While its products aren’t designed with hardcore athletes, Fitbit makes excellent de...
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The best e-reader to buy right now
Any ebook reader will let you cram a Beauty and the Beast -sized library’s worth of books in your pocket, but so will your phone. An ebook reader offers a more book-like reading experience, with fewer...
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Why There's No Single Best Way to Store Information
Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-theres-no-single-best-way-to-store-information-20260116/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46659219 Points: 7 # Comments: 0...
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The best alternatives to Spotify for listening to music
Spotify is probably one of the most well-known music services available (if not the most popular) around - and it seems that the company it taking advantage of that. As of this month, Spotify announce...
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The best noise-canceling headphones to buy right now
Whether you’re wearing them for the morning commute, while traveling, or if you’re simply trying to find some peace and quiet while working at home, noise-canceling headphones are a more essential pie...
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A cute frog game that remixes Nintendo’s best
While playing Big Hops , a new 3D platformer starring an adorable frog, I kept feeling like I was breaking the game - and, like with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , breaking it is kind of ...
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Here are the best Apple Watch deals available right now
The last-gen Apple Watch Ultra 2 is on sale starting at $549, matching its lowest price to date. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge In September, Apple launched its latest fleet of smartwatch...
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I’ve tested 30 smart locks, and these are the best
A smart lock is an easy solution to some common problems. Locked yourself out? Need to let a friend in to water the plants? Your latchkey kid lost their key? Hands are full, and it’s raining cats and ...
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Here are the best AirPods deals you can get right now
The latest AirPods Pro have received a modest discount. | Photo: Chris Welch / The Verge If you know where to look, you can often score deals on Apple’s ever-expanding AirPods lineup. Both the AirPods...
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The Sony Bravia 8 II is a TV enthusiast’s dream
The Bravia 8 II draws you in. Sony has a history of making excellent TVs, from the Trinitron CRTs of last century to the world's first OLED nearly 20 years ago to 2016's ZD9 mini-LED that delivered ex...
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We tried CES 2026’s best and weirdest products, ask us anything!
The Verge CES ground crew posing for a group photo in the Linq Promenade during CES 2026. We spent last week running to meetings, demos, and the convention floors to see as much as we could at CES 202...
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Here are the 10 deals worth grabbing from Best Buy’s winter sales event
Sony’s terrific Bravia 8 II is $900 off for a limited time. Good deals are often hard to come by at the beginning of the year — which is precisely what makes Best Buy’s Winter Sale worth checking out....
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I tested several cases for the Switch 2 and these are the best
Our picks include carrying cases and ones you can leave on during handheld and docked play. | Image: The Verge, Getty Images You might find it kind of sad to put your hard-earned Switch 2 into a prote...
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Bose’s first-gen QC Ultra headphones have returned to their best price to date
This year’s CES introduced a bevy of unique headphones, including Fender’s first set and a pair that roll up to become a Bluetooth speaker when you want to share your music with friends. However, desp...
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The Wolfbox Mega Flow 100 Is the Best Cordless Electric Air Duster Under $50
Wolfbox "Mega Flow" series electric air dusters feature good build quality and sustained, powerful cfm output at an affordable price. For a limited time, the most popular model - the Wolfbox Mega Flow...
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The New Alienware Area-51 Ryzen X3D RTX 5090 Gaming PC Drops in Price Following CES 2026
If you're seeking the absolute best of the best in PC gaming performance, look no further than Alienware's flagship Area-51 prebuilts. Following CES 2026 , Dell has discounted an Alienware Area-51 AMD...
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