Reencle Prime Review: A Sustainable Solution for Making Compost

“Which one is which?” my husband asked, peering at the side-by-side maidenhair ferns in 6.5-inch pots I’d left on the dining room table. One had been planted in regular hardware store potting soil, the other in a mixture of potting soil and compost made from the previous month’s kitchen scraps.Continue Reading

Elektron Digitone II Review: Worthy Successor to a Classic

The original Digitone is one of my favorite synths ever. To some that might come off as a bit of a backhanded compliment because, well, the Digitone isn’t just a synth. It’s a powerful multitimbral groovebox with one of the most versatile sequencers on the market. To me, its fourContinue Reading

Hohem iSteady M7 Gimbal Review

For vloggers, aspiring filmmakers, and other content creators, today’s smartphones are more than up to the job of main video camera. Film director Danny Boyle is even using an iPhone 15 to shoot his upcoming zombie sequel 28 Years Later. To buff their footage to a truly professional sheen, however,Continue Reading

Amazfit’s partnership with Hyrox, the newest trendy CrossFit competitor, is also front and center, from ads within the app to a top suggested workout on the tracker. I paid extra money for a subscription to Wild.AI ($6 per month), the program that lets women optimize their workouts according to theirContinue Reading

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Review: The Real Splurge

Nvidia’s newest 50 Series GPUs are slowly trickling out, and as usual, the very top-end RTX 5090 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) is the graphics card that everyone is talking about. It boasts extreme 4K gaming, the latest in AI-powered gaming enhancements, and a power draw to match. I can’t blame youContinue Reading

Review: Mammut Crag IN Jacket

The combination of 100 percent recycled PFC free DWR coated polyamide outer shell and plenty of wadding (9.5-ounce / 270-grams fill weight) makes it a great choice as a daily cold weather jacket whether walking the dog, gardening, hiking local trails or just hanging out. And with a respectable levelContinue Reading

DJI Flip Review: A Fabulous Follow Me Folding Drone

The Fly More Combo also comes with three batteries (each of which gives the Flip up to 31 minutes of flight time) rather than one, a hub able to hold four batteries at once (recharging them consecutively). and a robust shoulder bag able to accommodate itself and all of theContinue Reading