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The Asus ZenBook 13 is one of the best value laptops I've tested in a long time. The ZenBook line has always packed in high-end features at surprisingly competitive prices, but the latest model stands out for two reasons: a gorgeous OLED…

June is Adopt-a-Cat Month, which coincides with "kitten season" and the unfortunate onslaught of kittens brought to shelters. Whether you're planning on adding to your family or just want to spoil the felines already in your house, some of…

That's not to say the SmokeFire is grilling perfection. I have two gripes. The first is that a lot of ash floated in the air whenever I used it at high temperatures. The fan seemed overly aggressive sometimes. It's not a deal breaker, but…

When Apple removed the headphone jack in the iPhone, it sparked an upsurge in wireless Bluetooth earbuds. There are zillions of choices out there right now (check out our favorites here) but it's very, very hard to find any that are worth…

Straightening my curly, poofy hair is an arduous, two-day affair. I would do almost anything to make the process faster and easier, but I never quite pictured myself loading locks of my hair into the nozzle of a vacuum-like device in my…

Last December, a gloopy ooze of lava began extruding out of the summit of La Soufrière, a volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent. The effusion was slow at first; no one was threatened. Then in late March and early April, the volcano…

AirPods are the best-selling wireless headphones of all time because they're convenient. They pair instantly with your iPhone, iPad, or MacBook, and sound fine for most purposes. It's why people still buy them in droves, even if the…

This story originally appeared in High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The video shows clear river water washing over rocks as sunlight dances in the shallows. Small slivers of white that look like leaves float…

Take it from someone who records music: The world of high-end audio is often tainted with bullshit. Precious (and often snake-oily) materials and terms are exploited to sell products for inflated prices. Faux-science is deployed to trick…

The thorny question of how much screen time kids should get hangs over every parent like a rain cloud. Whether the worries are overblown or not, finding alternative activities for kids feels important. There’s a world of games and gadgets…