Audio-Technica ATH-CKS50TW2 review: Long battery life and satisfying sound for $150

For earbuds in the $150 range, there’s usually not a lot to get excited about. Sure, those models typically offer the basics with decent sound quality, but very few have a stand-out feature that lea [...]

Audio-Technica debuts earbuds with a whopping 25 hours of battery life at CES 2025

Audio-Technica typically produces excellent sound quality on its headphones and earbuds even though it may not always build a complete package. The company has also been ahead of the competition on ba [...]

The best record players for 2025

Everyone knows by now that vinyl is back. The classic format has seen a resurgence for years at this point, and new albums these days almost always include a vinyl preorder. If you’ve finally decide [...]

The best portable SSDs for 2025

Whether you want to back up the data on your PC, transfer videos from your Mac or offload a few games from your PlayStation 5, a portable SSD is a quick and easy way to expand your storage. These litt [...]

The best SSDs in 2025

When it comes to boosting your system’s performance, upgrading to one of the fastest SSDs is a no-brainer. Whether you’re building a gaming PC, speeding up an older laptop or simply craving lightn [...]

This Balatro charity wall calendar is exactly the energy I need going into 2026

Every year for as long as I can remember, my mother has gifted me a wall calendar featuring photos of my hometown. It’s a lovely thing, and I use it often to keep a note of all the concerts I have c [...]

Ars readers gave over $42,000 in our 2025 Charity Drive

Ars’ total charity haul since 2007 now tops $585,000. [...]

Ars readers gave over $39,000 in our 2024 Charity Drive

Ars' total charity haul since 2007 now tops $540,000. [...]

HP and Dell cut HEVC support in some laptops

HP and Dell has disabled support for the High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard in some of their laptops, Ars Technica reports. HEVC is a codec that enables the compression of large videos into [...]