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The Beats 360 are eye-catching and impressively customizable, but does the listening experience match up?

Mashable

Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Safety Net Look Up Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Mashable @Home In My Bag Versus Trending Now Say More Creator Playbook Mashable Selects Getting Technical with Mashable All Series The Beats 360 are eye-catching and impressively customizable, but does the listening experience match up? Looks are one thing, listening experience is another. Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices.


The Lofi Girl headphones are actually real now -- heres how to preorder them

Mashable

Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Mashable @Home In My Bag Safety Net Versus Trending Now Say More Creator Playbook Mashable Selects Getting Technical with Mashable All Series The Lofi Girl headphones are actually real now -- here's how to preorder them You can now be the Lofi Girl you wish to see in the world. Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices. That knowledge comes in handy when she's covering shopping holidays like Prime Day and Black Friday, which she's now done for three years at Mashable.


Wendy's made a pixel-art RPG on Steam called 'WendyQuest,' and it actually looks good

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Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Mashable @Home In My Bag Safety Net Versus Trending Now Say More Creator Playbook Mashable Selects Getting Technical with Mashable All Series Wendy's made a pixel-art RPG on Steam called'WendyQuest,' and it actually looks good Joseph Green is the Global Shopping Editor for Mashable. He covers VPNs, headphones, fitness gear, dating sites, streaming, and shopping events like Black Friday and Prime Day. All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Wendy's is launching an impressive turn-based RPG on Steam: Play for free from Nov. 4.


Block out the world with these Bose headphones for 45% off

PCWorld

The Dell Laptop Buying Guide 2026: Which XPS or Alienware Laptop Should You Buy? The Dell Laptop Buying Guide UK: Which Dell Laptop Should You Buy? When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Whether you're looking to relax with your favorite book or listen to Spotify without being interrupted by the whirring of your neighbor's leaf blower, you'll need a pair of good headphones to block out the world. You can grab the Bose QuietComfort 2nd gen for $199 right now, which is a 45 percent discount off of its $359 MSRP.


I Spent 30 Minutes With Apple's CEO. Now I Know Why John Ternus Got the Job

WIRED

Apple doesn't need fixing, and it doesn't want drama. Its new leader is a "product guy" who bleeds six colors. The brief ceremony introducing the new Macbook Pro this week was as low-key as the presenter, Apple's new CEO John Ternus. He stepped onto the low stage at a Los Angeles event space with zero fanfare, said hi, and queued up a video showing the first touchscreen Mac. Then he released the modest crowd of journalists and creators to get hands-on with the new laptop and roam between eye-popping demos of music producers, filmmakers, photographers, and fashion designers using the laptop.


Beats Solo 4 headphones are under 130 at Amazon -- save 70 before Black Friday

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Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Mashable @Home In My Bag Safety Net Versus Trending Now Say More Creator Playbook Mashable Selects Getting Technical with Mashable All Series You don't need to wait until Black Friday to start saving. Lois Mackenzie is a freelance reporter at Mashable. Over the years she has written for many publications, covering everything from the local news to the best pair of running shoes. You can find bylines in publications including Fit&Well, Metro, and Coach magazine, usually covering deals on everything from earbuds to TVs, or guides on how to beat your half marathon time. All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.


Elon Musk's Ties to Texas Republicans Go Much Deeper Than the Midterms

WIRED

As Election Day approaches, the billionaire's longstanding relationships with GOP leaders in Texas are under scrutiny. Elon Musk has enjoyed a cozy relationship with top Texas brass for years. And in recent weeks, as the midterm elections approach and Musk's financial support of the Texas GOP has become virtually limitless, that relationship has gone under the microscope. While polls suggest that a number of races in deep-red Texas are looking dizzyingly close, Federal Election Commission filings show that Musk has given at least $158 million to super PACs supporting Texas attorney general Ken Paxton's bid for Senate, and last week Musk explicitly endorsed him in a post on X. "The fate of Texas and America is at stake," Musk wrote. Newly released state campaign filings also show that Musk also donated $5,000,000 to Governor Greg Abbott's bid for reelection, making him his single largest donor.


Male Insecurity Over Penis Size Is a Booming Business

WIRED

Bill Moore is what you might call a televangelist for big dicks. At AdvancedYou, an anti-aging aesthetic clinic specializing in " biohacking and wellness treatments" that he runs out of a Dallas strip mall, Moore offers men a unique form of personal salvation through PhalloFill. It's a penis enlargement procedure that, while not able to add inches in length, involves injecting hydrocyanic acid dermal filler for increased girth. In Daniel Lombroso's new documentary, in theaters this week, the director tracks this desperate quest for sexual adequacy among men who find themselves struggling with self-worth and the crisis of modern masculinity. As headlines about the male loneliness epidemic were making the rounds a few years ago, which Lombroso felt were "sort of thin and maybe navel-gazy," he decided he wanted to tell a more "propulsive story" about what was going on with men in America.


The Iran War's Impact on Oil Is Hitting Key Senate Races Hard

WIRED

The Iran War's Impact on Oil Is Hitting Key Senate Races Hard Democrats are using the high price of diesel, heating oil, and fertilizer to tie Republicans to President Donald Trump's unpopular, costly war in Iran. Now in its ninth month, the war in Iran has hit American pockets hard, and it could shift the balance in key midterm races that decide who controls Congress. The serious damage to refineries and other facilities in the Middle East, combined with ongoing uncertainty about whether the Strait of Hormuz will remain open, have kept oil prices inflated. Americans have paid for it: The Center for American Progress estimates that the war has cost each US household at least $1,200. Rising costs are among the reasons the war has been deeply unpopular, and Tuesday's midterms are likely to be a referendum on how the White House has handled the impact.


Skip the 350 cans: Our favorite budget headphones are just under 70 at Amazon

Mashable

Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Look Up Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Mashable @Home In My Bag Safety Net Versus Trending Now Say More Creator Playbook Mashable Selects Getting Technical with Mashable All Series Soumya is a deals writer who covers consumer tech, shopping deals, and the products people use every day. With experience writing about everything from AI tools and software to smartphones and home gadgets, she enjoys breaking down product research into clear, useful recommendations. When she's not tracking deals, she's usually comparing products, digging through reviews, and figuring out what actually makes a purchase worth it. All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.