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If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

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By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferrined pace.

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The words are heat-related.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words describe high temperatures.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is Summer Weather.

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• Balmy

• Scorching

• Muggy

• Summer Weather

• Sticky

• Sweltering

Looking for other daily online games? Mashable's Games page has more hints, and if you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now!

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Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Strands.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable What is Connections?

The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

SEE ALSO: NYT's The Mini crossword answers for July 19 Here's a hint for today's Connections categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: H2O

• Green: What an NFL player might do

• Blue: Ways to secure

• Purple: Popular animated amphibians

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Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Sources of drinking water

• Green: Things you can do with a football

• Blue: Sharp fasteners

• Purple: Starts of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections #769 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

• Sources of drinking water: RAIN, SPRING, TAP, WELL

• Things you can do with a football: PASS, PUNT, SNAP, SPIKE

• Sharp fasteners: BRAD, NAIL, PIN, TACK

• Starts of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: DON, LEO, MIC, RAP

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

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Are you also playing NYT Strands?

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Connections.

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connections today: Hints and answers for July 19 Where did Wordle come from?

Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive?

The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.

Is Wordle getting harder?

It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though.

SEE ALSO: NYT's The Mini crossword answers for July 19, 2025 Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

A blade.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

There are no recurring letters.

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

Today's Wordle starts with the letter S.

SEE ALSO: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. The Wordle answer today is...

Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to today's Wordle is...

SWORD.

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

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Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Wordle.

My gaming PC is loud. Within minutes of booting up a game, it's a pixel-pushing jet engine—not the sort of thing I want sitting in my living room drowning out my TV while I play games on the big screen. Here's how I solve it by streaming from my PC to a smaller, less obtrusive Raspberry Pi.

Picture this: you've created an all-singing-all-dancing Microsoft Excel workbook, but when you share it with others, they have no idea where to start. That's why you need a homepage worksheet that provides all the important information and links as soon as people open the file.

Updated at 4:20 ET on Friday, July 18 — As of this writing, the Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundles are still in stock at Target, miraculously. So, if you haven't snagged the popular new Nintendo console yet, we highly recommend you hustle.

NINTENDO SWITCH 2 RESTOCK: As of July 18, Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundles are restocked for shipping on Target's website. This restock is probably limited, so act fast if you want one.

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We're going to keep this one brief, because there's probably not a lot of time: Target has just restocked their Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundles for shipping on their website, just in time for the release of Donkey Kong Bananza. Best Buy also restocked Switch 2 consoles for the game's release, but they were gone in a flash.

Target's inventory may be specific to your location, but it's worth entering your ZIP code to check and see if you can still get one for yourself. We assume this restock is limited, so if you want one, you'll want to act fast.

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The Nintendo Switch 2 has been hard to get ever since its announcement this past April. Pre-orders were a mess, and following the coveted handheld's official release in June, stock has been very limited across retailers. Some storefronts, like Amazon, are even opting to use their "invite-only" system to cut down on bots snagging the consoles before real folks can get them. It's been a slog, to say the least, but now is your chance to finally get one.

Head over to Target and grab a Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle while you still can. Good luck!

At a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Wednesday, an unlikely cheating scandal broke out. The CEO of a unicorn tech company was caught on the concert's jumbotron, where a live video showed him in a passionate embrace with his company's HR chief. The two were captured awkwardly dodging the camera, as Coldplay's lead singer Chris Martin laughed, "Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy."

Turns out, the former explanation may be true. Internet sleuths put two and two together. A video of the HR fiasco went viral on TikTok, with over 58 million views and counting. By now, it feels like the entire internet has seen the video (and has something to say about it). The general consensus, of course, is that infidelity is wrong and the accused adulterers deserved to be caught.

One user posted on X, "Genuinely enjoying every single thing about the cheating ceo and chief people officer at the coldplay concert I loveeeee when terrible people get exposed for their tomfoolery in grand ways." Another wrote, "Good that CEO got caught cheating at the Coldplay concert and it’s being posted on social media. If you doing some disrespectful shit you deserve getting exposed."

While the morality of their actions isn't up for debate, the gleeful reaction to the viral video can be. As 404Media wrote, the sweeping reaction across social media platforms is "emblematic of our current private surveillance and social media hellscape." The internet's obsession with cheating, surveillance, and doxxing is once again at play. People online are increasingly excited by exposing these scandals, passing judgment — sometimes unfairly — and making memes out of misery. Every time this has happened, so has undue speculation and self-righteousness, without a second thought about how private lives are being unduly exposed and put through the wringer.

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We've seen it before. First, with the infamous couch guy. Then, last year, a TikTok taken on a United Airlines flight went viral, with a user alleging that one of her fellow passengers was cheating on his wife. The couple was outright doxxed, with thousands of TikTokkers engaging with the post. As Mashable wrote then, the trend of TikTok sleuthing, especially when it comes to cheating, "spells out one of the graver consequences of digital culture today: a lack of empathy and nuance beyond the confines of a phone screen."

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The "married man on the plane scandal" actually had people questioning our attention to such moments of virality. No one is denying the hurt of infidelity and the rippling consequences it can have. But the internet presents a deeper problem with its fascination with exposing the act: that this is a form of entertainment and surveillance, without much regard for the consequences that the people actually involved will face.

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As Business Insider's Katie Notopoulos writes, "The thing is, I don't know these people. (Neither, probably, do you.) I don't know their lives. I have no idea what was really going on. I can say that the online attention they've received is certainly distressing to them — on top of a situation that may also already be very distressing in other ways."

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The situation illustrates something larger: another voyeuristic fascination, new levels of surveillance emerging every day (some far more dangerous than others), and our collective lack of privacy. We don't need to know everything about each other, but we increasingly do. And when it comes to developing empathy in the age of TikTok, this is a step in the wrong direction.

Siri comes with its fair share of ups and downs, and has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to understanding and executing commands properly. But there are still plenty of actions that Siri can help with to save time and effort.

Google’s next Pixel launch event, called Made By Google, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 20. During the event, we expect to see the debut of the Google Pixel Watch 4 alongside the new Pixel 10 series of smartphones. Pre-orders are said to begin on the day of the launch, with wider availability starting Aug. 28.

As per usual, we've been busy collecting all the latest Pixel 10 leaks and rumors, but the Pixel Watch 4 has also been leaking lately. So, here’s everything we know so far (based on rumors, speculation, and alleged leaks) about Google's upcoming smartwatch and fitness tracker.

It may have a dual-chip setup and a much brighter screen

While the main processor is expected to be the same, the whole setup is getting an upgrade. The watch will reportedly pair the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 chip with a new M55 co-processor. The watch may also feature a much brighter AMOLED display with a peak brightness of 3,000 nits.

You'll still have two sizes to choose from

The Pixel Watch 4 is expected to come in two sizes that mirror the Pixel Watch 3 lineup, though leaks suggest the new models will have a thicker watch module and slightly slimmer bezels. The options will reportedly be a 41mm model (codenamed "Meridian") and a 45mm model (codenamed "Canari"). Both sizes are expected to be available in LTE and Wi-Fi-only configurations.

Expect a full rainbow of color and band options

A new leak (courtesy of Arsène Lupin) has revealed the full lineup of rumored colors for the watch itself, which are said to be available for both Wi-Fi and LTE models:

• Black/Obsidian

• Gold/Lemon

• Moonstone

• Silver/Iris

• Silver/Porcelain

A wide range of band materials and colors are also said to be coming, including a two-tone leather band in jade, a metal mesh band in matte black and polished silver, and many others in active, woven, and new gradient stretch styles.

If you're curious what the new Pixel 4 might look like, 91Mobiles shared alleged leaked renders back in April. The watch has the signature circular design, which will be perfectly suited to the new aesthetic of Android 16. Earlier this year, Google showed off new animations and features available with Watch OS 6, so we have some idea what the Pixel Watch 4 experience will be like.

Credit: Google The battery is getting a (small) boost

Android Authority suggests both models will get a battery boost. The 41mm model will reportedly feature a 327 mAh battery (a 7 percent increase over its predecessor's 300 mAh battery), while the 45mm model may see a 9 percent boost to 459 mAh. Faster charging is also expected, potentially through a new wireless charging mechanism that works without magnetic pogo pins, also per Android Authority.

It's also rumored to get new health and safety features

Some reports suggest Google will expand health-tracking capabilities to include a revamped blood oxygen (SpO2) tracking feature that’ll run “continuously,” unlike the current overnight-only version. This would allow the watch to provide alerts when oxygen levels are too low.

The alleged “Notification Cooldown” feature may also make its way to the Watch 4, which limits the number of alerts you receive in a given time period. However, this feature won’t be exclusive to the Watch 4, as it’ll reportedly be available on the Wear OS 6 software.

There’s also a rumored “Emergency Satellite Communications” functionality, but details are scarce.

The iPhone isn’t a cheap bit of kit, but there’s no reason you can’t save a bit of money on the accessories. Sometimes spending just a little bit of money can seriously improve your day-to-day usage.

The White House is close to announcing its next highly-anticipated AI executive order, reportedly targeting "woke" AI models.

A report from the Wall Street Journal says President Donald Trump's administration is expected to announce a series of executive orders next week. One of them will include mandates about government agencies using AI models that are politically neutral, unnamed sources told the Journal.

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Bias within AI models, especially related to politics and social issues, has become a critical point of contention for conservatives that deem certain models to be too left-leaning. This is an extension of Trump's overall stance on media bias and "wokeism," a term meant to describe awareness of social injustice that has been appropriated by the right as a pejorative term against liberals. The Trump Administration has made ending DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives a major part of its agenda, revoking federal DEI programs and calling these policies "wasteful" and "discriminatory."

The efforts to favor "anti-woke" AI models in the executive order is reportedly led by AI Czar David Sacks and Sriram Krishnan, senior White House policy adviser for AI. Sacks has previously criticized companies like OpenAI for making ChatGPT liberally biased. "One of the concerns about ChatGPT early on was that it was programmed to be woke, and that it wasn’t giving people truthful answers about a lot of things," said Sacks in a 2023 episode of the All In podcast. "The censorship was being built into the answers."

Sacks and Elon Musk are longtime friends and former colleagues from their PayPal days. Musk's xAI company makes the Grok chatbot, which is touted as an "anti-woke" alternative to other chatbots. As AI companies like OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and xAI vie for Trump's favor and valuable government contracts, xAI might have an advantage with its political alignment. Although, Musk and Trump are fighting right now, which complicates things.

Of course, how political parties define bias is subjective. Grok recently went way right, far right, by praising Hitler and making anti-semitic claims. Meanwhile, research shows that LLMs — even the ones deemed too liberal by conservatives — are capable of implicit gender and racial bias, and skewed perceptions of press freedoms.

The Journal also reported that the Trump Administration is planning to issue an executive order promoting the export of AI chips made in the U.S., part of the government's effort to secure AI dominance over China.

All eyes are on the White House for announcements expected next week.

Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.

Streaming is currently many people's preferred method of watching shows and movies, and for many, gone are the days of buying and owning stuff in a digital library. Now, Microsoft is killing off its storefront meant for this purpose.

Were it not for GPS maps, I'd likely still be lost somewhere. The other day I felt supremely proud that I rode a Citi Bike from Manhattan to Brooklyn sans directions. I've lived in New York City for about a decade now, by the way, and that minor feat felt like a major accomplishment.

There's a new trend on TikTok poking fun at this fact of life for folks who came of age in the GPS era. The trend varies, but effectively people wander around the screen — or, sometimes, do a model walk — looking at their phone, seemingly lost, often as the Charli xcx song, "Girl, so confusing" plays. Frequently, the subjects in question are women (get it..."Girl, so confusing"). The trend, more or less, has become known as the Google Maps Girl trend.

The Google Maps Girl trend, however, does seem to be a variation on other TikTok videos that use the Charli xcx song as the backdrop for a faux model walk. People will strut to the beat, then turn around for something funny, like realizing their partner was still mad or that they forgot their vape. As with most trends, you can trace the Google Maps Girl posts back to a previous trend. We're all just building atop the online world that came before us.

Still, I personally really identify with the idea of wandering around, glued to my phone's map.

Why blow $1,000 on a flagship phone when you can get a flagship-like device for half the price? Samsung's Galaxy A56 5G costs just $500 but packs a 50MP main camera, a 120Hz Super AMOLED display, a relatively powerful chipset, and a six-year software support guarantee—a plainly excellent set of features for the price.

You've been using your brain all week, and now that it's time to shut things down for the weekend, the last thing you want to do is fire up those synapses to find something to watch—and Hulu has tons to choose from.

Calibre 8.7 is officially here, bringing with it a whole host of improvements and fixes for your favorite eBook manager. This new version, codenamed "Eclipse," keeps up with the regular updates we've come to expect, and it's got some really cool features, especially if you like Kindle books.

In an era where automatic transmissions and hybrid systems dominate the performance landscape, one sports sedan stands defiantly apart in 2025. It’s the only model on the market that combines all-wheel drive with a manual transmission, a rare pairing that driving purists will truly appreciate.

SAVE 41%: As of July 18, you can get the Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe for $129.99, down from $219.99, at Amazon. That's a 41% discount and a $90 savings.

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I have three vacuums in my apartment — one for quick cleanups, one for deep cleaning the couch and other upholstery, and one robot vacuum for daily cleaning. It might sound like overkill, but with two beagles, it’s what’s required to keep my apartment from disappearing under a layer of fur.

If you’re battling pet hair on the reg, and you’re not into the idea of buying multiple vacuums or outsourcing the chore to a robot, the Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe vacuum is a solid option, and it’s on sale. As of July 18, you can get the Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe for $129.99, down from $219.99, at Amazon. That's a 41% discount and a $90 savings.

SEE ALSO: Not all cheap robot vacuums suck — I tested and genuinely trust these 3 picks

The Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe vacuum is a corded upright vacuum that can be converted into a handheld vacuum for cleaning stairs, furniture, and other hard-to-reach areas (hence the “lift-away” part of its name). It’s a great choice for homes with pets or allergies, as its Anti-Allergen Complete Seal Technology and a HEPA filter work to trap dust and allergens inside the vacuum. Plus, the swivel steering and brushroll shutoff make it easy to maneuver on both carpets and hard floors.

With this model, you’ll get a large-capacity dust cup, so you won’t have to empty it as often. It also comes with a Crevice Tool, Upholstery Tool, and a HEPA Filter.

World of Warcraft is still a massively popular, massively multiplayer game. Even though it’s not on Steam, you can still play it on your Steam Deck and there’s even a handy mod to adapt the game for a controller layout.

Best headphone and earbud deals at Woot as of July 18, 2025: Best headphone deal JBL Live 460NC $44.95 (save $85) Get Deal Best earbud deal Samsung Galaxy Buds FE $46.99 (save $53) Get Deal

If you’re trying to find a good post-Prime Day deal on headphones or earbuds, you might want to check out what Woot has to offer right now. If the deals seem almost too good to be true, don't worry — Woot is an Amazon company. You can even log in with your Amazon account, and Prime members get free shipping on their orders. The only catch is that Woot's deals are extremely limited and sell out fast, so we're tracking the best discounts available right now.

Here are the best headphone and earbud deals at Woot as of Friday, July 18, 2025.

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Right now, you can get a new pair of JBL Live 460NC wireless headphones at Woot for just $44.95. With an MSRP of $149.95, that's a 70% discount, saving you $105. In addition to the great price, these headphones come with a 1-year manufacturer warranty from JBL.

SEE ALSO: Beats Studio Pro headphones are great for both iPhone and Android users

These headphones feature adaptive noise cancellation with Ambient Aware technology to let you hear your surroundings (when you want to) and a TalkThru feature that lowers music and amplifies speech so you can chat without taking them off. You get up to 50 hours of playtime (40 hours with ANC on), and a quick 10-minute charge gives you an extra four hours of listening time.

They're also equipped with 40mm drivers for JBL's Signature Sound and have built-in Google and Amazon Alexa for hands-free calls and music control.

More headphone deals

• JBL Tune 770NC (Refurbished) — $84.95 $129.95 (save $45)

• Beats Solo3 — $84.99 $199.95 (save $114.96)

• Sony WH-CH720N (Refurbished) — $84.99 $148 (save $63.01)

• Beats Studio Pro (Refurbished) — $139.99 $349.95 (save $209.96)

• Sony WH-1000XM5 (Refurbished) — $227.99 $398 (save $170.01)

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If you’d rather have a pair of earbuds, Woot also has the Samsung Galaxy Buds FE on sale for $46.99. Again, this is the lowest price you’ll find these buds for right now (not even Amazon is matching this deal).

These buds feature active noise cancellation and an auto-switch function, allowing you to easily switch between Galaxy devices. The sound itself is also pretty impressive.

SEE ALSO: The Samsung Galaxy Buds FE wowed me, even as a lifelong Apple user

“Not only is the sound quality of the Samsung Galaxy Buds FE robust, crisp, and surprisingly bass-heavy, these tiny earbuds almost rivaled the sound quality of my beloved Bose QuietComfort 45s — something no earbud has ever done before,” Mashable’s RJ Andersen wrote in his review. “From podcasts to EDM, hip-hop, Top 40, and classical, the sound quality blew my AirPods Pro out of the water, so much so that I haven’t reached for my AirPods at all since that first day.”

The coolest feature, though, might be the Interpreter feature that offers real-time translation through your earbuds.

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• JLab Go Air — $16.99 $29.99 (save $13)

• Beats Fit Pro — $109.95 $199.95 (save $90)

• Beats Powerbeats Pro — $124.95 $249.95 (save $125)

• Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 — $164.99 $249.99 (save $85)