Sony's New Hearing Aids Are Ready to Wear, No Doctor Required

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 12.22.22 PRODUCT REVIEW Sony's New Hearing Aids Are Ready to Wear, No Doctor Required BY CHRISTOPHER NULL Americans no longer need a medical exam to start using hearing aids. This new over-the-counter offering is affordable and excellent. SPECIAL DELIVERY How to Order Your Free At-Home Covid-19 Tests BY MEDEA GIORDANO The US is offering four more at-home tests to every household. Here's how to get yours. WATTS UP The 14 Best Portable Chargers for All of Your Devices BY SCOTT GILBERTSON AND SIMON HILL Keep your phone, tablet, laptop, or device running with these handheld power banks. NO DISTRACTIONS Apple's Freeform Is a Digital Whiteboard for Total Focus BY BRENDA STOLYAR It has a few collaboration quirks and only works on Apple devices, but it's a handy tool for putting all of your thoughts in one place. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Includes the print edition plus editor in chief Gideon Lichfield's column, System Update. Subscribe now. TOOT TWEET Mastodon Features That Twitter Should Steal (but Won't) BY JUSTIN POT Elon Musk's platform could learn a thing or two from its most popular alternative—like how to build a social platform people actually want to be on. BUYING GUIDE The Best Kindles to Take Your Library Anywhere BY MEDEA GIORDANO Here's how Amazon's ebook readers stack up—and which one might be right for you. WRIST-Y BUSINESS Our Favorite Smartwatches Do Much More Than Just Tell Time BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU These WIRED-tested wearables reduce your reliance on a phone while keeping you connected. PRODUCT REVIEW The Best Way to Play Old Game Boy Cartridges BY BRENDAN NYSTEDT Analogue Pocket's 21st-century handheld makes revisiting games from outdated mobile consoles more fun than ever. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.