SIZING UP THE IPHONE 16e

WEIGHING THE TRADEOFFS OF APPLE'S NOT-QUITE BUDGET AI

5 WAYS TO GET MORE OUT OF SIRI WITH CHATGPT

While Apple has failed to follow through on bringing us the much-hyped contextual Siri with Apple Intelligence, it has delivered ChatGPT integration to help make up for it. Here are five of the best ways to use Siri with ChatGPT to level up your iPhone searches.

WELCOME TO THE BEST APPS OF 2025

With so many apps on the market (there seems to be a Duolingo for just about everything these days), it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Confronted with the endless options available in the App Store, I start to feel download fatigue. But working on this issue every year reintroduces me to the joy of discovery. The fact of the matter is, there are so many cool apps out there!

REENCLE VS. MILL

ONE SMART COMPOSTER TO RULE THEM ALL

TECH THE IPHONE LIFE TEAM IS LOVING

A.R.C. Crossbody Bag ($69.99)

LIVEN UP YOUR HOME WITH SIRI

HOMEPOD COMMANDS YOU'LL USE EVERY DAY

BUILD YOUR BEST BUDGET

TWO BUDGETING BEHEMOTHS GO HEAD TO HEAD

AI Image Creation: An Experiment

I am writing a book about my coaching practice. To lighten things up and convey the ideas visually, I decided to see if I could use artificial intelligence to generate the illustrations. But where to begin?

DEEPSEEK ENTERS THE ARENA

IS IT USEFUL? IS IT SAFE?

WHAT'S ON DECK?

EVERY APPLE DEVICE EXPECTED IN 2025

WHO CAN TRACK YOUR IPHONE?

7 VULNERABILITIES YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW YOU HAVE

YOUR AT-HOME HEALTH KIT

THE BEST MEDICAL TECH FOR HEALTH MONITORING & MORE

Stenheim Alumine Two.Five

LOUDSPEAKER

Amphion Krypton3X

LOUDSPEAKER

Fezz Equinox

D/A PROCESSOR

lasting quality FOR HOUSES WITH CHARACTER

THE BEST HOMES ARE COMFORTABLE AND PERSONAL. A SUCCESSFUL RENOVATION DOES UPDATES WITH SENSITIVITY.

Lyngdorf Audio MXA-8400

8-CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER

GRAMOPHONE DREAMS

Jamming with cans

FROM CARRIAGE HOUSE TO A RESIDENCE

On Boston's North Shore, a historic estate building becomes a home.

house & garden details

A HOUSE BUILT OF related components speaks eloquently. When you understand the architectural style, whatever you add will look “as though it’s always been there.”

A Four-Cent Cigar and the Tyranny of Better

Edward Mott Robinson, a Quaker tycoon from whaling-era Massachusetts, would turn down fine cigars. He preferred the cheap kind. “I smoke four-cent cigars, and I like them,” he declared.¹ “If I were to smoke better ones, I might lose my taste for the cheap ones that I now find quite satisfactory.”

Staying true to the passion

Steve Jain, cofounder and managing director of Fidelity Imports, has been busy since launching the company six years ago in the Philadelphia area.

FOLLOW-UP

Following Kalman Rubinson’s review and John Atkinson's testing, which were published in the April 2025 issue, the Charcoal Black Technics SC-CX700 streaming amplified speaker system was shipped to me.1 I checked out some of the features Kal described, dug into the underlying tech with Technics's Bill Voss, and spent a few dozen hours listening, especially to the system's phono circuit.

TIMELESS 1920s COLONIAL REVIVAL

A suite of rooms is outfitted by a history- inspired company celebrating 50 years.

A NAUTICAL COTTAGE BATH

A tranquil new bathroom uses color and texture for seaside appeal.

curtains to carpets

TRADITIONALLY, window drapery was the most significant and costly use of fabric.

RABBIT HOLES

The spirit of Rush ever lingers

A new vinyl perception of the Doors, all-analog

For Warner Music Group, the Doors have been a deep vein of music gold. Their albums have never been out of print, and the catalog has enjoyed regular reissues for decades. Each new version of the Doors' first six albums sells well enough to prompt another trip to the vaults.

Songs of Innocence and Experience

Much of the coverage of the passing of Marianne Faithfull has focused on her private life rather than her music. That is understandable—yet it's also regrettable because it misses the important fact that for 60 years, Faithfull produced an impressive catalog of music, releasing 21 solo studio albums plus collaborations, compilations, and live recordings.

Boulder 1151

MONOBLOCK POWER AMPLIFIER