Sarah Witman
Senior Staff Writer at Wirecutter
@wirecutter writer. a shell of my future self.
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Dorie Chevlen |Sarah Witman
After researching hundreds of candles and testing dozens, we found 16 scented candles that we love to burn at home.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Sarah Witman
For most of my young adulthood, I kept an empty pretzel container in the back of my closet that I filled with spent batteries. As my collection grew, I made myself feel better about this battery boneyard by imagining it as a tiny cabinet of curiosities — with corroded AAs, an assortment of button-cell batteries, and an old smartphone standing in for precious objets d’art and reticulated skeletons — but in reality I just didn’t know what to do with them.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Sarah Witman
Source photos by Nurada, BioLite, Smart SolarBy Sarah WitmanSarah Witman is a writer focused on batteries and charging accessories. She has spent countless hours charging, discharging, and recharging batteries. Not everyone is ready or able to install rooftop solar panels or rig up a solar-powered water heater at home.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Sarah Witman
Most of the latest wireless phone chargers are equipped with magnets to firmly hold devices—including some smartphones, earbud cases, and smartwatches—in place while charging. They take the guesswork out of aligning gadgets with the charger and can potentially provide a more efficient and faster charge. And yet, many devices—even some of the newest phones, such as the Apple iPhone 16e, Google Pixel 9 series, and Samsung Galaxy S25 series—aren’t built to take advantage of this useful feature.
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2 months ago |
nytimes.com | Sarah Witman
If you haven’t decluttered your collection of charging cables in a while, searching for the right one can feel a bit like hunting for a single udon noodle in a bowl of fettuccini. Cables that look almost identical aren’t always compatible with the same devices, and they might have different capabilities—such as faster charging speeds or the ability to transfer data as well as power—that aren’t immediately apparent at a glance.
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