Gadgets

Wearables, audio, accessories and cool tech.

Accessories are where the gap between the marketing and the product is widest, so most of what follows is about learning to read a spec sheet properly.

Start with cables, because they cause more everyday frustration than anything else: not all USB-C cables are the same, and the difference explains most slow charging. The same numbers decide whether a power bank delivers what it promises — what mAh and watts actually mean.

For audio, the first question is whether to go wireless at all, since at Indian budget prices wired still wins on sound quality. If you have decided on wireless, what to look for in TWS earbuds under ₹3,000 covers the trade-offs that matter.