Flipping through The Manual: Class up your home stereo, grilling gear, and more

By Digital Trends Staff Published June 11, 2014

Burned out on apps, keys and screens? Improve your analog life this weekend! Digital Trends’ brother site The Manual exists to give men straight-up advice, from unspoken suit rules you need to know, to the latest in fashion, food, drink, travel, grooming and culture. Here are a few of our favorite stories to appear on The Manual lately.

Yamaha’s new A-S2100 brings grand piano class to your home stereo

The Manual Wind: Bell & Ross BR123 GMT

The Technical Garments Collection by Norse Projects

All the grilling gear you need this summer

Mott & Bow: Finally, premium denim that’s affordable

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The best free PC games

They say the best things in life are free, but does that hold true for video games? Those on the hunt for the best PC games have come around to the idea that sometimes you don't need to put down any money upfront to play a top-quality game. In fact, many of the best multiplayer PC games are (or have become) free-to-play and fully cross-platform games to entice more people to play. While you don't have to spend your cash to test these games out, your time is just as valuable. As many free PS5 games and free Xbox Series X games as there are, the number of free games on Steam alone dwarfs those platforms by orders of magnitude. Let us narrow down your search for the best free games on PC.

Plenty of upcoming PC games will also release for free, so keep your eye out for new entries.

Gaming

The best PS Vita games of all time

Vita may mean life, but it's clear that the PlayStation Vita is now dead and buried. That wasn't for lack of trying, though. Even when pitted against the best 3DS games, the Vita's impressive library was way ahead of its time. It took what made the PlayStation Portable so great and doubled down on it by making it more powerful, with a better screen and that all-important second analog stick.

There is a lot of crossover between the best PS3 games, best PS4 games, and Vita games since many were cross-platform titles. Still, the Vita had plenty of amazing exclusives to call its own. Even some multiplatform games felt more at home on the handheld. Despite an untimely death, the Vita had some of the best games of all time on it, so let's celebrate the life of the Vita by looking at just some of those games.

Audio / Video

Best budget headphones and earbuds 2025: Earfun, Soundcore, and more

Not every pair of headphones or earbuds has to cost over $200.

While premium flagship models from well-known brands like Bose, Sony, and Apple often attract attention for their high price tags and advanced features, if you shop wisely, you can find excellent sound quality, comfort, and impressive functionality for under $100. This opens up a world of options for those on a budget who don’t want to compromise on audio performance or user experience.