No kitchen drawer should go without a little power screwdriver. any of the four in our recent test will do. But even those tiny drills were pretty serious workhorses, and for around-the-house tasks like tightening a loose cabinet pull, they’re more than you need. More »
The iPad’s speaker is adequate if you’re in an environment of absolute silence. But if there’s any ambient noise at all, you’ll find yourself rewinding to hear dialogue. The Zooka Wireless Speaker Bar could be a remedy to that problem. But does it do more than just amplify the noise? More »
Home automation is stylish, but hard to set up. So the Belkin WeMo system, which simplifies the whole thing with a smartphone app, should be great, right? Wrong. So wrong. Very wrong. More »
Life is better with great headphones, but some of us—especially those who tend to lose or break things—just need something that’s cheap and good enough. For those listeners, the RHA SA950i headphones deliver a level of quality, design and portability that’s way out of proportion to the product’s pricetag. More »
Tilt-shift photography is all the rage. It’s based on a type of lens that distorts perspective and focal plane to create atmospheric blur effects. Tilt-shift lenses are usually cray expensive, but Lensbaby makes a whole line of blur-tastic lenses for cheap. Their newest toy for a DSLR, the Spark, only costs $80. But does it deliver anything worthwhile? More »
A pair of exercise earbuds has to do more than just muffle the sound of your labored breathing. They need to be durable and sweat-proof, they need to stay in place when jostled, and they need to sound great. Of all the pairs we’ve taken out running, the Polk Audio Ultrafit 3000 might be the best buds yet. More »
If your computer has a Thunderbolt drive, odds are it’s been pretty neglected. Some external storage options are good, but no one choice is a no-brainer. Until now, that is. LaCie’s vivid orange drive is the best way to back up files, superfast. More »
Confession: I can tolerate some pretty mediocre coffee. I’m sipping a K-Cup right now. I grew up in the south drinking Waffle House coffee that had scorched on a hot plate since the last shift. And Waffle House was considered “the good stuff.” More »
Between Samsung’s gorgeous OLED and Sony’s sweet 4K, 2012 is shaping up to be a year of massive resolution sets with equally huge price tags. Unfortunately, Panasonic’s newest flagship LED only gets the price part right. More »
Last year’s Sony Tablet S wasn’t perfect, but it was refreshing. It was a sign that Sony could still innovate, and that it wasn’t afraid to try something different. The new Xperia S tablet is an improvement in every way. But it’s still hung up on those same Sony snags. More »
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