I’ve been walking around with a Fitbit Zip in my pocket for the last week, most of the time forgetting it’s there. Then remembering, looking, and realizing how lazy I’ve been. Is this activity-monitoring gadget the kind of thing that can get you into shape, or is it just more junk in your jeans? More »
It doesn’t have to be the middle of summer for you to sweat though a shirt. We’re humans, and we sweat. Sometime a lot! Often that means awful dark pit stains. That’s not supposed to happen with Outlier’s Blazed Cotton Pivot shirt—a unique anti-sweat textile designed so you can look like a million bucks in hundred-degree heat. More »
When everyone’s already got a smartphone in a pocket, what good is a portable game console? Figuring that out is one of the toughest challenges for traditional game makers right now. More »
A flashlight with 500 lumens is great for flagging down a search-and-rescue squad when you’re lost in the woods. But when you’re looking for a lost shoe as you sneak out of a hookup’s house at 1:45 am, it’s overkill. Luckily, the Sunwayman V11R handles both situations with ease—assuming you’ve already found your pants. More »
We live in an age of robot cleaners scouring our floors for us with virtually no intervention. It takes a special vacuum cleaner to make you want to go back to using your arms again. But the DC44 Digital Slim vacuum is worth a look if you’re considering a Roomba—because this vacuum might actually be a better solution. More »
Pretty soon millions—tens of millions!—of suckers will own a pair of Apple EarPods. If you hated the old Apple buds because they sound terrible and don’t fit, good news is that these are better. And they still come free with a device. The bad news is that they’re still a pretty poor way to experience music. More »
Today’s 3D TVs use any one of three active shutter technologies—IR, RF, or Bluetooth. If you own more than one 3D set—or you’re always short a pair of glasses at a friend’s house—you’d appreciate a pair that can synchronize with multiple systems. That’s better than keeping track of several pairs of backup glasses. Isn’t it? More »
Most AirPlay speakers have failed at their central purpose. Life is not made easier. Your liberation from wires comes with a monstrous configuration headache. More »
Sony X headphones are everything we hate: Ostentatious, overpriced gear that’s nothing more than a cynical celebrity cash grab. In a world with justice and truth, such gaucherie wouldn’t exist—but we kind of love these headphones anyway. More »
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