A Dyson stick vacuum is a status item, but unlike a fancy handbag, it’s incredibly useful. These vacs are cordless, light, and maneuverable; I can clean everything, anywhere in my house, from ceiling spiderwebs in the bathroom to the trunk of my car. Dyson regularly releases new stick vacuums and puts older models and different […]
It is technically a day, but “Black Friday” is now a marketing catch-all. Retailers use it to hype sales all year long. The actual Black Friday comes but once a year, though. It isn’t just a one-day event anymore; it’s now the one time to pay attention to all the sales. Be sure to do […]
I’ve noticed my taste in cookbooks change over the past few years, moving away from fancy, fussy fare, and straight toward flavor and technique. This year—good God, this year!—when we’re all cooking all the time, that feeling holds fast. Our cookbooks need to help us make it through. If I am going to experiment, I […]
Shopping for a PC gamer is a perilous endeavor. It’s easy to be led astray by what seems like a good deal at Amazon or Best Buy. Steep price cuts are tempting, but they don’t always lead to the treasure hoards they promise. Not to mention, PC gamers are also a notoriously fickle lot. But […]
The Nintendo Switch never stays on store shelves for long. It doesn’t sell out as often as it did early in its life, but it’s still a very hot item and for good reason: It’s still a great console to get, even compared to next-gen offerings like the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. That’s […]
In 1993, Sega made a Power Rangers-esque VR headset that the company hoped would bring VR to the masses. “It takes us into the future,” said MTV’s Alan Hunter on stage at that summer’s Consumer Electronics Show. “The future, of course, being virtual reality.” On a highlight reel behind him, a guy wearing a Sega […]
This is one of the few high-end phones with a headphone jack, and it’s paired with a digital-to-analog converter, so music going to your corded headphones sounds fantastic. Bluetooth audio also sounds nice with the AptX codec support. LG’s V60 ThinQ isn’t the flashiest phone, but it gets the job done. It has the same […]
If there’s a silver lining to 2020, it’s that we’ve all realized how much our loved ones mean to us. Whether they’re close enough to be in our quarantine bubbles or on the other side of a border, these are the people you’ve leaned on for support and they’ve leaned on you. You can’t buy […]
Nearly eight months after testing a new MacBook Air, I’m reviewing another one (insert DJ Khaled meme here). A surging pandemic hasn’t stopped Apple from churning out devices—in fact, it feels like Apple’s vying for the Most Products Launched in a Single Year award. On the surface, the new MacBook Air is identical to its […]
I love babies (especially my babies!) and I love gear, but I don’t particularly like Baby Gear (TM). Especially if your friend is a first-time parent, a lot of baby gear is specifically designed to trip the paranoia trigger in their lizard brain. It’s cute, and what if your baby really needs it? “Yes, a […]