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Satechi 3-in-1 Foldable Wireless Charging Stand with Qi2 25W

Satechi 3-in-1 Foldable Wireless Charging Stand Qi2 Review: Fast, folding, and my new favorite

Satechi's 3-in-1 charging stand blends the convenience of a foldable design with the best wireless top-up pace you can find on a device of it's kind. Hate wire clutter? This one is a heavy-hitter.
Asus Zenbook A16

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: A suave MacBook killer from the Windows tent?

Armed with a lovely 3K OLED screen, the Asus Zenbook A16 delivers a solid battery life in a svelte frame and emerges as an AI-ready performance powerhouse for Windows fans.
Dell 34 Plus USB-C Monitor - S3425DW

Dell 34 Plus USB-C monitor review: An ultrawide beauty with surprises you’ll love

The Dell 34 Plus USB-C is a sleek, 120Hz ultrawide gem that nails the productivity game with a clever port hub, stunning design, and single-cable convenience that earns every penny.
Jabra Evolve3 85 headset

Jabra Evolve3 85 review: I didn’t expect to love a business headset, but I changed my mind

Jabra Evolve3 85 blend an unexpectedly stylish design and luxurious build with class-leading calling experience, reliable audio quality, and wireless charging convenience. It's not for everyone, but for the right audience, it's nearly perfect.
Indoors, Interior Design, Furniture

Eight Sleep Pod review: Will better sleep make life easier?

The Eight Sleep Pod, armed with dynamic temperature control and biometric tracking, is a high-end investment that significantly improves sleep quality.
Amazon Kindle Scribe

Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft review: The luxury ride to digital note-taking

At $630, this new breed of Kindle is expensive, but its sleek build, color panel, and paper-like display surface are the core reasons to buy it, if you can stick with the basics.
Samsung S26 Plus

Samsung S26 Plus Review: Consistently fine and utterly boring

The middle child is out. For years, Samsung has stuck to its holy trinity formula for the Galaxy S lineup: the regular, the Plus, and the top – tier Ultra (formerly known as “we killed the Note but kept its soul”). And somewhere in that evolution, the Plus model quietly lost its identity. Quick Take […]
Beatbot Sora 70 pool cleaner

Beatbot Sora 70 Review: The Cordless 4-in-1 Robot That Finally Cleans Your Tanning Ledge

The Beatbot Sora 70 skips the gimmicky tech and gives you features that actually work to provide a spotless pool.
Baseus Picogo Power Bank AM31 Qi2 5000 mAh

Baseus PicoGo AM31 Qi2 power bank review: I finally found my perfect iPhone companion

The Baseus Picogo AM31 Qi2 Power Bank offers enough juice to keep your phone go past the last stretch of the day, with plenty of added conveniences and a barely-there footprint.
Aiper Scuba V3

Aiper Scuba V3 Review: Finally, a pool robot with an actual brain

The Aiper Scuba V3 offers great AI technology coupled with solid value
Samsung Galaxy S26 in the hands of a user.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Review: This compact flagship is starting to feel too safe

The Galaxy S26 delivers the familiar Samsung flagship formula in a compact form, though the lack of meaningful hardware progress keeps it from feeling truly exciting.
Indoors, Interior Design, Adapter

Anker Solix E10 Whole-Home Backup System Review:  Power That Actually Fits Your Life

After rigorous testing, I can confidently say that the Anker Solix E10 can critical household necessities with ease, while scoring high on practicality and seamless convenience.
TCL TV

TCL X11L Review: An impressive blend of display excellence and surprisingly great audio

If you are in the market for a large, premium television and you want the best picture quality that Mini-LED can currently offer, then the TCL X11L deserves serious consideration
Dell Alienware 16X Aurora gaming laptop

Alienware 16X Aurora review: I tested Dell’s gaming middle-weight, but it’s a heavy-hitter 

The Dell Alienware 16X Aurora is a strong performer at mid-tier gaming, packs a lovely display, and goes for a mean look rather than gaudy RGB lightshows.
Person wearing CMF Headphone Pro.

I’m anxious about budget audio gear. At $99, the CMF Headphone Pro won me over

The CMF Headphone Pro defy expectations with their unconventional looks, terrific battery life, and good sound output with noise cancellation — all on the platter under hundred bucks.
Front view of Asus Vivobook 14.

I tested the most affordable Copilot+ laptop I could find, and Asus’ Vivobook 14 surprised me

The Asus Vivobook is one of the most affordable laptops with Qualcomm's Snapdragon silicon and a Copilot+ badge for AI chops. It's a utilitarian workhorse that occasionally stumbles, but gets the job done.
The rear of the OnePlus 15R, held in a man's hand.

OnePlus 15R review: it’s not flashy, but it’s the best phone I’ve ever tested in one key area

The OnePlus 15R takes some unpacking, but see past its higher-than-expected price and pared-back feature set and you'll find a solid and reliable Android.
The OnePlus Pad Go 2 laid down on a table, showing its main page.

OnePlus Pad Go 2 review: a solid Android tablet to sway iPad fans

The OnePlus Pad Go 2 goes up against the iPad, and some specs are comparable though it drops a few balls.
LG C5

LG C5 OLED review: a gorgeous TV, in the right setting

It’s not as bright or as cheap as MiniLED displays, which are increasingly dominating the market, but the LG C5 stands on its own amid a competitive year in TVs.
Rear shell of OnePlus 15.

I reviewed the OnePlus 15 and I don’t want to let go of it

The OnePlus 15 is neither brash, nor bold. It's more like a subtle refinement that manages to deliver high on practicality, with some signature performance-centric oomph.
Flowers on TV

TCL QM9K review: I can’t quite believe just how good this TV is

If you're in the market for a premium large TV, then please do yourself a favor and buy, or at least try, the QM9K.
Aiper Scuba X1 pool cleaner

Aiper Scuba X1 review: gets the job done without complexity

The Aiper Scuba X1 pool cleaner I reviewed, works great and proved to be reliable.
Jeremy Allen White plays a guitar.

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere review: melancholic portrait adds little value to music biopics

Bruce Springsteen's music shines in Deliver Me from Nowhere. However, the rest of the movie leans too heavily into biopic clichés. Read our review.
A soldier sits on his knees.

A House of Dynamite Review: Kathryn Bigelow invites you to experience nuclear panic

In A House of Dynamite, Kathryn Bigelow's Netflix movie will shake you to your core, but it tries to do so a few too many times.
Nebula X1 on a table, with cables and remote

Soundcore Nebula X1 review: Cinema for the neighborhood

The Nebula X1 is an amazing portable projector packed with technology that movie fanatics will love.
A man leans against a wall.

Is This Thing On? review: stand-up is therapy in Bradley Cooper’s midlife crisis dramedy 

Bradley Cooper finds success with a smaller scale and an introspective look at finding yourself in Is This Thing On?
Person wearing Apple Watch Series 11.

I reviewed the Apple Watch Series 11. It stacks big wins atop small upgrades

Apple Watch Series 11 serves familiar looks, but under the hood, it packs a few upgrades that gently nudge it to the summit of smartwatch excellence.
Person wearing AirPods Pro 3.

I tested the AirPods Pro 3 and they wowed me for three unexpected reasons

The AirPods Pro 3 mark a pivot where Apple's earbuds turn their focus to health and conversational conveniences. But there's a lot more to love at the fundamentals, too.
Apple Watch Ultra 3 in Black Titanium

Apple Watch Utra 3 Review: The Best Apple Watch ever made

If you've wanted an Apple Watch that has multi-day battery life and does everything, look no further as the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is the best Apple Watch ever made. There's just one issue.
Dwayne Johnson leans up against a wall in The Smashing Machine.

The Smashing Machine review: This enthralling sports biopic did a piledriver on my emotions

The Smashing Machine immerses audiences in a heartfelt drama elevated by Benny Safdie's direction and the performances by Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.
Apple iPhone 17 in Lavender Purple

Apple iPhone 17 Review: The best iPhone for most people

Meet the new iPhone 17. It's the most complete non-Pro iPhone ever made, and it solves all the problems with last year's iPhone 16. The result? The best iPhone for most people.
B&W Px8 S2 headphones against a red vinyl background

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 review: Luxury listening on the go

Bowers & Wilkins deliver their best noise-canceling headphones yet, but can they justify their sky-high price?
Beatbot AquaSense 2 Ultra

Beatbot AquaSense 2 Ultra review: the all-in-one pool cleaner champion

The Beatbot AquaSense 2 Ultra is the most premium pool cleaner on the market with amazing capabilities
Leonardo DiCaprio talking on a payphone in One Battle After Another.

One Battle After Another review: one of the decade’s best movies blew me away

Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie, One Battle After Another, delivers a thrilling adventure that stands tall on virtually all cinematic fronts.
Atsu riding through a golden field in Ghost of Yotei.

Ghost of Yotei review: Sucker Punch has raised the bar for future PS5 games

Very few games manage to strike such a beautiful balance between artistry and technology as Ghost of Yotei. This game raises the bar for all PS5 games going forward.
The Zotac Gaming RTX 5060 Twin Edge graphics card

Nvidia RTX 5060 review: a solid performer with questionable longevity

Strong performance, smart pricing, but some compromises remain
Hinako in a field of red flowers.

Silent Hill f review: horror that will stick with you

Even though Silent Hill f takes place in a different time and place than prior games, it understands the real horror comes from within.
TCL D2 Pro hand scan

TCL D2 Pro smart lock review: this is the future of unlocking your home, and I love it

The TCL D2 effortlessly reads your palm veins to unlock this smart lock.