Buying Guide

A Handheld vacuum may not be the most essential household appliance, but they sure are convenient. You don’t have to mess with heavy, cumbersome (and expensive) vacuums that require a plug-in and hazardous cords. Sure, there are cordless vacs to mitigate this problem, but those are also large and can …

More Great Hubs Twelve South StayGo Mini Photograph: Twelve South Ports are a problem on the iPad. With just one USB-C port on most of them, you can’t charge and use other accessories at the same time. We like the Satechi hub mentioned above a lot, but here are a …

Other Fitness Trackers to Consider Garmin Venu 3 Photograph: Garmin Garmin Venu 3 for $350: There’s nothing wrong with Garmin’s pricier premium hybrid fitness tracker-sports watch. However, its standout feature is that you can take calls from your wrist, and when I tried it with my spouse, he said it …

Honorable Mentions Open earbuds are becoming the hot trend in wireless audio, meaning there are plenty of good options that don’t make our top list. Here are some other pairs worth considering. Earfun OpenJump for $80: Earfun’s OpenJump offer accessible sound and impressive waterproofing in one of the most comfortable …

More Travel Adapters We’ve Tested Photograph: Simon Hill There are many travel adapters out there. These are a few others I tested and liked but that missed out on a place above for one reason or another. Epicka Universal Travel Adapter for $23: Our budget pick for many months, this …

Especially in its early years, OLED’s standout concern has been its increased risk of burn-in, or image retention, over traditional backlit displays. Due in part to the use of organic compounds, OLED panels can more easily degrade at different rates over time, which could potentially lead to variations in brightness …

WIRED TIRED Short prep times. Meals that appeal to most people. Grocery options. Mostly paper, without tons of plastic packaging. Limited options for vegans weekly. Produce arrived on the decline and was not always organic. Besides Purple Carrot, Sunbasket was my favorite of the vegan meal kits I tested. Sunbasket …

Most all-purpose juicers fall into one of two types. Centrifugal juicers or masticating slow juicers that are also known as “cold press.” A centrifugal juicer offers speed and a lot of power. In essence, it operates a bit like a blender with an added mesh screen to separate juice from …

I spent eight months (and counting) testing dozens of massagers across a variety of categories, including (but not limited to) percussive therapy guns, foot massagers, and compression goggles. To assess performance in everyday situations, I incorporated them into regular routines: post-workout recovery, desk-bound workdays, and nighttime wind-downs. I evaluated each …

Courtesy: Wayfair Others We Tested Wayfair Sleep 8-Inch Medium Cooling Gel Memory Foam Mattress for $122: This super cheap cooling mattress consists of 8 inches of regular memory foam with a layer of cooling gel, charcoal, and green tea-infused memory foam (to aid with freshness and odor absorption), followed by …