Philips Hue recently unveiled an enticing series of new products, including the supercharged Hue Bridge Pro—and no, none of those devices are on sale yet. But a bunch of slightly older but still powerful Hue items are on sale in the runup to Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, making it a terrific time to jump […]

I’ve been hooked on SteelSeries gaming headsets ever since the Arctis Pro launched more than five years ago. The Nova range upped the quality with feature, fit, and software improvements, and the company is now going one step further with a $599.99 Nova Elite headset — a price that I’ve been questioning every day during

In 2015, ahead of my first vacation to Italy, I wanted to learn some Italian. It’s polite to know at least some basic words and phrases when visiting a foreign country, right? Enough to get by, anyway. With about three months to learn, I landed on Duolingo—and instantly fell in love with the way it

Amazon’s newest Echo speakers look gorgeous. Thin bezels, bright, responsive touchscreens, 3D knit fabric-wrapped speakers with controls front and center, and most importantly, powerful hardware to help make the smart home sing. It’s almost everything I’ve ever asked for from my smart speakers and displays. A lack of premium hardware — or any clear strategy

Mini PCs are great for fitting into a tight desktop workspace, that’s why a lot of them can be mounted to the rear of a monitor on a VESA plate. But in order to turn it on, you still have to, well, turn it on. What if you could do that like a modern TV

Peloton has been angling for a redemption arc ever since its status as a pandemic darling started faltering when the world reopened for business. It tried to steady the ship with a series of layoffs, a pivot to subscriptions, and a leadership shuffle. Now, Peloton’s hoping to kick off a new era with the Cross

I’ve been an ultrawide cheerleader for years, but I’m also a fan of multiple displays. And the line between them starts to blur when they get really big. The new HP Series 5 Pro Conferencing monitor isn’t interested in gaming or video. This 49-inch monster wants to do work, and a lot of it. Just

Every smart device now requires you to agree to a series of terms and conditions before you can use it — contracts that no one actually reads. It’s impossible for us to read and analyze every single one of these agreements. But we started counting exactly how many times you have to hit “agree” to

Elon Musk wants to develop an alternative online encyclopedia that’ll go by the name “Grokipedia.” It’ll be made with his AI company xAI, according to the announcement via social media post. The name is derived from Musk’s AI chatbot Grok, which—according to Musk—is designed to search for the “truth.” Musk has been an outspoken critic

Google is finally launching a new smart speaker, and it’s a complete redesign. The new Google Home Speaker features a new flattened sphere shape, new colors, a new light ring, and lots of new AI-powered features. Announced this week, along with a major Gemini-infused update to its Google Home smart home platform, the speaker will