Enclave Audio CineHome Pro Review: Wireless, Cinema-Grade Sound
GearGear / Products / SpeakersGear / ReviewsProduct Review October 30, 2020 0
Once you’ve got them placed and plugged in, you can pair your phone to the hub and set up the speakers inside the Enclave Audio app to input positioning information and more. It’s a simple interface, and post-setup it’s unlikely you’ll touch the app often. Wireless Wonder Photograph: Enclave... Read more
Our Place Always Pan Review: Skip This Pretty Piece of Cookware
GearGear / Products / KitchenGear / ReviewsProduct Review October 29, 2020 0
Photograph: Joe Ray It’s worth noting at this point that I’ve cooked on this stovetop for three years, shaking such behemoths as my 7-pound cast-iron skillet and a 13-pound-plus Dutch oven on the cooktop’s glass-ceramic surface with abandon. That three-year streak of looking perfect ended with the 3-pound Always... Read more
Backbone One Review: An iPhone Controller We Love
GearGear / Products / GamingGear / ReviewsProduct Review October 28, 2020 0
The social features are also intuitive. If you have a friend who owns a Backbone and starts a game, you’ll get a push notification. If you want to join up, tap the push notification, press A, and you’ll join their party. You can speak and hear responses clearly, with... Read more
The 14 Best Weekend Deals: TVs, Cold Weather Gear, and More
DealsGearGear / DealsGear / Products October 24, 2020 0
In many parts of the country, temperatures have started to dip. We’re starting to hunker down for the winter, which might mean something different for everyone. Maybe you’re stocking up on cold-weather gear to continue your outdoor socializing, or putting together a top-notch medicine cabinet for your kid in... Read more
Apple iPhone 12 Review: Solid, but Don’t Buy It Just for 5G
GearGear / Products / PhonesGear / ReviewsProduct Review October 20, 2020 0
You’re probably stressed out as you’re reading this. Most people I know right now are stressed out. Maybe the last thing you’re thinking about is the new iPhone. Or maybe you are thinking about it because you want or need a new iPhone, but you don’t want to spend... Read more
Wing Freedom X Review: Speedy and Pretty
GearGear / Products / OutdoorGear / ReviewsProduct Review October 18, 2020 0
When I first saw the Wing Freedom X, I wondered if it was going to be a cheaper take on the Dutch VanMoof S3. I was walking to meet a friend and happened to pass by Wing’s showroom, and I did a backward-walking double-take to peer in the window.... Read more
One Woman’s High-Touch Bid to Upend the Sex-Toy Industry
BackchannelGearGear / TrendsOROBOT! October 16, 2020 0
Indeed, even in the lead-up to Las Vegas for this year’s CES, the Osé—which had by then been named one of Time‘s 100 Best Inventions of 2019, alongside the newest Impossible Burger and the Oculus Quest—was still something of a mystery. In April 2020, somewhere in Seattle, a 39-year-old... Read more
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Prime Day 2020 Is Over: Here Are the 32 Best Remaining Deals (Updated)
GearGear / DealsPost Prime Day October 15, 2020 0
Prime Day 2020 is over. We hope you were able to find useful discounts among the laptops, rice cookers, TVs, and other great gadgets we found while trawling through Amazon’s sale listings. If not, a few remain. Prime Day is officially over, but many of deals we found still... Read more
The Best Amazon Device Deals for Prime Day 2020: Kindle, Echo, and More (Updated)
GearGear / DealsPrime Day October 15, 2020 0
Amazon’s Fire tablets and Echo speakers aren’t terribly expensive—they’re built to be affordable. Still, Prime Day gives you a chance to buy them for even less. If you need a tablet or want to add Alexa to your house, now is the time to do it. Kindles are another... Read more
Amazon Prime Day 2020: The 15 Best Laptop Deals (Day 2)
GearGear / DealsPrime Day October 14, 2020 0
Buying a new laptop is a big decision. It’s a sizable chunk of change, but right now there are some good deals to be found during Amazon’s Prime Day sale. Still, there are a ton of different models, chip configurations, screen sizes, and other specs to choose from. To... Read more