Health & Home News
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iRobot Roomba Combo j9+: A Smarter, More Powerful Robotic Mopvac
The Roomba Combo j9+ gets big upgrades over last year's Combo j7+, improving scrubbing and adding water refills for mopping, but is it worth an extra $400?
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Should You Upgrade to the Samsung Galaxy Watch6?
If you own a Samsung Galaxy Watch4 or older or are looking to buy a Wear OS watch, the Samsung Galaxy Watch6 is the smartwatch to get. Here's why.
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Trek Fetch+ 2 is a Versatile, Nimble eBike for Cargo and Kids
For the well-heeled buyer who needs extra load capacity or wants the most seamless riding and ownership experience, the Fetch+ 2 is the way to go.
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Dyson Gen5 Stick Vacs Set New Standards in Performance and Convenience
Dyson is set to retain its industry-leading status with two new models that deliver increased power and a bunch of eagerly-awaited convenience features.
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Arlo Camera Owners' Win Back of Free Video Storage is Bittersweet
Old Arlo security cameras will keep their seven-day free cloud storage, but with security updates ending next year, they'll be vulnerable to hackers.
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The Cordless Mach V1 Ultra Vacuums, Mops, and Steam Cleans Floors
The MACH V1 Ultra by Eufy is the first all-in-one cordless stick vac to incorporate a steam mop, making it possible clean sticky messes in one pass.
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Moen Makes it Easier to Water Your Yard Only Where and When Needed
Moen's easy-to-install wireless soil sensors send moisture data to your watering system, ensuring that you aren't under or over-watering your lawn or garden.
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LG’s Counter-Depth MAX Refrigerators Have Full-size Capacity
LG slimmed down key cooling components and applied enhanced insulation to create a new line of counter-depth refrigerators with full-size capacity.
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Roborock S8 Mop Vacs Receive a Power Boost for More Efficient Cleaning
Roborock’s new flagship S8 series has received some significant upgrades to the robot as well as the dock for more efficient vacuuming and mopping.
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L'Oreal's Magic Brow Applicator Creates Perfect Brows at Home
L’Oréal delivers microblading, micro-shading, and filler effects with Brow Magic, taking the guesswork out of creating a flattering brow shape at home.
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Valencell Takes Blood Pressure Readings on Your Fingertip
Instead of a cuff, Valencell's new blood pressure monitor uses light to monitor blood flow in your fingertip and deliver a measurement within a minute.
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HP Hearing Pro Leads New Class of Bluetooth OTC Hearing Aids
HP Hearing PRO promise to be the best Bluetooth earbud-style OTC hearing aids thanks to their music playback, active noise canceling, and low price.
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Top 10 Things to Know About the Matter Smart Home Standard
Matter makes smart home products from all makers compatible, simpler to add and use together, and collectively controllable from any smart home app.
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Arlo Safe App Provides Live Safety Monitoring and Video Recording
The Arlo Safe App delivers video recordings of emergency events, personal safety monitoring, and crash detection in one uniquely comprehensive app.
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OTC Hearing Aids: What You Need to Know
Lower-cost hearing aids you can buy without a prescription are here, but not all OTC hearing aids are made to the same standard. Here's what you need to know.
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Bluetooth Hearing Aids to Receive Broadcasts from Public Venues
New over-the-counter hearing aids that have Bluetooth LE technology may soon be able to receive broadcasts from airports, theaters, and other public venues.
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iRobot Roomba Combo j7+ Solves the Mop Vac Wet-Carpet Problem
iRobot's new Roomba Combo j7+ can go from hard floors to carpets, lifting its wet mop pad up and out of the way to keep carpets dry as it vacuums.
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Our Editor's Pick the DeLonghi La Specialista is $150 off on Amazon
DeLonghi just chopped $150 off the price of its La Specialista Arte espresso machine. At-home baristas looking for great espresso should snap this deal up.
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CookingPal's Multo Cooks Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Multo combines a heating element, a motor for fast or slow blending, and a scale, and comes with an 8.9-inch tablet to step you through 250+ recipes.
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3G Networks Are Shutting Down, Cutting off Phones, Home Security, Cars
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon are shutting down 3G networks in 2022, meaning older devices will stop working if they can't be upgraded to use 4G.
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Roborock's S7 MaxV Ultra Mop-vac Runs for Weeks Without Maintenance
Roborock's new S7MaxV Ultra has a unique docking station that services and cleans the mop-vac, letting you forget about cleaning for weeks at a time.
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Withings Body Scan Gives You a Daily Check-up
The Body Scan provides a fuller picture of your health than any other scale, including heart health, more detailed body composition, and nerve activity.
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Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2022 Awards
Our team of tech industry veterans scoured this year's exhibit halls to pick our absolute favorite products for the Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2022 Awards.
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Bob the Mini Dishwasher is Portable, Eco-Friendly, and Stylish
This dishwasher keeps a small household's dishes clean, with a speedy 20-minute wash cycle that uses under a gallon of water – no water hookup required. -
Panasonic Arc6 Electric Shaver Promises to Deliver an Incredible Shave
With six blades, an improved shaving head and beard density sensor, and a smart locking sensor, the Arc6 may just be the best electric shaver out there.
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Oral-B iO10 Toothbrush Base Shows When All of Your Teeth Are Clean
The iO10's charging base that provides visual feedback, including correct pressure and whether you've thoroughly brushed all of your teeth–no app required.
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L’Oréal Makes Coloring Your Hair at Home Easy and Mess-Free
L’Oréal aims to take the guesswork and mess out of coloring at home with Colorsonic, an electronic handheld device that automates the whole process.
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Lovesac Sactionals StealthTech is an Impressive Hidden Home Theater
I reviewed Lovesac's Sactionals StealthTech and was wowed by the integrated speakers' ability to produce an enjoyable, immersive home theater experience.
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Viral Post to Change Your Voicemail when Lost is Terrible Advice
Don't follow this terrible meme advice. If you’re in a situation where you're lost, there are far better options for alerting authorities, friends and family.
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Amazon Echo Devices Are Becoming Much, Much Smarter
Big upgrades bring artificial intelligence and facial recognition that will transform the way Echo devices interact with you and your home.
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This State-of-the-art Home Air Monitor Benefits You and Research
Monitor your indoor air quality, improve it with practical expert advice, and advance indoor air pollution research with the AerNos AerHome.
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Echo and Ring Owners Need to Opt Out of Amazon's Invasive WiFi Sharing
On June 8, Amazon will use your Echo and Ring devices to start sharing your home WiFi with strangers without your permission. Here's how to opt out
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Dyson V15 Detect Reveals and Removes Hidden Dirt
Dyson’s V15 Detect cordless stick vac reveals hidden dirt and dust, tells you what it's removing from your floor, and lets you know when your floor is clean.
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Clean Air Zone Air Purifier Is Nearly 100% Green
Never throw out another air filter! Clean Air Zone eliminates allergens, mold, bacteria, smoke and viruses from the air with just water and enzymes.
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Miiskin Fights Cancer by Helping You Monitor Skin Changes
Miiskin makes it simple to monitor your skin for moles and other skin changes that could be signs of cancer, even on hard-to-examine areas like your back.
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Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2021 Awards
Our team of tech industry veterans scoured this year's virtual exhibit halls and picked our absolute favorite products for the Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2021 Awards.
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The Best Turkey Fryers - 2020
Looking to fry up some turkey this Thanksgiving? These turkey fryers are the best ones on the market and they won't cost you a wing and a leg to get cooking.
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HomePod Mini Is a Smart Speaker Worth Buying for Apple Users
Though the HomePod Mini comes at a price premium, it's the best (and most budget-friendly) way for Apple users to voice control their gadgets.
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Yale Smart Delivery Boxes Thwart Package Theft
Yale’s Smart Delivery Boxes automatically locks after a delivery is placed inside, providing an easy way to prevent theft, but do they really work?
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Amazon Makes Alexa Smarter and Upgrades Echo Devices
Amazon's updated Echo smart speakers and displays and improved Alexa offer big improvements on the tech you need to run your smart home.
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Ring's Always Home Cam is a Home Security Drone
The Ring Always Home Cam is not just another security camera; it’s a camera drone that patrols the house while you’re out and livestreams as it flies.
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Apple Makes Its Watches More Affordable and Accessible
Apple upgrades health tracking and makes its smartwatches more accessible with the affordable Watch SE and Family Setup for managing kids' and parents' Watches.
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Black+Decker Spillbuster Hand Vac is an All-in-One Stain Stopper
Black+Decker's Spillbuster Cordless Spill + Spot Cleaner portable wet-dry vac specializes in making short work of cleaning up gloppy, stain-producing messes.
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InvisibleShield Screen Protectors Kill Coronavirus
Zagg's InvisibleShield Elite Glass screen protectors have been proven to kill human Coronavirus in third party testing.
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Fitbit Versa 3: An Affordable Feature-Rich Smartwatch
The new Fitbit Versa 3 smartwatch gets some key feature upgrades and only a modest bump in price.
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280,000 Instacart Users' Data for Sale on the Dark Web
Here's how to tell if your Instant cart account has been compromised and how to protect yourself from future breaches.
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New Medical ID Sharing Lets Your iPhone Send Health Data to Emergency Services
A new feature in iOS 13.5 lets your phone send key medical data to emergency services when you call 911 — it could help save your life.
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The Best Coronavirus Maps & Trackers
These interactive trackers let you see the impact of Coronavirus locally and around the world, with constantly updated data from the front lines of the pandemic.
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Interactive Coronavirus Map Makes It Easy to Find Local News Stories
This interactive map lets you easily find Coronavirus stories based on location and type of information -- new cases, quarantines, travel restrictions and more.
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Four Stylish New Over-the-counter Hearing Aids
You won't look like you're wearing a hearing aid with these new stylish OTC models that are either invisible or look like regular headphones.
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These Outlet Covers and Switches Double as Night Lights
SnapPower’s outlet covers and switches have an LED night light built-in that automatically turns on when it gets dark.
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Amazon Expands Alexa Capabilities in Cars and More at CES
You'll soon be able to stream your Fire TV content to your car, fill your home with Ring smart lights, and fill your life with new Alexa products.
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NightWatch Monitor Promises Safer Sleep for Epileptics
This smart monitoring device offers peace of mind with instant notifications if your family members have dangerous epileptic seizures in their sleep.
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Oral-B Promises Cleaner Teeth with Less Work
Oral-B's latest smart toothbrush uses AI to give you the best possible clean every time you brush.
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Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2020 Awards
Every year at CES, we see a dizzying array of new products. Our team of tech industry veterans selected just 15 our Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2020 Award.
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Gillette’s Newest Razor Heats Up CES
This high-tech razor heats up to give you the experience of a hot towel shave with the touch of a button.
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Track Your Diet, Fitness, and Wellness Automatically with HealBe GoBe3
HealBe GoBe3 tracks calories, hydration, stress levels, heart rate, sleep and more for you automatically so you can get a more complete picture of your health.
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L’Oréal Perso Uses AI to Custom-Create Your Perfect Makeup
Stop shopping for beauty products that aren't quite right: instead, let L’Oréal Perso to mix the perfect makeup for your skin.
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Blue by ADT Is High-End Home Security for the DIYer
Blue's lineup of easy-to-install connected cameras offer high-tech smart home security features with the reliability of ADT monitoring.
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Best Cyber Monday Deals on Smart Home and Kitchen Tech
If you're looking to build out your smart home, the season's sales will make it easy to outfit every room with connected gadgets.
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Best Black Friday Deals on Smart Home and Kitchen Tech
If you're looking to build out your smart home, the season's sales will make it easy to outfit every room with connected gadgets.
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Nest Aware Makes Whole Home DIY Security Affordable
Google has upped its Nest-branded offerings with new capabilities and new all-encompassing pricing that make whole-home DIY security affordable.
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The North Face's High-Tech FutureLight Fabric Set to Revolutionize Outwear
The North Face's revolutionary fabric does the seemingly impossible — it breathes, letting moisture out, while also being fully waterproof and windproof.
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20 Awesome Things We Saw at the IFA Tech Show
We walked the show floor at IFA, Europe's largest consumer electronics show, and found 20 products that we'd love to own.
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Study: Top Smarthome Devices Receive Poor Marks for Security Risks
If you have a connected device in your smarthome, there's a good chance it has security vulnerabilities you need to know about.
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iRobot Robotic Vac and Floor-Washing Robots Now Work Together
The Roomba s9+ and Braava jet m6 are the smartest floor cleaning robots you can buy, autonomously tackling the tasks of vacuuming and then mopping your floors.
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Amazon Announces Echo Show 5 Smart Screen
The Echo Show 5 is a solid smart screen at a reasonable price — but the Google Nest Hub and the Lenovo Smart Clock offer stiff competition for shoppers.
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Sleep Number Uses Sleep Data to Automatically Adjust Your Bed
The Sleep Number 360 bed now tracks your heart and breath rate, movement, disturbances, and environment, and automatically adjusts for a better night's sleep.
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Lutron Aurora Smart Dimmer: A Switch for Smart Lights
This simple dimmer fixes one of the biggest problems with smart lights: our tendency to accidentally turn off the switch that powers them.
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Turn Alexa into a Free House Sitter
Amazon's Echo devices get a new Alexa skill, Alexa Guard, which turns Alexa into a house sitter when you leave home.
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10 Smart Gift Ideas for Mom
Why not give a gadget that makes Mom's life easier, safer and more enjoyable? We know just which high-tech gifts she'll love.
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A Completely Customizable Smart Outlet
Swidget lets you add a wide range of smart home devices, like Wi-Fi control, lights or cameras, to your electric outlet.
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Trek Launches Bontrager WaveCel Helmets with Better Brain Protection
Trek’s new Bontrager WaveCel bike helmet line offers additional protection for your brain without significantly impacting weight, comfort or styling.
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15 Awesome Gadgets from the 2019 Home & Housewares Show
The International Home and Housewares Show is the place for discovering all of the cool new gadgets for your home. Here are the 15 products we want for our homes.
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Aetna Will Give You an Apple Watch for Meeting Health Goals
Health insurer Aetna is betting the Apple Watch will encourage members to take care of their health — so they're giving them away.
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Soma Innofit Bra Will Help You Find Your Perfect Fit
The Soma Innofit smart bra can find your perfect size and you won't even have to pick up a measuring tape.
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Opté's Beauty Wand Makes Skin Flawless with Zero Effort
Just a few passes of the Opté beauty wand and you'll see all of your skin imperfections disappear.
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LG HomeBrew Promises Perfect Beer Brewing at Home
All you have to do is push a button on the LG HomeBrew to brew five liters of your choice of five different styles of beer.
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Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2019 Awards
From the latest televisions to ground-breaking high-tech beauty products, our editors picked their favorite products from the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show.
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Turn Your Ceiling Fans into Smart Fans with Caseta by Lutron
Ceiling fan speed control was on every Caseta by Lutron enthusiast's list. And it's now a reality, with fan control module and a Pico wireless remote.
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Oral-B's Genius X Connected Toothbrush Teaches Better Brushing
The Oral-B GENIUS X toothbrush doesn't just brush your teeth — it monitors your brushing habits and teaches you to brush better.
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Garmin vivosmart 4 Knows How Hard You Should Workout
Garmin’s vivosmart 4 measures your body’s overall activity and fitness level and lets you know if you should take it easy or go all out.
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Apple Watch Now Detects Irregular Heart Beats and Is Already Saving Lives
With the latest update to watchOS, your Apple Watch can notify you of an irregular heart rhythm — and it's already giving watch owners early warning of serious health problems.
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Get a Face Mask Treatment in Just 90 Seconds with Foreo UFO
The Foreo UFO can knock more than eight minutes off the process of applying a sheet mask and elevates the experience to a spa treatment.
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Foreo Luna Fofo Monitors Your Skin to Create the Optimal Skin Care Routine
Smart skin sensors in the Foreo Luna Fofo sonic cleansing brush gather data on your skin's health, which is used to advise you on how to keep your skin glowing.
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Amazon Expands Its Universe of Alexa-Enabled devices
Amazon has new and improved Alexa-enabled products for every room in the house (and even your car) and more advanced smart home features.
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Apple Watch 4 FDA Approved for Heart Monitoring & More
Apple Watch Series 4 can perform an echocardiogram, warn you of an irregular heartbeat, detect falls — save your life.
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Fitbit's Charge 3 Combines Advanced Fitness and Smartwatch Capabilities
Fitbit Charge 3 houses advanced fitness sensors in a super slim tracker and delivers a solid smartwatch experience.
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Headphones that Block Snoring
Bose Sleepbuds block and mask sound to help you sleep through snoring, loud neighbors and city noises.
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Get Great Discounts at Whole Foods with Amazon Prime
Your Amazon Prime membership now has a new perk: grocery bargains.
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Emergency Services to Finally Get Accurate Location Info from iPhones
Starting in iOS 12, your iPhone will automatically send location information to emergency dispatchers when you call 911.
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Onelink Safe & Sound Smoke Detector Brings Alexa to Any Room
Combining smoke and carbon monoxide detection with an Alexa-powered smart speaker makes the Onelink Safe & Sound a smart addition to any home.
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7 Smart Gift Ideas for Mom
One in five mothers are hoping for a high-tech gift come Mother's Day and we know just which high-tech gifts she'll love.
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The Keys to Your Smart Home Are Available on the Web
Default passwords, used by many connected devices, let hackers into your home network — no hacking skills required.
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Fitbit Versa: a Light & Sleek Smartwatch
Fitbit's new health and fitness smartwatch delivers just the features you need at a lower price.
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New Philips Hue Lights Bring Smarts Outdoors
From adding security lighting to providing the perfect ambiance for your next party, these smart Hue outdoor-rated lights can help.
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12 Fantastic Finds at International Home & Housewares Show 2018
The International Home and Housewares Show is the best place for discovering all of the cool new must-have gadgets for your home.
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Philips Hue Smart Lights Will Soon Sync with Movies & Games
Our favorite smart light is getting smarter with new software that will automatically sync its colors with what's on your screen.
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Anker Roav Viva Charger Brings Alexa to Your Car
The Anker Roav Viva USB charger brings Alexa into the car so you can play music, get directions, order coffee and control your Alexa-enabled devices at home.
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Coravin Wine Preservation Opener Pours Wine Without Opening the Bottle
Coravin Model 11 Wine Preservation wine opener pours a glass of wine without opening the bottle and tracks how much left you have left in each bottle.