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Galaxy Note 8 review: Don’t call it a comeback, call it the phone of the year
Samsung is back with the Note 8, a full redesign of last year's doomed handset that brings a gorgeous screen, awesome camera, and a few tricks up its sleeve.Reviews
Dash cam review: The Garmin Dash Cam 35 is a little bigger and better for the price
Garmin's Dash Cam 35 offers great day and night video in a form factor that's neither too small nor too big. It's a little higher-priced than the competition, though.
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Thinkware Dash Cam F800 review: Super night vision and app control
With simple controls, superb night video quality, and the ability to record two video streams at once (front and rear), Thinkware's F800 may just be the best dash cam yet.
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Samsung Connect Home: This router/smart-home hub combo isn’t a star in either role
But if you want one DIY platform for both networking and home control, it’s your best choice for now.
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Anker PowerCore+ 26800 PD review: Everything you want in a battery pack
Fast charging, quickly recharged, wide range of compatibility… what’s not to love?
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Jackery Titan S 20100 review: An affordable battery that packs a punch
Throw in an attractive price point and the ability to charge your Nintendo Switch, and you're set.
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Samsung Fast Charge Portable Battery Pack 5100 review: Slim, portable, and full of energy
A unique design combined with an efficient battery makes this Samsung pack appealing.
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RAVPower 20100 review: USB-C and QC 3.0 together
RAVPower’s QC 3.0 pack looks like other RAVPower portable batteries, but now with Quick-Charge 3.0.
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Aukey 30000 PowerBank with Power Delivery review: A respectable upgrade
Last year’s top pick gets a minor update, but is it enough to stay on top?
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Zenfone AR review: A better phone for Tango AR but far from perfect
The Zenfone AR is the only phone to deliver support for Google's Tango AR and Daydream VR platforms, but is it a reality-bending beast or a dud?
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Netgear Orbi RBK30 WiFi System review: It’s not bad, but it’s not great
It's still not a mesh system, but this time you might care.
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Spider Holster SpiderLight review: A belt holster for your camera
There are many ways to carry a DSLR, but a belt-based holster system may be best for you.
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Intel SSD 545s review: The next great budget SSD has arrived
Intel has released a 64-layer TLC SSD that's cheaper, and considerably faster than Samsung's EVO. The king is dead–long live the king.
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HP Spectre x2 review: It beats the Surface Pro on value, if not performance
HP's Spectre x2 2-in-1 swings for the fences with its Kaby Lake chip, 2K display and Iris Plus graphics, but it falls short in a few areas.
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Samsung Galaxy Book review: An excellent 2-in-1 for a good price
The Samsung Galaxy Book delivers where it counts in price, performance, and battery life. Despite some weaker points, it's still a good value.Reviews
HTC Vive Deluxe Audio Strap review: The Vive finally feels complete
With the release of the new Deluxe Audio Strap, the HTC Vive finally feels like a finished product instead of a glorified developer kit.Reviews
Audio-Technica ATH-AG1X review: A good gaming headset with one killer flaw
Audio-Technica's $300 ATH-AG1X is the most expensive wired gaming headset we've ever reviewed—and sadly, not the best-sounding.Reviews
Sennheiser GSP 350 review: A gaming headset that sounds a lot better than it looks
Sennheiser's GSP 350 headset isn't a looker, nor does it have a cheap price tag, but its sound quality is up there with the best headsets in its tier.Reviews
Sennheiser Game Zero review: This headset’s sound quality justifies its price
Currently, a common piece of advice is to not buy gaming headset, and instead purchase headphones from a respectable company. Sennheiser's Game Zero makes that strategy unnecessary.Reviews
Garmin Dash Cam 55 review: A compact cure for common traffic hassles
Garmin's Dash Cam 55 is a good camera made better with added traffic and stoplight-snoozing alerts, plus addictive voice controls.Reviews
Razer Ornata review: An expensive rubber-dome keyboard that comes with a mechanical click
This mechanical/rubber-dome hybrid keyboard is an interesting experiment, but too pricey to make sense for most people's needs.Reviews
Logitech G213 Prodigy review: An ambitious keyboard that’s oversized and overpriced
An exorbitant price, flimsy construction, and an overly large footprint undermine the high-end rubber-dome switch in Logitech's gaming keyboard.
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Optane Memory review: Why you may want Intel’s futuristic cache in your PC
This next-gen memory technology greatly increases responsiveness of PCs but only for those who still want to use a hard drive
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TP-Link Deco M5 router review: This mesh network comes with a side of antivirus
Much more than a me-too product, the Deco M5 delivers both innovation and performance.Reviews
Razer BlackWidow X Chroma review: A beautiful keyboard, but kind of a pain
Razer’s stripped-down BlackWidow X Chroma isn’t so much an improvement over the original BlackWidow as a lateral move. One that gathers a lot of dust.Reviews
HyperX Alloy FPS review: The esteemed headset manufacturer turns out a solid new peripheral
It’s not quite the industry-wide shakeup that ensued with the arrival of the HyperX Cloud, but the HyperX Alloy is a fine debut.Reviews
Aukey KM-G3 review: This RGB keyboard costs just $80, but there’s a catch
The Aukey KM-G3 is a decent RGB keyboard for those on a tight budget, but it compromises on quality.Reviews
Cougar Attack X3 review: An unpretentious board with genuine Cherry keys
The Cougar Attack X3 is a fairly basic keyboard for those who still want genuine Cherry MX switches—though its non-standard bottom row may slow you down.Reviews
G.Skill KM780 review: One of the best RGB-enabled keyboards to date
The G.Skill KM780 borrows some of the best features from its competitors and adds a few of its own for a stellar debut.Reviews
SteelSeries Apex M800 review: Yet another custom keyboard switch, but it’s compelling
The SteelSeries Apex M800 and its custom QS1 switch put on a good light show, but it falls just shy of outdoing keyboards with Cherry MX keys.Reviews
Logitech G610/G810 review: A modern twist on a classic and understated design
Logitech's G610 and G810 are the most restrained keyboards we've seen from the company in a while, though it's a shame RGB lighting is restricted to the Romer-G variants.
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HP Spectre x360 (2017) review: The best just keeps getting better
The addition of active pen support and the option of a 4K UHD screen cements this convertible's status as our favorite.Reviews
Creative Sound BlasterX Katana review: The soundbar finally makes its way to PCs
Creative's Sound BlasterX Katana brings the soundbar to the PC with big sound, a small form factor, and one eye-popping price tag.
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Netgear Orbi Wi-Fi router review: It’s not a mesh network, but it’s good enough you won’t care
Orbi satellites communicate with the router, not with each other; but 4×4 backhaul enabled best-in-class performance in most of our benchmarks.Reviews
Dash cam review: The Cobra CDR895D Drive HD offers affordable dual-channel video
Cobra's CDR895D Drive HD is a dual-channel dash cam with near 360-degree coverage and a surprisingly affordable price.Reviews
Dash cam review: The Thinkware F770 works with your smartphone
Thinkware's F770 is unique for shifting its video viewing and settings largely to your smartphone. For the price, it offers the full list of features and is easy to use.Reviews
Dash cam review: Garmin’s DriveAssist 50LMT is first-class almost all the way
Garmin's DriveAssist 50LMT is really a high-end navigation accessory with dash-cam features, and it offers many nice perks—plus a puzzling limitation.Reviews
Dash cam review: The Viofo A119 is a surprisingly good bargain
The Viofo A119 is an incredible bargain: just $100 for a simple dash cam including GPS, with high-quality daytime and nighttime video and other handy features. It asks only that you bring your own storage card.Updated
Official Intel 7th-gen Kaby Lake Review: One big change makes up for smaller ones
Don’t dismiss Intel’s Kaby Lake desktop CPU with a meh just yet. There’s more to the chip than you expect.
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Linksys Velop Wi-Fi router review: One of the best mesh network systems to date
It might be a little late to the mesh-networking party, but Linksys is showing a winner at CES.Reviews
Razer Kraken V2 review: Two headsets, one leap forward
Despite being as bulky as ever, the 2016 Kraken arrives packed with improvements—and is the best showing this line has had in a long time.Reviews
Logitech G231 Prodigy review: One more budget-friendly headset among many
Logitech's G231 is a decent entry-level headset, but it doesn't do much to shake up the budget-friendly end of the market.Reviews
HyperX Cloud Stinger review: Solid entry-level audio is cheaper than ever
HyperX might have just undercut its widely acclaimed $100 Cloud headset with this $50 budget entry.Reviews
Lenovo Yoga 910 review: A host of excellent upgrades make it a winner
Lenovo's Yoga 910 overhauls the Yoga 900, resulting in one of the best convertible laptops we've ever seen. The battery life is a fantastic 11 hours, too.Reviews
Creative Live! Cam Sync HD review: Crummy video tanks this HD webcam
This "hassle-free" budget camera probably isn't much of an upgrade over your computer's built-in webcam.Reviews
Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000 review: An HD webcam for the cost-conscious
This budget model delivers 720p recording and video chat for under $50.Reviews
Microsoft LifeCam Studio review: A hi-def webcam for business or pleasure
With stellar resolution and excellent design, this high-end LifeCam is suitable for a variety of settings.Reviews
Logitech C615 HD review: This camera hits the sweet spot between features and price
The C615 delivers excellent video and audio, versatile camera angles, and a portable design with a modest price tag.Reviews
Oculus Touch controller review: Putting virtual worlds at your fingertips, with caveats
Review: Oculus's motion-tracked Touch controllers are about as close as you can get to using your hands in virtual reality.Reviews