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Amazon Announces Prime Day for June 2026—Here’s Everything We Know So Far

At this point we’re well on our way to Prime Week. Amazon Prime Day returns later this month, and it looks like Amazon has found a way to break time...

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Polaroid Is After Those Gen Z Dollar Bills With Its New, Surprise-Launched Camera

True to Polaroid’s nature, Polaroid announced a new camera on the same day that it went on sale. An hour ago nobody even knew the Go Gen 3 was in...

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Lenovo Legion Go S Is 21% Off (A Record Low, and Way Better Than Steam Deck’s $949 Price Tag)

Valve may be having a splendid time or a gut-wrenching time, depending on your view of things. Its handheld Steam Deck is a runaway success, so much...

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We’ve Reached the Point Where AI Has to Catch AI (The Internet Is Full of Slop)

AI is working hard at making it hard for you to tell it’s AI at all. College essays, news articles, scam emails. AI-written prose masquerading as...

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Get 14% Off ‘007 First Light Standard Edition’ and ‘007 First Light Deluxe Edition’ Games

Like the movies, James Bond video games of late have had a so-so run of mixed reviews. And very much like the movies, the last nearly universally...

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You Can Finally Order the New Sega Genesis LEGO Kit—Retro Nerds, Rejoice

Anytime somebody asks me my favorite video game console of all time, I don’t hesitate for a second. It’s the Sega Genesis. It was peak ’90s. Now...

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Your Dentist Knows You’re Lying. Come Clean with this Philips Sonicare Water Flosser (Review)

When it comes to flossing, I’d be willing to bet that two things are true for just about anyone. One, your dentist urges you to floss more...

29.05.2026 4

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Is Disney About to Kill Off Hulu?

The Disney tent is large and expansive. ESPN, ABC, Hulu, FX, National Geographics. All of it is owned by Disney, and the House of Mouse isn’t...

29.05.2026 4

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Snap Up TikTok’s Favorite Point-and-Shoot Camera, The Camp Snap (While You Still Can)

“Due to a global chip shortage (thanks AI), inventory is limited.” So reads the jarring, red-and-white banner that runs across the top of the Camp...

29.05.2026 2

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Pre-Order the Oura Ring 5 (It’s the Smallest One Yet!)

One of the complaints I’d heard repeatedly since the original Oura Ring debuted in 2015 is that it’s a chunk, far larger than a normal band and...

28.05.2026 4

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Hacky Sack’s Unexpected Comeback Is Creating a Shortage—Buy These While You Still Can

We were stuck between two worlds in our junior year of high school. Not yet seniors who were allowed to drive off campus to lunch, but no longer...

28.05.2026 3

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After Testing Way Too Many Air Purifiers, THIS Is the Best One for Your Bedroom

Think you’re safe and breathing pure, clean air inside your own home? Hah. Think again, my pollution-huffing friend. Homes are way leakier than...

28.05.2026 5

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All the Best Deals and Perks Available for PlayStation Days of Play 2026

For nine years Sony has welcomed spring with a wide-ranging PlayStation sales event. I’m talking true spring, when it begins to warm up and people...

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The New Google Fitbit Air Just Hit the Market, And It’s Here to Judge Your Sleep, Stress, and Steps

Fitbit had been a bit of a moribund brand lately. Its last fitness tracker—they’re not really jack-of-all-trades smartwatches—was the Fitbit...

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I Tried the Braun Series 9 Pro Beard Trimmer So You Don’t Have to Gamble on Amazon Clippers

I suppose I have KLM and a far-off airport to thank for my new Braun Series 9 Pro beard trimmer. I wouldn’t have bought it if KLM hadn’t lost my...

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The Best Air Purifiers for Wildfire Smoke, Allergies, and Whatever’s Floating Around In Your Home

What’s all this outdoor garbage doing floating around in your home, your safe space, your refuge, your castle? Do you really not mind that even when...

26.05.2026 10

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Your Dad’s Home Security System Just Got a Revamp—Now, It’s For Gen Y and Gen Z Commitment Phobes

You know the drill. You’ve seen the advertisements on TV, and maybe even had a parent go through the whole process in your younger days. For years...

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The MacBook Air M5 Just Hit Its Lowest Price Ever (Under $900!)

It’s a great time to replace your laptop. Apple plops down a bushel of affordable new MacBooks in the spring, typically with improved speed and...

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The Coway AP-1512HH Mighty Air Purifier Is 30% Off (Pay $160 Instead of $230)

One quarter of you reading this have seasonal allergies. I can tell not just by the CDC’s own survey, but also by the fact that your screen is...

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Beartooth Singer Caleb Shomo Comes Out as a ‘Proudly Gay Man,’ Wife of 14 Years Offers Support ‘Whilst Losing Everything’

Caleb Schomo, frontman for Ohio metalcore outfit Beartooth, has come out as gay. Along with his announcement, his wife of 14 years, Fleur Shomo,...

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The Best Editor-Tested Electric Bikes for Conquering Steep-Ass Streets

Maybe you live a life of ups and downs. And by that I mean your bike your way around a city that’s built over lumpy hills. Or, you simply like...

25.05.2026 6

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This Coway Air Purifier Gave Me Clean Air After a Four-Alarm Fire

Hate to break it to you, but the air inside your home isn’t all that different from the air outside your home. You know, with all that pollution...

25.05.2026 8

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Looking for a More User-Friendly 3D Printer Than Bambu?

A guy shared a way to remote control his Bambu Labs 3D printer, and Bambu went full Tony Soprano on him. No, they didn’t break his legs or feed...

22.05.2026 10

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Want to Get the Banned DJI Osmo Pocket 4?

Every vlogger is excited about the April 2026 launch of the DJI Osmo Pocket 4, the latest release of the heavyweight, de facto standard 4K video...

22.05.2026 8

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If You Can’t Find a Steam Deck In Stock, Get This Instead

Valve’s Steam Deck has been rarer than hen’s teeth ever since the global RAM shortage has made shortages and price hikes of computer hardware a...

21.05.2026 7

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Beam Me Up, Scottie. Sonos’ Budget Soundbar and Sub Are On Sale

You’ve got the big-screen-sportin’, Dolby Atmos-havin’ 4K TV, but what’s the point of spending all that dough if you’re going to play all...

21.05.2026 8

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Google’s Search Bar Looking a Little Weird Today? This Is Why.

Ever since Google became the dominant search engine around the turn of the millennium, it’s functioned in more or less the same way. You type your...

20.05.2026 10

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This Tiny Canon Printer Turns Your Phone Into a Pocket Polaroid (And It’s Only $99 Right Now)

It’s a classic and (nearly?) universally beloved miniature ritual at parties, park hangs, zoo visits, backyard barbecues, beach vacations, and...

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Buy a Switch 2, Get a Free Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, or Pokémon Game

Nintendo had been teasing this one for the past week, saying that we could expect to see it hit retail shelves in early June, but it looks like this...

20.05.2026 10

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The New Apple iPad M4 Dropped to Its Lowest Price Ever!

It isn’t just a certain honey-haired burglar child who argues that aiming for the middle of whatever is the way to go. Middle-of-the-range is often...

19.05.2026 10

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The Viral Ninja SLUSHi Is $90 Off Right Now—Piña Coladas Are In Your Near Future

You know the lyrics. I’m talking about the piña colada song, and its real title is Escape, by the way. Even if you find piña coladas repulsive...

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Apple’s MacBook Neo Is No Gaming Machine, But We Found the Best Mac for Gaming

The Mac isn’t that bad of a gaming platform anymore. For the 2000s until the 2020s it was an afterthought. PC gaming ruled on Microsoft’s Windows...

19.05.2026 9

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The Porsche of Ebikes: An Honest Review of the Specialized Turbo Vado SL2 5.0 EQ

Ebikes exist on a continuum of those wishing to be as close to an analog bike as possible and those who’ve given up entirely on the facade. These...

18.05.2026 5

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Class Up Your Walls, Slob: Samsung Arthouse ‘The Frame’ TV Is on Sale

Your TV just hangs there on the wall when it’s not in use. Off, a blank black slab of thin glass that screams to every bystander, “Hey, I’m a...

18.05.2026 7

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Fujifilm’s Weird Little Vertical Camera Is on Sale—and It Rips

I called it “2025’s weirdest camera” when it launched in June 2025. Fujifilm’s X Half was nothing like the Fujifilm X1000. The latter is a...

18.05.2026 7

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These Streaming Devices Turn Any TV Into a 4K Beast

You’ve got the 4K TV. You even made sure to check that the movie you’re going to fire up says “4K” on it. You’re about to ease back into...

18.05.2026 9

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One of the Few VPNs Worth Using Is 60% Off Right Now

Nearly half of Americans are using a virtual private network (VPN) to maintain their privacy online. I know. It can feel like a pointless endeavor...

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People Are Camping Out for the Saturday Launch of the Swatch Royal Pop Collab

New York City’s Times Square is magical and all, but I typically quicken my pace when I’m forced to walk through it, rather like the way in which...

15.05.2026 9

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Get a Deal on Robot Eyes: Latest Ray-Ban Wayfarer AI Smart Glasses Are $52 Off

Ever wish you could basically wear Boba Fett’s helmet on your head and go about your daily life? You know he was listening to music and podcasts in...

15.05.2026 9

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Your Camp Snap Camera Needs a Sleeping Bag (Did You Know?)

It’s not particularly fragile, the screenless Camp Snap digital camera. I know because I got it in my grubby mitts shortly after it blew up huge on...

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Every Disc at The Criterion Collection Is 30% Off (Even 4K Ones and Preorders!)

Despite the fact that it’s been years since I had a device that could gobble one up and play it, I’ve held onto my two enormous, Weimaraner-sized...

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Playing in the Great Outdoors? Bring This Gold-Standard Emergency Messenger, Now on Sale

My friends and family like to tease me that I spend my vacation in (at least in their eyes) very un-relaxing ways. To me, there’s no better way to...

13.05.2026 10

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Shots Fired: Panasonic’s Latest Fujifilm Fighter, the Lumix L10 Premium, Is Available for Preorder

Hand it to the Fujifilm X100. That series, released in its initial iteration way back in 2010, didn’t invent the fixed-lens digital camera, but it...

13.05.2026 10

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Remember the First Song You Ever Listened to on Spotify?

Who knows when I first downloaded Spotify. Whenever it was, the date was lost the the cobwebs of history inside my faulty mind. Neither can I remember...

13.05.2026 10

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This Tiny Roku Stick Hides Behind Your TV and Does Everything

Cutting the cord—you know, ditching cable or satellite TV—is a relief because it frees you not just from contracts but it also frees you from...

13.05.2026 10

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How to Get a $799 Google Pixel 10 for $299

You want a smartphone for cheap, but you don’t want a cheap smartphone. As in you don’t want a piece of crap just because you want to spend well...

12.05.2026 10

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LEGO’s Upcoming The Lord of the Rings Kit Is an 8,000-Piece Behemoth

LEGO’s wasting no time mining the 25th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Yes, it’s really been a quarter of a...

12.05.2026 10

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Apple MacBook Pro M5 Is $300 Off—It’s the Rare Deal You’ve Been Waiting For

Nowhere is Apple’s tendency toward word salad in product names more apparent than in the MacBook Pro family of laptops, which sits above the MacBook...

12.05.2026 9

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This Bluejay Beach Cruiser Is the Most Charming Ebike I’ve Ridden in Years

My career as an ebike tester stretches back to the earliest days of the Covid-19 pandemic. I was living in New York City, ebikes had exploded in...

12.05.2026 10

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Your Instagram DMs Just Got a Lot Less Private—Here’s How to Claw That Back

End-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram is dead as of today, Friday, May 8, 2026. It showed up as a whisper, a mere murmuring that Instagram...

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