Month: August 2026

Best Mesh Wi-Fi Systems (2026): I Tested Them All

Forget about patchy internet connections and dead spots in the house. These WIRED-tested, multi-room mesh Wi-Fi systems will keep your whole house online. Source

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Why the Hottest New Wearables Want to Be Ignored

Burnt out on wrist buzzes and notification overload? A new crop of minimalist wearables promises to collect your health data without demanding your attention. Source

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The Best Label Makers (2026): Brother, Niimbot, Dymo

Experience the oddly satisfying joy of labeling bins, drawers, and more with the best Bluetooth and traditional label makers. Source

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How to Escape Group Chat Hell

Young adults are in more group chats than ever—sometimes more than 20 at a time. Here’s how to tame the chat madness. Source

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Why the first Chinese mirrorless cameras will massively disrupt the market — and why that’s a good thing

Almost all of the big names in cameras — Canon, Sony, Nikon, Fujifilm, Panasonic, OM System, Sigma, Ricoh, Pentax and others — hail from Japan, the birthplace of digital photography. Want one of the best mirrorless cameras? Unless it’s a Leica or a Hasselblad, right now it’ll come from Japan.…

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How much can you really save with plug-in solar? I’ve crunched the numbers next to my EcoFlow Stream Ultra X — and it’s not as sunny it sounds

Plug-in solar is no longer a grey area. Kits under 800VA are now legal to buy and connect to a standard socket; no installer required. The government has been promising this since March. Now it is finally here. But legal does not mean simple. The market has split into three…

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