Tag: Consumer Discretionary
Sony and Nintendo’s year in reviews reveal your top games of 2022
Just ahead of the holidays, Nintendo and Sony have unveiled their 2022 year in review tools for PlayStation and Switch, letting you see stats, a summary of your favorite games and more. As in previous years, you'll not only be able to see a resume of your year in gaming,…
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The best soundbars for 2022
It’s no secret that the built-in speakers in most TVs are trash. They don’t project enough sound out to the front so you can hear well — especially subtle details. Thankfully, you don’t have to splurge for a five-speaker (or more) surround-sound setup to fix the problem. In most living…
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The Morning After: Juul will pay $1.2 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits
Juul has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits – including 8,500 personal injury cases. If you think that’s a huge amount for a relatively young company, it’s got substantial financial backing: Marlboro owner, Altria, invested $12.8 billion in Juul back in 2018. In 2018, Juul was…
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Apple’s iPad Air drops to $500, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals
We’re in the thick of the holiday season, so we’re still seeing good deals on a number of gadgets and tech gear we recommend. Apple’s iPad Air, for instance, is down to its second-lowest price to date at $500, while Amazon’s Fire HD 8 is down to an all-time low…
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The Evercade EXP handheld brings key improvements but it’s still a curious concept
When we tried the original Evercade handheld, it was a fun-but-curious concept. Old games on a new handheld with cartridges? Nostalgia squared, basically. Whether you thought it was a good idea or not, there are now almost 40 collections available totalling hundreds of games. There’s also the VS home-console for…
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Samsung Odyssey Ark review: When bigger isn’t always better
The idea of sitting in front of a massive 55-inch gaming monitor all day sounds like heaven. Being able to twist it into a towering portrait mode? The stuff of my multi-tasking dreams. That’s the pitch behind Samsung’s 55-inch 4K Odyssey Ark Monitor. As we saw during our first preview,…
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