Gear + Hardware

One of the best Christmas gifts I ever received was this slim portable radio and cassette player. It wasn't quite official, heavy-duty "boom box" level, but it was red, super-cute and had -- ahem -- a double tape deck. You couldn't tell …

Considering how popular streaming devices are these days with Apple TV, Chromecast , and the Roku , it came as no surprise when we heard Amazon would be launching their own streaming service , which they finally did today with Amazon Fir…

Most parents, especially those with toddlers, look at traditional night table alarm clocks and laugh. Alarms? We don't need no stinkin' alarms . No, we typically rely on our tiny humans, with their high energy and low tolerance for "slee…

Riddle me this, Miss Drew: what looks like a book and feels like a book but is actually thousands of books? Oh... you already solved it by reading the title. Well, you'll never guess how pretty this handmade e-Reader cover is on the insi…

With the huge popularity of wearable tech and smartwatches , it's no surprise that Google is leading the fray with Android Wear which they just announced today. And from I can tell, it's worth getting excited about. Along with allowing t…

In honor of St Patrick's Day, we've rounded up some very cool tech accessories in very cool shades of green. In fact, they'll look chic long after the green beer specials in your local tavern are mercifully gone. We recently featured the…

I adore my iPad mini, which is why I protect it with a super durable iPad mini case , but I'd never realized how much more use I'd get out of it with the help of a smart stand. Thanks to the ingenious Compass 2 iPad stand from TwelveSout…

Let's talk about juice. Both in the edible and technical senses. In our house, we are either spilling it (in liquid form) or out of it (in battery form). Both problems tend to affect the mobile phones in the house too -- which is why I w…

Remember when you used to have to wire your whole house for audio wire if you wanted decent sound? Yeah. We don't do that anymore. The advances in portable speakers have been phenomenal, with great sound now coming from wireless systems …

I love my Roku 3 . Love. I've tried Apple TV and like it just fine. But hey, I'm all for more choices for streaming video content, and if Amazon comes out with a TV box as predicted, then I hope it's as good or better than anything else …

If you're an Amazon Prime member, then you might be wondering how to borrow a book from the Kindle library--one of the excellent benefits you get with your membership. Now granted they're probably not all books you actually want to read …

All hail the new Spoiler Shield app , a mobile app whose time has come. It's very rare that I watch TV in real time these days, and for so many of us, it's all about Roku or DVR--which means we have to dodge all those spoilers on our soc…

It's Valentine's Day, and for a bibliophile like me there's no better gift to celebrate romance than a great love story. Since these days, love stories are more likely read from a Kindle , Nook or the Kindle app on iPad than a hardcover,…

I truly cringe whenever I receive my cell phone bill. Usage charges, unlimited data, texting...oof, it adds up. I can see why the search for a good free phone service over WiFi is so important for a lot of people. As for me, my phone is …

We were excited to have a chance to put together a MiiPC review, considering there's pretty much nothing that causes a modern parent more angst than monitoring your kids' online life. Keeping them safe, limiting their screen time, making…

In our E ditors' Tech Picks of 2013 series, are so excited to present our picks for the coolest new gadgets of 2013. These are the 11 that best captured our imaginations this year, with a combination of smart design, functionality, innov…

You know how for kids, the most popular house for playdates is the one with the best snacks or the most video games? Well for adults, I'm starting to feel like my home is becoming a gathering spot because of my Sonos audio system . And n…

Has the audiophile in your life been very, very good this year? One more to add to our coolest audio gifts list: a beautiful, compact portable sound system and alarm clock that's beautiful inside and out, thanks to sustainable wood and h…

If you've been eyeing a tablet as a gift for a very special someone, especially someone who has kids, new changes to Kindle FreeTime may just seal the deal for making that Kindle Fire purchase. When the service first launched, we thought…

Yesterday, our editor Liz Gumbinner had a blast visiting GMA Live to discuss 5 picks for hot holiday tech gifts under $100 --and take a selfie on air, Kardashian-style, with the adorable and charming Ginger Zee using one of her cool gift…

As a book lover, I'm excited about the different ways technology has made it convenient for avid book readers, especially with ebook subscription services. We can read on our phones while we're on the subway, we can immediately download …

So the HTC One Max hit the shelves this month, and we've been wondering how it measures up to our favorite cell phones. Pun intended. The buzz revolves mostly around its size—it's the biggest cell phone I've seen since my dad's mid-90s b…

Next up in our 2013 guide to holiday tech gifts, stylish tech gifts for your favorite fashionista. And let's face it, aren't all of us pretty much going for geek chic these days? We love these gift ideas for their blend of high style and…

Our 2013 guide to Holiday Tech Gifts continues with 11 of the coolest audio gifts for audiophiles. There is so much amazing stuff out this year we hardly know where to start. Or wait, actually we do. We start with the Jambox Mini. Jawbon…