The Light Phone lets you ditch your smartphone. Is this what it’s come to?

by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware

A few years ago, we featured the Kickstarter campaign for The Light Phone, a gadget that was designed to help people separate themselves from their smartphones. Well, they’ve recently launched The Light Phone 2 and it’s blowing up Indiegogo. And no...

Ooh…Cromatica Bluetooth speakers are music for the eyes, too

by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware, Life and Home

One look at the Italian Cromatica Bluetooth speakers and…whoa. Think of this lamp-speaker hybrid like a mood ring for your home. You choose the color illumination that suits you, choose your music, then lie back and chill. Or, clean your bathroom. Or, get some...

Here’s what you need to know about the iPhone battery issue. And how to fix it.

by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware

If you’ve always had a sinking feeling that your iPhone battery started to you know what the fan when new iPhone models were released, you probably felt vindicated last week. That’s when multiple sources, like our friends at CNET, reported that indeed,...

A cute little pet that plays music. We approve, Oprah!

by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware

While I was getting my new shiny iPhone 8 + this weekend, I spotted these adorable My Audio Pet Bluetooth speakers at the T-Mobile store, under a big “One of Oprah’s Favorite Things!” Now, I love me some Oprah, but I tend to be pretty skeptical about...

Whoa, awesome Kindle sale. But you have to hurry!

by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware

If you’ve been waiting for a killer price on a Kindle e-reader (or want to stock up early on holiday gifts), now is your chance to grab a Kindle on sale! To celebrate the Kindle’s 10th anniversary, Amazon is offering most of their popular e-readers at an...

A new Kindle is here, and it’s waterproof!

by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware

We’ve seen (and owned) many iterations of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader, but finally, after ten years of Kindle devices, they’ve launched a waterproof model, aptly named Oasis. Now, if you’re like “Wait, there already was a Kindle...

27 of the coolest iPhone 8 cases for every type of iPhone user. Yes, even you.

by Ellyn Exley Dvorkin | Gear + Hardware

It’s here. The iPhone 8 landed on shelves last week. So we’ve listed the new cases so far to keep you covered. Literally. I think the most standout feature about the iPhone 8 is the all-glass design. As an accident prone iPhoner myself, I already have...

The iPhone X is here, along with more new Apple gadgets that make us want to sell our children. (Kidding. Mostly).

by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware

Ah, September. It’s the time of year when the weather changes, the kids go back to school, and Apple launches its new devices that make us all drool and try to figure out which child we can sell to afford one. Sorry, Johnny, you’ve left your underwear on...

5 devices that deserve to go along on my family vacation

by Kristen Chase | Travel, Gear + Hardware

I’m packing up my family of six up for our exciting vacation to Hawaii (squee!), and like most parents, I’m making my tech list and checking it twice. Do we really need to bring a laptop (the answer here is NO!)? Inspired by Brian Chen’s piece at the...

The Sparkr flashlight is your zombie apocalypse must-have

by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware

If you’re an Amazon Prime member that survived Prime Day 2017 without spending all your money on vitamin supplements and Hummel figurine knockoffs, take a breath, clear your palate, and be sure to check out the new Amazon Exclusives page. The program feels like...

Gadget guy, photographer, music lover or podcast buff, we’ve got Father’s Day tech gifts for every kind of dad

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts, Gear + Hardware

We love excuses to shop for cool new tech, and we love excuses to shop for the cool dads in our lives. Put them together…and we’ve got some really creative, fun ideas for cool tech gifts for Father’s Day. Whether he’s a traveler, an adventurer,...

How to make sure you have the right power adapter for your Mac laptop

by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware

I’m still making good use out of my trusty, late 2013 MacBook Pro, but what I’m not making good use out of is the original power adapter and cord. It frayed (as with so many Apple cords over the years, sigh) and I immediately replaced it. Only —...