After weeks of leaks and wild speculation, Nintendo has finally announced the Switch 2, the highly-anticipated successor to its wildly popular hybrid handheld console. The gamemaker released a two-minute teaser today with a first look at the console, a handheld that appears very similar to the original Switch, but bigger. Nintendo also announced on Thursday…
Leggings might as well be my actual skin. They’re my uniform for everything, from working out to working from home to working up an appetite. The best leggings rise to the challenge. But finding those can feel like an Olympic sport. I’ve tested countless pairs searching for the perfect ones, and not all are great….
“Sleeping on your stomach tends to worsen back pain,” says Nnaemeka Echebiri, MD, a physiatrist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. When your hips sink into the mattress, they force your lower back into a hyperexteded or overarched position. This stresses the small joints that connect the vertebrae—known as the facet…
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a laptop line that needs no introduction—it dates back to 2012—but even those loyal to the most ultra of ultrabooks may do a double-take when presented with this, the 13th-edition of the laptop and an “Aura Edition” designate. Just unboxing the new laptop had me double-checking that I’d received the…
You’ll often see terms like “Belgian flax” and “European linen” used to describe various linens. Some of these are in the name, some aren’t—Pottery Barn’s sheets are named Belgian flax, while The Citizenry’s sheets mention that they’re French flax but sustainably made in Portugal. So what does it all mean? Which is best? Europe has…
Shradha Agarwal, MD, an allergist and immunologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, says it’s common for people to develop asthma or allergies later in life, due to many factors: genetic, hormonal, environmental, and more. Whether you’re newly anointed or have been living with asthma or allergies forever, you can make some tweaks…
The inside smelled like piney air freshener. She took a quick glance around. It was clean, the seats beside her gray and plush. The driver’s and passenger’s seats were still there, as was the steering wheel. This was just a regular SUV turned into a self-driving car. A sort of evolution. Interesting. Her mom tapped…
A cup of coffee in the morning is not just about the caffeine. It’s a ceremony to start your day. There’s the whir of beans grinding, the rich smell as it brews—even waiting for your finished cup is a part of the fun. Until you run out of coffee. That’s when you remember the caffeine….
So, what are these companies doing with all this workout data they’re collecting? Who else can see or use it? Well, apart from Kinomap, which specifically says it shares information with the International Olympic Committee, it’s hard to say for sure. (Kinomap didn’t respond to a question from CR about this.) In most cases, your data…
Other highlights include:• Ninety-six percent of drivers said fuel economy was at least somewhat important to them when considering what vehicle to purchase or lease, and two-thirds (66 percent) said it was very important or extremely important. • Almost two-thirds of Americans (64 percent) agreed that the government should continue to increase fuel-economy standards. •…