ESR Wireless Car Charger for $22: It is very affordable, has strong magnets that work well with MagSafe iPhones, and charges at up to 15 watts, but I’m not keen on the superfluous logo and lights, and I have my doubts about the durability of this charger. It plugs into the ball joint of the…
The end of TikTok has begun. As the dust settles from a week of shockingly fast legislative action by the US Congress, it’s clear that TikTok next year will look much different from the TikTok we’re using today. When President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion dollar foreign aid package on Wednesday, it brought to…
Call buttons: A vast majority of surveyed CR members said their medical alert devices had a portable call button, while less than half of the devices featured an in-home call button, to be mounted on a wall or placed on a table. (Some systems included both.) Fall detection: Over a third (36 percent) of the…
For a variety of reasons, not every lawn owner can do a version of No Mow May. For instance, folks concerned about ticks should keep their grass to a height of 3 inches, because those disease-carriers thrive in tall growth. And some people need to keep their grass low to conform with homeowner association or…
You can create room dividers in open layouts to better separate seating and dining areas, and drop in furniture to tell it what to expect in certain spaces. The in-app AI also tried to add furniture during some of the mapping, but it wasn’t accurate. The 2D map is the main one that you’ll edit…
Like last year’s model, it also meets the TÜV Rheinland privacy and security certification. This is important, because it navigates via AI.See—a “visual recognition technology.” Basically, it uses a camera to steer around your house. It’s not upward-facing, and Eufy assures its customers that the photos are not stored in a server and are deleted…
Search the FDA’s site. You can find out whether a device has been cleared by the agency by checking its device database. This means a company has demonstrated that the device is comparable to a product the FDA has already carefully vetted. You can do the same for home medical tests through the FDA’s database…
Want more health-tracking options in your toolbox? Here are a few others you might find helpful. Online Hearing TestThis can be useful for anyone who wants to get a general sense of their hearing ability, says Catherine Palmer, PhD, director of audiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. You can take one such test…
We have tested some other routers we like and have several more in the queue. These aren’t as great as the picks above but are worth considering. Vodafone Pro II from £39 a month: Folks in the UK looking for a new internet service provider (ISP) should check out Vodafone’s Pro II. While ISPs have…
Mullvad offers apps for every major platform, as well as routers. The applications are all open source, and you can check the code on GitHub. The service has been independently audited as well. Advanced users can download configuration files and use them directly with OpenVPN or Wireguard. In my testing, speeds were very good. I…
