The bean just wants to knit. With their back to me, Poe, the name I gave the animated brown bean in the Focus Friend app, is stitching up a little storm that will eventually become socks—if I can leave them alone. Unfortunately, I need to check my texts. I cancel the timer after six minutes,…
On Tuesday, two Massachusetts lawmakers introduced two bills to the state’s House and Senate that, if passed, would create a state law requiring companies to tell customers when service on their connected products will end. It is an effort meant to tamp down on cybersecurity risks and also boost consumer protections. With knowledge about future…
Honorable Mentions There are so many good TVs available, we can’t add them all to our top list. Here are some great options that either missed the cut or got knocked off our top list by their replacements. Hisense U8QG: The U8QG is a great buy at its lowest price (around $1,000 for a 65-inch…
Gift shopping on a budget is stressful. Prices sometimes soar around the holidays, making it tough to find genuine bargains. To help, we spent countless hours testing all manner of gizmos and gadgets to bring you expert advice on what is worth buying. These gifts are sure to bring a smile to your loved ones’…
Farrah was fed up with her vagina. For the past two years, the 29-year-old dancer from Ohio had been dealing with severe pelvic pain and vaginal odor. “It was like 8/10, horrible core pain,” she says. “I couldn’t lie down. I couldn’t even work an office job. It was bad.” When she visited doctors, she…
To minimize those messes, there are splatter screens. These products act as a physical barrier between your food and the stovetop. Because they have small holes, they’re perfect for cooking foods that require allowing steam to escape from pans during cooking. And most of the models we tested had folding handles that save space in…
For both watches, you need an active carrier plan to access satellites—that is, you must have a separate phone line or a number share for your watch. You must be in a spot with a clear view of the sky, and both the Pixel Watch 4 and the Watch Ultra 3 will patiently guide you…
HDR, short for high dynamic range, is now found in a vast majority of midsized to large sets. It increases the contrast between the brightest whites and the darkest blacks a TV can produce. To do a good job with HDR video, a TV needs to get bright enough to display brighter, more colorful images…
These lightweight tools (most weigh under 10 pounds) are much more powerful than they used to be. But their cleaning prowess still can’t match an upright or canister (especially on carpet), so they’re better for targeted tasks. They’re good enough that if you live in a small space with mostly hard-surface floors, a top model…
The most recent recall concerns approximately 18,000 bags of cooked frozen shrimp sold under Kroger’s Mercado brand at grocery chains including Baker’s, Gerbes, Jay C, Kroger, Mariano’s, Metro Market, Pay Less Supermarkets, and Pick ’n Save. The affected products are marked with lot codes 10662 5139 or 10662 5140 and have “best by” dates of…