7 Best Mechanical Keyboards (2024): Tested and Reviewed

Your keyboard is the most direct line of communication between yourself and your computer —whether gaming, working from home, or doing anything else in front of a screen. Why not invest in one that’s reliable, fun, and enjoyable? I love mechanical keyboards—I even open up boards and tinker with them. Over the past few years,…

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How to Read an EnergyGuide Label

The FTC oversees what information is included on the labels as well as requirements for their display. It also oversees any changes to the labels and whether a new type of appliance is added to the list. The Department of Energy oversees testing procedures as well as minimum energy-efficiency standards for the covered products, which…

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Best Automatic Soap Dispensers

We ordered four of the most popular automatic soap dispensers and put them to the test in our labs and homes. CR’s José Amézquita measured the consistency of the soap dispensed from each dispenser, and as our home evaluator, I used each dispenser for several days in my busy household, paying attention to ease of…

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Crave Vesper 2 Review: A Discreet Vibrator

I’d be doing all of us a disservice if I angled this review toward only people with vulvas. If you have a penis and like to enjoy vibrations either solo or during partnered sexual activities, then there’s no reason why you can’t rock the Vesper 2 outside the bedroom. Then turn it on for some…

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Best Office Chairs

To help guide you through the selection process, we’ve purchased and evaluated 16 office chairs, ranging in price from $90 to $2,340. The list includes models from Amazon, Branch, Herman Miller, Ikea, Staples, and Steelcase. While all are billed as ergonomic, that leaves lots of room for interpretation, our testing reveals. “When you see a…

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Talking Cars 451: Driving the Honda Prologue

In this episode, the podcast panel gives its first impressions of the 2024 Honda Prologue EV. It’s the first fully electric vehicle in Honda’s modern, mainstream lineup. The automaker’s entry into the electric vehicle market was accelerated through a partnership with General Motors, which saw Honda sharing GM’s Ultium EV platform.  Is the Prologue a Chevrolet…

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