Stackable washers and dryers are versatile; they can be stacked vertically or used side by side, unlike machines that can’t be stacked. Some sets can fit into small spaces without sacrificing capacity, but if your space is very small, you may want to consider a stackable compact pair. Here are some more things to think…
As soon as you want to hear the same music in multiple rooms, you understand why so many people love Sonos. When it comes to set-it and-forget-it multiroom audio, the company makes the hardware and software experience easier than anyone. From speakers to soundbars (and even turntables and networked amps), Sonos has taken over the…
SPF—or sun protection factor—is a measure of how well a sunscreen guards against sunburn. The SPF number is usually explained as the amount of time it takes for skin to turn red while wearing sunscreen. For instance, if you burn in 15 minutes, an SPF 30 would theoretically give you 450 minutes of protection from…
Palworld, colloquially known to fans as “Pokémon with guns,” is in hot water. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announced Thursday that they’ve filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Tokyo against Pocketpair, the company behind the game, claiming Palworld “infringes multiple patent rights.” The lawsuit isn’t completely unexpected. In Palworld, players catch creatures by weakening them…
Bacterial InfectionLone star ticks are the main vector for a few types of bacteria that can cause the disease ehrlichiosis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention usually receives reports of more than a thousand cases of ehrlichiosis each year, with a record of more than 2,000 cases reported in 2019. Although that’s likely a…
Catherine Roberts Catherine Roberts is a health and science journalist at Consumer Reports. She has been at CR since 2016, covering infectious diseases, bugs and bug sprays, consumer medical devices like hearing aids and blood pressure monitors, health privacy, and more. As a civilian, her passions include bike rides, horror films and fiction, and research…
Amazon failed to adequately alert more than 300,000 customers to serious risks—including death and electrocution—that US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) testing found with more than 400,000 products that third parties sold on its platform. The CPSC unanimously voted to hold Amazon legally responsible for third-party sellers’ defective products. Now, Amazon must make a CPSC-approved…
All solar outdoor lights draw power from the sun during daylight hours and store that power in a battery, or batteries, housed inside the lights. When the sun sets, the lights use that stored power to produce light. Some models come on automatically at dusk, and some can or must be turned on manually. Unlike…
The recalled products were sold nationally under the store brands of major retailers including 7-Eleven, Aldi, Amazon Kitchen, Target, Trader Joe’s, and Walmart, as well as large regional grocers such as Albertsons, H-E-B, Giant Eagle, Kroger, Meijer, Save Mart, and Wegmans. Other products were sold nationally under brand names including Atkins, Boston Market, Dole, Jenny…
Consumer Reports’ tests expose the value and limitations of this common feature By Jeff S. Bartlett Drivers are eager to boost fuel economy when gas prices are elevated. Could it be as simple as selecting the “Eco” mode found in many late-model cars and SUVs? To find out, we tested Eco mode in several vehicles undergoing…