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Best Paper Towels – Consumer Reports
Whether you’re cleaning up spills or messes, you want a paper towel that is strong and absorbent. But with so many options lining grocery store shelves, which ones actually deliver the best clean-up power for the price? To answer that question, we evaluated six of the most popular paper towels in our lab. Some of the qualities we considered were…
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Best Bike Radar Taillights – Consumer Reports
Taillights: One of the devices that we tested but don’t recommend, the Garmin Varia RVR315, is just a rear-facing radar unit. It does a very good job picking up cars and seeing them at an average of 450 feet behind the cyclist, and has a number of audible and visual warnings for the rider. But the RVR315 doesn’t have any…
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Consumer Reports Price Tracker Helps You Shop Smarter
Here are a few things to keep in mind as you shop: Don’t panic-shop. It’s easy to get caught up in the fear of rising prices, but don’t lose your cool and buy things you’ll later regret owning. Don’t hold off on the items you already planned to purchase. If you’ve been gearing up to buy a new refrigerator, doing…
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BADBOX 2.0 Android malware infects millions of consumer devices
The FBI is warning that the BADBOX 2.0 malware campaign has infected over 1 million home Internet-connected devices, converting consumer electronics into residential proxies that are used for malicious activity. The BADBOX botnet is commonly found on Chinese Android-based smart TVs, streaming boxes, projectors, tablets, and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices. “The BADBOX 2.0 botnet consists of millions of infected devices…
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Best Folding Bikes – Consumer Reports
To help you find the best foldable bike for your needs, CR bought and tested more than a dozen conventional pedal-powered bikes and folding electric bikes. There are a lot of factors to consider when buying a folding bike. First off, how will you be using it most of the time? If you plan to take the bike on public…
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Consumer Reports EV Range Testing Highlights
To ensure the vehicle is properly broken in and still has full battery capacity, we only test cars we own with between 2,000 and 15,000 miles on the odometer. (Some vehicles from automakers, including Chevrolet, Nissan, Polestar, Rivian, and Tesla are not represented because we do not currently own them, they did not meet all of our testing criteria, or…
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Chefrobot Ultracook Review – Consumer Reports
Of course, kitchen appliances that expedite cooking aren’t a new concept; there are dozens of products that make the experience faster. Our labs regularly test multi-cookers, air fryers, and toaster ovens that help you cook meals with little need for standing over the appliances as they work. Using them may require a bit of prep work (like chopping or blending…
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Best Swim Caps – Consumer Reports
I spend a lot of money getting my hair professionally styled. Getting my hair wet would cause it to revert to its original state of chaos and disarray. Plus, snagging another hair appointment could take days or even weeks (insert scream!) to arrive—this is as terrifying as a person who wears extensions and can’t style their own hair well. Getting…
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Why Should We Save the Consumer Product Safety Commission?
A government agency responsible for protecting Americans from unsafe products now needs protection itself. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has oversight of more than 15,000 categories of products whose safety we tend to take for granted—including things like hair dryers, power adapters, and candles, all of which have been the subject of recent recalls by the agency. The CPSC…
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Best Clothes Dryer Brands – Consumer Reports
If your preferred dryer has a different finish than the one you see in our ratings, check the model numbers—they may indicate a similar machine that simply has a different look. Often, these machines perform the same, but their model numbers vary by a few letters that indicate a different finish or color. For example, the tested white Samsung DVE45T6000W…
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