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I hate that this $220 coffee accessory is one of the best things I’ve ever used
I review countless home products, but rarely does a product stay in my mind like the Acaia Pearl S coffee scale. As Tom’s Guide’s resident coffee scales expert, I’m always sourcing, testing, and reviewing them, so I’ve rifled through proverbial stacks of coffee scales. But none quite build foundations and start living rent-free in my head like the Acaia Pearl…
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ChatGPT Is the Household Item Tracker I’ve Been Wanting for Years
Summary ChatGPT is an effective household item tracker with natural language processing for easy searching. ChatGPT can store memories with specific details for easy retrieval without exact names. The limitations of ChatGPT include memory space caps and the requirement for manual input. I waste so much of my life searching for household items that I’ve put away in “safe places”…
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Netflix is about to lose one of the darkest thrillers I’ve ever watched — don’t miss your last chance to stream
Netflix has confirmed that it will be removing “The Rental” this month so now is the time to watch this intense dark thriller before it waves goodbye to the streaming service (for now, at least; with platform churn, it could return one day). The last day to stream “The Rental” on Netflix will be Saturday, January 25, and I strongly…
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Every Smartphone I’ve Ever Owned, Ranked
I got my first smartphone back in 2004, and in the following two decades, I’ve owned 10 smartphones in total. I cherish most of the phones that have graced my pockets in some way or another, but only one can take the cake. 10 HTC One V HTC It was the spring of 2012, and I was super excited on…
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Review: The Roborock Curv Is the Most Adaptable Robot Vacuum I’ve Tried So Far
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Roborock introduced three new models this year from their upper-mid tier line, QRevo: the Curv, Edge, and Slim. The Curv and Edge only differ in the design of their docking stations, and the Slim has a shorter profile designed to go under more furniture. While all these models share the…
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Lenovo’s Leaked Extendable Laptop Is Exactly What I’ve Been Waiting For
Summary Lenovo’s concept rollable laptop is rumored to be unveiled at CES 2025 with a vertical rollable screen. Rollable screens are potentially better than foldables for enhanced productivity and expandable display options. The future of laptop displays may involve practical rollable technology instead of foldable screens. It seems that an unintended leak has revealed that Lenovo is making its concept…
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I’ve been reviewing TVs for 10 years and these are the best Black Friday OLED TV deals
Time is running out to save big on a 2024 OLED TV. I spent most of this year testing and reviewing these sensational TVs, but today, I’m focusing on helping folks find a fantastic Black Friday deal on one of them. There are plenty of Black Friday TV deals going around, but not all of them involve OLEDs. To make…
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Since switching to a memory foam mattress I’ve slept better and more deeply — but should you buy one this Black Friday?
Spring and memory foam mattresses differ in various ways, but perhaps the most significant one is that they have completely different feels. You can expect a spring to be responsive and bouncy, while memory foam will typically hug your body and let you sink into the mattress, rather than lie on top of it. Personally, I hate the ‘hugging’ sensation…
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I’ve been playing Overwatch since Day 1 — here’s why Overwatch Classic isn’t working
I’ve been playing Overwatch on and off since its launch, and over the past eight years, it has provided some of the most exhilarating moments in my gaming career. Few experiences compare to the thrill of landing a quad kill with D.Va’s self-destruct, re-meching, and single-handedly securing a point. That rush remains just as potent now as it was in…
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I’ve been testing Apple Intelligence — here’s 3 reasons why it’s worth upgrading to a new iPhone
If you’ve got an older iPhone and are prone to FOMO — that’s the fear of missing out for us olds — the arrival of Apple Intelligence via updates to iOS 18 must feel like a trying moment. Maybe you weren’t considering an upgrade to the best iPhones before, but all the chatter around Apple’s suite of AI tools has…
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