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2025 Nissan Kicks Review – Consumer Reports
Many elements make it clear that this target audience was a design directive, rather than a marketing tagline, as is so often the case when trying to characterize a car. (Keep this in mind as we explore the car below, as it explains some facets.) To that end, Nissan turned to the 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine from the Sentra small sedan…
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Best Chef’s Knives – Consumer Reports
Finding a stellar chef’s knife amid all the options available isn’t easy. A quick online search yields hundreds of choices, ranging from $10 to $1,000 or more. Can you get away with buying a cheap knife? Would it be enough to simply buy a knife set? And what do you really get when you splurge on a dedicated chef’s knife?…
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Best Bike Racks – Consumer Reports
We decided on a sampling of hitch-mounted platform racks, including a low-priced option, one designed with heavy electric bikes in mind, and another intended for serious cyclists who use their bike rack on a regular basis. We also evaluated low- and high-priced hitch-mounted hanging racks, and we tried two different-sized pickup truck tailgate pads to see what all the fuss…
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Therabody SleepMask Review – Consumer Reports
There’s a decent-sized body of data to show that sleep masks can actually help people sleep. Much of this research has been conducted in hospitals, where getting a good night’s sleep is notoriously difficult. A 2021 review and meta-analysis found that earplugs and eye masks, used either together or separately, increase the amount of time asleep and reduce wake-ups. A…
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Best Office Chairs – Consumer Reports
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 chair branded as ergonomic, you…
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Car Battery Charger FAQ – Consumer Reports
There are two main types of chargers: trickle and maintainer. Basic trickle chargers slowly replenish the battery, but they need to be monitored and manually disconnected when the battery is topped off. A maintainer may be all most people need. True to their name, these budget-friendly chargers are meant to preserve the charge level, not resurrect a dead battery. Unlike…
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FTC reports 50% drop in unwanted call complaints since 2021
On Friday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that the number of consumer complaints about unwanted telemarketing phone calls has dropped over 50% since 2021, continuing a trend that started three years ago. This year, the FTC has received 1.1 million reports regarding robocalls, down from 1.2 million one year before 2023 and from more than 3.4 million in 2021. According…
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Best 33-Inch-Wide Refrigerators – Consumer Reports
We rate refrigerators based on their thermostat control, temperature uniformity, noise output, ease of use, and efficiency. Every refrigerator we test gets wired with 15 temperature sensors. We then monitor these thermocouples for more than a month in one of three temperature-controlled chambers. These results tell us how well a refrigerator maintains a set temperature and how temperature varies in…
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2025 Acura ADX Preview – Consumer Reports
The ADX will come standard with a 10.2-inch digital instrument display (i.e., the “gauge cluster”) along with a dashboard-mounted 9-inch color infotainment touchscreen. Acura notes the system will feature a physical volume control (hooray!) along with a simple hard button to exit back to the home screen. There’s even a small “finger rest” at the bottom of the touchscreen in…
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2026 Honda Passport Preview – Consumer Reports
“Bold,” “adventure,” “wild,” “sportier,” “robust,” and “rugged” are some of the words Honda uses to describe the 2026 Passport. It’s boxy like a Toyota Land Cruiser and has industrial design touches, including the word “PASSPORT” stamped into the sheet metal. It’s only a little bit longer, taller, and wider than the current model, but Honda says interior cargo volume is…
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