2025-04-15

The best smart plugs in 2025

I recently moved and, before I had a chance to set up my smart plugs again, I found myself turning on my living room lamps manually — I sort of hated it. Reaching, twisting and visiting each one lik [...]

2025-01-16

The best live TV streaming services to cut cable in 2025

Around ten years ago, as the price of cable rose to untenable heights, live TV streaming services arrived as the low-cost, contract-free antidote. The services are still blissfully easy to walk away f [...]

2025-04-05

How to customize your iPhone’s home screen in iOS 18

The official launch of Apple’s iOS 18 brought with it some fresh ways to customize your iPhone’s home screen. Rather than leaving unwanted apps hanging around like a bad smell in places you don’ [...]

2025-03-06

Waiting for Home Prices to Go Down? Don't Hold Your Breath, Says This Realtor

These six factors are likely to keep upward pressure on home prices in 2025. [...]

2025-03-14

How to get your grill ready for the outdoor season

Even if Punxsutawney Phil was correct, warm weather is still right around the corner. That means it’s time to prepare your outdoor space for maximum relaxation when temperatures begin to rise. Since [...]

2025-03-18

Battle of the dirt-cheap tablets: Amazon Fire HD 8 vs. Walmart Onn 8

Apple’s iPads get all the headlines, and with good reason: They’ve long been considered the best tablets for most people. But none of them come cheap. For folks on a tighter budget, I’ve spent t [...]

2025-01-11

CES 2025: The best tech and gadgets we saw in Las Vegas

CES 2025 has come to a close — Friday was the final day of the show — and team Engadget has departed Las Vegas. Our reporters and editors spent the week scouring endless carpeted convention halls [...]

2025-03-11

Eero Pro 7 review: Paying to be sold a subscription

Many years ago, I reviewed the Eero Pro 6E, which was a delightfully easy device to get along with. The hardware was powerful, unobtrusive and fit into my home pretty well, to the point where I had no [...]

2025-02-12

The best mesh Wi-Fi systems of 2025

Have you ever found yourself wandering around your home, phone in hand, trying to find that one spot where the Wi-Fi actually works? If your internet slows to a crawl in certain rooms or drops out ent [...]