Reviews
Hands-on with the latest innovative gear.
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Review: Oculus Quest 2 is an even better portal into alternate worlds
The original Oculus Quest was one of the technology world's great game-changers, and the new Quest 2 makes big improvements everywhere while dropping the price. We've now spent a month with the world's latest, greatest standalone VR headset. -
Review: 2020 BMW X3 Hybrid – a plug gets added to the popular SAV
BMW has been slowly electrifying all of its vehicles. The small X3 crossover has been a popular staple in the automaker's lineup for a few years, offering family-sized luxury with BMW’s signature driver’s focus. Now the X3 has a plug-in option, the X3 Hybrid. -
Review: Sony WF-XB700 Truly Wireless Headphones
Sony's WF-XB700 Truly Wireless Headphones wrap a workmanlike set of features into an intrepid design, delivering solid sound in a practical package that won't blow the doors off your bank account. -
Review: Cardo's Packtalk Black motorcycle headset rocks XL speakers
Cardo's top-of-the-line Packtalk Black motorcycle headset brings the thunder, just like the Packtalk Bold but with extra-large JBL speakers filling out the bass. If you're a fan of riding with music, this is the Bluetooth headset for you. -
Review: Doodling in three dimensions with the 3Doodler Pro+
We've been following the WobbleWorks developments since the first Kickstarter in 2013, even raising our doodles off the page on a number of occasions. The professional-grade Pro+ went on sale at the end of October, and we've been giving it a whirl. -
Review: iPhone 12 Pro Max takes the iPhone to yet another level
While the iPhone 12 Pro Max isn't particular ground-breaking in terms of what it offers, it's the newest, and the biggest, and the best iPhone that money can buy right now – and you will need a lot of money for it. -
Review: 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer is confusingly well-placed
Chevrolet introduced the revived Trailblazer name as a niche-filling subcompact crossover. The Trailblazer fits somewhere in between the tiny Trax and the more family-sized Equinox. The Trailblazer, despite its name, actually has a more urban fit. -
Review: AndaSeat Fnatic Edition treats your butt like a pro gamer's
If there's one group of athletes we'd trust for advice on long-endurance butt-sitting, it's professional gamers, so when AndaSeat offered us the chance to try out its Fnatic Edition gaming chair, we jumped at it. -
Review: Antelife heated gloves put temperature control in your hands
Although there are now many heated gloves on the market, the Antelife G1 is claimed to be the world's first to feature precisely adjustable heat. I recently had the chance to try a pair out, and they performed just as advertised. -
Review: Oft-overlooked 2020 Honda Ridgeline hits so many marks
The Honda Ridgeline is often overlooked as an option in America’s vast field of pickup truck offerings. Yet it’s one of the better ones in the midsized category for a lot of reasons. For 2020, Honda added a better transmission and more tech as standard. -
Review: Chromecast with Google TV boosts your streaming options
Google has released a new Chromecast that is also really its first proper Android TV media streaming device. It's a Chromecast but it also has its own storage, its own operating system, its own remote, and can be used without another device. -
Review: Sony's flagship noise-canceling headphones just got even better
Sony cemented its position as a leader in the Active Noise Canceling space with the release of the WH-1000XM3 ANC headphones in 2018, and now the new WH-1000XM4 model has landed ... with a few more tricks up its sleeve.