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The Best Webcams for Looking Brighter and Better

The Best Webcams for Looking Brighter and Better

Compare Top 7 Best Webcams Before You Buy, Try Using Your Smartphone AccordionItemContainerButton You may not need a dedicated webcam at all. It’s actually really easy to use your smartphone’s cameras as a webcam instead, and they’re usually far superior. Recent iPhones, for example, have a feature called Continuity Camera—this works with certain MacBooks and allows you to wirelessly use …

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Dreaming Up Hits? These Are Our Favorite Audio Interfaces

Dreaming Up Hits? These Are Our Favorite Audio Interfaces

While open-source crusaders and techno-libertarians are applauding Universal Audio’s recent efforts to move away from its “walled garden” approach to plug-ins, the truth is that most of the good ones still require the presence of an interface or a processor core to load up and run in your DAW of choice. As we mentioned in the write-up of the Apollo …

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We Tested Smart Lights, Sets, and Just Really Big Ones to Find the Best Bike Lights

We Tested Smart Lights, Sets, and Just Really Big Ones to Find the Best Bike Lights

Size: If you’re a commuter, you’ll want to remove lights for safekeeping. Look for the most compact designs that fit easily in a pocket or bag. Thanks to LED bulb technology, you can find impressively bright, pocketable lights. Sizes and weights here are listed without the mounting brackets (unless they’re integral) because their size and weight in your bag is …

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Our Favorite Compact Pod Coffee Maker Is $30 Off

Our Favorite Compact Pod Coffee Maker Is  Off

If you’re looking for a new single-cup coffee maker, but only have limited counter space, you’re in luck. The Keurig K-Mini, our favorite pod coffee maker for small spaces, is marked down to just $70 on Amazon in several colors. That’s a healthy $30 discount on your morning cup of brew, as long as you aren’t too picky about the …

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Bose’s Top Headphones Get More Intuitive, but Are They Worth the Splurge?

Bose’s Top Headphones Get More Intuitive, but Are They Worth the Splurge?

Speaking of battery, there’s a slight boost from the original’s 24 hours to 30 hours of playback with noise canceling (24 with Immersive Audio). You can now listen while they charge and access lossless audio tracks over USB-C from supported sources, something neither the original Ultra nor Sony’s XM6 offer. Bose has also made it easier to control noise canceling …

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The White Elephant Gifts Your Friends Will Be Fighting Over

The White Elephant Gifts Your Friends Will Be Fighting Over

Honorable Mentions Nowadays Cannabis Infused Beverage starting at $40: Bringing a bottle of booze is a white elephant classic; my husband’s work team almost exclusively exchanges bottles of liquor as a safe bet for enthusiasm. I think you can do better, though, and bring a THC spirit instead. This spirit is light and a little fruity, sitting somewhere in between …

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The Best USB Flash Drives for Ultra-Portable Storage

The Best USB Flash Drives for Ultra-Portable Storage

Photograph: Simon Hill Other Flash Drives We Like We have tested many other USB flash drives that did not make the cut. Here are a few that might be worth considering for some folks. Buffalo External SSD-PUT Stick (500 GB) for $45: Another SSD in a flash drive body, this drive hit 450 MB/s in my tests and offers shock …

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