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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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Gemini in Google Home Keeps Mistaking My Dog for a Cat

Gemini in Google Home Keeps Mistaking My Dog for a Cat

A cat jumped up on my couch. Wait a minute. I don’t have a cat. The alert about the leaping feline is something my Google Home app sent me when I was out at a party. Turns out it was my dog. This notification came through a day after I turned on Google’s Gemini for Home capability in the Google …

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The Coziest I’ve Been Was While Testing Gifts for the Cold Person in Your Life

The Coziest I’ve Been Was While Testing Gifts for the Cold Person in Your Life

It’s getting cold outside, and it’s even worse for a person who’s always cold. The first crisp morning of the season sends your poor, perpetually cold loved one diving under the bedsheets, digging for the fuzzy socks, or fiddling with the thermostat when your back is turned. (Don’t look—they’re probably doing it right now.) This year, give the gift of …

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We’ve Teed Up the Best Gifts for Every Golfer Right Here

We’ve Teed Up the Best Gifts for Every Golfer Right Here

Why do we golf? We may never get good at it, and even when we cross some self-imposed pinnacle of proficiency we face near-infinite new challenges and a good chance of the dreaded backslide. Yet once you catch the bug, driven by the euphoria of the perfect shot and the temperance to conquer your own emotions, you’re hooked for life. …

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