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The best wireless earbuds for 2024

April 26, 2024Comments Off on The best wireless earbuds for 2024

It’s pretty easy to find a solid pair of wireless earbuds today. New wireless Bluetooth earbuds are arriving at a constant pace nowadays, and most of them from big players like Sony, Bose, Beats and others will serve people well. While all that variety is good for your wallet, that…

The best smartwatches for 2024

April 16, 2024Comments Off on The best smartwatches for 2024

The best smartwatches can help you stay fit, look at your phone less and do things like set timers and alarms more conveniently. They’ve become some of the ultimate phone accessories too, giving you the ability to stay connected while feeling a bit less tethered to your handset. The smartwatch…

The best laptops for gaming and schoolwork

April 13, 2024Comments Off on The best laptops for gaming and schoolwork

Why choose between a gaming laptop and one meant for school when you can get a PC that does both? Gaming laptops are now cheaper and more powerful than ever, and many wouldn’t look out of place in a classroom. If you’re aiming to do some serious multimedia work alongside…

The best cheap Windows laptops for 2024

April 11, 2024Comments Off on The best cheap Windows laptops for 2024

Even though we at Engadget test and review a number of new Windows laptops every year, the cheapest notebooks don’t often make headlines. You won’t find pricey panels on these machines, nor will they include the latest high-powered graphics cards or ultra thin-and-light designs. But they have their place and…

The best monitors for every budget in 2024

April 10, 2024Comments Off on The best monitors for every budget in 2024

There are tons of solid computer monitors available right now, which is great for anyone who needs a second screen for their home office setup or a special gaming monitor for their rig. Not to mention, display technology has evolved a lot in the past few years: OLED Flex, QD-OLED…

The best wireless headphones for 2024: Bluetooth options for every budget

April 9, 2024Comments Off on The best wireless headphones for 2024: Bluetooth options for every budget

Over-ear, noise cancelling headphones offer the best mix of sound quality, noise reduction, comfort and extra features that you can get today. But there are dozens to choose from now as the space has gotten more saturated over the past few years. That’s a good thing in part because it’s…

The best gaming laptops for 2024

March 28, 2024Comments Off on The best gaming laptops for 2024

Gaming laptops are the true Transformers of the PC world: They’re powerful enough to play your favorite titles, but you can also harness their speed for media creation or extreme multitasking, like streaming high-resolution gameplay to Twitch. Today, you can even find a few that weight less than the smallest…

The best Chromebook you can buy in 2024

March 22, 2024Comments Off on The best Chromebook you can buy in 2024

The Chromebook market has grown so much over the past few years that choosing the best Chromebook for you can be hard. The combination of years worth of software updates and manufacturers making laptops with more power, better build quality and long battery life means there are a ton of…

Where to sell your used and unwanted gadgets

March 21, 2024Comments Off on Where to sell your used and unwanted gadgets

If you’ve been following the news here on Engadget, you know there are always new smartphones coming out to outshine your old handset and inspire some real gadget FOMO. But once you’ve upgraded, what do you do with your old phone? If it’s still in good working condition, chances are…

Where to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

March 15, 2024Comments Off on Where to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

We love tech of all shapes and sizes around here, but over the past decade it’s become increasingly obvious that our gadget fervor comes at a cost —especially when it comes to the environment. Metal and plastic don’t fully decompose over time, and almost everything we buy now has rare…