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Neutrogena’s Free Skincare App Actually Works…Mostly
The worst part about skincare is all of the trial and error. There’s the researching of ingredients, torturing yourself listening to YouTubers review products, draining your bank account to buy said products, and then finally, trying them. All that effort usually ends up with me cocking my head to the side as I stare at … Continued
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Coke Energy Made Me Realize Other Energy Drinks Taste Like Ass
I’ll admit I’m a sucker when it comes to weird and wild junk food flavors. When I’m traveling and stumble into a new flavor of Doritos, KitKats or other trash I can’t get at home, I just have to try it. So a couple of months ago when I was in Japan and saw a … Continued
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L’Oreal’s Newest Skincare Gadget Is Even Cooler in Person
Sometimes things sound good on paper but don’t live up your expectations. When I wrote up the L’Oreal announcement for its upcoming skincare personalization gadget Perso, I was stoked and a little nervous that seeing it up close and personal would be a disappointment. After all, that’s generally how things go at events like CES. … Continued
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ASICS’s New Smart Shoes Roasted My Running Form
Despite putting in a lot of hours pounding the pavement, I have never been the fastest runner. It’s not for lack of trying! I do fartleks, interval runs, tempo runs—you name it. I read an absurd number of articles about proper running form, and hyper-obsess over minute differences workout-to-workout from running watches and my UA … Continued
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This VR Massage Chair Will ‘Esqape’ With Your Life Savings
Massage chairs at CES are a staple. Every year, you can spot a half dozen massage chair makers scattered across the show floor. For the most part, they’re your average massage chair. Every once in a while, they look like Optimus Prime. And sometimes, they come with an Oculus headset. I stumbled across OHCO in … Continued
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August Looks Like It’s Made the Perfect Smart Lock for Apartment Dwellers (and Anyone Else)
August is already one of the most popular smart lock makers, but now, with its fourth-generation Wi-Fi Smart Lock, it feels like August has really perfected its craft, especially for renters and apartment dwellers. Unlike a lot of other smart locks that require you to remove or replace your current hardware (which often isn’t an … Continued
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This Tablet-Based Streaming Search Engine Gives You Binging Superpowers
There are too many streaming platforms. The worst part of subscribing to so many services is having to memorize what shows are on what network and which platform. Is it the world’s most pressing problem? Hell no. That said, I was pretty impressed this CES by Dabby, a tablet-based streaming service search engine and subscription … Continued
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It’s Not CES Without Yet Another Million Fossil Smartwatches
Look, it’s not a tech trade show if you aren’t bombarded with a small army of Fossil smartwatches. The wearable hype may have died down at CES since its heyday in 2014, but you can always count on Fossil and its umbrella of trendy designer brands to bring more smartwatches than you know how to … Continued
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OnePlus’s Boldest Move Is Focusing More on Design Than the Tech
Over the last few years, phone makers have been putting two, three, or even five or more cameras on the backs of phones, to the point that it’s giving some people trypophobia. But with the Concept One, OnePlus is trying to ease that camera anxiety while also flexing some of its design chops. For the … Continued
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The PopSockets Wireless Charger Broke My Brain
I have to hand it to PopSockets. Every time I think it’s gone too far, it finds new ways to push the boundaries of good taste even further. Today at CES 2020, PopSocket has announced its latest product—the PopPower Home, a donut-shaped wireless charger that lets you charge without having to ever take off your PopGrip. … Continued
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There’s No Such Thing as Too Many LED Lights
When it comes to laptops, especially ones of the gaming variety, I ask you: How many lights are too much? 10, 20, 100? Well how about 1,215, because that’s the number of LEDs Asus put on the new Zephyrus G14’s lid alone. While I’m not a huge fan of Asus’ AniMe name for the G14’s … Continued
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Lenovo Can’t Quit Putting E-Ink Screens in Things, and It’s Awesome
First, Lenovo made a dual-screen laptop that had a normal LCD on top, and an e-ink touchscreen where its keyboard would normally be. It was a bit awkward, but also very cool. Now, at CES 2020, Lenovo has announced a new ThinkBook with a regular screen up top and an e-ink screen on its lid. … Continued
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A Windows Switch Clone and Dual Screen Laptops Are Dell’s Next Big Concepts
CES is generally for one of two things: companies showing off consumer gadgets that will go on sale later in the year, or far out devices that will attempt to shape how things gets made in the future. And with its Concept UFO, Concept Ori, and Concept Duet, it looks like Dell has some big … Continued
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This Beautiful Smartphone Is Like an Affordable Samsung Galaxy S10
Here in the U.S., despite owning smartphone brands including Palm, Blackberry, and Alcatel, TCL is mostly known for making quality TVs with affordable price tags, just like the 6-Series set we recently crowned as one of the best values on the market. But now, with the debut of its 10-series phones, TCL is hoping to … Continued
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The First Folding PC Is Remarkably Smart
When Lenovo first teased its foldable PC back in May it clearly needed a bit more work—even if it showed a lot of promise. Six months later at CES 2020, Lenovo is ready to debut the world’s first foldable PC and it’s slick as hell. Now I know what you’re saying, aren’t all laptops foldable? … Continued
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Samsung Might Have Just Made the Nicest Chromebook Ever
Chromebooks tend to be pretty straightforward machines. But for Samsung’s first ever Galaxy-branded Chromebook, it crammed super premium components into every corner of the machine, and the result might just be the nicest Chromebook ever made. Seriously. Looking back, if you wanted to choose the best Chromebook ever regardless of price, the winner would probably … Continued
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Matrix’s Juno Uses Thermoelectrics to Cool Down Even the Hottest Drinks Fast
For the past few years, Matrix has been mostly known for its body heat-powered smartwatches. But at CES 2020, the company is taking a different tack with its thermoelectric tech. Its latest gadget, Juno, is meant to help you cool super hot drinks super fast. I got to see a demo of Juno and true … Continued
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The Newest Dell XPS 13 Is a Tiny Laptop That Promises Incredible Battery Life
Perfection is only an idea, so despite the current XPS 13 being an almost flawless ultraportable, for this year’s revamp, Dell’s general game plan seems to be giving you more of everything you want crammed into a body that’s actually two percent smaller than before. The most noticeable improvement on the new XPS 13 9300 … Continued
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ReviewsLaptopsApple
The MacBook Pro 16 Needs to Be the Future of Apple Laptops
If you’ve bought an Apple laptop in the last few years and you try out the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, you will be furious. It’s so good. It works precisely as a laptop should—the issues that have plagued Apple’s laptops in recent years seem absent. Everything about the device seems to follow an age-old Apple … Continued
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The Absolute Worst Tech of 2019
Gadgets have to work a lot harder to suck in 2019 than they have in years past. They have to bankrupt companies, reveal our data, or be so overpriced they even make Apple look cheap. The gadgets below did all that, but some went even further. Some were pointless Skymall dreck, and some nearly ruined … Continued
By Alex Cranz