The best noise cancelling headphones for flights are the Bose QuietComfort, thanks to how well they flatten constant engine rumble and how little clamping force they apply over a 10-hour transatlantic. They also keep working as wired headphones when the battery dies, which is the one cabin failure mode no amount of tuning can fix. … Read more
The best projector for using in the backyard is a native 1080p portable with at least 500 verified ANSI lumens, auto focus and auto keystone, and a real audio output. The WiMiUS P62 Pro is our pick: 600 ANSI lumens, dual 10W Dolby speakers, and setup automation that locks a clean rectangle in seconds. Below, … Read more
There is no Apple Watch under 200 dollars, and that fact used to make this tier feel like a compromise shelf. It does not anymore. The best smartwatches under 200 dollars now ship AMOLED panels, built-in GPS, offline maps, sapphire glass and week-long battery life, all of which were flagship-only features a few short years … Read more
Swimming is the one sport where a fitness watch can be genuinely brilliant or completely useless, and the difference comes down to a few decisions you make before you ever hit the water. The best fitness watches for swimming count laps from your wrist, work out which stroke you are doing, hold a usable heart … Read more
The best smartwatches for seniors with fall detection in are the Apple Watch Series 11, the Apple Watch SE 3, and the Apple Watch Ultra 3. The Series 11 wins on the strongest combination of rating, review volume, sensor accuracy, and a battery that survives a full day. The SE 3 does the same job … Read more
Here is the honest version of what a 55-inch television can do at this budget, after we put eight of them side by side and read through thousands of owner reviews. Buying a big screen is usually the easy part of assembling a home theatre. What catches first-time buyers is that 55 inches is the … Read more
The best TV under 1,000 dollars for a living room right now is the TCL 65QM6K, a 65-inch QD-Mini LED set with full array local dimming, 144Hz native refresh, Dolby Vision and Onkyo 2.1 speakers. If your room takes daylight, step up to the Hisense 65U7SG. If you want the simplest interface at the lowest … Read more
The best laser projectors for home theater depend almost entirely on one thing: how much light you can keep out of the room. Our top three are the Valerion StreamMaster Plus 2 for a balanced all-round unit, the AWOL VISION LTV-3000 Pro for a 150 inch screen in a normal room, and the Epson Home … Read more
A short throw projector is the only practical way to get a genuinely large screen in a room that does not have one. A standard-throw model needs roughly 12 to 15 feet of depth to fill a wall, which in a 10-foot bedroom means a 60-inch image or a projector pointed over your shoulder. Short … Read more
Three hundred dollars buys you a genuinely usable portable projector in — but only if you read the spec sheet the right way. The WiMiUS P62 Pro is the best portable projector under 300 dollars right now: native 1080p, a real 600 ANSI lumen rating, HDR10 and auto keystone that locks a clean rectangle in … Read more