The JBL PartyBox 310 is the best portable Bluetooth speaker for parties overall. It pairs 240 watts of output with an 18-hour battery, a light show that tracks the beat, and IPX4 splash protection, and it carries a 4.8 rating across more than 5,300 reviews. For anyone who wants one box that handles a living … Read more

The best noise cancelling headphones under 200 dollars right now are the Soundcore Q20i for the strongest all-round package, the Soundcore Space One for the best balance of features per dollar, and the JBL Tune 770NC for sound quality. Add the TOZO HT3 if you game, the JLab JBuds Lux ANC if you fly constantly, … Read more

Wind noise is the single fact that decides whether bone conduction headphones work on a bike. At a steady 18 mph the OpenRun Pro 2 sounds perfectly clear. On a fast descent at 30 mph, the same headphones turn into a thin hiss and you start riding with one earbud out. Every pick in this … Read more

Here is the short answer: the best headphones for mowing the lawn are Bluetooth-enabled hearing protectors rated at 25 dB NRR or higher, not ordinary noise cancelling headphones. A gas push mower puts out roughly 90 to 100 dB at the handlebar, and NIOSH puts the safe exposure limit at 85 dB. Our top pick … Read more

When you are tracking a vocal or a guitar amp, the only headphone spec that can ruin the take is leakage. My pick for the best headphones for studio recording is the Audio-Technica ATH-M50X, a 38 ohm closed-back pair that seals well, runs directly off almost any audio interface, and survives daily studio abuse. It … Read more

A kids smartwatch with GPS does one job well: it lets a child reach you without carrying a phone, and it lets you see where they are without calling a school office. That is the whole promise, and it is why we put ten of them through the same checklist this year. Our answer for … Read more

Most people buy a sleep tracker expecting a number, and most people get a number they cannot check. An r/AppleWatch user who was ill and “literally did not sleep for even a minute” woke up to a seven-hour sleep reading. That single complaint does more to explain the category than any spec sheet does. So … Read more

A two-car garage door is a different animal from a single-car door. It is typically 16 feet wide, often insulated, and routinely weighs 150 to 300 pounds on the lift, so a lightweight opener that would struggle with an 8-by-7 door can feel sluggish on a double-wide. Picking the best smart garage door openers for … Read more

The best smart blinds for bedrooms block light properly, run quietly enough not to wake a light sleeper, and give you a schedule that closes the shade at sunset and opens it at sunrise without anyone reaching for a cord in the dark. After working through twelve motorized shades and shades-plus-honeycomb hybrids, the Yoolax custom … Read more

A driveway is the hardest place on a property to cover with a security camera. It is long, it is often unlit, it points straight at the street, and the one thing you actually want from it – a readable license plate at night – is the hardest thing to deliver. After putting a dozen … Read more