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Gear

Get the Kindle Scribe e-reader/digital notebook for its lowest price ever during Amazon’s winter sale

By Stan Horaczek

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Pay just $30 once to access all the best AI models with this tool

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New year, new career? This could be your calling …

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Give your computer a 2025 glow-up with this easy upgrade

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This tiny backup phone will become the main attraction

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Costco New Year’s special: Join and get a $20 bonus

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Stay warm and sleek with this $60 heated vest

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Explore the night like it’s your personal sci-fi movie

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Computers

Everything you can do with Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant on Windows

By David Nield

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Your inner child wants you to buy this retro game console

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You might forget all about cloud storage when you switch to this dual USB drive in 2025

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New year, new savings—Microsoft Visual Studio Pro is at its lowest price EVER! ($30)

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Your chance to make 2025 the year you own a MacBook is here

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The #1 subscription you should cancel in 2025

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Geek out in 2025 and beyond with documentaries for life, no subscription required

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Headphones

The 5 greatest gadget innovations of 2024

By Stan Horaczek

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Is that a drone or a UFO? You’d know if you had some night vision binoculars!

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Learning to code can be your New Year’s resolution with this fun bundle

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Home

5 personal care innovations that lived up to the hype in 2024

By Rachel Feltman

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Your 2025 obsession that could bring photos back from the dead

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The only thing hotter than this jacket is you wearing it

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Fitness Gear

5 awesome innovations in sports and outdoors gear in 2024

By Amanda Reed, Berne Broudy

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This might just save your sanity while working remotely

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This lifetime MS Office access is probably less than your monthly streaming bill

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Televisions

5 impressive entertainment technology innovations of 2024

By Stan Horaczek

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Stop losing your wallet with this ridiculously clever tracker

By Stack Commerce

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Gain peace of mind on your 2025 vacations with the ultimate camera and bug detector

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Make 2025 the year you see nature the way it was intended with this portable microscope

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Last chance or you’re going to miss our unbeatable Babbel deal!

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Your VPN is ripping you off while this router pays for itself

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Get every major AI model in this tool (And make your workday 10x better)

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This tiny smartphone proves size doesn’t matter

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Did you know Windows 11 Pro is only $20?

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Because learning piano beats trying to cut carbs: Here’s your New Year’s resolution

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Birdwatching: The hobby you should pick up in 2025

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Windows 11 Pro: The PC upgrade that’ll make them think twice about getting a new device

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Sick of taking notes? Let this AI gadget do them for you

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Only one day left to get this $250 MacBook Air

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Home

6 easy ways to make your home more sustainable

By Eric Alt

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Your earbuds are holding you back—you need these $37 JBLs

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Speakers

How Volvo, Bowers & Wilkins, and Abbey Road are widening the lanes of in-car audio

By Tony Ware

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Stay warm this winter without having to wear a jacket

By Stack Commerce

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This is the best Costco membership deal we’ve seen yet, but it ends soon

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Gear

The Furbo pet camera and pet dispenser is 55% off and still arrives before Christmas if you order now

By Stan Horaczek

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Gift Guides

The Popular Science Holiday Gift Guide

By Brandt Ranj, Stan Horaczek, Tony Ware, Amanda Reed

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Finally, a good e-bike well under $1,000

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Upgrade your Mac with Microsoft Office 2024 for just $119.97

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Televisions

Can a projector really replace your TV?

By Eric Alt

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Straight out of the future: This inkless pen never runs out

By Stack Commerce

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Set a New Year’s resolution to learn a new language with our unbeatable Babbel deal

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The secret to saving on gas … and reaching your fitness goals in 2025

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Guide: How to become a self-taught coder

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The TSA-approved tracking lock that knows if your luggage didn’t make it to your destination

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The gift that could help them keep up with their 2025 self-improvement goals

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Keep a movie theater in your bag with this mini smart projector

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The app that (finally) helped me kick my TikTok addiction for a healthier one

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Make 2025 the year you actually quit your job—this is how you’ll do it

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Upgrade your computer with this Microsoft Bundle for less than $50

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Here’s how your Paul McCartney wannabe can learn how to play the guitar

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This discounted e-scooter is perfect for anyone who loves shortcuts (and hates parking)

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An orvis sweatshirt, instax camera, rocketbook, and leatherman tool
Gear

Procrastinator’s gift guide: Great products you can still get in time for the holidays

By Stan Horaczek

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For the explorers on your list: 4K night vision binoculars on sale for $70 off

By Stack Commerce

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Cut the fluff and get straight to the good stuff with Headway

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Why this was the bundle that finally taught me to code

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