Breeze Aero Inflatable Paddleboard Review: Big Summer Fun

02 Jul

Breeze Aero Inflatable Paddleboard Review: Big Summer Fun

Nothing says summer like a day on the water. Be it sailing, kayaking, canoeing, rowing, inner tubing, or some other method of floating, getting to the liquid is the time-honored way to stay cool in the heat. Of all the ways you can get on the water, one of the easiest, and most fun, is the stand-up paddle...

29 Jun

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Samsung Galaxy A13 5G Review: A Great Budget Phone

June 29, 2022
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Cheap phones are having a moment. For the first time, you can pay a mere $250 for a smartphone and expect it to receive security updates for four years. You’ll find smooth performance that can crush most smartphone tasks, even gaming, and capture agreeable photos that won’t make you want to gouge your eyes out. That’s been my...

29 Jun

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Roland Aira Series Review (T-8, J-6, E-4): A Backpack Recording Studio

June 29, 2022
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You might not believe it, but if you're older than 19, you can probably identify exactly what a classic, high-end Juno synth sounds like. If you're craving that vintage sound, you can still find it by haggling with weirdos on Craigslist and repairing ancient circuitry, but it will cost you in money, time, and possibly aggravation.Not any longer:...

28 Jun

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Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2 Headphones Review: Premium Sound and Build

June 28, 2022
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It’s one thing to pick a fight with the biggest kid in the playground. It’s quite another to attempt to do it on your own terms. But with its new Px7 S2 wireless over-ear headphones, Bowers & Wilkins has basically squared up to Sony and enquired as to whether or not the Japanese behemoth would like some. Bold?...

25 Jun

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Cowboy 4 Review: The Perfect Newbie Ebike

June 25, 2022
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I like to think of myself as a cyclist, but bikes are incredibly complicated. They have a ton of different parts that move at high speeds and endure lots of stress, and those parts tend to break or squeak. The number of times I’ve boiled over about popped tires and other mechanical issues is too damn high for...

22 Jun

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Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2022) Review: The Confused Mac

June 22, 2022
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The M2 might sound like it’s better, but it’s a base-level chip next to the M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra powering the $2,000+ MacBook Pro models. It’s easy to be swayed by Apple’s stats, which boast that the M2 processor has a 35 percent more powerful GPU, 18 percent faster CPU, and 40 percent faster neural...

16 Jun

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Cometeer No-Machine-Necessary Coffee Pods Review: High-Quality Brew

I hate coffee pods. Keurig and its ilk have never given me anything but a shockingly mediocre cup of coffee. To make matters worse, entombing those beans in single-use plastic is hard on the environment. So when Cometeer showed up in my inbox, I was more than a little skeptical. Here was a company that sold convenience in a...