I am not shy about recommending mechanical keyboards to anyone who will listen. It doesn’t matter if you’re a gamer or just do a lot of typing — there’s nothing like the feel of real mechanical switches under your fingers, and I’ve used one at home for at least the last 10 years. I hate …

Best Buy is having a flash sale today that includes a variety of products from all over the store, with worthwhile deals on MacBooks, Lenovo laptops, Klipsch speakers, TVs and more. The standout deal here is TCL’s 8-Series Roku TV, which CNET dubbed the best 65-inch non-OLED TV of 2019. It’s selling for $1,000 today, which matches its all-time low price. According to …

There are never enough places to plug stuff in near my bed — between my phone, iPad, headphones, lamp and Amazon Echo, I need to keep a deluxe USB power strip under my pillow. Here’s a better option. Right now, you can get the when you apply discount code 8RJ7O65J at checkout. That’s 60% off the regular price of $33, …

Not enough things in life are designed for you and your significant other to share. Bicycles built for two, loveseats and Valentine’s Day dinner specials come to mind. If you’re not the only person in the house with a phone that charges wirelessly, though, you can get a Qi-compatible dual wireless charging pad so the two of you can top …

The more you work from home, the more appealing a virtual private network’s added privacy and security becomes. But VPNs can be pricey, not to mention a bit unforgiving to novices who don’t know how to best configure them. If you’re looking to set up your first VPN, IPVanish is a smart choice because it’s both beginner-friendly and, for a …

I readily acknowledge that while I can sometimes be a bit of an audio snob, I know that not everyone is an audiophile. Most people are perfectly happy listening to streaming audio and MP3 tracks of questionable bitrate with their inexpensive earbuds, and that’s totally cool. Years ago, for example, I subjected Cheapskate Rick to a blinded test in which …

Are you curious if Tidal might be better than Spotify? How deep is its music library? Is the interface easy to use? These are the kinds of questions you might be asking, but there’s usually no way to find out without pulling out your credit card. Unlike Spotify, there’s no free trial over at Tidal. Here’s a deal that’ll let …

We’re no stranger to the Jabra Elite Active 65t earbuds. Yes, they’ve been supplanted by the newer and better Elite Active 75t, but that means you can now get the Elite Active 65t at a very attractive price — it routinely sells on Amazon between $120 and $140. But I love that they’re still formidable earbuds, comfortable and packing a …

Raise your hand if there’s a room in your house without some sort of audio system. Want to get some music in there? You can do it the expensive way, but if you only need to stream music to that room occasionally, why not do it the cheap way with a wireless portable speaker? Case in point: Over at Daily …

You don’t have to spend a small fortune to get a TV with quantum dots, the technology that sounds like it should be little more than a marketing gimmick, but in reality delivers a superb picture. Last year Vizio introduced a number of models with quantum dots, and as hands-on CNET reviews have shown, they offer great color and brightness …