Dave Johnson

Equip your home office with an HP Envy 5055 all

Now that most of us are working from home — at least temporarily — you might think that the need for a printer has all but gone away. No more printing charts for the weekly standup or documents you need to distribute to co-workers. But stuff has a way of needing to be printed, whether …

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Track your stress with a Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2, now just $199

Just because you’re stuck at home in self-isolation, that doesn’t mean you may not want a smartwatch. I have barely left my apartment in over three weeks, and yet I still wear my Apple Watch every day, since I still like notifications and fitness information on my wrist. If you’ve been thinking about getting a smartwatch for yourself — and …

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Get a DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone for $500 off (Update: Expired)

With no one traveling anywhere, it seems like it’s just a matter of time before we start to see irresistible deals on flights, hotels and countless other travel offers to coax us out of the house when the pandemic finally runs its course. I haven’t seen much on that front yet, but this comes close. Right now, you can get …

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Get the Fluance RT81 turntable for $210

Turntables aren’t obsolete quite yet and may never completely disappear as long as people hang onto their vinyl collection (and musicians like Jack White continue to champion the aging analog format). If you’ve been looking for an excuse to invest in a turntable, here’s a good one. From now till April 15, you can get the Fluance RT81 Elite High …

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Get an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus for $570

Samsung has already released its new flagship Galaxy S20, so why are we still talking about the Galaxy S10? Well, it turns out that the S10 lineup (which includes the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10e and Galaxy S10 Plus) isn’t going anywhere. Samsung is keeping all three handsets around, has dropped their prices, and is even is adding some features borrowed …

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Put an arcade

For me, a fun Saturday includes an afternoon of miniature golf followed by hanging out in the adjacent arcade, where I can test my skills at the best ball-based game ever devised, skeeball. Thanks to the coronavirus, all of that’s off the table for the foreseeable future. Or is it? There’s not much I can do at home about miniature …

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Ensure your privacy around smart speakers with a $39 Paranoid auto

Do you trust your smart speaker? You probably have an Alexa device in the kitchen or a Google Home in the bedroom, and there’s ample evidence that your privacy has not always been a top priority. To be sure, there are ways to protect yourself, like manually setting your speaker’s microphone to mute when it’s not in use. But that’s inconvenient. …

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Get Arctis Pro Wireless premium gaming headphones for $220

The SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless headset is one of the finest gaming headphone models ever made. That’s not just my opinion — and it is, in fact, my opinion — but it’s also what CNET’s Sean Hollister had to say in his look at the Arctis Pro Wireless headphones. They look sublime, they’re supremely comfortable and they sound amazing using the …

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Get two Amazon Echo Show 8 smart displays for the price of one (Update: Expired)

Barely a week goes by without a deal on smart speakers and smart displays. Just yesterday, I told you about an incredible 60% off deal on Google Home, for example, in which you can get $250 worth of speakers for $99. And today brings new ways to make your home smarter at a discount. Amazon is offering a pair of …

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Make delicious pizza at home with this grill

I readily admit that I’m a pizza snob. As an LA transplant from the east coast, I miss my New Jersey pizza. Even at the best of times, it’s hard to find decent pizza here in the City of Angels, and during the current crisis, there are fewer options than ever. The obvious solution? Make your own pizza at home. …

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