WeMontage Nothing spruces up a wall like a photo montage, but who wants to deal with the hassle of framing a bunch of individual photos, then getting them spaced and hung exactly right? Better option: Get a custom-printed photo wallpaper, one you can just stick up on the wall for instant awesomeness. Like this: For …

Yep, that’s Windows 10 running in a Windows 8, er, window. Photo by Rick Broida/CNET Windows 10 has arrived! Well, almost: as we now know, the final version will drop July 29. In the meantime, you can test-drive the OS in the form of the Windows 10 Insider Preview. If you have an old PC lying around, you could install …

Accessory Genie Generally speaking, laptop speakers are just as bad as TV speakers — if not worse. They’re smaller, of course, and usually direct the audio down instead of forward. Obviously you can plug in a pair of headphones, but what if you want to gather a friend or two round the laptop to watch a movie or music video? …

Lenovo Is it a tablet with a keyboard or a laptop with a removable screen? Semantics, my friends, semantics. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Lenovo has the refurbished Yoga Tablet 2 10 with keyboard for $179 shipped. It fits the definition of a hybrid PC, and it sold new for $369.99 when it debuted just a few …

Not much to look at until it’s actually plugged into something. Seiki These days many of us spend our computing time hunched over a smallish laptop or even smaller tablet. But for maximum productivity (and comfort), you need a big ol’ monitor. Doesn’t matter what it’s connected to — desktop, laptop, Chromebook — just get one. Like this: For a …

Baby got Back (button). Haloband Navigating an iPhone can be a pain. There, I said it. Sure, the Home button is right where your thumb can get at it, but the Back button? It’s way up in the left-hand corner, and pretty much out of reach on an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. That sound you hear is Android users …

This “after” shot shows two previously straight cables. Photo by Rick Broida/CNET Until inductive charging or some other wireless-power technology takes off, we’re stuck with charging cords. And nobody likes that unsightly piece of plastic spaghetti spilling all over their dashboard, nightstand or kitchen counter. Solution: a coiled cord, which takes up less space, gets less tangled and looks a …

Dymo This almost turned into an all-bonus-deals post, because as you’ll see below, I’ve got four extras that didn’t quite merit the main stage, but were definitely too good to pass up. Anyway, first order of business: I’m always on the lookout for products I haven’t featured before, even if they’re not guaranteed to appeal to everyone. Today only, and …

First things first: I obviously ruffled some feathers yesterday when I suggested that the Roku 3 was anything less than awesome. Let me clarify: It’s no less than awesome. And I apologize for neglecting to note that the deal was for the first-gen model, not the newer Roku 3. (The “Roku 3.1”? “Roku 3 2”? “Roku 3+”? Some kind of …

TenMarks My sixth-grader has challenges with math during the school year, so I can only imagine what a three-month break is going to do to his already tenuous grasp of the subject. Amazon company TenMarks is hoping to combat this kind of “summer learning loss” with its Summer Math Program, a personalized course tailored to nearly all grade-school students. Normally …