I’m a sucker for “best” lists, especially the year-end variety that look back on all the great movies, TV shows, books and so on. Of course, this being CNET, we tend to focus on the technology side of things, hence this roundup of the best tech of 2018. Me, I focus on the cheap-tech side …
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Don’t keep a gift you don’t want just to be polite. If it arrived via Amazon, you can return it while maintaining your politeness. Amazon will let you return a gift for an Amazon gift card credit and won’t tell the gift giver of your return plans. Here’s how: 1. Go to the Amazon Gift Returns page. 2. Enter the …
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So you’ve gotten yourself a new Ultra HD 4K TV. Awesome! With any luck it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Before you sit down for that first-of-many Netflix binge-watching marathon, there are a few simple tweaks, adjustments and additions that can help your TV perform even better than it does now. Better performance equals an even …
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I like Audio Technica headphones — I always have — but I’ve gravitated to their more affordable models, not the high-end ‘phones. Take this one, the ATH-SR5: it runs $119 ($70 and up on Amazon) in the US, £99 in the UK, and AU$129 in Australia. It’s a sweetheart of a headphone. Audio Technica ATH-SR5 headphones Audio Technica The sound …
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More people are using Amazon Prime than ever. The online retail giant surpassed 100 million Prime subscribers earlier this year, and Cyber Monday 2018 was the site’s biggest shopping day yet. So how will Amazon keep up with this demand? Apparently by buying more airplanes. On Friday, Amazon announced that it was expanding its fleet to 50 aircraft (up from …
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When an Amazon Echo Dot ($40 at Target) feels like not enough, but a new Apple MacBook ($445 at Amazon) feels like too much, you need a gift that’s right up the middle. Extravagant, but not too extravagant. When shopping from around $250 to $500, you get to play in some really fun areas, like game consoles, robots and even 3D …
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Well, folks, the big holiday is nearly upon us. I’ll have one last regular deal post for you tomorrow, but that’s going to be it until the calendar hits 2019. You’ll still get your daily dose of Cheapskate during the break, but it’ll be stuff I’ve queued up in advance. Of course, if I spot something awesome, I’ll almost certainly …
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OK, let’s be honest: A lot of people won’t have fond memories of 2018. Even from a technology perspective, this year was dominated by privacy scandals and security breaches, to name just two of the more ignominious issues of the past 12 months. But in terms of the actual consumer products that were released, 2018 was actually a pretty great …
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Need a TV for the den, office or bedroom? Something small but good? If you act fast, you might be able to snag the best small-TV deal of 2018. Today only, and while supplies last, Best Buy has the Insignia NS-22D510NA19 22-inch LED 1080p TV for just $59.99 shipped, plus tax. It normally runs $130. See it at Best Buy …
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Most people use their phones as their only camera because it’s always with them. While phone cameras have massively improved over the past several years, they still have their limitations. Phone camera accessories can help fill in those gaps. If you’re getting a gift for someone who loves shooting pictures or movies with their phone and are in favor of …
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