Sure, HP’s launching two new Omen gaming desktops with updated designs. Yes, it’s also updating its current-generation components and releasing its first IPS gaming monitor. But what about that new Omen logo? Omen is the company’s mainstream gaming line. It targets grownups with jobs who play traditional games, don’t necessarily identify as Gamers and aren’t …
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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 …
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Happy weekend, everyone! I hope you’re staying safe, staying healthy and staying home. Today I’ve rounded up more items that can help improve your home life, starting with two significantly discounted headphones that offer ANC (active noise cancellation) — the better to reduce whatever outside sounds are harshing your zen. As always, these items are available for a limited time …
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Best Buy currently is running a number of discounts on midrange laptops, but HP has a deal on mainstream Pavilion laptop that’s better than anything you’ll find at Best Buy. And if you want to use your current self-quarantine situation as a reason to pick up a gaming laptop, I also found a great deal on an HP Omen system. …
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The Apple Watch Series 5 isn’t a remarkable upgrade from the Series 4, and for that reason alone, I know it’s not everyone’s favorite Apple smartwatch. But it’s my personal fave (thanks in no small part to the always-on display), and the first one I’ve owned since my Series 3 died in a tragic skateboarding accident. The Series 5 hasn’t …
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It’s slim pickings for budget laptops at the moment with the combination of the coronavirus outbreak causing supply chain issues and prepandemic office dwellers picking up a cheap laptop to work from home. If your budget can stretch past $500, however, you’ll find a greater number of midrange laptops in stock. Such a machine is not only more powerful and …
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Even though you’ve been working from home for a few weeks now, there’s a good chance you still don’t have all the gear you need. Or maybe you’ve been brushing up on your culinary chops during quarantine, but now your knives are dull and you’re tired of cooking rice on the stovetop, but you haven’t upgraded any of your kitchen tools …
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I’m not sure why, but smartwatch deals are coming fast and furious right now. Fossil’s Wear OS-powered Gen 4 Explorist was down to $99 a couple weeks ago (it’s still available for $119), and Apple’s Watch Series 5 was briefly $100 off. Now we have this: For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active is …
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The reviews are in, and Apple’s new iPhone SE is everything we hoped it would be. The second-gen iPhone SE’s camera can compete with the iPhone 11, battery life is exceptional and performance is speedy. CNET’s reviewer Patrick Holland called it “the most value for your dollar of any phone Apple sells.” Apple, along with its retail and carrier partners are …
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If you’ve always wanted to join a warehouse club but didn’t relish the idea of paying a membership fee, this is the deal for you. For a limited time, you can join Sam’s Club for $45 and get $45 in discounts the first time you go shopping inside one of the brick-and-mortar stores. That effectively makes the membership free. And, …
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