This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Good headphones — really good headphones — are a treat, an indulgence. And I know some folks who would never deign to put inferior ‘phones on their ears. But, come on: $350 for a sweet pair of Sonys? I love …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Need a new laptop? If it’s for working from home, here are my basic-spec recommendations: Intel Core i3 processor or better 8GB of RAM or more SSD (solid-state hard drive) 15.6-inch full-HD display (because anything smaller starts to feel cramped for full-time work) Two of …
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Online shopping for groceries and other goods has skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic, with Amazon and Walmart dominating our delivery needs. Walmart, for its part, just launched Walmart Plus, a new fast delivery subscription service for groceries and other products you’d normally find in the big box store — positioning the retailer to more directly compete in the online shopping market …
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Want groceries and more delivered to your front door? That’s the promise behind Walmart Plus, a new service announced earlier this year. It’s not cheap, but you can sign up for a free 15-day Walmart Plus trial. See it at Walmart Although many have been quick to compare Plus to Amazon Prime, it’s not really the same thing (see the …
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Grocery shopping wasn’t my favorite thing before the coronavirus pandemic, but once March lockdowns and quarantines began, I absolutely dreaded it. Each excursion became a tactical mission to get in and out as fast as possible to avoid catching the virus from other shoppers. It was stressful in the first months, planning trips around shipment trucks to get items before …
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If you were lucky enough to snag a new iPhone or Android phone over the extended Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales, you might find yourself coming up a little short on accessories right now. Or perhaps you just need a new cable for your existing phone. Either way, I’ve rounded up a few enticing deals on mobile accessories to complement your …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. This year, Black Friday is sort of like Groundhog Day, only in a good way. Every morning, we wake up and discover there’s still a sale going on somewhere. Today, it’s the end of Best Buy’s week-long string of daily flash sales in which each …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. After a month of seemingly nonstop deals leading up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it seems like the big retailers have some sort of addiction to sales. Now it’s Walmart’s turn to roll back prices on TVs, headphones and audio gear, cameras, kitchen appliances …
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Sometimes you need to connect all the things. If you need to run your laptop with multiple monitors, for example, and need more than the single USB port (or two) that your laptop manufacturer deigned to provide, I’ve got a solution for you. This 15-in-1 docking port has a little of some things and a lot of others, and right …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Cyber Monday 2020 is officially over, but Staples still has some great deals. Are you a gamer? Check out the Vortex gaming chair. Need a new monitor? The excellent AOC is still on sale for just $90. Just one small wrinkle: Several of these deals are …
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