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Amazon Echo Pop review: The latest Echo flops rather than pops
Only a tad smaller than the existing Echo Dot, the Amazon Echo Pop does less and sounds worse than its sibling, and it’s not much cheaper.
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Philo streams live TV for less, but you get less
By cutting out broadcast and sports networks, the Philo streaming TV service provides cord-cutters lots of channels for not a lot of money.
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YouTube TV review: A solid streaming bundle, but no slam dunk
YouTube TV is a solid cable replacement, but not the cord cutting bargain it used to be.
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Sonos Era 300 review: A game-changing spatial-audio speaker
Don’t care about spatial audio? The Sonos Era 300 is a powerhouse singly, in a stereo pair, or as the surround speakers operating with a Sonos soundbar.
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Frndly TV review: Strong value, middling features
Frndly TV offers lots of cable channels for cheap, but the service could use more polish.
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Fubo review: Lots of sports, lots of caveats
Fubo offers very good, if incomplete, regional sports coverage and an excellent cloud DVR, but its "no hidden fees" promise has fallen by the wayside.
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Jellyfin review: With this live TV DVR, you get what you pay for
Open-source enthusiasts will appreciate Jellyfin's over-the-air DVR service, but most other users should stay away.
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Televes Bexia review: A great amplified indoor TV antenna
This antenna is a very good choice if you live in an area with strong local TV signals and you want a rigid model that doesn’t depend on being wall- or window-mounted.
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Televes Ellipse Mix review: A great small outdoor TV antenna
Cord-cutters looking for a less-obtrusive rooftop TV antenna should put the Televes Ellipse Mix on their short list.
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Televes Dat Boss Mix LR review: This is a great outdoor antenna
This is a strong outdoor TV antenna featuring both a signal amplifier and an onboard LTE filter.
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Apple TV 4K (2022) review: An even better streaming box
The 2022 Apple TV 4K is the best high-end streaming box for the money
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Roku Ultra (2022) review: The comfortable choice in streaming
The 2022 Roku Ultra is Roku's best streaming player yet, but it's not for everyone.
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The new Echo Dot Kids serves up age-appropriate fun
Amazon's child-focused Echo Dot comes with the same hardware as the grown-up Dot, plus a year's worth of steeply discounted kids content.
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Amazon's new Fire TV Cube: Ambitious hardware, annoying software
Fire TV Cube 2022 review: Amazon's third-gen streaming box with Alexa needs a software overhaul.
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Amazon Echo Dot with Clock (5th Gen) review: An early makeover
No one asked for a fifth generation of this smart speaker this soon, but it comes with plenty of upgrades.
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Chromecast with Google TV (HD) review: The stick for app haters
The Chromecast with Google TV HD beats the Roku Express and Fire TV Stick Lite on value, but sale prices complicate the matter.
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Channel Master's Pro-Model TV antenna pulls in the channels
Cord-cutters will be impressed with the Channel Master Pro-Model UHF/VHF outdoor TV antenna's strong reception of local TV stations as well as its ability to reject interference from 5G signals.
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Sling TV review: A sorely needed skinny bundle
This $20-per-month Internet TV service has its fair share of problems, but it adds an element that many cord-cutters have been missing.
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Hulu + Live TV review: An even bigger bundle
Hulu's cable replacement service gives you a lot for your money, but its app can be a hassle.
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Clearstream Horizon: A high-performance indoor TV antenna
Equipped with an inline signal booster, this indoor TV antenna performed on par with our top pick in this category.
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The HDHomeRun Flex 4K is a cheap and easy way for cord-cutters to get NextGenTV
The diminutive HDHomeRun Flex 4K streams broadcast TV across your home network, making local TV available to all your devices, and it’s an easy way to get NextGenTV broadcasts.
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The Amazon Echo Show 15 is great, but it's not the best Echo
The Echo Show 15's large display is appealing, but it would be even better if it had a higher-res LCD panel and camera.
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TiVo Stream 4K review: A reboot for streaming (and for TiVo)
TiVo is justifiably famous for building DVRs, but what does it know about media streamers?
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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin wireless speaker review: As iconic as ever
Just make your purchase decision based on what’s here now, versus what’s promised in future firmware updates.
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Roku Streaming Stick 4K review: This fast and fluid dongle mostly does it all
Roku's new $50 streaming player hits the sweet spot for performance, features, and price.
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Amazon Echo Show 5 (2nd gen) review: The smallest Echo display gets a modest upgrade
Now equipped with a sharper camera and a proximity sensor, the new Echo Show 5 is better than ever, but the cheaper original remains an enticing alternative.
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Amazon Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen) review: A worthy mid-range smart display
There are some big improvements here, but probably nothing to convince a Google Assistant user to switch.
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Roku Express 4K+ review: The new budget streaming champ
At $40, Roku's new 4K streamer undercuts the competition without major compromises.
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GE Enlighten HD Antenna with Bias LED Lighting review: A Jack of two trades
It’s a clever idea, but it won’t work for everyone.
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Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) review: Alexa’s got her eye on you
The rotating screen on Amazon’s latest smart display is the big attraction, but there’s plenty more to like about this excellent smart home hub.
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Sonos Roam review: Now you really can take the exceptional Sonos sound anywhere
Small, lightweight, packed with great networking features plus your choice of Alexa or Google Assistant, the sweet-sounding Sonos Roam just became the portable smart speaker to beat.
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Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) review: The new Nest Hub is a yawner, literally
The Nest Hub’s successor arrives with a virtually identical design, plus the ability to monitor your sleep without a wristband.
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Razer Kiyo Pro review: One of the best webcams out there
Razer's new webcam improves on the original Kiyo in almost every way and becomes an easy recommendation—if you have the money.
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AirTV Anywhere review: A better version of a middling DVR
The AirTV Anywhere DVR has a built-in hard drive and plays nicely with Sling TV, but our biggest gripes haven't changed.
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Amazon Fire TV Stick (2020) and Fire TV Stick Lite review: Exactly what you expected
Fire TV Stick (2020) and Fire TV Stick Lite review: Improved hardware, TBD software.
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Google Pixel 4a 5G review: Stuck in the middle
The Google Pixel 4a 5G is a fine phone placed in an awkward position—sandwiched between the budget Pixel 4a and the premium Pixel 5.
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Amazon Echo (4th Gen) review: The more things change, the more they stay the same
Amazon still has the best speaker for smart home control, but it still trails Sonos and Google in musicality.
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Chromecast with Google TV (4K) review
Chromecast with Google TV review: It reduces app overload, but still has a few blind spots.
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Nanoleaf Shapes – Hexagons review: These touch-sensitive light panels set the mood in any room
The first of its new Shapes series, Nanoleaf’s Hexagon light panels improve on a winning formula.
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Channels DVR review: The best over-the-air DVR for enthusiasts
This DVR software for cord-cutters justifies its premium price with features you won't find elsewhere.
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Google Pixel 4a review: Android’s affordable answer to the iPhone SE
The Google Pixel 4a isn't just cheaper than the iPhone SE, it's a step up in nearly every way.
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Channel Master Smartenna+ review: This TV antenna tunes itself to pull in all the channels it can
Lots of companies call their products “smart,” but it’s more than hyperbole in this case.
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Channel Master Flatenna 35 review: A great indoor antenna at an even better price
It’s well made, very inexpensive, and it picked up all major local TV stations in our tests.
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DirecTV Stream review: A pricey solution for cord-cutters
This cord-cutting option doesn't cost much less than cable.
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Amazon Echo Studio review: Not quite the best smart speaker, but a fantastic value
The more-expensive Google Home Max delivers higher fidelity, and Sonos has the better multi-room ecosystem, but Amazon’s best Echo shouldn’t be overlooked.
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Creative T100 review: These desktop speakers deliver superb sound from multiple sources
Creative’s T100 speakers deliver warm, balanced sound with customizable EQ. Music, movies and video games all get an audio upgrade thanks to multiple connectivity options.
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Nest Wifi review: A mesh Wi-Fi system and smart speaker mashup for Google Assistant fans
Google's idea to blend a smart speaker with a Wi-Fi access point isn’t new, but the only other one you can buy is powered by Alexa.
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Google Stadia review: A glimpse of a future some other company will probably perfect
Google's game streaming service Stadia is occasionally exciting, often disappointing, and more than a little perplexing, releasing this week full of half-finished features and a subscription that serves barely any purpose.
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