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New + updated reviews
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The Best Point-and-Shoot Camera
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The Best Sony Mirrorless Cameras
Today
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The Best Electric Toothbrush for Kids
Today
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The Best High Chairs
November 9
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The Best Mixing Bowls
November 9
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Duvet Covers We Love
November 9
Deals We Love
Price drops on products we already love
Hosting your own Thanksgiving
Having the whole family over for Thanksgiving? Our guide to holiday hosting has all the gear you need, from kitchen tools and tableware for preparing and serving the meal to air mattresses and earplugs for out-of-town guests.
Electronics
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The Best Point-and-Shoot Camera
The Panasonic LX10 remains the best choice for people who want a compact camera that produces significantly better photos and video than their smartphone.
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The Best Sony Mirrorless Cameras
Whether you have Sony lenses and need to replace a Sony body, want to step up in Sony’s system, or just want a Sony camera, we’ve found the best ones for you.
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The Best Chromecast Speaker
The JBL Playlist’s elegant design, appealing price, and clear, full sound make it our pick for the best Chromecast speaker.
Home & Garden
Duvet Covers We Love
After spending almost 100 hours testing 15 duvet covers, we recommend nine to style your bed for every season.
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The Best Bath Towel
After 135 hours of research and 65 showers drying off with dozens of towels, we think the luxurious Frontgate Resort Cotton Bath Towel is best for most people.
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The Best Multi-Bit Screwdriver
The MegaPro 13-in-1 (or the identical Channellock 131CB) is the best screwdriver.
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Small Bathroom Ideas
After 20 hours researching dozens of organizing solutions, we recommend these 14 things to maximize storage and keep small bathrooms clutter-free.
Kitchen & Dining
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The Best Mixing Bowls
After mixing and tossing in 13 sets of bowls, we recommend the Thunder Group Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls and the glass Pyrex Smart Essentials Mixing Bowl Set.
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The Best Oven Mitts and Pot Holders
After testing more than 17 oven mitts and pot holders, we prefer the Homwe Extra Long Professional Silicone Oven Mitt and the OXO Good Grips Silicone Pot Holder.
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The Best Meal Kit Delivery Services
With the help of seven long-term testers, we cooked around 190 meals from nine different meal kits to find four services that can make dinnertime a bit easier.
Money
The Best Credit Cards for Students
We analyzed 34 credit cards that may be good for students. Our picks help build your credit history and offer guidance, no annual fees, and even some rewards.
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The Best Cash-Back Credit Cards
We spent several weeks analyzing the features and fine print of 41 cash-back cards to find the ones that will put the most money back in your wallet.
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The Best Travel Rewards Credit Cards
We spent weeks poring over nearly 40 travel credit cards. Chase Sapphire Reserve and PenFed Pathfinder came out on top.
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How to Get a Credit Card for the First Time
Learn how to get your first credit card, how old you need to be, and what options you have if your parents can help out (or if they can’t).
Travel
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The Best Travel Strollers
We logged over 130 miles testing nine strollers and took four on five flights, and we found that the best travel stroller is the Uppababy Minu.
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The Best Binoculars for Birds, Nature, and the Outdoors
A professional ornithologist tested 17 field-ready binoculars against his $2,500 Leica Ultravids and picked the Athlon Optics Midas ED pair as the best.
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The Best Packing Cubes
We tested seven packing cubes sets and found Eagle Creek’s Pack-It Original Cube Set is the best. They’re easy to pack and built to last, and they zip smoothly.
Office
The Best Fireproof Document Safe
Rated to withstand the hottest and longest fires in its size range, the Honeywell 1104 is the best safe for keeping important documents secure in a house fire.
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The Best Notebooks
No one notebook is going to match every person’s needs, so we found nine of them—all of which are better than what you grabbed off the shelf at the pharmacy.
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The Best Third-Party Inkjet Ink
After printing more than 7,000 pages from six sets of cartridges, we’re convinced that Costco’s inkjet refills are the best alternative to branded printer ink.
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The Best LED Desk Lamp
After 32 hours of research and testing, we think that the TaoTronics LED Eye-caring Table Lamp (TT-DL13) is the best choice for people needing focused light in a home office.
Appliances
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iRobot Roomba i7+ Review: The Very Best Robot Vacuum—But It’s Not Flawless
After testing the iRobot Roomba i7+ for over a month, we think it’s the best robot vacuum that money can buy.
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The Best Space Heaters
The Vornado VH200 is more powerful, quieter, and better at fully heating a room than competitors.
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The Best Electric Pressure Cooker
After 40 hours of research and testing, we’re certain that, yes, the Instant Pot Duo 6-Quart really is the best electric pressure cooker for most people.
Health & Fitness
The Best Electric Toothbrush for Kids
After 100-plus hours of research, talking to pediatric dentists, and testing four models, we found that the Oral-B Pro-Health Jr. is the best kids electric toothbrush.
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The Best GPS Running Watch
After running about 350 miles over 15 weeks wearing eight watches, we conclude that the Garmin Forerunner 645 is the GPS watch that will delight most runners.
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Gear for Foul-Weather Bike Commuting
The hardcore commuters on our staff share eight things—from storm-worthy gloves to rugged tires—that keep them (and their stuff) safe and dry in the winter.
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Bathroom Accessories and Grooming Tools We Love
Here are the gadgets we buy for ourselves and use in our own bathrooms to get organized, save time, and make grooming fun and luxurious.
Baby & Kid
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The Best High Chairs
After 40 hours serving and cleaning up 54 meals in 13 high chairs, we’re confident that the simple IKEA Antilop makes mealtimes easier than high chairs that cost 10 times the price.
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Our Favorite Gifts for 6- to 10-Year-Olds
Our favorite gifts for first through fourth graders have staying power and get kids excited to play collaboratively and explore and discover the wider world.
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Our Favorite Gifts for 3- to 6-Year-Olds
Finding a great, unique gift for a small kid can be a challenge, but our staff has some ideas for 3- to 6-year-olds.
Outdoors
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The Best Everyday Rain Jacket
After four weeks hiking, bushwhacking, mountaineering, and taking the trash out in the rain, we think Patagonia’s Torrentshell is the best for most people.
Pets
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The Best Cat Trees for Apartments
After testing nine cat trees, we think the stable, spacious, well-built New Cat Condos Premier Triple Cat Perch is the best lounging space for your cats.
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What to Buy Before Adopting a Cat
If you’re adopting a cat, you’ll need more than just a litter box and some food—here are the things you should have before you bring your kitty home.
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What to Buy Before Adopting a Dog
When you bring a new pup home, make sure you have everything you’ll need to keep your pet—and yourself—safe and happy.
Hobby & Crafts
Board Games We Love
Thousands of board games are released each year—we share some staff favorites that require more strategy, have deeper narratives, or are particularly beautiful.
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The Best 3D Pen
After 35 hours of testing, we think the easy-to-use, comfortable, full-featured 3Doodler Create+ is the best tool for drawing 3D sculptures.
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The Best Beginner Board Games for Adults
These board games for adults include great options for new gamers, more-advanced players, and those looking for party, cooperative, and two-player games.
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The Best DNA Ancestry Test
If you’re okay with the privacy risks that come with DNA testing, AncestryDNA is the best service for learning about ethnic roots or searching for relatives.
Cars
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The Best Ice Scraper and Snow Brush
After 40 hours of research and real-world tests of 17 ice scrapers, we recommend the Hopkins 80037 Quick-Lock Pivoting Snowbroom as the best for most drivers.
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The Best Single-DIN Bluetooth Car Stereo
After researching 122 single-DIN, Bluetooth-equipped car stereos and testing nine, we think the Kenwood KMM-BT322U is the best for integrating with your phone.
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The Best Booster Car Seats
We researched 40 booster car seats and crash-tested six, and found that the Diono Monterey XT performed the best and is comfortable and convenient to use.