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Adobe, quit gouging us already!
Between making you rent all its products and charging steep cancelation fees, the Photoshop giant is ripping you off big time.
Everyone is wrong about Apple's 'overpriced' MagSafe Duo charger
I've been using Apple's $129 foldable 2-in-1 iPhone and Apple Watch wireless charger for three months and while it's no AirPower, the convenience is worth the money.
The haters are wrong: Macro cameras on phones rule
Macro cameras let you take previously impossible super close-ups. They're not dumb. They're the most exciting thing to happen to phone cameras in years.
It's time for movie theaters to die so movies can live again
Theaters are shuttering. Blockbusters are getting shelved. Studios are scrambling to find their way. That could be a good thing.
The iPhone 12 Mini still isn’t small enough
With a 5.4-inch display, it's still bigger than the original iPhone SE.
There are too many emoji and it has to stop
We've gone from creative innuendo and artistic interpretation to literalism that feels more like Newspeak than the future of communication.
The hottest phone of 2020 is the BlackBerry Classic
It was made in 2014, doesn't have many working apps, and it totally rules.
I thought non-alcoholic beer was liquid sadness. I was totally wrong.
Can you really keep the taste and lose the hangover? I found out.
Allbirds, trying to be cool in streetwear, teams up with Chinatown Market
The collab features one-off upcycled pieces designed by Nicole McLaughlin.
PlayStation's Zara sneaker is a serious downgrade from its Nike collab
And then there are the labor issues.
The perfectly pointless world of Marina Fujiwara's 'wasted creations'
Whimsical, magical, useless. All of these words describe the 27-year-old creator's inventions and projects. But they only scratch the surface.
The Apple exec wardrobe is Big Kohl's Energy
Start with a shirt that comes packaged in plastic.
Wearing Converse’s Rick Owens TURBODRK Chuck 70: A classic shoe goes goth
Finally, a gothic, high-top, square-toed sneaker, straight from Owens’ DRKSHDW.
WiiBoy Color review: A modded Wii in a Game Boy's outfit
Console modder GingerOfMods delivers a magical experience via this petite handheld console.
MNT Reform: Building my own laptop
The whole process took about 1.5 hours and it was a ton of fun.
MNT Reform review: Your DIY laptop fantasy is here at last
No, the MNT Reform isn’t a laptop from the ‘90s. I assembled this DIY laptop with only a screwdriver and let me tell you, it’s anti-MacBook in every way, and that is not a bad thing.
Are holographic picture frames as cool as they sound?
Looking Glass is making holographic picture frames that might actually be worth the hefty price tag.
It’s too damn hard to find a decent laptop shade for working outside
Welcome to the clunky, over-priced reality of laptop sunshades.
I love 360 cameras but I couldn’t love this one
The pen-shaped Iqui 360 camera is packed with good ideas and incredibly user-friendly, but its far too expensive for what it offers.
Hori Split Pad Pro review: The ‘pro’ Joy-Cons the Switch should have come with
With a D-pad, better ergonomics, and programmable rear buttons, and no joystick drift (so far), the Split Pad Pro is almost the perfect cure for the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Con drift.
I’m no longer a plant killer after I started using the ‘PictureThis’ app
With just one picture of your plant, the app can advise you on how to care for it and diagnose any problems. It’s impossible to kill a plant unless you can’t follow directions.
Switching to T-Mobile Home Internet is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made
After a decade of getting ripped off by Spectrum, I knew I had to leave. T-Mobile Home Internet was my savior.
The Kiiroo Keon is the blowjob robot of your dreams
Screw the moon landing, we're finally justifying the past century of technological advancement.
'Monster Hunter Stories 2' is gorgeous, engaging, and laggy as hell
The perfect way to dip your toes in the Monster Hunter universe — if you can get past its repetitive nature and performance issues.
