I spent the last 60 days testing 8 tablet floor stands in my bedroom, living room, and home office. I propped them over my pillow for late-night reading, parked them next to my exercise bike for cycling videos, and clipped iPads with thick OtterBox cases into every clamp I could find. This guide shows you … Read more
I tested dozens of styluses across my iPad Pro and Samsung Galaxy Tab to find the best options for both ecosystems. After 90 days of daily note-taking, sketching, and editing, I narrowed down the top styluses for iPad and Android tablets you can buy right now. The stylus market has exploded in . You’ve got … Read more
I spent eight weeks drawing, painting, and editing photos on five different pen displays to find out which ones actually deserve a spot on a professional’s desk. Our team compared pen displays for professional digital artists across color accuracy, pressure response, parallax, and long-session ergonomics. A pen display is a drawing tablet with a built-in … Read more
I tested 10 standalone drawing tablets with screens over the past three months, sketching everything from quick character studies to full illustration pieces on each one. The shift away from being tethered to a desk computer has been one of the most exciting changes in digital art, and has brought us options that genuinely compete … Read more
Choosing the best drawing tablets for kids and beginners in felt overwhelming until my team and I spent three months testing eight models side by side. I watched my own two kids (ages 4 and 11) try each tablet, and I also handed them to neighbors and cousins across a 12-year age range. What I … Read more
I spent the last 60 days testing 8 renewed and budget iPads with my two kids (ages 6 and 10) plus four neighbor families. We logged screen time, drop counts, app performance, and battery drain — all to find the best budget iPads for kids that actually hold up in real life, not just on … Read more
I spent the last three months testing eight smart rings with my Galaxy S24 Ultra, my wife’s Pixel 8, and a backup Motorola Android. I wore them through workouts, sleepless nights, and pool sessions. Here’s what I learned: smart rings for Samsung and Android users have quietly become the most useful wearables I’ve tested, even … Read more
I’ve been wearing a smart ring on my index finger for over 18 months now, and I haven’t slept without one since. The first time I pulled up a readiness score after a hard trail run, the data told me what I already felt: my body needed rest. That single number changed how I approach … Read more
I’ll never forget the moment my aunt leaned across a loud family dinner, tapped my arm, and said, “I just smiled and nodded through three courses.” That sentence is the heart of why I started testing OTC hearing aids for background noise. Restaurants, family gatherings, even coffee shops become exhausting when every conversation blends into … Read more
I’ll be honest. When I paid almost $300 for a smart ring a couple of years ago, I didn’t realize the real cost was the $5.99 monthly fee to access my own heart rate data. That subscription frustration is exactly why this guide exists. After testing more than a dozen models over the past four … Read more