Reviews

What is Rakuten? (Formerly known as Ebates) Rakuten is a website and cash back app that sends money when you shop at affiliated stores. Earn… Read More »Rakuten Review: How Rakuten Works & How to Earn Free Money

The Honey app was inspired by the evolution of online buying. As an internet savvy person, I’m sure you’ve Googled “{insert store name} coupon” right… Read More »Honey App Review: Is Honey Legit? I Saved $34 My First Time

What is Ibotta? Ibotta provides discounts for in-store purchases. This differs from getting cash back for online purchases. Think of Ibotta like having digital coupons… Read More »Ibotta Review: Legit? I save $5 per trip, but is it worth the hassle?

It’s been more than three months since I bought my Traeger Pro 575 WiFi Pellet Grill (Smoker). I’ve cooked with it more than 40 times.… Read More »Traeger Pro 575 Review: Can The WiFi Smoker Replace Your Propane?

I got the Bertello Pizza Oven as a Christmas gift. It’s an item that I never knew that I wanted, but I’m glad to have… Read More »Bertello Pizza Oven Review: The Oven From Shark Tank is a Lot of Fun

Most of my day is spent staring at my MacBook screen, so I have plenty of opportunities to slouch or get lazy when I sit.… Read More »Upright Go Review: A Frustrating Device That Fixes Your Posture

I’ve loved my pair of Casper Glow Lights for the year that I’ve had them, but they’re not a practical purchase for most ($229 for a pair).… Read More »Casper Glow Light Review: The $129 Nightstand Light is Awesome

After a year of testing, I determined Hulu + Live has improved enough since its release that it’s a now serviceable option if it has… Read More »Hulu + Live TV Review: It’s Improved A Lot In Three Years

After a year of testing, I determined YouTube TV is the best live TV streaming service because of its excellent stream quality and the widespread… Read More »YouTube TV Review: Easily The Best Cable Alternative

After months of testing, I found Tile Mate and Tile Pro to be the best Bluetooth trackers on the market by a wide margin because… Read More »Tile Mate Review: The Bluetooth Tracker Most Should Buy

After months of testing, TrackR Pixel to have poor range and the batteries only last two months, but the upside is that it’s only $15.… Read More »TrackR Pixel Review: It’s Not Good At Tracking Anything

After weeks of testing, I determined Google Nest Hub is the best personal assistant because it has a more intuitive interface and better content options.… Read More »Google Nest Hub Review: The Ultimate Kitchen Speaker

After weeks of testing, I determined Echo Show 5 is an upgrade over Echo Dot (3rd Gen), but the overall experience is not on Nest… Read More »Echo Show 5 Review: An Upgrade Over Echo Dot, But Not Much Else

Speed (A+): iPad Pro uses Apple’s custom-built processing chips, and the 2018 version uses an A12X Bionic chip. My iPad Pro (11 inches, 4 GB… Read More »iPad Pro (2018) Review: Can it Replace a MacBook?

The SimpliSafe 5 Piece Security System has a better build quality than other systems on the market, but it’s almost useless without the $25/month plan.… Read More »SimpliSafe Security Review: Is it Better than Ring?

After two weeks of testing, I found the Ring Alarm 5 Piece Kit to be the best DIY security system because it has free self-monitoring… Read More »Ring Alarm System Review: Does it Beat SimpliSafe?

After a month of testing, I determined Skybell HD could have been an excellent budget option because of its free cloud recordings, but it’s not… Read More »Skybell HD Review: Could’ve Been Great But It’s Not Reliable

I recommend Deco M5 because you’ll get a great app with great features and performance, and it’s half the cost of the big name mesh… Read More »Deco M5 Review: Can Deco Compete With The Top Dogs?

After two weeks with the Polariod Zip, I determinded that it’s solid as long as you’re not expecting premium prints. Software (C+): The app wasn’t… Read More »Polaroid Zip Review: Are Portable Printers Worth It?

After a couple weeks of testing, I determined that the HP Sprocket is as good as any portable printer on the market and worth a… Read More »HP Sprocket Review: How Much Are Portable Printers Worth?

Stream (B): In my time with Sling, I never had buffering issues, but the stream quality wasn’t as crisp as YouTube TV. You can change… Read More »Sling Review: It’s a Great Deal, but What About Local Channels?

After years of testing, I determined Spotify is the best music streaming service overall because it makes discovering new music easy and it’s compatible with… Read More »Spotify Review: It’s Got The Best Learning Algorithm in Streaming

After years of testing, I determined Apple Music is good, but it’s only worthwhile if you’re deeply invested in the Apple ecosystem. Music Discovery (C):… Read More »Apple Music Review: It’s Great But Is It As Good As Spotify?

Music Discovery (B-): If you use Google Play Music enough, it becomes good at predicting what you want to listen to and when on the… Read More »Google Play Music Review: Great Discovery Algorithm

Music Discovery (D): Amazon has limited radio stations but they’re not bad. It learns your preferences similar to the way in which Pandora does it,… Read More »Amazon Music Unlimited Review: Echo Users Can Save Money

Free Service (F): The free service only saves the last three hours of snapshots; no video is recorded. In most cases, three hours doesn’t even give… Read More »Nest Indoor Cam Review: It’s Useless Without a Subscription

Free Service (A+): If you don’t want to pay for a subscription, Amazon is the way to go as it provides more essential features for… Read More »Amazon Cloud Cam Review: It’s Reliable & Has a Great Free Plan

PlayStation Vue is an amazing cable alternative that gives people in most markets the proper local channels (NBC, CBS, FOX, ABC) and regional sports channels.… Read More »PlayStation Vue Review: The Service That Resembles Cable Most

After months of testing, I determined ILIFE A4s is the best robot vacuum because of its superior suction, battery life, and price. Roomba 690 has a great app and… Read More »ILIFE A4s Review: Can it Compete with the Big Boys?

Before we get into the review, I’ll go over important intevesting basics so that we’re on the same page. Then, I’ll breakdown the review into… Read More »Robinhood Review: Everything Is Free, So What’s The Catch?

How does Acorns work? Short answer: Acorns is a mobile-first investment app that automatically withdraws small sums of money from your bank account to invest in… Read More »Acorns Review: It’s More Expensive Than You Think

After a month of testing, I determined Shark ION F80 has great suction and comes with two batteries, but there are design deficiencies. Carpet (B):… Read More »Shark ION F80 Review: It Gives The V10 A Run For Its Money

After testing LIFX lights for a couple of months, I determined LIFX is a great option if you only want a couple of smart lights… Read More »LIFX Review: Are They Better Than Philips Hue Lights?

After testing Philips Hue lights for three years, I determined Hue are the best smart lights because they work better with other smart platforms and… Read More »Philips Hue Review: Are They Really The Best Smart Lights?

While at least half the price of Eero, Luma shouldn’t be considered under any circumstances because it doesn’t work consistently and the software is a mess. Here’s… Read More »Luma Whole Home WiFi Review: Worst Mesh System On The Market

After two weeks of testing, I determined that the Schlage Connect is a decent budget smart lock with a few hardware and software issues. Setup… Read More »Schlage Connect Review: It’s Loud & Ugly, But it Works

After two weeks of testing, I determined that the Kwikset Kevo isn’t worth buying because it doesn’t work reliably. Setup (B-): An interactive guide in the… Read More »Kwikset Kevo Review: It’s a Great Idea But It Doesn’t Work

Kwikset Premis has a sleek design, but the keypad doesn’t work well in many circumstances. Setup (C+): There are interactive hardware instructions, similar to the Premis… Read More »Kwikset Premis Review: One Of The Worst Smart Locks

Before we talk about Google Home Max, I want to talk about the smart speaker market as a whole. Speakers with smart assistants have been… Read More »Google Home Max Review: Is It Better Than HomePod & Sonos?

Jaybird Run earbuds are great if you’re willing to sacrifice sound quality for a tight fit. They sit inside your ear and don’t look as goofy… Read More »Jaybird Run Review: Terrible Sound Quality & Connection

Sony WF-1000X earbuds have excellent noise-cancellation and audio, but the sound will cut out with minimal movement. Consider them if you want more noise cancellation than… Read More »Sony WF-1000X Review: Do They Top AirPods?

When it comes to Apple products, I’m always the first in line to buy. However, when it comes to reviews, I take a different approach. I… Read More »iPhone X Review (Comparing It To My Phone 7 After Six Weeks)

I’ve owned all three Apple Watches. The first one didn’t do much other than push notifications that would usually go to my phone. It was… Read More »Apple Watch 3 Review: Best Smart Watch Ever But With Issues

The Bose SoundWear Companion looks like the q-collars NFL players are using to help prevent concussions. It makes me think of a guy walking down the sidewalk… Read More »Bose SoundWear Companion Review: Cool Idea But Not Ideal

I haven’t owned a tablet in four years. I bought the second generation iPad in 2011. It was an excellent product, but I never used it.… Read More »Amazon Fire HD 8 Review: Is It a Better Value Than iPad?

Function (A+): One of the most important things with a robot vacuum is that it keeps chugging and doesn’t stall due to the bin filling… Read More »Eufy RoboVac 11 Review: Best Entry Level Robot?

I’m sitting at a Starbucks writing this review on my new MacBook Pro With Touch Bar. It’s beautiful and I needeveryone here to see it. I got my… Read More »MacBook Pro (2016) Review: Is the Touch Bar Worth It?

I haven’t owned any brand other than Apple since the iPhone 4. What I know about other phones was gleaned from tech blogs. I don’t know… Read More »iPhone 7 Review: Comparison to iPhone 6s (6 Favorite Features)

I bought the first edition of the Apple Watch on release day. (If you don’t know what the Apple Watch Series 1 had to offer, go… Read More »Apple Watch 2 Review: Don’t Buy If You Liked The First One

The Amazon Echo is a voice-powered Bluetooth speaker (Think Siri but as a standalone product that’s always listening.) My initial feelings were speculative at best; why spend… Read More »Amazon Echo Review: Better than Siri?