Hardware

The ability to create scenes using your room’s lighting is positively magical.

Stop the Macalope if you’ve heard this one. OK, not literally. He doesn’t get paid if he doesn’t write a whole column. And alfalfa doesn’t get delivered for free. Somewhere, presumably, it grows free but the Macalope hasn’t figured out … Continue reading →

The Anker PowerLine+ is basically everything you want in a Lightning cable. This premium, nylon-wrapped cable is super durable, comes in a variety of colors and lengths, and it won’t leave you broke. It’s not dirt cheap—the 3-foot cable costs … Continue reading →

Ventev’s Chargesync Alloy Lightning cable is durable, attractive, and surprisingly dog-resistant. Let me explain: My Pomeranian, Dolce, loves to chew on expensive charging cables. She snaps through regular PVC-wrapped cables in a matter of seconds. Fabric-wrapped cables slow her down … Continue reading →

Cloud-hosted file services like Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, and iCloud Drive try to create the best of several overlapping scenarios, but it can still be confusing to regular users exactly where their files are stored. With services that use one … Continue reading →

Even if you’re in the iPhone Upgrade Program, you might have an old iPhone languishing in a drawer somewhere unused. And if you buy your iPhone outright each year, you can usually recoup a good amount of that cost by … Continue reading →

The system detects motions based on the disruption of radio signals inside your home, but our reviewer discovered that it also disrupted many of his other smart home devices.

Play these games Image by Square Enix Stressing out over the holidays? Ready to kick 2017 to the curb? Just bored and looking for something new and exciting to pour your attention into? If any of those statements apply to … Continue reading →

Tech Armor Tech Armor’s Lightning cable is pretty basic, but it’s backed by Tech Armor’s limited lifetime warranty, which covers defects in design, assembly, material, and workmanship. So, while Tech Armor’s cable doesn’t have any fancy protective elements to prevent … Continue reading →

Scammers try all sorts of ways to convince you that something’s wrong with your Mac and that only by calling “Apple” (it’s never Apple) via a phone number on screen and paying some outrageous amount of money can your computer … Continue reading →