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You can find Bluetooth speakers small enough to fit in your hand. You can find them large enough that you’ll want to carry them with both hands. Which one is right for you? It just depends on your circumstances. Sometimes portability really matters. Maybe you plan on carrying the speaker by hand most of the time. Maybe you’d like to be able to shove it …

People tend to look for rather specific things from gaming headsets. A higher quality microphone, to allow for smooth communication with friends and teammates. Accessible media control buttons, so you can easily manage audio while switching between games and apps. And a slight emphasis on bass, due to the cinematic nature of many games, and the importance of bass tones to creating a sense of …

Trail cameras are great for tracking bears, deer, and many other varieties of wildlife. But nearly every trail camera requires you undertake a considerable inconvenience. Heading out into the wilderness and setting up the camera isn’t too bad. But heading out every time you want to check your photos? Things become tiresome or impractical. Cellar field modems can help you largely get around this problem. …

The earliest generations of fingerprint locks were abysmal. Some could be fooled easily; others were simple to hack. Some even permitted unacceptable rates of false positives. While many of these problems still persist inside of the weaker fingerprint locks on the market, the industry on average has greatly improved over the past few years. Though fingerprint locks are unlikely to replace every locking mechanism you …

It’s actually amazing what’s happened to projectors over the past few years. Today you can find a $200 projector with features that might’ve cost closer to $2,000 not long ago. Projection technology is still growing by leaps and bounds. Small visual issues are being worked out, and the setup process is being made easier. Even the bulbs last far longer than they used to. And …