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The Best $150 Over-ear Headphones

Lauren Dragan — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:32 +0000

If you are looking to buy over-ear headphones for about $150, the Sony MDR-7506 are the pair I would buy. After researching literally every pair of over-ears in this range available (old and new), reading countless professional reviews, Amazon reviews, and conducting an actual listening panel consisting of audio professionals and lay-people, the Sony MDR-7506 are the clear winner. Not only did they finish first in our tests, they are also built to last, and are the least expensive (by a lot!).

Update: Monitor deals

Michael Zhao — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:04:10 +0000

Found and added a couple of deals on our favorite 24 and 27-inch monitors to this week’s deals post

Update: Fitbit adds Galaxy S4 Bluetooth Support

Michael Zhao — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:37:26 +0000

We updated our fitness tracker piece with Fitbit’s announcement that the One and other Bluetooth 4.0 Fitbit devices can now sync wirelessly with the Galaxy S4.

Update: Airplay deal

Michael Zhao — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:28:12 +0000

Added a deal on a great Airplay speaker to this week’s deals post.

Update: Pebble

Michael Zhao — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:05:38 +0000

The Pebble (which is the best smart watch you still shouldn’t buy) can now have two-way communication between the watch and apps. Now we just have to wait for apps to use it…

The Best Mid-range DSLR is the Nikon D7100

Tim Barribeau — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:07 +0000

Our previous pick for the best mid-range DSLR was the Nikon D7000 — which is now succeeded by the newer Nikon D7100. While not a huge upgrade, the D7100 still claims the crown of the best APS-C camera around.

Update: Advanced storage

John Mahoney — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:19:23 +0000

We reached out to Synology to clarify some ambiguity in our guide to Advanced Storage.

Update: Wait on small TVs

John Mahoney — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:18:56 +0000

We moved our Small TV pick to wait status because we’re investigating possible contenders. We should have an answer within a month.

Update: External USB batteries

Michael Zhao — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:52:08 +0000

Our favorite external USB battery pack now charges via Micro-USB instead of Mini-USB, which was one of our only complaints about it.

Update: iPhone battery case

John Mahoney — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:18:17 +0000

We updated our Best iPhone Battery Case guide with info on the new $120 Mophie Juice Pack Plus, which has 2,100mAh (400 more than the Air). We’ll update again once reviews come out and we’ve seen it in the flesh.