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Travelers wait in line at an airport. (AFP)

The Best Luggage we Tested for the Frequent Traveler

by DAMON DARLIN | Aug 9, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

New York – I’ve never thought much about finding the perfect luggage, so I just suffered. But Kit Dillon of The Wirecutter, the New York Times site that evaluates products, told me about ones that might reduce the indignities and hassle of travel — and he even...

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Eero, one mesh networking kit. A mesh system will pick up and rebroadcast a Wi-Fi signal, extending the range. Credit Michael Hession/The Wirecutter

For the Best Internet at Home, Try These Tips on Wi-Fi Gear

by DAMON DARLIN | Aug 1, 2017 | Technology

New York- Is there any device in your home more confounding, ever-changing and indecipherable than the modems and routers that take the internet in and out of your home? Luckily, we have Nathan Edwards, The Wirecutter’s lead editor for networking, who spends his days...

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Clockwise from top left: A USB-C connector, the Anker PowerPort 4 wall charger, the Anker PowerDrive 2 car charger and the iClever Dual USB Travel Wall Charger. Credit Michael Hession/The Wirecutter

So Your Phone Ran Out of Juice. Here Are the Top Chargers for It.

by DAMON DARLIN | Jul 4, 2017 | Technology

We can’t live without our cellphones and they can’t live without battery power. So how best to keep them charged? Nick Guy, senior staff writer for The Wirecutter, The New York Times’s site that evaluates products, plugged the devices into chargers and came up with...

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The media room in a home in Tampa, Fla. Credit Eve Edelheit for The New York Times

How a Projector Can Substitute for a Television Set

by DAMON DARLIN | Jun 13, 2017 | Technology

New York – I have fantasized about turning a part of the basement into a media room where I’d play “The Godfather,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “The Best Years of Our Lives” on continuous loop. But where to start? Chris Heinonen, the audio visual staff writer at The...

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A Sonos Playbar is located on the wall under the screen. Credit Michael Buckner/Getty Images

The Value of Sound Bars

by DAMON DARLIN | Jun 6, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

This week we look at sound bars, which are compact all-in-one speaker systems that are typically paired with a television. This is a product that mystifies me. Who better to ask for advice than Chris Heinonen, the AV staff writer at The Wirecutter, a website owned by...