Articles by Lauren Wadowsky

QALO SL-1 vs WHOOP: Screenless fitness bands have exploded this year. Turns out, people aren’t that keen on wearing an illuminated mini phone (smartwatch) while they exercise. WHOOP has quite literally owned the category for years—its annual subscription is required..

I’m not a fan of phone calls. In fact, my everyday calls are a total pain. I hate stopping what I’m doing to wait for someone to pick up. And if they don’t, I hate having to remember to call..

Google appears to have renewed interest in its Fitbit acquisition. In summer 2026, it released the Fitbit Air, a screen-free wearable aimed squarely at WHOOP. Now leaks point to a more Fitbit-like product: the Fitbit Edge, which could be released..

I’m a huge discount shopper. Like, I won’t buy anything unless it’s sat in my cart for a month and dropped by at least 20%. And you can bet I’m tracking the price the entire time—no fake discounts for this..

As parents of two school-aged children, my husband and I have decided to hold off on buying them smartphones for as long as possible. So when I started looking for ways to keep them connected without a phone, I found..

Prime Big Deal Days 2026 is here, which means Amazon has unleashed another wave of deals across just about every product category imaginable. And while I’m not interested in dumping a giant list of random gadgets on you, a few..

The UNA Watch vs Garmin matchup shouldn’t be a fair fight. One is a $199 watch from a young Scottish startup; the other comes from the company that practically owns the GPS running watch. And yet…here we are. UNA Watch..

Fairphone has already confirmed a Q4 2026 release for the Fairbuds 2, but that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from spinning—or the Fairbuds 2 leaks from, well, leaking. Dutch outlet NieuweMobiel has published images of the upcoming Fairphone Fairbuds 2,..

Prime Day Ring deals showed up early this fall. Prime Big Deal Days doesn’t officially start until October 6, but Ring doorbells and cameras are already marked down by as much as 60%. I went through the list so you..

Most action cams make you decide what to shoot. But when you’re comparing 360 cameras like DJI Osmo 360 II vs Insta360 X6, you can—thankfully—put that decision off until later. Then the question becomes, if you’re traveling and/or creating content,..

Early Prime Day robot vacuum deals are already popping up on Amazon, even though Prime Big Deal Days don’t officially start until October 6. I’ve found discounts on models from Dreame, Roborock, Eufy, iRobot, and Shark—top brands with user experience..

Most people don’t think about their water until something’s off with it. A weird smell after a plumbing repair. A metallic aftertaste that ice cubes somehow make worse. A pitcher filter that never quite keeps up with a family of..