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I trekked the Cascade Mountains with the Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs Garmin Instinct 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 — this is the one I'd take on my next hike
By Dan Bracaglia Published
I hiked 1,000+ feet to an alpine lake and back to test the performance, accuracy, and comfort of the Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 vs Garmin Instinct 3.

I drove the Subaru Forester and Mazda CX-5 for week — here's the $40K crossover SUV I recommend
By John Velasco Published
I tested the 2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness and 2026 Mazda CX-5 2.5 S Premium Plus for a week each to see which is the better SUV.

Ugreen DXP2800 GT vs DXP4800 GT: How much NAS do you really need when replacing your costly cloud storage?
By Anthony Spadafora Published
The Ugreen DXP2800 GT and DXP4800 GT are equally powerful NAS enclosures but storage, ports and RAID options differ significantly between the two.

$21 vs $119 mattress protector showdown: Which one performs best in our 6 spill tests?
By Ruth Jones Published
Every bed needs a mattress protector — to see if you should save or splurge, I put two to the test by throwing everything I had at them (literally).

I drove the GMC Yukon Denali and Chevrolet Tahoe for a week — here’s the massive 3-row SUV I recommend
By John Velasco Published
After spending a week with both the GMC Yukon Denali and Chevrolet Tahoe, there's a clear difference between these massive SUVs.

I pointed a thermal cam at a luxury cooling pillow to see if it actually helps you stay cool in a heatwave — here are the results, and how it compares to a cheap alternative
By Ruth Jones Published
We pitted a $93 luxury cooling pillow against a $20 down alternative pillow by pointing a thermal imaging camera at both. Here's which one kept our testers from searching for the cool side...

I gave Claude Opus 5 and Kimi K3 15 impossible prompts — the winner surprised me
By Amanda Caswell Published
I pitted Claude Opus 5 against Kimi K3 with 15 demanding coding and infrastructure prompts to see which AI model actually performs better for developers.

I walked 7,000 steps with the Garmin Cirqa vs Fitbit Air — and there's a clear winner
By Dan Bracaglia Published
Which screen-free fitness tracker is more accurate, the Fitbit Air or the Garmin Cirqa? I decided to find out by popping one on either wrist and logging a long walk.

I drove the Volkswagen Atlas and Kia Telluride for a week — here’s the mid-size 3-row SUV I recommend
By John Velasco Published
The 2026 Volkswagen Atlas and 2027 Kia Telluride are 3-row, mid-size SUVs that offer outstanding utility and almost price similarly, but one does offer more value.
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