Amazon Prime Day 2026: Which Tech Deals Are Actually Worth It, and Which Are Inflated Discounts

Not every Prime Day badge means a real deal. We looked at the price histories so you don't have to.

James Chen · 24 Jun · 4 min

Nugget Ice Makers Are Holding Up Better Than Expected, But the Real Test Is Production Volume

Consumer ice makers are getting stress-tested in real kitchens, and the durability numbers are more interesting than the marketing suggests.

James Chen · 23 Jun · 3 min

Are Prime Day Robot Vacuum Deals Actually Worth It? Here's What to Know Before You Buy

Robot vacuums are everywhere this Prime Day, but not every deal is what it looks like. A quick guide to separating the real discounts from the noise.

Sarah Williams · 23 Jun · 4 min

Ring doorbells at 60% off are nice, but the real story in consumer automation is what Amazon isn't discounting.

James Chen · 21 Jun · 7 min

Google just launched its first new smart speaker since 2019, and it's betting everything on Gemini. I've seen this movie before.

Mark Kowalski · 18 Jun · 6 min

Apple wants to put cameras in your earbuds by 2027. Bob Macintosh isn't sure who this is actually for.

Robert "Bob" Macintosh · 18 Jun · 3 min

Snap launched AR glasses priced higher than a MacBook Air. The hardware is real, but so is the graveyard of smart glasses that came before it.

James Chen · 18 Jun · 3 min

The AI note-taking startup is chasing big numbers with a new wearable. The fundamentals deserve more scrutiny than the hype is getting.

Mark Kowalski · 17 Jun · 5 min

While everyone's chasing AI records, a quieter wave of startups wants to get you off your phone and into the same room as other humans.

Sarah Williams · 7 Jun · 3 min

Siri's been coasting for years while the HomePod gathers dust. I've seen this pattern before, and it rarely ends well for the hardware.

Mark Kowalski · 7 Jun · 5 min

Two new studies test wearable back-support devices that could help older adults recover from trips and stumbles, but the tech is still early.

Sarah Williams · 4 Jun · 6 min

The new touch-screen XPS is Dell's clearest response yet to Apple's budget laptop, though whether it can match the Neo's value proposition remains unclear.

James Chen · 31 May · 3 min

A startup called Shift will scrub your apartment for free if you let them record everything. I've seen this playbook before.

Mark Kowalski · 31 May · 5 min

Two massive discounts on WD Black and SanDisk drives suggest the storage market is more complicated than the headlines suggest.

James Chen · 28 May · 4 min

Everyone's talking about the scuffles and the hype. They're missing the actual story here.

Mark Kowalski · 27 May · 4 min

When Apple's former design chief teams up with Ferrari on an electric car, you'd expect something revolutionary. Instead, we got a 4,982-pound lesson in what happens when design becomes too smooth.

Sarah Williams · 27 May · 6 min

New research reveals a gap between what roboticists think users need explained and what people actually want their household robots to tell them.

Mark Kowalski · 27 May · 5 min

The new Ring Battery Doorbell Pro packs retinal-grade 4K video into a battery-powered unit. I'm not sure most homeowners will notice the difference.

Robert "Bob" Macintosh · 26 May · 4 min

I've been watching the robotic mower market for years, and this year's holiday sales have some genuinely decent options mixed in with the usual junk.

Robert "Bob" Macintosh · 26 May · 3 min

The discounts are real, but the 'smart home' category remains stubbornly distinct from actual home robotics.

Aisha Patel · 26 May · 6 min

The coverage on vacuum privacy misses the real issue: it's not about the data leaving your house, it's about what's already being built inside it.

Robert "Bob" Macintosh · 25 May · 4 min

The electronics giant is betting that consumers want more than a vacuum. They want a robot that can navigate their homes like a person would.

James Chen · 19 May · 2 min

Companion robots for elderly care have quietly become a major industry, backed by surprisingly robust clinical evidence. Here's how it happened and what it means for the future of care.

Aisha Patel · 19 May · 2 min