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RAVPower’s Black Friday charger sale will power two Chromebooks at once

25 11 月, 2020 Ara Wagoner 0

Make yourself a tidy little Chromebook charging station with this compact charger.

Power Delivery has made the charger game so much easier in the last two years: if you buy a really good model, you can charge everything you own with one single charger, from Chromebooks to MacBooks to phones and everything in between. What’s especially great about charging Chromebooks is that since the top speed they charge at is 45W, you can actually find chargers that charge two Chromebooks at once without burning through your wallet (or burning down your house).

Meet the RAVPower GaN PD 90W Wall Charger, the two-port USB-C Power Delivery Charger I use to keep my little stable of Chromebooks and Android phones charged. It’s quite small, it’s quite cool, and it’s down to its best price ever with today’s Black Friday charger deal.

Two laptops, one charger

RAVPower GaN PD 90W Wall Charger | $17 off at Amazon with coupon

This charger is smaller than many 45W chargers, but it’ll charge two Chromeboo…

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Aukey’s Black Friday charger deals will save you from a dead laptop

24 11 月, 2020 Ara Wagoner 0

The first Black Friday for the Omnia series kicks off with a bang.

Aukey introduced the Omnia series of USB-C Power Delivery chargers back at CES — god, January feels like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it? — and even since they’ve been dominating our charger roundups for everything from Chromebooks and phones to high-powered 60W and 100W roundups. This is the first year they’ve been around for Black Friday and they’re basically all on sale right now!

Aukey Omnia chargers come in a wide variety of wattages and port configurations, but they’re all top-notch quality without being as pricey as Anker or as bulky as manufacturer chargers. In addition, since these are all Power Delivery chargers, you can use them to charge your phones, tablets, power banks, and other USB-C accessories.

I’m partial to the Aukey Omnia Duo 65W because you get one USB-C port for the laptop and one USB-A port for charging your phone while still being a nicely compact charger, but the Omnia 61W single-port charg…

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Do I need a subscription for an Arlo security camera?

23 11 月, 2020 Ara Wagoner 0

Best answer: No, Arlo cameras do not require a subscription to operate and can store footage locally when paired with an Arlo base station. However, if you do subscribe to Arlo Smart, you’ll get additional AI-powered motion detection options, cloud storage, and customizable motion zones.

Cover your whole home: Arlo Pro 4 ($200 at Best Buy)

What Arlo cameras can do without a subscription

Arlo makes some of the most capable smart cameras on the market, even if you’re not looking to pay extra for a subscription. All of Arlo’s cameras can connect to an Arlo Base Station — including the Arlo Video Doorbell — which enables better battery life, longer-range wireless connectivity, and the addition of local storage. Videos are stored on either USB sticks or SD cards, depending on which base station you have.

Newer Arlo cameras will only store footage locally for free. That means you’ll need to have an Arlo Smart subscription in order to get cloud storage. If you’ve got an older Arlo c…

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Don’t miss this great NVIDIA Shield TV Black Friday deal

23 11 月, 2020 Ara Wagoner 0

While a $20 discount doesn’t sound like much, this is still the lowest price the Shield TV has been in six months.

I have owned an NVIDIA Shield TV for five years now and it’s never let me down. While there’s a hot new Android TV streaming dongle on the box, last year’s NVIDIA Shield TV (2019) is worth recommending over the Chromecast with Google TV, even with the wide price difference between them. That price difference is a little bit closer right now as a Black Friday deal brings the Shield TV down to $130 at both Amazon and Best Buy.

Best Android TV Experience

NVIDIA Shield TV (2019)

Great remote and greater power still make this the best.

While the new Chromecast with Google TV is making waves, the NVIDIA version is the better buy not just because it’s more powerful but because it has a more robust interface. The inclusion of a Recents screen where you can quickly flip back and forth between apps makes it great for indecisive watchers like me.

$130 at Amazon
$130 at Best…

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These are the best Chromebooks to buy for you and your family

22 11 月, 2020 Ara Wagoner 0

The best Chromebook can provide a top-notch computing experience in 2020. They’re perfect for students, grandparents, and anyone looking for a trouble-free laptop with long battery life. We’ve reviewed and rated the absolute best Chromebooks so that you can find the best value at any budget. Our buyer’s guide will help you find the perfect Chrome OS laptop or tablet if you’re switching from a Windows or Mac, or if you’re buying your first laptop entirely.

The 10 Best Chromebooks 2020

Lenovo Flex 5 Chromebook — Best Chromebook Overall: A powerful, portable, and near-perfect all-around Chromebook for anybody.
Acer Chromebook Spin 713 — Best For Gaming & Performance: A powerful productivity and gaming device.
Lenovo Chromebook Duet — Best Chromebook Tablet: Comes with a kickstand and detachable keyboard in the box.
Acer Chromebook Spin 311 (3H) — Best Compact Chromebook: This 11.6-inch Chromebook is perfect for users on-the-go.
ASUS Chromebook Flip C434 — Best Balanced Ch…

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Google is giving us the Barely Blue Pixel 4a we deserved three months ago

16 11 月, 2020 Ara Wagoner 0

What you need to know

Two and a half months after the launch of the Just Black Pixel 4a, we have a new color option.
Barely Blue is the new Pixel 4a color, with a creamsicle orange power button.
The Barely Blue version is “limited edition” and only available at the Google Store “while supplies last” in the United States.

I’m still absolutely in love with my Google Pixel 4a, but there are two things on it I wish I could change. Firstly, I wish it had a wide-angle camera, and second, I wish it wasn’t boring Just Black. Google traditionally has at least one color option beyond the standard black/white: for the Pixel 3a it was “Purple-ish” (with a fluorescent yellow power button), for the Pixel 4 it was “Oh So Orange”, and the just released Pixel 5 has “Sorta Sage”. But the Pixel 4a only had Just Black, which is just plain boring.

Today, that grievance is being rectified!

Meet the Barely Blue Pixel 4a! The phone’s plastic body is a nice pale Cinderella Blue — I really want to p…

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Give your phone a heavy-duty clean with these UV sanitizers

14 11 月, 2020 Ara Wagoner 0

Your phone may or may not be dirtier than a toilet seat right now, but luckily you can fix that with the best phone sanitizer. After all, our phones pick up a whole heap of bacteria, germs, and other nastiness when we set them down throughout our days. Cleaning our phones is paramount, and while ultraviolet phone sanitizers can cost a pretty penny, they’re 110% worth the investment if they can keep you from getting sick, now more than ever.

Best by a landslide

PhoneSoap 3

Staff pick

$80 at Amazon
$80 at Best Buy

PhoneSoap is one of the originals and is still one of the most trusted ultraviolet phone sanitizers around. Reliability and excellent build quality are part of why we love PhoneSoap’s products.

Flip and repeat

HoMedics UV-Clean Phone Sanitizer

$60 at Amazon
$60 at Best Buy

This sanitizer keeps a slim, travel-friendly profile by being collapsible, and the lid zips open and closed to help ensure that UV light doesn’t leak out and damage your eyes or your skin. …

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Keep your Google Pixel 4a display pristine with a screen protector!

10 11 月, 2020 Ara Wagoner 0

The display on the Pixel 4a is the biggest upgrade from its predecessor. The bezels at the top and bottom are so much smaller that we can have a bigger screen in a smaller profile, but this also means that even a tiny crack at the top or bottom could impact the screen’s usable portion. We’ve done the research the round up the best Google Pixel 4a screen protectors you can buy!

Easy to apply

Supershieldz Tempered Glass (2-Pack)

Staff pick

Supershieldz has my confidence because not only is its book-style application process easy enough for my mother to do by herself, but it has also stood up to rocks, ladders, and drops without damaging the screen underneath.

$6 at Amazon
$8 at Walmart

Best of the best

OtterBox Amplify Glass

OtterBox knows how to make a durable case. They worked with Corning — makers of Gorilla Glass — to produce a durable, high-quality screen protector in the Amplify, which offers higher scratch resistance and excellent case compatibility.

$25 at Amaz…

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Get a grab-and-go charge with these wireless chargers for the Note 20

4 11 月, 2020 Ara Wagoner 0

The best wireless chargers for the Galaxy Note 20 are consistent, stylish, and speedy. They should never make you guess whether your phone is lined up properly, nor should they leave you waiting and waiting on a sluggish 5W charge instead of Samsung’s Fast Charge wireless profiles. These are the best and brightest wireless chargers for the Samsung Galaxy Note 20, whether you need something light and nimble for your cubicle at work or need a sturdy stand for your nightstand.

Fastest speed

Samsung 15W Fast Charge 2.0 Wireless Charger Stand

Staff pick

This is just about the only charger that actually charges the Note 20 at 15W, since most third-party 15W chargers use a different protocol than Samsung’s Fast Charge 2.0.

$60 at Amazon
$60 at Best Buy

Charge your way!

Anker PowerWave Alloy

While most wireless chargers are still powered by Qualcomm QuickCharge, this well-made Anker charger lets you use QC or Power Delivery, so basically any fast-charger in your house will work…

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Follow every minute of the season with the best sports apps for Android

30 10 月, 2020 Ara Wagoner 0

Follow your favorite teams, players, and more

Your favorite sports teams can be your getaway from the daily grind of life so it’s important to have the best sports apps for Android at your side. Since we have to deal with these pesky little things called lives, here are the sports apps to keep you in the game even while you’re stuck grinding through your daily 9-5, or worse, stuck at your significant other’s high school reunion. Then, when the games are over for the day, you can sit back with the best sports games for Android to kill some time until the next game gets underway.

The top 3 apps

1. theScore
2. ESPN
3. CBS Sports

More options

Yahoo Sports
Google Assistant
The Athletic
Sleeper
Bleacher Report
SofaScore

From the source

NFL
NHL
MLB.com At Bat
NBA

These are the best sports apps for Android

As you probably already know, sports apps are a dime-a-dozen on the Play Store, but there are still apps like theScore that stand out from the crowd. You can follow your…