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Protect Your New iPhone With PITAKA’s Stylish and Durable Cases
By Cool Material
The 5 Coolest Things From Apple’s ‘Glowtime’ Event
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The 5 Coolest Things From Apple’s ‘Glowtime’ Event

Apple’s “Glowtime” event revealed the iPhone 16 lineup, new Apple Watches, AirPods, and more. Here’s what we liked the most.

By Cool Material
Should You Upgrade Your Old iPhone to the iPhone 16?
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Should You Upgrade Your Old iPhone to the iPhone 16?

The iPhone 16 is official. Learn if you should upgrade from an older generation.

By Cool Material
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The CMF Smartphone From Nothing Costs Just $200

Nothing has launched a budget-friendly smartphone that still feels premium.

By John A. Paradiso
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Motorola Skip

How many times a day do you think you unlock your phone with your PIN code? How long do you think it takes per unlock? According to the brainiacs at Motorola, it's somewhere between 39 and 100 unlocks per day, at 2.3 seconds per unlock. Saving one to four minutes…

By Ben Dahl
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Thodio iBox XC

The original Thodio iBox was nothing short of amazing. It had 5" speakers, with 70 watts of power behind them that made it sound good. It had a battery that would live longer than iPhone you would use to stream music. Best of all, it looked really damn good. The…

By Ben Dahl
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KeyMe

If you do something dumb, you usually have to pay a price. When that dumb thing is accidentally locking yourself out of your home, office, or car, that price can be pretty steep. With KeyMe, you'll save a significant amount of money the next time this happens to you. KeyMe…

By Mike Newman
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Sol Republic Deck Wireless Speaker

Bluetooth / NFC pairing. Passive Bass Radiator. 360 degree sound. Portable. Available in different colors. Those points could be used to describe quite a few different Bluetooth speakers on the market. What separates the Sol Republic Deck from the competition that has more than a few of the same attributes?…

By Ben Dahl
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Blazar Bluetooth Speaker

The idea of a portable, cable free music experience is great. Unfortunately, in practice it never quite works out like the marketing and packaging materials promise, and you're left with shitty sound, another paperweight or you're tethered to a device that's just as inconvenient as you feared. That's not the…

By Ben Dahl
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