1+ week, 6+ day ago (300+ words) Mashable's Readers' Choice Awards give you the chance to tell us about the products you use and love. With each survey you take, you're potentially securing a Readers' Choice Award for your favorite gadgets and gear. As smart home products become more integrated into U.S. homes, they need the best smart home hub to operate successfully. Smart assistants act as the centralized brain for a smart home, connecting to various devices so you can set routines, use voice commands, and more to seamlessly operate your gadgets. We polled our readers to learn about the smart home products they use in our Readers" Choice Smartest Home survey. When it comes to smart assistants, Google was the clear winner. We asked readers to score their Google Assistant devices on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best) on multiple factors, including voice recognition, smart…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (388+ words) Mashable's Readers' Choice Awards give you the chance to tell us about the products you use and love. With each survey you take, you're potentially securing a Readers' Choice Award for your favorite gadgets and gear. You can't have a conversation about smart home devices without including Amazon's Alexa in the picture. As of 2025, the number of Amazon Echo users is expected to reach about 69.9 million, and as of 2024, the Echo is the most popular smart speaker in the U.S., according to Electro IQ. We surveyed our readers about the smart home products they use, and Amazon's Alexa was among the top smart assistants used." In our Readers' Choice Smartest Home survey, we asked readers to score their Amazon Alexa devices on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best) on multiple factors, including voice recognition, smart home controls, and programmable actions....

1+ week, 6+ day ago (390+ words) Mashable's Readers' Choice Awards give you the chance to tell us about the products you use and love. With each survey you take, you're potentially securing a Readers' Choice Award for your favorite gadgets and gear. We recently polled Mashable readers about the smart home products they use in their homes, and the results are in. One of the easiest entry points into smart home devices is smart lighting. Smart bulbs are relatively inexpensive and easy to integrate into everyday use "whether you use a smart assistant for voice commands or just control them through an app on your phone. One of the biggest names in smart lighting is Philips Hue, which has won a Mashable Readers" Choice Award. I personally use Philips Hue bulbs in my apartment and highly recommend them, so I was happy to see that our…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (876+ words) While we're still hoping for some larger price drops on Samsung's foldables and earbuds, most categories already have standout discounts on hot ticket items. For instance, the 2025 Frame and Frame Pro TVs are at record lows, as is every iteration of the Galaxy Watch 8, Galaxy Tab S10 Lite, S10 FE, and S10 FE+, and Galaxy Tab S11. Read on for a rundown of the best Samsung deals live ahead of Black Friday, and stay tuned as the season unfolds. We'll update this list with any new discounts that pop up Note: Deals with a " next to them have dropped to record-low prices....

21+ hour, 32+ min ago (841+ words) On Black Friday proper, we're still hoping for some larger price drops on Samsung's foldables and earbuds, most categories already have standout discounts on hot ticket items. For instance, the 2025 Frame and Frame Pro TVs are at record lows, as is every iteration of the Galaxy Watch 8, Galaxy Tab S10 Lite, S10 FE, and S10 FE+, and Galaxy Tab S11. Dell 14 Premium Intel Ultra 7 512GB SSD 16GB RAM 2K Laptop " $999.99 (List Price $1549.99) Note: Deals with a " next to them have dropped to record-low prices....

7+ hour, 32+ min ago (1590+ words) Apple Airtags, 4-Pack " $62.99 $99 (save $36.01) Apple AirPods 4 " $69 $129 (save $20) Apple AirPods Pro 3 " $219.99 $249 (save $29.01) Apple Watch Series 11 (42mm, GPS) " $339 $399 (save $60) Apple AirPods Max " $399.99 $549 (save $149.01) Apple Watch Ultra 3 GPS + Cellular 49mm " $699.99 $799 (save $99.01) 2025 MacBook Air 15-inch " $949 $1,199 (save $29.01) MacBook Pro, 14.2-inch " $1,349 $1,599 (save $150) Read our full review of the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (Gen 2). JLab JBuds Lux ANC Headphones " $27 $79.99 (save $52.99) JBL Tune 670NC " $54.95 $109.95 (save $55) Sony WF-C710N Wireless Earbuds " $78 $129.99 (save $51.99) Anker Soundcore Sleep A20 Earbuds " $107.99 $179.99 (save $72) Beats Fit Pro (1st Gen) " $149 $199.95 (save $100) Bose Ultra Open Earbuds " $199 $129.99 (save $100) Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones " $248 $399.99 (save $151.99) Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) " $399 $449 (save $50) What's not to like about a $79.99 Kindle? Currently 27% off at Amazon, this Mashable-tested e-reader is at its all-time low price. We're big fans of Kindles, and the base Kindle is a good choice for holiday gift giving. It has ample storage and a slim, lightweight design....

3+ week, 2+ day ago (220+ words) The long-awaited Samsung mixed reality headset, formerly known by its codename Project Moohan, finally made its debut this year as the Samsung Galaxy XR. That is, if you live in the U.S. or South Korea. Samsung fans outside of those two countries are still waiting for the Galaxy XR. Fortunately, it doesn't look like they'll be waiting too much longer after the U.S. and South Korea's Oct. 21 Galaxy XR launch date. According to a new report from SamMobile, Samsung appears to be readying a 2026 launch for the Galaxy XR in Canada, France, Germany, and the UK. In addition, that list has yet to be finalized, with more countries potentially being added to the 2026 launch list soon. Samsung appears to be in favor of slowly rolling out the Galaxy XR in international markets as opposed to a wider global rollout." It's currently unclear…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (561+ words) Mashable's Readers' Choice Awards give you the chance to tell us about the products you use and love. With each survey you take, you're potentially securing a Readers' Choice Award for your favorite gadgets and gear. In case you missed it, we polled our readers on the smart home tech they use and love. The results are in, and your favorite smart home brands have been revealed. As part of that survey, we also asked our readers about their smart assistants of choice, pitting Alexa against Siri and Google Home. Check out our full Readers' Choice results, and continue reading for our breakdown of our readers" preferred smart assistants. Google is our readers' favored assistant, with an 8 out of 10 overall satisfaction rating. Amazon's Alexa follows behind with a 7.7, and Apple trailing at 7.2. Google was also rated highest for "most likely…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago (204+ words) Apple AirPods Pro 3 Noise Cancelling Heart Rate Wireless Earbuds " $219.99 (List Price $249.00) Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones " $248.00 (List Price $399.99) Blink Outdoor 4 1080p Security Camera (5-Pack) " $159.99 (List Price $399.99) Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones " $298.00 (List Price $429.00) Shark AV2511AE AI Robot Vacuum With XL Self-Empty Base " $249.99 (List Price $599.00) Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 42mm, S/M Black Sport Band) " $349.00 (List Price $399.00) WD Elements 14TB Desktop External USB 3.0 Hard Drive " " $169.99 (List Price $279.99) Motorola Moto G (128GB) "$149.99 $199.99 (save $50) TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER (128GB) " $169.99 $249.99 (save $80) Motorola Razr 2024 (256GB) " $399.99 $699.99 (save $300) Samsung Galaxy S25 (128GB)$674.99 $799.99 (save $125) Google Pixel 9 (128GB) " $499 $799 (save $300) Nothing Phone (3) (256GB) " $639 $799 (save $200) OnePlus 13 (512GB) " $799.99 $999.99 (save $160) Motorola Razr Ultra (512GB) " $884.99 $1,299.99 (save $415) Samsung Galaxy S25+ (512GB) " $940.79 $1,119.99 (save $179.20) Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (256GB) " $949.99 $1,299.99 (save $350) Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 (512GB) " $1,019.99 $1,219.99 (save $200) Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (512GB) " $1,057.91 $1,419.99 (save $362.08) Topics Black Friday Google Samsung...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (402+ words) Pick up your iPhone, folks, because it's time to download iOS 26.1. Apple launched the newest iOS version on Monday, which means you can download it right now by going to the iPhone Settings app, hitting "General," then hitting "Software Update." The update, referred to as iOS 26.1, follows up on iOS 26 with a bunch of minor bug fixes and adjustments. However, there are also a handful of larger new features worth talking about. Here are the most noteworthy changes in iOS 26.1. Perhaps the most requested feature in iOS 26.1 is the ability to change how the new Liquid Glass user interface looks. After it was introduced in iOS 26, some people found that they didn't like Liquid Glass and wanted it turned off. Well, you can't turn it off, but you can make a small adjustment to it. Specifically, there's a new Tinted…...