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We’ve spent hundreds of hours on research and testing to find things that should make your significant other swoon.

These games can introduce kids to new genres; build skills; and offer provocative and age-appropriate challenges, engaging themes, and distinctive designs.

The most appreciated gifts aren't the trendiest ones—they're the gifts that last forever. Here are our picks for the best gifts that last a lifetime.

After our look at more than 525 vacuums over hundreds of hours, our favorite vacuum for most people is still the Shark Navigator Lift-Away NV352.

We selected the best smart-home devices to work with your Alexa speaker, based on our extensive testing and real-world use.

After considering dozens of linen sheet sets, and sleeping on seven sets on our own beds, we’re confident Cultiver’s Linen Sheets are the best.

There are good travel credit cards with no annual fee—they may not come stacked with benefits, but they still have plenty to offer.

The best balance transfer cards don’t charge a fee, let you put off paying your debt until 2021, and offer rewards so you can keep them in your wallet.

Your flexible spending account’s “use it or lose it” deadline can bring stress. Don’t know what to buy? Here are some FSA-eligible products we recommend.

We prepared 14 fake returns on seven different online tax-prep sites to find the best ways to file your 2018 taxes.

We’ve collected our favorite picks—from dozens of guides and hundreds of hours of research and testing—to make your home office more productive and comfortable.

Here’s what we recommend for staying warm in a cold office.

If you or a loved one requires frequent hospital visits, consider packing a “go bag” that you can grab on your way out the door.

Tread, the new treadmill from Peloton, brings the company’s high-energy classes to at-home runners—for a price. (And carrying a not-great warranty.)

The Coway AP-1512HH Mighty is the air purifier we recommend to improve air quality at home.

After testing 17 pairs of winter boots during an Alaskan winter, we think the men’s and women’s L.L.Bean Wildcat Pro Boots are the best for most people.

After hiking 160 miles in 18 pairs of hiking socks, we chose the men’s and women’s Darn Tough Light Hiker Micro Crew as the best hiking socks for most people.

After trekking 33 jackets over 220 miles, we think Montbell’s Alpine Light Down jacket (in women’s and men’s sizes) is the best option to keep most people warm.

These games can introduce kids to new genres; build skills; and offer provocative and age-appropriate challenges, engaging themes, and distinctive designs.

We’ve researched and tested dozens of cases, controllers, stands, docks, and other accessories for the Nintendo Switch to separate the good ones from the junk.

Through six years and testing of more than 25 mics, the Blue Yeti is still the best USB microphone that’s an easy and noticeable upgrade over built-in mics.