Brandon Foster

I lost my boarding pass on a 14-hour flight to Tokyo last year because my phone died mid-flight. That nightmare is exactly why I started testing portable chargers for travel the way our team tests everything: in real bags, on real planes, with real deadlines. Over the past four months, I have charged phones, tablets, … Read more

Our team spent six weeks testing 30+ models to find the best power banks for phones in . I carried each one through daily commutes, weekend trips, and cross-country flights to see how they held up under real conditions. We measured charging speed, mAh efficiency, heat output, and how often the battery indicator matched actual … Read more

That $14 monthly rental fee on your cable bill is one of the most annoying hidden costs of home internet. Over a year, you’re handing your ISP $168 for a modem that probably cost them $40 to manufacture. After testing 10 models over 60 days, our team found the best cable modems for home internet … Read more

Last summer I left a JBL Flip 5 in a pool skimmer for two hours and pulled it out still blasting music. That single moment is what made me take the best waterproof Bluetooth speakers category seriously. I have been testing portable speakers in showers, on kayaks, and at beach bonfires ever since. For this … Read more

After three months of testing in the sun, sand, and surf, our team ranked the best portable Bluetooth speakers you can buy in . I personally took eight models to beaches, pool parties, and camping trips to see which ones truly held up where it matters — outdoors, away from an outlet, and in real … Read more

Finding the best Bluetooth speakers for home in used to mean picking the loudest thing on the shelf. After spending three months testing 24 different models in real living rooms, bedrooms, and home offices, I can tell you it is more nuanced. The right pick depends on your room size, your listening habits, and whether … Read more

I tested 15 iPhone cases over the past three months, dropping phones onto concrete, sliding them across granite counters, and clipping them to bike mounts. My goal was simple: find the best phone cases for iPhones that actually protect your device while still working with MagSafe, feeling good in hand, and surviving daily abuse. The … Read more

I learned the value of a front and rear dash cam the hard way. Last year, a distracted driver rear-ended me at a red light, and my single-channel cam only caught the impact from the front. The other driver lied about what happened, and I spent three months fighting an insurance claim. A dual-channel system … Read more

I have been testing portable tire inflators for the better part of three years now, both in my own garage and on weekend road trips with the family. After putting 8 of the most popular models through their paces, I can tell you which ones are genuinely worth the trunk space and which ones you … Read more

Last summer I drove my kids to a beach weekend and spent the next three days picking sand out of floor mats with a toothbrush. That frustration pushed our team to actually test the best car vacuum cleaners on the market in instead of trusting marketing copy. Over six weeks, we ran 10 models through … Read more