Computers

For all the gripes you might have about the state of streaming, this year still had some bright spots. Looking back on 2025, we saw the debut of several new streaming services that deliver more choice and flexibility to cord cutters, along with some compelling new bundles for folks who can’t resist subscribing to lots of services simultaneously. This year also brought us some great new…

Two-way audio is standard on most consumer security cameras these days. Most people try it once, talk to their dog through the mic, laugh at the delay, and never think about it again. That’s a shame, because this tiny mic-and-speaker combo can make your camera far more useful than a silent video feed ever could. Used well, it can stop a package thief in their tracks, make delivery drop-offs go…

Anker, a well-known name in the PC peripherals space, has a new approach to docking stations and hubs: combine them. Anker calls its new dock the Anker Nano Docking Station (13-in-1), and sells it for $149.99 on its website. But you don’t have to be a 1980s nerd to understand how it works. (If you are, think of Soundwave, a boombox Decepticon of Transformers fame, which hid another Decepticon in…