Review

You know what Smarthome product can get really expensive in a hurry? Smart Lighting. Do you know what Smarthome products shouldn’t need to get so expensive? Smart Lighting. Thankfully, there’s an introduction package out there that offers up a good taste of what smart lighting can do for your home. Introducing Philips Hue’s new Smart LED Dimmer Kit. It works out of the box and doesn’t even need apps or bridges to work properly. 

This year’s duo of Nexus smartphones has been the best Google has come to market with thus far, offering the best marriage of hardware and software to date. The Nexus 5X is the more affordable option between the two, though it benefits from having some of the same internal components. It also sports the same untouched version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, making it far more open to customization.

Skylands is on the verge of collapse, a special Skylanders team called the SuperChargers have been assembled to stop Kaos and his most evil weapon yet, the Doomstation of Ultimate Doomstruction. Embark on an epic adventure across sea, land and air to stop Kaos and save Skylands. Come find out why, Skylanders SuperChargers is the best Skylanders game to date.

Persona 4: Dancing All Night proves once again that this hit franchise is so versatile, it can evolve into any genre with astounding success. This latest entry expands upon its RPG/Fighting roots and places us smack dab in the middle of the mysterious “Midnight Stage” dance floor for some rhythm music action. Get ready to join all your favourite Persona 4 friends as they try to overcome their Shadows using the power…of dance!        

When I was asked to head down to Best Buy HQ to take the HP Sprout for a test drive, I grabbed my Star Wars action figures and got ready for some serious 3D scanning. If this computer has been on your radar over the past few months, check out my review of the amazing HP Sprout.

Pull up a chair, get comfortable and fill a bowl with your favourite snack, because just in time for the holiday season it’s family game night at the Best Buy Plug-In Blog, and you get to be a part of the fun as we play and review seven games from award-winning comics and tabletop game publisher IDW Games.

The M-Audio BX5 and the Yamaha HS5 studio monitors boast similar studio-level features and specs. They both pack a nice size : punch ratio. You can’t go wrong with either of these little guys. I took them both for a spin, put them head to head and jotted down my thoughts.

Eurocom has perfected the art of the professional gaming laptop. Laptops that both work hard and play hard, Eurocom returns with the fourth generation of its popular Shark laptop. With its ability to play most of today’s games on their highest settings, an outstanding keyboard and display and potential to upgrade components to grow it over time with your needs, this Shark attack won’t be so painful.