Review

The TP Link Smart Plug does a little bit more than just let you flicker lamps off and on. With this, you can set lights, small appliances and more on timers, create vacation and away settings and even scenes for common themes in your home. The options aren't limited as long as you're willing to be creative.

Windows 10 Creators Update makes multitasking and shifting between applications a lot faster than before. The cogs that run the Windows machine have been greased and the performance gains and improvements, which also benefit gamers, can only be a good thing for all types of users.

Samsung has tried and tried again to get it right with its smartwatches, having come to market with no less than six different iterations in about two years. All failed to really capitalize on what was then a wide open market looking for a trendsetter. The Gear S2 marks a turning point in both design philosophy and performance, making it the most complete wearable the company has made to this point.

Ultra HD (also known as 4K or UHD for some brands) monitor prices have been dropping like a stone lately—although I still can’t get my wife to buy me one—and that’s thanks to massive demand, plus 28-inch TN panels that are getting less expensive to produce. Philips’s foray into that budget-conscious market is the 288P6 Brilliance 28-inch 4K Monitor, and I got to put one through its paces to see if it makes me want that upgrade.

The legendary fighting franchise that set the world on fire returns with Street Fighter V! Powered by Unreal Engine 4, witness stunning visuals that depict the next generation of fighters in unprecedented detail. With 16 playable characters at launch, cross platform play and a slew of new features this looks to be one of best Street Fighter games to date.

 Rocket League Collector’s Edition combines all the fast paced, high-octane next-generation action into one content filled disc. Available on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, this retail release of the popular game comes packed with four new cars, and all the content and vehicles found in the Chaos Run, Supersonic Furry, and Revenge of the Battle-Cars DLC packs. Come inside and see why Rocket League Collector’s Edition will keep you coming back time and time again.

        I was pretty excited to review this Audio Technica turntable, as it was a good opportunity to digitize some of my older classic vinyl records. This turntable is also a higher quality machine that is full of the features that I was looking for. It has a lot of flexibility since you can digitize LPs, play them through a receiver, a computer or directly through speakers. It also has DJ capabilities to create a lot of special effects, whether you are a DJ or not.

When you think of robotic building sets —not just toys you assemble, but kits that allow you to create robotic models that interact with their surroundings— LEGO Mindstorms probably come to mind. There’s a new option, though, a Kickstarter success story that’s now going mainstream. My kids and I had the chance to try out a MOSS Zombonitron 1600 set. Here’s what I we thought about what Modular Robotics calls its “futuristic building blocks of ingenious invention.”

 Return to the golden era of arcade and home console gaming with the SEGA 3D Classics Collection on Nintendo 3DS. This collection contains 9 vintage, genre-defining video games all remastered in full stereoscopic 3D. From timeless hits like Sonic the Hedgehog and Altered Beast, to Japanese games that have never been released internationally like Power Drift and Puyo Puyo 2, retro fans are such to love what’s included here!

Long time fans of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games have been waiting for a new game in the series for 13 years. The wait is now over, as the latest game in the series is here, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5. Famous pro skaters such as Tony Hawk, Andrew Reynolds, and Aaron “Jaws” Homoki make their return in this over-the-top, fast-paced, combo-fueled game. Is this the game fans have been dreaming about? Let’s take a look and see what Tony Hawk and Activision have in store for us this holiday season.