Gadget setups
Complete setups for one situation each — the work-from-home desk, a first marathon, a small kitchen — in the order to buy them.
Setup · 7 picks
A work-from-home desk that fixes your wrists and your video calls
Laptop on the dining table? A few small upgrades fix the wrist ache, the grainy camera and the cable mess — and they all pack away at dinner.
Setup · 7 picks
Your first marathon kit — buy it once, with no monthly fees
Sixteen weeks of training needs a watch that lasts the long run, sleep tracking you trust and recovery you'll actually use. None of it needs a subscription.
Setup · 6 picks
Make your phone videos look and sound pro — in this order
Your phone is already a good camera. Sound first, light second, a second angle last — the kit in the order that changes your videos most.
Setup · 6 picks
What makes a gaming room feel finished — and survive until next Christmas
The console is sorted. Light behind the screen, a headset worth wearing for hours and a controller that won't drift make the room look like the videos.
Setup · 6 picks
The carry-on tech pouch: the few things that replace the tangle
One charger instead of three, a tracker in the bag and noise cancelling for the red-eye — the short list frequent flyers actually pack.
Setup · 6 picks
A simple smart home in four steps — with no monthly fees
Lights on a schedule while you're away, an alert when the garage is left open and a look at the porch — set up in an afternoon, nothing to pay each month.
Setup · 5 picks
Small kitchen, first apartment: the appliances that earn the counter
A tiny counter means two or three appliances, max. These are the ones that get used every week — and the viral one that's only worth it if you'll use it.