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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Angela Kinsey as Angela, Kate Flannery as Meredith, Phyllis Smith as Phyllis, Steve Carell as Michael, and Jenna Fischer as Pam in “The Office.” Credit: Courtesy of NBC. Since ending its nine-season run in 2013, The Office has only grown more powerful. Thanks to endless re-runs and availability on streaming platforms, the series has evolved into the glue that holds society together—no matter who you are, you’ve watched The Office (probably more than once, with the exception of “Scott’s Tots,” which is simply too cringey (though hilarious!) for anyone to experience twice). If you just finished your sixth ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Maps are an excellent feature on any watch you plan to take running or hiking. Unfortunately they tend to be a premium feature, and until recently you had to spend some pretty serious money to get offline maps on a watch. But that’s changing, and we now have several great options in the mid range and even entry level watches.For this list, I’m only considering watches that are current models—you may be able to find deals on older versions of these. All of these watches have been road-tested either by myself or Meredith Dietz here at Lifehacker. Why maps matter on a watch This watch has breadcrumb navigation but no maps. ...

During its Sept. 9 keynote, Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 12 and the Ultra 4, both of which will come with a feature that passively listens to your audio conversations all day and can summarize them for you on demand. It's part of a collection of features called "Audio Intelligence," but the two key features to consider here are: Live Rewind: If you double-press the Digital Crown on your Apple Watch, it will pull up a text snippet of your conversation over the last fifteen seconds. Siri Recaps: Your watch listens to your conversations and generates an AI summary of any of your transcribed audio at the end of each day. At first glance, the basic concept seems like a privacy nightmare, but Apple has put some safeguards in place to help people feel more comfortable with this feature:...

Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Unlike regular vacuums, pet vacuums are designed specifically to remove allergens and come with special filters and brushes to keep your surfaces cleaner. The Bissell Pet Hair Eraser DualBrush Upright Vacuum is great for pet owners battling hair and allergies, and it's discounted to $249.99 (originally $299.99) right now, directly from the Bissell website. It's an upright wired vacuum with two brush rolls, a HEPA filtration system, headlights for spotting pet hair, and a detachable Lift-Off pod for spot cleaning.Most vacuums have a single brush roll, but this Bissell vacuum has two that work together to loosen, lift, and suck up debris, especially fur and dander from different surfaces. There a...