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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...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Though it's not the most powerful tablet Amazon has ever sold (that would be the Amazon Fire Max 11, discontinued in 2023 with no successor yet released), the Fire HD 10 is the strongest value pick in the lineup, offering a good balance of performance and affordability for anyone who wants a tablet to stream movies and TV, play casual games, browse the web, and read or listen to music and podcasts. Right now, the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet is more affordable than ever: It's currently 50% off, bringing its price down to a record low of $76.99. (Note that this deal is for the version of the device with lock-screen ads.) The Fire HD 10 of...

Libby is a service that connects users to their local library systems, giving them access to an enormous catalog of digital content, including e-books, audiobooks, and magazines—for free. If you're a reader (or listener), you'll want to take advantage of these Libby tips and tricks for borrowing, organizing, and maximizing your loans. Add multiple library cards to see availability across other systemsYou're not limited to one library system on Libby. The platform allows you to connect to multiple libraries, so you can take advantage of larger catalogs in case one library has more titles or a shorter wait times for books you want to read. You still have to be eligible for a library card at every library you connect to, but you could add your city library, your county library, and a school l...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The Linksys RE7000 Range Booster is designed to fill weak-signal gaps without changing your existing router, and it's currently on sale for just $27.99 as an open-box unit on StackSocial. Open box usually means the packaging has been handled or returned, but the unit itself has been checked and works like new. This model plugs straight into a wall outlet and keeps the top socket usable, so it doesn’t block access in tight spaces. In a typical home, Linksys claims coverage up to 2,500 square feet, though real-world results depend on walls and layout.Setup is simple: You press the WPS button to sync it with your router and use a phone ...

Every year, Apple claims its newly launched iPhones have the best cameras ever, and those improvements usually revolve around improved sensors, lenses, and software updates. This year, though, there's an unusual camera upgrade that's going to make a massive difference to your photos and videos: The iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone 18 Pro Max have a variable-aperture lens, a feature unavailable on the much more expensive iPhone Duo. Variable aperture gives you far greater control over lighting in your iPhone photos.What does "camera aperture" mean?A camera's aperture lets you control how much light reaches the lens. For a brighter photo, you want to let in more light; for a darker one, you'd ideally let in less. This system is similar to the pupils of your eyes, which constrict when the light i...

Daniel Oropeza Daniel Oropeza Shopping Editor Experience Daniel is Lifehacker's Shopping Editor covering tech deals and reviewing TVs, headphones, speakers, and projectors. He earned his master’s in journalism from Columbia University and has reported for the Miami Herald. He lives in Atlanta. Read Full Bio ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Jack Reacher is one of the greatest characters ever created. For a long time it looked like bringing this mountain of a man to a screen would be impossible, until Tom Cruise broke through with a couple of movies. But we had to wait a few more years for the perfect adaptation—Prime Video’s Reacher, where the merely enormous Alan Ritchson has brought the smart, imposing champion of justice and the abused to thrilling life. If you’ve torn through Reacher and need more stories about badasses handing out free samples of justice, look no further than The Equalizer.Why fans of Reacher should watch The Equalizer The Equalizer originated as a TV show in the 1980s, starring Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a retired spy who u...

Daniel Oropeza Daniel Oropeza Shopping Editor Experience Daniel is Lifehacker's Shopping Editor covering tech deals and reviewing TVs, headphones, speakers, and projectors. He earned his master’s in journalism from Columbia University and has reported for the Miami Herald. He lives in Atlanta. Read Full Bio ...