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1 week ago | 
nymag.com | Jordan McMahon
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers In this article Under $25 Under $50 Under $100 Over $100 Mother’s Day is May 11 this year, which means if you haven’t already picked up a gift, now’s the time. While you may not be able to order something personalized, you can still get them something that feels personal. With so little time left, though, finding the right gift is tricky.
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2 weeks ago | 
nymag.com | Jordan McMahon
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers Despite being introduced with the iPhone 12 lineup in 2020 and included in every iPhone since, MagSafe still feels like an underutilized part of the iPhone ecosystem. This circular array of magnets built into the back of the iPhone lets compatible accessories latch onto the device with a strong magnetic connection and makes phone use not only more convenient in many ways but also provides an easy way to customize your iPhone.
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4 weeks ago | 
nymag.com | Jordan McMahon
If you have a modern smart TV, you can probably run Netflix or Hulu right from the TV’s installed software. You probably shouldn’t, though, as most TVs collect a lot of your data and sell it to advertisers (and you can’t always restrict how much data they harvest). Streaming devices, on the other hand, usually either let you limit how much of your data is collected or don’t collect any data at all.
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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Jordan McMahon
12 items in this article 6 items on sale! Although President Trump has implemented a 90-day pause on most of his newly imposed tariffs, that’s a bit of a reprieve for anyone who needs to purchase new electronics. Besides the blanket 10 percent base tax on all imported goods, a 145 percent tariff is now in effect for China, where a majority of electronics are manufactured or assembled.
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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Jordan McMahon
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Source Images Getty Stare at your phone or laptop long enough and you’ll likely get a headache. While it’s true that looking at anything for a long period of time can cause eye strain (as experts told us in our guide to the best blue-light-blocking glasses), gazing directly at a bright light is especially bad.
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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Jordan McMahon
12 items in this article 12 items on sale! Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers Amazon’s Big Spring Sale has plenty of deals to shop, including beauty and home deals, with plenty of options under $50. I’ve also spotted quite a few great deals on tech products, including some from Apple, Bose, and Anker, as well as some of Amazon’s own e-readers.
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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Jordan McMahon
6 items in this article 2 items on sale! Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Jordan McMahon Welcome to Jeans Month on the Strategist, where we’re obsessively vetting denim — from trying on every pair at the Gap to asking dozens of stylish people about their favorite fits. For more, head to our Jeans Month hub. Historically, shopping for jeans has been as onerous to me as visiting the dentist.
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2 months ago | 
nymag.com | Jordan McMahon
Trust Me I Should Know Where someone with years of hard-won personal experience, and lots of trial and error, shares everything they’ve learned. Read more here. Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers Cutting down on the time we spend staring at our phones is rarely as easy as just focusing on other things. For me at least, a notification or quick web query eventually draws me back in, and I’m left with a weekly reminder that I’ve once again spent too much time on my phone.
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2 months ago | 
nymag.com | Jordan McMahon
This is the one thing on sale (out of many things on sale we write about) you should buy today. Read more here. Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photo: Retailer Dyson vacuums are expensive but well worth the cost; they’ve consistently earned spots at the top of our lists for the best vacuums, best cordless vacuums, and best vacuums for pet hair because of how effectively they pick up dust and detritus and how convenient they are to use.
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2 months ago | 
nymag.com | Jordan McMahon
This Thing’s Incredible A series where we share products that are so good we would do an entire infomercial about it. (But instead, we published this review.) Read more here. Animation: Pedro Nekoi I got my first iPod — complete with 40 GB of storage to stuff all my favorite songs and albums into — in sixth grade. It didn’t have any apps, I couldn’t browse the web, and there were no red bubbles to constantly distract me. It was all about the tunes.
