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3 days ago | techlicious.com | Andrea Smith

The latest smart lock from Yale, the Smart Lock with Matter, isn’t just a minor refresh; it’s a complete reboot built around Matter, the smart home standard aiming to unify connected devices across platforms, including Google Home, Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, and SmartThings. Unlike its predecessor, the Nest x Yale Lock, it doesn't require a proprietary hub for control outside your home or integration with other smart home devices.

5 days ago | techlicious.com | Andrea Smith

Once known for affordability and simplicity, Chromebooks have grown into serious productivity tools. Lenovo’s new Chromebook Plus 14 Gen 10 is its most advanced Chromebook yet, with serious upgrades that cater to professionals, students, and creative types alike. There are a bunch of “firsts,” including Dolby Atmos audio, exclusive AI tools, and the debut of MediaTek’s powerful new Kompanio Ultra 910 chipsets.

1 week ago | techlicious.com | Adam Doud

In the past, I've never been much of a Bluetooth speaker guy. For a while there, it seemed like all the Bluetooth speakers that were cheap enough to buy were not good, and all the ones good enough to buy were too expensive. That has changed over the last few years, which is why, when JLab reached out about a new series of speakers it was launching, I wanted to try it out. JLab sent me the least expensive one in its lineup – the JLab Pop Party speaker, for less than $20, it's a steal.

1 week ago | techlicious.com | Adam Doud

As a traveling tech reporter, I often find myself in hotel rooms after 16-hour demanding days, logging 20,000 or more steps on a tradeshow floor. To make a long story short, it's pretty, well, stressful. To that end, Renpho reached out with an offer for a care package to help ease the strain at CES this year. Part of that package included the Renpho Eyeris 1 eye massager – as in, it massages your eyes. Well, I'll try anything once, so it arrived. To make a long story short, it wasn't really for me.

2 weeks ago | techlicious.com | Andrea Smith

Foldables have always intrigued me for their promise of more screen in a pocketable form, but clamshells felt too cramped – until now. I have been using the 2025 Razr Ultra for the last week, and it’s the first clamshell that feels complete. With its expansive 4-inch cover screen and full-size fold-out display, it finally feels like a foldable that’s not asking me to compromise on specs and usability.