AOL • January 16 2025

The best dog DNA kits of 2025

Finding out your dog’s breed can be a fun experience, but there are also plenty of reasons to get a dog DNA kit that will have an impact on your furry friend’s wellbeing. Identifying genetic health markers and having a better understanding of breed characteristics can ensure you’re as prepared as possible to care for your dog in the way she needs.

AOL • January 6 2025

The best canes for 2025, according to mobility experts

Independence becomes more elusive as we age. Time wears on our joints, weakens our muscles, and interferes with our sense of balance. Many of us need help walking at some point, but thankfully there are products designed to fit this exact need. Walking canes have been around perhaps longer than any other mobility aid, but they’re far from obsolete.

“Canes are essential for reducing the load on an affected limb or joint, which helps alleviate pain and improve overall mobility,” says Dr. James Mortensen, PT, DPT, and Regional Director of FYZICAL Therapy and Balance Center. “They promote better postural alignment, support dynamic balance, and can significantly decrease the risk of falls, especially in individuals with gait instability or weakness.”

Reviewed Smart Home • July 6 2020

The Best Smart Speakers of 2020

I’m Sarah Kovac, and I am the smart home editor here at Reviewed. I’ve been sharing my home with various smart speakers for several years. I use them to control my lights, schedule appointments, lock my door, and get the weather forecast. I’ve used smart speakers to test all the smart home products I’ve reviewed, so I understand how these speakers and their integrated voice assistants interact with all aspects of a smart home. I even occasionally use Bixby. I'm legit.

We were already intimately

Reviewed Smart Home • July 2 2020

Bose's Home 300 is the smartest smart speaker we've tried yet

The Bose Home Speaker 300 is one of the most capable speakers you'll find, and it manages to stay around the $200 price point that's reasonable to expect of a midsize smart speaker. Its understated aesthetic will be at home in almost any room, and its 360-degree sound field means you can place it on any counter or table and still get good sound throughout the space.

EverydayHealth.com • June 13 2018

Best Mattresses for Side Sleepers

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If you’re a side sleeper and have ever spent the night on a firm mattress, you know how it feels to toss and turn all night as hip and shoulder pain wakes you over and over. Side sleeping comfortably requires a different kind of support than back or stomach sleeping. So if you’re in the market for a new mattress, you’

EverydayHealth.com • June 13 2018

8 of the Best Mattresses You Can Buy Right Now

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Sleeping on the wrong mattress can lead to all sorts of issues that extend far beyond nighttime discomfort. Healthy sleep habits have been shown to lower the risk of many serious medical conditions and even lengthen your lifespan.

A good night’s rest starts with having the right mattress for your body type and sleep

Reviewed.com Parenting • May 31 2018

The Best Booster Seats for Dining of 2018

The Fisher-Price Healthy Care Deluxe is an impressive little booster seat. Its smooth surface and lack of crevices mean it’s easy to get clean after even the messiest meal. The high back can be folded down for storage or removed completely with very little fuss.

Reviewed.com Refrigerators • March 8 2018

Here's how long your favorite foods will last in your freezer

One of the marvels of modern life is our ability to preserve food for long periods of time by freezing. Making meals ahead and freezing can be a huge help when your schedule and budget are tight, but it’s important to be aware of proper handling techniques and how long different foods will last in the freezer without going bad. Here are some favorite freezer foods and how long you can safely keep them frozen.

Chili is one of those foods that just beg to be made in double and triple batches. Ove

Reviewed.com Parenting • March 1 2018

Best Crib Mattresses of 2018

Finding the right mattress for your baby’s crib is perhaps one of the most important baby gear decisions a new parent makes. A too-soft mattress poses a safety hazard for newborns, while a too-hard mattress can make it difficult to get the baby to sleep at all (and a sleep-deprived parent is a considerable hazard of itself). As a mother of three, I know how tough this decision can be. You want the safest surface for your baby, you want your baby to sleep comfortably, and you want to have a few b

PCMag • February 15 2018

Track Your Baby's Sleep Schedule With Sproutling

So much of parenting babies and toddlers is wondering when their next nap will be, and if it will be long enough for you to accomplish any of those tasks that have been piling up. Some babies find predictable routines early on, but many parents struggle to pinpoint their little one's rhythms.

Fisher-Price's Sproutling monitor aims to help parents find those patterns, and, in turn, regain some semblance of sanity in an otherwise unpredictable situation.

PCMag • February 5 2018

This Tracker Helps New Moms Take Care of Themselves

I always dread newborn checkups. I'm expected to answer a deluge of questions when I'm so tired I'm not even sure what day it is or when I last showered. For this reason, I've always been a fan of baby-tracking apps. I can store pertinent info on my phone and be ready with all the numbers our pediatrician will ask for at a moment's notice.

Project Nursery's Parent + Baby Smartband is part baby tracker, part fitness tracker. The wristband's touch interface allows you to log baby events (fetal mo

Reviewed.com Parenting • December 22 2017

The Best Baby Carriers

The Lillebaby Complete impressed me from the start. Not only is it beautiful and soft, it's an extremely comfortable carrier. The straps are nicely padded and the waistband is supportive. There is a generously-sized lumbar pad in the back which I loved (but don't worry, it can be removed if giant lumbar pads aren't your style). With that pad in place and the waistband tightened around my hips, there was no spot at which I felt the waist strap digging in.

There is also a little pad that protects

PCMag • December 14 2017

Snoo Smart Sleeper

Choosing a safe, comfortable place for your infant to sleep is one of the most stressful decisions a new parent makes. Will your baby sleep in their own crib? A co-sleeper? A bassinet? Your bed? As a mother of three, I've used every combination of the above. However, after a few months of using the Snoo Smart Sleeper with a new baby girl, I honestly wonder how I raised two children without one.

PCMag • December 12 2017

4moms MamaRoo4

Babies enjoy the comfort of being bounced and swayed—at least all three of mine do—so it's not hard to see where 4moms came up with the idea for the mamaRoo, a bouncing infant seat that mimics the movements you make when you soothe your baby. Its latest version, the mamaRoo4 ($219.99), is nearly identical to the previous model except for some redesigned menu buttons, a slight change in the attached mobile, and the fact that four percent of its sales through the end of 2017 will be donated...

Reviewed.com Parenting • October 3 2017

The Best Sippy Cups and Transition Cups

Choosing a sippy cup is no small undertaking. Giving your kid the wrong cup can result in spills, extra time scrubbing chair cushions and carpet, and hand-washing a cup’s clogged up crevices. Having three children myself, I know the struggle all too well.
So I recruited my kids to help me test 14 of the top-selling sippy and transition cups on the market right now.

PCMag • September 20 2017

Owlet Smart Sock 2 Baby Monitor

Having a new baby is often nerve-wracking. The risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) especially is cause for concern as your newborn is developing routines and getting used to sleeping outside of the womb. The Owlet Smart Sock 2 ($299.99) has cut down on my worry considerably. It's a connected pulse oximeter that allows you to check on your baby's vitals any time through an app, and it will notify you automatically if there's a problem.

The Wirecutter • August 31 2017

The Best Baby Monitor

After considering 42 of the most highly rated baby monitors and testing eight of them for more than 120 hours, we’re confident that the Infant Optics DXR-8 is the best baby monitor available.

Compared with competitors, the Infant Optics DXR-8 has a more intuitive, easier to use interface, and the battery life on its parent unit (aka the monitor) lasted longer than on any other video option we found. On other requirements, it delivered as well as the best monitors we tried: It has an adequate ra

PCMag • July 18 2017

Does Your Kid Hate Watches? Try These Tracking Devices

My son joined a Little League baseball team this year. While he loves the sport, our 3-year-old daughter is the one who seems to have found her tribe. While their brothers practice, a flock of little sisters climb bleachers, play tag, and share snacks brought from home.

It's super cute, but a little nerve-wracking. They never stay in one place and routinely wander out of sight, prompting my husband or I to walk/jog away from the game to guide our daughter back into view. If only there were some

PCMag • May 30 2017

Eight Smart Mattress

It's no secret that getting a good night's sleep is good for your health. The sheer number of sleep-monitoring fitness trackers attest to the fact that we are becoming more and more concerned about the amount and quality of sleep we get. The Eight Smart Mattress digs a bit deeper than most wrist-worn trackers. It's a memory foam mattress paired with a sensor-equipped cover, with prices starting at $999 for a full size bundle, putting in on par with the Sleep Number it. After sleeping on it every

PCMag • April 28 2017

4moms Moxi Stroller

While a trusty, lightweight umbrella stroller may be sufficient for some, it's no surprise the market is evolving to keep up with moms and dads who expect more bells and whistles, particularly in the tech department. The Moxi, 4moms's latest model, lacks the power-folding functionality of its Origami stroller, but it's less expensive and packs some interesting tricks in its $699.99 frame. It's also five pounds lighter, has a built-in bassinet, and is compatible with a wide range of car seats. On

PCMag • April 6 2017

First Look at the Retro 'Freewrite' Smart Typewriter

My first experience with word processing was on a traditional, turn-the-knob typewriter in the 80s, the dawn of personal computing. By high school, it was replaced by PCs with noisy keys, which took disks that were actually floppy.

For the sake of nostalgia, I've considered finding another vintage typewriter, but any writing I care about needs to find its way to a computer, so typing on something not connected to the internet just doubles my work. That's why I jumped at the chance to play with

PCMag • March 21 2017

Tackling My Motion Sickness With Reliefband

Some of my earliest memories involve being in the back of a car, trying not to throw up. Motion sickness has been a lifelong companion, and to this day I've been known to get queasy on winding country roads—even when I'm driving.

So when I had to fly from my Missouri home to Texas recently, I was excited to try out the Reliefband during the flight.

Reliefband is a wristband that reduces nausea—especially related to motion sickness, VR gaming, and morning sickness—by emitting pulses that stimul...

PCMag • February 17 2017

Hands On: Tracking My Kids' Sleep With HugOne

There are few things a parent obsesses over more than sleep. How do I get my child to sleep easier? How long should she nap? Should she be waking up this much at night? Will I ever sleep in again?

It makes sense. If your family isn't getting quality sleep, your kids are irritable, and you can't be productive. How the heck is a sleep-deprived mom supposed to keep her cool when junior insists on another glass of water instead of going to bed? No sleep = no peace.

PCMag • February 3 2017

How the Bellabeat Leaf Urban Can Help You Manage Stress

As a work-from-home, home-schooling mom of two preparing to move to a new house, life has been just a tad stressful of late. Okay, super stressful. It's mostly the good kind of stress, but my nerves are still shot. Did I get today's lesson planned? When is our next house showing? Was that a deadline I just heard whooshing by? The answer to all of these questions is: I have no idea.

In the midst of all this, I tested Bellabeat's new Leaf Urban wearable, which has coincidentally added a stress-pr

Reviewed Parenting • June 14 2018

The Best High Chairs of 2018

Your baby’s high chair has the power to dramatically affect your parenting experience. If you choose one that is difficult to use, clashes with your decor, is uncomfortable for your baby, or is impossible to move to another room, mealtimes can become a hassle. A poorly-designed high chair can be really irritating to deal with, but a great one will get out of the way and allow you to focus on your baby.

That’s why after testing 10 of the most popular and beloved high chairs, we concluded the Fis

EverydayHealth.com • June 13 2018

Best Mattress Toppers

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If you find yourself tossing and turning a lot at night or waking up with random aches and pains in the morning, your mattress may not be providing the kind of support that you need. If your mattress has been worn in over the years, a good mattress topper can help make worn out comfort layers feel better. It’s importa