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This little charging station will power up to 4-devices all from a single outlet. You can easily charge all your devices without a mess of power cords or eating up many multiple outlets. Especially good to use on desktops and nightstands.Whether you're hiking, camping, traveling internationally or need water for emergencies, the highly rates Sawyer kit is the smallest water filtration that we've seen and can filter up to 100,000 gallons of water. It fits in the palm of your hand and you simply need to backwash the filter and its as good as new.Easily backup your computer or store music, picture and movies at about $0.023/GB. You'd be hard pressed to find a hard-drive with this much storage at this value.The Lenovo Flex 2 features a hinge allowing you to bend the display up to 300-degrees backwards, so that it can be used in a self-standing tablet more or as a convectional laptop (and everything in between). Fully loaded features include a powerful Intel i7 processor capable of pushing it's core up to 3.1 GHz, a full HD 1920x1080 resolution touchscreen and 8GB of RAM for multi-tasking. Highly portable with a weight of only 4.2lbs and measures a thing 0.87 inches.

If you were looking for a desktop to replace your aging desktop computer, then look no further. We generally would expect an i5 desktop to run around $500+ and at this it looks to be on clearance at Dell. This has plenty of power and will be future proofed for many years to come.Let’s be real here: There is no one piece of tech that’s going to magically fulfill all of the hopes you may have for improving yourself in 2016. As always, sticking to whatever goals you’ve set requires properly managed expectations and a healthy dose of perseverance on your part. You can’t buy that. None of this is to say that good tech can’t help, though. Per usual, the highest-quality gadgets will make your stab at self-improvement more enjoyable than it’d be with inferior gear. And at the very least, dropping the cash on something new should give you some motivation to make the most of that investment. Below we’ve rounded up a few devices that can help with some of the more common New Year’s resolutions. (Note that we’re sticking to hardware only, although free apps like Mint can certainly prove useful for some purposes.) While none of them will fix things overnight, if you use them properly, they can help you get there a little more pleasurably.

If you can get around the sentimental value of holding a physical book in your hands, paying for a Kindle should be a positive investment for anyone hoping to read more this year. The basic model will be fine for many, but the best mix of price and performance belongs to the Kindle Paperwhite, what with its built-in backlight and a higher-quality display. Either way, you’ll gain access to the most dependable library of e-books there is, and you’ll make keeping track of your own collection a little more convenient. Its battery lasts for months, lessening one of the usual blows of going digital, and that screen is a joy to read. The one notable downside — outside of the extra $20 it costs to remove the built-in ads — is that neither device is waterproof; if that’s an issue, the Barnes & Noble Nook Glowlight Plus is a decent alternative at $130.Every year, people resolve to get healthier, and every year, the motivation to do so inevitably begins to fade. No fitness tracker is going to pick you up and make you start jogging again, but the Moov Now is the likeliest to keep those incentives alive.

Instead of collecting a bunch of metrics and making graphs, the Moov helps you exercise better, guiding you through you running/cycling/swimming/etc. workouts like a miniature trainer on your wrist (or ankle). Beyond that, it’s waterproof, it tracks calories burned and sleep metrics, and its battery is rated at six months per charge. Being coached by your smartphone — which the Moov requires you at carry at all times, unfortunately — can be intimidating at first, but if you’re serious about running that half-marathon one day, it has the best chance of getting you to that level efficiently.Still, if you already know what you’re doing, more traditional trackers like the Jawbone Up Move or Fitbit Charge HR aren’t as hyper-specified in scope. Have a look at our fitness tracker buying guide if you’ve been thinking about jumping onboard.Along those same exercise lines, if you’re not confident in your current headphones to make it through a string of sweaty workouts, the Plantronics Backbeat Fit will be a fantastic substitute. They’re light, they’re sweatproof, they’re wireless, and they have a clear, smooth sound that should help you relax as your heart rate grows.

They are unsealed, though, which has its ups and downs. On the plus side, you can hear ambient noises while you’re wearing them, so you’ll be less likely to wander into oncoming traffic. On the downside, you can hear ambient noises while you’re wearing them, so the clinking and grunting of other people at the gym may be too audible for comfort. If you think that’ll be a problem, the Jaybird X2 are a more traditional pair of Bluetooth earphones with a fuller, more accurate profile. Alternatively, if you just want something decent for cheap, try the tight-fitting MEE Audio M7P. Again, we have a more complete guide to workout headphones, so take a peek there if you’re curious.If you’re making it a point to talk to your family more, a quality webcam like the Logitech C920 might be worth a look. It’s been around for a few years — this isn’t exactly a fluid market — but its 1080p video is crisp (and holds its own in low-light settings), its audio is clear, and it has a wide field of view for any group chats you may have. You can always use the selfie camera that comes with your smartphone or laptop, of course, but if those are just too grainy for your liking, this is an obvious upgrade. For those on a budget, the 720p camera on the Logitech C525 isn’t nearly as nice, but costs half as much.

If you’ve already put your plans to travel more in motion, there’s plenty of tech that’ll make your lengthier trips more tolerable. We’ll highlight the Bose QuietComfort 25 here, though — they’re better at noise-canceling than any comparable pair of headphones on the market, and really it’s not all that close. That they also sound nice — not $300 good, but still decently clear and refined — and are superbly comfortable only adds to their appeal. You really have to pay the premium for this (or the in-ear QuietComfort 20s) to get something resembling “true” noise-canceling. This isn’t a very competitive field, so anything cheaper will have obvious holes in its tech. Nevertheless, the Phiaton BT 100 NC are a decently powerful alternative that sounds very good for a $100 earphone. The Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7B are a similar deal, only they come in a full-size frame.Continuing the traveling idea, the Sony Alpha a5100 is a helpful companion for anyone hoping to archive their memories from here on out. It’s a great starting point to the world of mirrorless cameras, combining the compactness of a cheaper point-and-shoot with something approaching the image quality of a higher-end DSLR.

Its touchscreen and relatively easy-to-read UI make it digestible if you’re only just graduating from a smartphone, too. If you’re willing to trade some image quality for something more affordable, though, have a look at our recent affordable cameras guide for alternatives.It feels disingenuous to recommend any piece of tech to those trying to feel less stressed. If anything, disconnecting from the web’s endless content stream and focusing on what’s tangible is likely the healthiest thing to do.That said, collapsing on your couch and falling into a good movie or TV show is a pretty proven form of downtime. Provided you don’t go overboard with the laziness, a good media streamer and a handful of streaming services should be your conduit to hours of relaxation in the long run. For the former, our favorite is the Roku 2. Dollar for dollar, it’s the best value out there — it’s fast, it’s affordable, and Roku’s streaming platform continues to be the most convenient for the most people. As we note in our media streaming buying guide, though, which is best for you comes down to whether or not you’ve committed to a specific ecosystem. The Amazon Fire TV Stick, for instance, is a great alternative for people who use Prime Video first and foremost. The Apple TV, meanwhile, is the only way to go if you’ve built up a big iTunes library. And if you own a 4K TV, either the Roku 4 or Amazon Fire TV is your best bet.

The physical, social, and sometimes legal benefits of turning down those last few drinks should be obvious. Carrying a pocket breathalyzer around may seem goofy, but if you’re convinced you need to drink less this year, it might be enough to remind you to take it down a notch. The BACtrack S80 looks to be the best of these, with recommendations from hundreds of Amazon reviews and outlets like The Wirecutter for its accuracy and ease of use. There are cheaper options, but this is a field where the old “you get what you pay for” axiom tends to ring true. Still, taking any steps to curb a bad habit is better than doing nothing at all. You could do a lot with $50. Pick up some groceries, have a date night, go to a baseball game, even pay off a couple parking tickets.What you couldn’t do, for the most part, is buy a functional, reliable tablet. Peruse your local Walmart and you’ll find an army of no-name machines with ultra-budget price tags, and the shoddy screens, outdated software, about-to-break builds, and finicky performance to match.

The Amazon Fire, however, is an exception to the norm. It's a far cry from an iPad, but it’s one-eighth the price, and it has a level of stability that just isn’t there on most other $50 slates. It is to tablets what Motorola’s Moto E is to smartphones: A steady, utilitarian machine that doesn’t punish the cash-strapped for being cash-strapped.Now, let’s be clear here. In a vacuum, very little about the Fire is what I’d call “nice.” Its 7-inch, 1024x600 display is a little fuzzy. Its 1.3GHz MediaTek chip and 1GB of RAM mean it isn’t out-and-out fast. You don’t want to use its 2-megapixel camera. It’s not thin, and it’s made entirely from a hard coat of plastic. If you want high quality, you simply have to pay more. Have a look at our budget tablet guide for some good places to start.The key word here is “enough.” Yes, you’ll see individual pixels if you squint hard enough, but the colors here actually have some life to them, and the whole display doesn’t get washed out at an angle.Yes, the Fire takes a second to open apps, and it’ll chug if you’re downloading a few things at once, but it’s nothing but smooth for basic web browsing and video viewing, and casual games like “Monument Valley” play without a hitch. You won’t get work done, but for the everyday entertainment it’s aimed at, the Fire is perfectly fine.

And yes, the Fire’s plastic design feels inexpensive, but it’s robust. Nothing about it feels creaky or loose. It’s the kind of thing you can toss to your kids and expect to survive.That’s helped by a solid 7-8 hours of battery life. And while there’s only 8GB of storage space by default, you can add up to 128GB of extra room through a microSD card, which is great. It’s all good enough. When you pay $50 for a tablet, you’re playing a game of expectations. If yours are where they should be, the Fire will surpass them.On the software side, the Fire runs the same Fire OS 5 as Amazon’s other new tablets. We’ve addressed it before, but the gist is this: If you’re an Amazon Prime member, it can be very convenient. It has dedicated tabs that make it easy to access your books, movies, TV shows, music, magazines, and the like — so long as you’re using Amazon’s services.If you aren’t as heavy on Prime, though, Fire OS can feel like one big ad. There’s a dedicated “shop” tab that suggests things to buy from its store, and you’re never more than a couple taps from dropping $100 on a Prime subscription. There are also literal ads on the lock screen (which you can remove for $15). Amazon isn’t making much money on the Fire, so it’s banking on it becoming a gateway for people to jump into its ecosystem.

This can get annoying, but if you use the Fire casually, it’s at least possible to ignore. The revamped home screen isn’t too far off from what’s on regular Android and iOS, and a “recent” tab puts your latest apps one tap away. Amazon’s app store is still Google-less, but it has most everything else you’d want, alongside a surprisingly large number of free games. It’s not egregious enough to ruin the value. And if you do use Prime, it’s great.Really, a device like the Fire is inevitable. The tablet market is stretching to its ends: Companies have realized that the things just aren’t essential, so they’re turning them into high-end laptop substitutes or increasingly affordable entertainment machines. In other words, this is the yin to the Surface Pro’s yang.Fun fact: With the exception of that time I moved to China to teach English, I haven’t checked one bag in my nearly seven years of traveling around the world.I pack light, to be sure, but neither my sense of style, nor my personal hygiene, nor my general preparedness has suffered.





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