The Best Smart Garage Door Opener Controller

If you’ve ever arrived home only to discover you left the garage door open all day, then you should get a smart garage-door opener controller. These small devices connect to your existing garage-door opener, and they allow you to open or close your garage door from anywhere, or to check on the door’s status, using an app or even a voice assistant like Amazon Alexa. The Tailwind iQ3 Smart Automatic Garage Controller has the best hardware of any controller we tested, and its unique location technology triggers it to securely open your door when you arrive home.

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The Best Removable Wallpapers

For DIY-inclined renters and homeowners alike, peel-and-stick removable wallpaper (also called self-adhesive removable wallpaper) can quickly transform a space. Whether it comes in a precut panel or a long roll, peel-and-stick wallpaper works just like it sounds: You peel off the backing and stick it on the wall. These wallpapers are designed to remove as cleanly as possible from non-textured walls that are painted in most finishes—ideally avoiding the need to repaint.

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The Best Monitor Arms

A monitor that’s positioned too high or too low—or too close or too far from you—is a recipe for neck and shoulder pain. Unlike the stand that comes with most monitors, a monitor arm provides flexibility to position your screen exactly where you want it for proper ergonomics and comfort. It can also free up space on your desk and help your workspace look neater. After assessing 10 monitor arms ranging in price from $50 to $335 in a new round of testing, we found that the Fully Jarvis Monitor Arm is the best option. It moves smoothly into a wide range of positions and angles, holds monitors up to 32 inches in size steadily and securely, and is easy to set up. It’s also backed by the longest warranty we’ve seen for monitor arms.

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How to Revive an Old Computer for Your Kid—or Decide on a New One

New laptops have been in short supply, and prices have steadily risen over the past couple years due to a combination of increased demand, supply-chain issues, and inflation. Whether you need a computer for your child to use for schoolwork and distance learning, entertainment, or a combination of both, or you want to save some cash and keep a laptop out of a landfill by resurrecting an old one, you have a few options.

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5 Deals Just in Time for the End of Summer

Do you feel the slight shift in the air? That nearly imperceptible lessening of the sun, the quieting of cicadas, and the feeling that things are coming to an end? That’s right, summer is nearly over. So if you didn’t get to have as much fun as you wanted or are just trying to keep the good times rolling into a likely hot September, we’ve got you covered. From sunglasses and solar chargers to hammocks for laying out in the almost-manageable heat, the Wirecutter Deals team is bringing you the best deals for your final summer hurrah.

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The Best Women’s Underwear

A bad pair of underwear can ruin your day. It can pinch, pull, tug, cut, and end up in all the wrong places. Many people have a drawer full of ’em, with dozens of pairs that just don’t quite fit. And then there are a few well-loved favorites that rise to the top of the pile every time, rotating from butt to laundry bin and back again. Our goal was to find pairs you’d love so much that you’d dump out your drawer of rejects—so we spent more than 25 hours researching (and countless hours wearing) women’s underwear. If you can put on our picks and never have to think about them again, we’ve all won.

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The Best Flashlight

The smartphone in your pocket probably has a flashlight, and it’s probably pretty good at shining about 3 feet in front of you. But you can get far better illumination, versatility, ergonomics, and durability with the ThruNite Archer 2A V3, a flashlight that has a lot in common with its costlier competitors. We settled on this model after spending four weeks in the New Hampshire woods with 23 flashlights, draining almost 80 batteries, researching the topic for over 50 hours, reading through countless threads at a number of flashlight enthusiast forums, and speaking to a man who has personally reviewed almost 200 flashlights.

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