Tetiana Cherkashyna/Shutterstock You’re standing by the water when you suddenly drop your phone. Plop. After fishing it out, you’ll rush home and dump it in a bowl of rice. You’ve always heard rice will siphon off moisture, drying out the internals and saving it from the doom of a pseudo-watery grave.  Except that’s not going…

Boyloso/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Planes, trains, automobiles, mini figurines, spaceships, you can build a model of just about anything, and it’s a lot of fun, too. While some easy kits claim you don’t need tools, the more advanced ones will require you to have, at the very least,…

Proxima Studio/Shutterstock If you’re tired of the lackluster sound quality your TV speakers are cursed to deliver, it might be time for you to invest in a soundbar. Designed for plug-and-play connectivity, getting a soundbar up and running can often be done in just a few minutes. Many systems also come with all the accessories…

Tada Images/Shutterstock Snapchat lets you send messages, photos, and videos that disappear after a single view, 24 hours, or, occasionally, up to seven days. If you have been away from the social media app for the past few years, as you have been too busy using Instagram and its perks, you might realize a lot…

Oleg Opryshko /Getty Images No, you don’t truly own books that you may have purchased on your Kindle. That’s because digital files work differently from physical copies, meaning that when you purchase them from Amazon, you only get a license. You don’t receive a copy of the file that you can fully control, but this…

Alexander Sikov/Getty Images Electronic devices can be expensive, especially if you want the best of the best. That said, there are ways to be frugal when buying electronics, and once you get your gadget, you expect it to meet your needs without a fuss. Unfortunately, for some TCL and Roku smart TV owners, that hasn’t…

Athvisions/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Vertical monitors have seen a steep rise in popularity in recent times. And that makes perfect sense once you consider the benefits of using a monitor in a vertical alignment. They are not only good for working with documents, scrolling through web pages, or…

José Adorno/BGR Let’s cut straight to the chase – charging your iPhone with a 100W charger won’t destroy its battery. However, it’s important to use a certified accessory to ensure everything works appropriately. Besides that, using a 100W charger will not magically charge your iPhone at that power. Unlike some Chinese phones that have the fastest…

John Hanson Pye/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. May is here and along with it comes a fresh batch of hot deals. Like Garfield to lasagna, we’re constantly snooping the web for discounts on tech, because we like saving money on gear and accessories as much as anybody. This time…

Nuttawan Jayawan/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Owning a house is a huge achievement, equaled only by the responsibility to look after it and the people inside. With the right set of gadgets you can do just that, being prepared for the everyday or the unexpected. These essential devices…