Tyler Morgan

I plugged my original SNES into a 4K TV last month and got a blurry, laggy mess. That single moment sent me down a two-week rabbit hole of testing every RGB scaler I could get my hands on, so you don’t have to. If you’re hunting for the best RGB scalers for retro consoles, you … Read more

I still remember the first time I tried plugging my SNES into a flat-screen TV with the original yellow-white-red cable. The picture looked like a watercolor painting left out in the rain. Colors bled into each other, text was unreadable, and I gave up after ten minutes. That was the day I started hunting for … Read more

Picking the best retro gaming consoles in feels harder than it should. The category has split into four lanes – mini plug-and-play classics, FPGA cartridge hardware, emulation handhelds, and full-size arcade cabinets – and each one solves a different nostalgia problem. We spent eight weeks testing eight models across those lanes, ran them on a … Read more

I still remember the first time I plugged a proper component cable into my PS2 after years of composite mud. The text in Final Fantasy X went from a yellow smear to something I could actually read. That single upgrade changed how I felt about retro gaming, and it is why I take component cables … Read more

Your garage door is one of the largest entry points to your home, and yet it’s often the last thing people think to connect to their smart home. A smart garage door opener lets you open, close, and monitor your garage from anywhere using your smartphone, with real-time alerts if you accidentally leave it open. … Read more

I spent the last three months mounting, configuring, and living with eight solar-powered security cameras across two properties. I watched footage through a Pacific Northwest rainy stretch, a Texas heat dome, and a sub-zero week in the Adirondacks. If you are shopping for the best solar powered security cameras in , this guide tells you … Read more

If you share your home with a shedding cat, a drooly dog, or a whole menagerie of furry roommates, you already know the drill. Pet hair drifts into corners, dander hangs in the air for hours, and the faint scent of litter box visits can sneak into the living room. We tested, read, and cross-referenced … Read more

I spent the last three months testing under desk ellipticals at my standing desk, my regular desk, and on video calls with my editor. After logging roughly 280 hours of pedaling across eight different machines, I can tell you which ones actually move the needle and which ones are better left on the virtual shelf. … Read more

I built my first gaming room around an IKEA shelf and three HDMI cables tangled behind the TV. Two PS5 thermal warnings and one melted surge protector later, I learned that the best LED TV stands for gaming rooms are not just about the glow — they protect your consoles from heat, hide cable chaos, … Read more

A floating shelf for a gaming console is a wall-mounted storage shelf (typically 1 to 5 tiers) with hidden brackets that holds one or more consoles such as a PS5, Xbox Series X, or Nintendo Switch, often including integrated cable management and optional LED lighting. Our team spent 60 days testing the best floating shelves … Read more