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I ll be honest, I didn t have a lot of faith in robot mops. A carpet and a tank of water â unattended â seems like a recipe for disaster for a machine that s just guessing on floor type. And doesn t babysitting defeat the purpose of a robotic cleaner in the first place?
But Roborock s latest stab at automated dry and wet cleaning, the Roborock S7, can be trusted to do both jobs without getting itself into trouble.
Design and setup: Sleek and simple
At first glance, the S7 looks as expensive as it is. The design (a shiny black or white surface with silver trim and a knob on top) doesn t deviate much from past models, but the minimalism is classier than most Roombas.Â
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Before I tried out the Fenix 6 Pro Solar, all I knew is that itâs one of Garminâs more maximalist models thatâs âtested to U.S. military standards for thermal, shock and water resistanceâ and priced at $799.99.Â
Admittedly that description sounded a little excessive for my purposes as most of my activity comes in the form of running. But I was curious about how user-friendly and useful in general its many features would be.
And it delivers to the military standards â but it s a great fitness wearable for athletes or adventurers who obsess over data, tracking, mapping, and more.Â
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This past year of pandemic living has made nearly everyone more reliant on screens⦠ and therefore more desperate than ever for screen-free entertainment. That s particularly true of families, who may be searching for non-screen toys for their youngest members (if they have an educational component, even better).Â
Thanks to this confluence of circumstances, kid-specific
audio speakers and storytellers are having a big moment. The German-made Toniebox, a durable-yet-squishy cube that plays a variety of stories and songs for kids, saw sales spike by 500% in Europe within the first month of the pandemic-related lockdown in 2020. These devices occupy little ones with stories and songs, are designed to be used without a parent present, and encourage aural learning and a love of reading.Â