Product: Jawbone UP
Price: $99.99
Rating: Recommend*

Jawbone is mostly known for their bluetooth products (headsets and Jambox speakers), but they definitely changed direction with their new product, UP. The fitness wristband inspires one to "move more, sleep better and eat smarter." After spending a week with it, we'll take a look at the UP (as well as its accompanying app) and see if it's worth the wearing 24 hours a day.
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Do CFLs work best in overheard lights or in table lamps? What fixtures work well for LEDs? In our second to last Lightbulb Wars video, Maxwell visits Lighting by Gregory to talk about how to light your home. Interested in getting new light fixtures and light bulbs for your home? Then don't miss our shopping resource list below the jump: More

Product: Wacom Intuos4 Drawing Tablet (Medium)
Price: $349.99
Rating: Strong Recommend*

We recently acquired a new Wacom Intuous4 Tablet (Medium), and after experimenting with it for a few days are wondering how we managed without one all this time. In other words, it's pretty dang $! Find out what we like (and love) about the Intuos4, and see if one of these bad boys has your name on it for Christmas.
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Product: Energizer Glas Task Light
Price: $59.99
Rating: Recommend*

Energizer's Glas Task Light is part of Energizer's collection of lights crafted specifically for the home. All the lights in the collection are family-friendly and energy efficient. We got to test out the task light while working at home and were impressed with LED light fixture that managed to stay cool even after hours of work.
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Light Bulb:
Price: $9.97 at Home Depot
Household Use: reading lamp, task light, or overhead
Light Appearance: daylight, 3000K
Bulb It Replaces: Ecosmart Soft White CFL 40 watt equivalent
Overall Rating: Strong Recommend*

I am really excited about this bulb. It looks like an incandescent in the fixture, the light is almost identical to an incandescent, and it is compact. More

Name: Sofshell iPad 2 Case

Price: $49.50

Rating: Strong Recommend*

Picture this: your brand new, fresh out-the-box, sleek iPad. The back of the iPad, while beautiful, is very slippery, and there's more than a fair chance at one time or another, you'll fumble or even drop the tablet, abiding to both Newton's and Murphy's law. Know all this we were interested in a product which claimed not only to provide a protective skin that would hold it secured to a flat surface up to 70 degrees, but claimed it could keep it steady while putting the pedal to the metal... More

Product: HTC Radar 4G
Price: $99.99 (with 2 year contract)
Rating: Recommend*

Last week's I sat down with Microsoft for a hands-on demo of their latest WP7 handsets and a walk-through of the Mango OS. And though my eyes and hands continually wandered over to the two flagship models, the ninja quick Samsung Focus S and expansive IMAX-screen HTC Titan, it was the mid-tier HTC Radar I went home with for a hands-on experience with the latest Mango-fied handset marketed for the mainstream... More

Light Bulb: Phillips Ambient LED A21, 75=Watt Equivalent
Price: $39.97 at Home Depot
Household Use:overhead, spot, or ambient]
Light Appearance: daylight, 2700K
Incandescent It Replaces: General Electric Soft White 60w
Overall Rating: Strong Recommend*

I was a little concerned that this bulb would not omit a white light when I saw its yellow appearance but I was very pleasantly surprised once I turned it on. Not only was this LED nearly indistinguishable from its incandescent control bulb, but it was brighter. To be fair, I tested it against a 60 watt incandescent and the Phillips bulb is a 75 watt equivalent bulb. More

Product: Libratone Live
Price: $699 ($799 for cashmere units)
Rating: Recommend*

Coming by way of Scandinavia, a region long known for playful designs tempered by modernist sensibilities, the Libratone Live follows the Danish design tradition with a wireless twist. A plush monolith, the Live is certainly the most unique looking Airplay option out there, and that's something to be said in a category where some of the more unusual designs already reside. Whether the Libratone Live is the best Airplay audio option for you depends on several factors we detail below...
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Light Bulb:
Price: $24.97 at Home Depot
Household Use: Overhead, spot, ambient
Light Appearance: White light, 3000k
Incandescent It Replaces: PAR30 or 70-watt
Overall Rating: Recommend*

Changing light bulbs is a pain, so I was very hopeful that with the EcoSmart LED bulbs I'd never again have to change the bulbs on my 12-foot high ceilings. Find out if this EcoSmart bulb will save me from getting out the ladder again, after the jump! More