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• Smoking Mittens or Felt Fedora? What Maxim, Consumer Reports, Vogue and others recommend you give for Christmas.
  Brendan I. Koerner Dec. 13, 2007
  
• Watch Me Now Assessing the best portable DVD players.
  Sam Eifling Dec. 6, 2007
  
• Sleeping Around What's the best inflatable mattress?
  Torie Bosch Nov. 15, 2007
  
• Photo Finish What's the top photo printer?
  Scott Elder Oct. 25, 2007
  
• Can You Hear Me Now? The best Bluetooth cell phone headsets.
  Laura Moser Oct. 4, 2007
  
• Silent Night Which snoring remedies actually work?
  Chip Brantley Sept. 20, 2007
  
• Head of the Class Backpacks you and your first-grader will love.
  Jennifer Howard Aug. 30, 2007
  
• Message in a Bottle Reusable water bottles you'll actually want to use.
  Laura Moser Aug. 21, 2007
  
• Coolin' the Gang Which portable air conditioner works best?
  Melonyce McAfee Aug. 7, 2007
  
• A Splash of Fun Kiddie pools your children will adore.
  Jennifer Howard July 24, 2007
  
• Top Gun The best weapon for water wars.
  Chad Lorenz July 10, 2007
  
• Sitting Pretty The best portable beach chair.
  Tom Bartlett July 3, 2007
  
• Will It All Come Out in the Wash? Sussing out the best stain removers.
  Dan Crane June 28, 2007
  
• Fired Up Which portable grill cranks up the heat? 
  Jude Stewart June 5, 2007
  
• Mother-Load We wade through the Mother's Day books so you don't have to.
  Dahlia Lithwick May 11, 2007
  
• Set Me Straight Which flat iron can conquer my crazy curls?
  Torie Bosch April 24, 2007
  
• A Good Run for Your Money What's the best way to loan a poor entrepreneur $20?
  Jude Stewart March 15, 2007
  
• The Really Big Picture Can a digital projector turn my living room into a screening room?
  Josh Levin Feb. 1, 2007
  
• Guiding Light Which book light outshines the others?
  Tom Bartlett Jan. 17, 2007