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What we bought: How YNAB gives me peace of mind and keeps my money in check
I thought I was budgeting when I was really just expense tracking. The budgeting app You Need a Budget helped me organized my finances and plan for the future — here's how.
What we bought: Our favorite gadgets of 2023
These are the best gadgets Engadget editors bought this year.
What we bought: Casio’s latest flagship digital piano doubles as drool-worthy furniture
Casio’s latest flagship digital piano, the Privia PX-S7000 is an 88-key instrument that actually sounds like the real thing, thanks to a nifty quad-speaker system. It also feels like playing a piano, via the company’s hybrid hammer action keys. Finally, it looks great, which may not be important for most musical instruments, but is for a large piano that will likely sit in your living room.
What we bought: The self-emptying litter box that'll also empty your bank account
The Casa Leo’s Loo Too litter box is self-cleaning and filled with high-tech bells and whistles. It weighs your cat every time they use it and provides some minor health data. It also cleans itself via UV lights. It also costs $650, though that’s in line with the rest of the industry.
'Pizza Tower' is the 'Wario Land' + 'Sonic' crossover I didn’t know I wanted
The madcap Pizza Tower is part Wario Land, part Sonic the Hedgehog and one of the best 2D platformers I've played in years.
What we bought: Engadget’s favorite backpacks
We at Engadget have gone through many backpacks and bags -- some much better than others. Here's a list of our current favorite backpacks for school, work and everything in between.
What we bought: The last gamepad I’ll need to buy for Switch and PC
8BitDo's Ultimate Bluetooth Controller is built to avoid the scourge of stick drift, and it's a quality gamepad in most of the other areas that count, too.
SoftBank gave $170m to a social app whose users mostly didn't exist
Back in 2021, Japanese investment giant SoftBank led a little-known social media app called IRL to unicorn status and an overall valuation of $1.17 billion by investing over $170 million. Well, it just turned out that the app completely made up its user numbers, admitting that 95 percent of its purported 20 million user base was fake.
What we bought: I’m ashamed of how much I love Sage’s Creatista Plus
I’m never one to buy a product and then instantly pitch it our IRL strand, because I’m always worried that I’m still in the honeymoon period. I much prefer to use something that I’ve bought for months, or years, before I feel compelled to tell the world if it’s any good. But while I’ve had my Sage Creatista Plus for, now, just over a month, I already think it’s one of the better gadget purchases I’ve made in a while.
What we bought: Are touch-activated faucets smart or silly?
After my kitchen faucet sprung a leak, I went on a potentially foolish quest to see if today's new-fangled touch-activated faucets are worth it or a waste of money.
What we bought: Our favorite small kitchen essentials
Here's a list of the best small kitchen tools you can buy, as chosen by Engadget editors.
What we're listening to: 'Mockery Manor'
In this installment of our audio confessions, senior editor Daniel Cooper explains his love for a British thriller podcast that had him hooked almost immediately.
What we bought: The Breville Juice Fountain Plus is a surprisingly useful jet engine
There's a tiny jet engine inside the Breville Juice Fountain Plus that extracts liquid from even the driest produce you throw at it.
How this non-gamer fell in love with ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’
'Breath of the Wild' is the perfect game for non-gamers to explore.
What we bought: Thrustmaster’s T300RS GT Edition has made my digital driving a joy
Racing games get even better when you introduce more physicality into them. Thrustmaster’s T300RS GT Edition racing wheel is one I'd recommend to first-timers looking to step up their digital driving chops.
What we bought: Topre’s Realforce keyboard is totally impractical, but I can’t go back
Topre keyboards are an acquired taste and come with a serious premium, but for me, their luxurious feel is something most traditional mechanical keyboards can't match.
What we bought: I sold my car and bought this e-bike instead
After we sold one of our cars, we bought a Rad Power RadRunner Plus e-bike and I'm very glad we did.
What we bought: The standing desk I chose after researching the hell out of the competition
I bought an Uplift standing desk two years ago and now the thought of a normal desk makes no sense to me.
What we bought: Our favorite books of 2022
Here are our favorite books of 2022, as chosen by Engadget readers.
What we bought: Our favorite gadgets of 2022
Here's a list of all of Engadget's favorite gadgets that we personally bought in 2022.
