Best for Quick Dinners: Instant Pot Duo Plus
The Internet is obsessed with the Instant Pot. It looks like a typical countertop rice cooker, but it has magical powers that allow you to cook almost any meal you can think of. Replace your pots and pans, pressure cooker, steamer and rice cooker with just this tiny appliance. (We’re all for less clutter.) You can even make yogurt in your Instant Pot. And cakes!
Best for Being Heard: Amazon Echo Dot
This voice-controlled assistant will tell you the weather, play music, help you in the kitchen and even order you an Uber. You can Google anything from across the room or send a message to a friend without touching your phone. Hopefully, the technology will be good enough for you to someday say, “Alexa, do my laundry.” We can dream.
Best for LOL Fun: What Do You Meme Adult Party Game
Think you make better memes than your friends? Get a healthy competition going with this adult party game. Players match popular memes’ photos with over-the-top caption cards to create the funniest combos. Think of it as a version of Cards Against Humanity with ridiculous photos. But fair warning: Don’t invite your grandma to the game. You may be permanently embarrassed when she has to read your R-rated caption.
Best for a Spa Like Home: URPOWER Essential Oil Diffuser
This little diffuser — seriously, it’s slightly bigger than an iPhone — makes your house smell good and helps you breathe easier. Fill it with water and a few drops of your favorite essential oil to get rid of dry air. You can keep yours on continuously or set it to turn off and on (for 30 seconds each) until it runs out of water hours later. Bonus: it lights up in seven different colors that you control to match your mood.
Best for Binge Watching: Amazon Fire Stick with Alexa Voice Remote
Imagine if you could carry your TV in your pocket wherever you go. That’s what the Amazon Fire Stick does. Just plug it into your TV’s HDMI port — or take it on vacation — to get access to your favorite shows, movies, apps, websites, and more. Plus, this Fire Stick comes with the Alexa Voice Remote. Without touching a single button, you can tell the remote to turn on Game of Thrones or launch Hulu. It’s like you’re living in a sci-fi movie, but it’s real!
Best for Glowing Skin: TruSkin Vitamin C Serum
Shake up your beauty routine by adding in this vitamin C serum. You can even wear it under your makeup. It evens out skin tone, reduces acne, fades dark spots and smoothes out skin. It sounds too good to be true, but Amazon reviewers said they saw noticeable results after just 10 days. Plus, using the serum in combination with your daily sunscreen helps you block more of the sun’s rays.
Best for Noisy Commutes: Cowin E7 Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones
These noise-canceling headphones let you actually hear your music clearly in a bustling environment. They’re perfect for city dwellers, frequent travelers and people who wear headphones in a loud workplace. The Bluetooth connection means there’s no cord that tethers you to a device and the battery lasts for up to 30 hours. Plus, the headphones have a button that lets you control the volume, switch your playlist or take a call.
