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ZDNET’s key takeaways The EcoFlow Delta Pro Ultra battery and inverter unit is available now for $6,299 while the Smart Home Panel 2 is available for $1,899. The single unit has a 6kWh capacity and supports a 7,200W output and 5.6kW solar input, allowing it to run an entire home, especially when stacked with other units for increased capacity. The Delta Pro Ultra is a decidedly expensive solution for a home backup system, and though…

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET The Dyson Airwrap may be the most viral hair styling tool, with videos of the tool going viral years after launching. I was influenced by social media and asked for it as a Christmas gift two years ago. So, I am sure you want to know if the Dyson Airwrap was worth it. Simply put, two years later, it is still one of my most reached-for hair tools, having just used it last…

Vertigo3d/Getty Images Four major AI chatbots are churning out “significant inaccuracies” and “distortions” when asked to summarize news stories, according to a BBC investigation. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot, Google’s Gemini, and Perplexity AI were each presented with news content from BBC’s website and then asked questions about the news. The report details that the BBC asked chatbots to summarize 100 news stories, and journalists with relevant expertise rated the quality of each answer.  Also: Why Elon Musk’s $97 billion bid for OpenAI…

Best Buy’s Presidents’ Day sale is expected to run from Feb. 10-17, but it’s likely some of these deals may hang around a bit after that, especially at competing retailers. However, if there’s something you’re eyeing, we’d recommend scooping it up now.  Deals are subject to sell out or expire at any time, though ZDNET remains committed to finding, sharing, and updating the best product deals for you to score the best savings. Our team…

ZDNET It happens like clockwork, around the first of each month. Sites that focus on technology churn out nearly identical articles, all based on a chart like this one, prepared by the good folks at Statcounter Global Stats.   Every month, tech bloggers try to turn a chart like this one into a story, but most of them miss what’s actually happening. Statcounter GS I saw that chart in dozens of posts this month, along with…

Nina Raemont/ZDNET What’s the deal?  Amazon is taking $30 off the Beats Solo Buds, cutting the price of the earbuds down to $50 ahead of Presidents’ Day.  ZDNET’s key takeaways The Beats Solo Buds are budget earbuds at $80 (and currently on sale for $30 less) and available to purchase now.  Their compact size, fun colors, and 18-hour battery life make them earbuds appealing to Beats devotees. Other earbuds offer features these earbuds lack —…

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET What’s the deal? The EcoFlow River 2 Max portable power station 499Wh variant is on sale for only $299, a $100 discount. Also: The 60+ best early Presidents’ Day tech deals live now: Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and more I love power stations. They’re the off-grid adventurer’s answer to the power bank. They’re a huge box of batteries that can charge USB devices and run gadgets that need AC power. But power stations…

ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy — devices and products we desire, need, or would recommend. Our experts looked for deals that were at least 20% off (or are hardly ever on sale), using established price comparison tools and trackers to determine whether the deal is actually on sale and how frequently it drops.  We also looked over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The EcoFlow Delta Pro 3 battery generator is available now for $3,699 The Delta Pro 3 has a capacity of 4 kWh, can be used with other units for up to 12 kW output, and features wheels for easy transport The DP3 is very heavy, a factor buyers should consider if they plan to load it in and out of vehicles What’s the deal? The EcoFlow Delta Pro 3 power station is…