The reviewers
Every score on this site has a name attached to it. These are the people who ran the tests, and the beats they are trusted on.
6 reviewers · 31 articles
- Priya RaghunathanSenior reviewer, audioRuns the audio bench: a fixed head-and-torso rig, a sealed room, and a commute she has taken so many times it counts as a control group.8 articles2 reviews
HeadphonesEarbudsSpeakers
- Dana WhitlockEditor-in-chiefEditor-in-chief. Sets the test protocols, signs off every score, and keeps the spreadsheet where a product's price stays hidden until the testing is done.7 articles2 reviews
Test methodologyScoringWorkspace
- Marcus OyelaranLead reviewer, computingNine years of shipping laptops back to manufacturers with the battery report attached. Cares more about sustained clocks than peak ones.6 articles2 reviews
LaptopsMonitorsKeyboards
- Nils HalvorsenReviewer, fitness and wearablesPuts roughly 60 miles a week into whatever the lab sends him, with a chest strap on and a track that does not lie about distance.5 articles2 reviews
Running shoesGPS watchesWearables
- Sofia AlmeidaTest lead, kitchenPulled espresso professionally for six years before writing about the machines. Owns four thermometers and trusts two of them.5 articles2 reviews
EspressoGrindersKettles
- June ParkReviewer, workspace and ergonomicsAssembles every chair and desk twice — once by the manual, once the way a tired person would at 9pm — and reports both experiences.4 articles1 reviews
ChairsDesksLighting
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