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The best pairs of floorstanders will instantly supercharge your hi-fi system. They'll deliver room-filling sound no matter your space, acting as an attention-grabbing duo and offering the breadth, ...

My feet left imprints as if I had just stepped in wet cement, but the water started to absorb into the mat in seconds. I just wish my entire bathroom floor was made of Diatomaceous Earth!

Find out more about how we test. The SteelSeries QcK is a cloth mat offering an impressive surface for mousing whatever your needs, whether that’s navigating around the Windows desktop or ...

As any parent knows, one of the first things you do when you find out you’re expecting is prepare to babyproof the house – be that gates on the stairs or adorning your floor with a play mat ...

If you’ve had solid wall insulation fitted under the Energy Company Obligation 4 and Great British Insultation Schemes (GBIS) since 2022, it may be ‘substandard’, homeowners have been warned. As a ...

Are you paying attention to your pelvic floor health? The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and nerves that form a "supportive hammock" from the back, through the tailbone, lower abdominal area ...

I'd never felt drawn to the floor. On my list of comfortable resting surfaces, I've consistently ranked it below an air mattress and only slightly above a row of airport chairs. Accordingly ...

If you were to enter McDowell’s kitchen, you’d see four kitchen mats that cover almost her entire working space. They’re the fruit of a deep internet search for custom floor mats and can be ...

The best yoga mats are essential to help make the most out of your yoga classes, and if there's anything we wish we had known as yoga beginners, it's that your yoga mat is essential to your practice.

But if you want the combination of desk mat aesthetics and great feel for gaming, the Logitech G840 is where it's at. How we test mouse pads It's not easy assigning value to a piece of cloth, but ...

Behold the standing-desk mat. These mats, otherwise known as anti-fatigue mats, provide “better support and cushioning to our joints,” according to chiropractor Dr. Randi Jaffe, and help ...