The 12 best gadgets we reviewed this year

Engadget : Style, Travel

I've lost count of the number of things we reviewed this year at Engadget.

Boeing's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy
Boeing sign
Boeing has faced a near-constant string of hurdles in 2024.

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  • Boeing is having a rough year.
  • The company has faced mechanical problems, lawsuits, a leadership shake-up, and layoffs.
  • Here's a breakdown of how Boeing's year has gone from bad to worse.

Boeing has been going through it this year.

Photos show stunning designer Christmas displays at luxury hotels around the world

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Environment
There are three different Christmas trees: one from Riggs, Washington, DC, another from Hotel de Russie in Rome, and the last one from The Charles Hotel in Munich.
Several luxury hotels across the world collaborated with luxury brands — from Dolce & Gabbana to Jenny Packham — and artists to elevate their festive tree displays.

Riggs Washington, DC/Hotel de Russie/The Charles Hotel

LG’s brilliant B4 OLED TV is on sale with a $50 gift card for its best price ever

The Verge : Travel
You’d be hard-pressed to find an OLED TV for less right now. | Image: LG

One of the best Black Friday deals has returned — and this time, it’s done so with an added perk.

I caught the overnight Santa Claus Express from Helsinki to Lapland. St. Nick didn't show up, but the $73 train was full of surprises.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
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I rode the Santa Claus Express on a trip to Finland.

Eibhlis Gale-Coleman

Starring in a Christmas movie is becoming a lucrative career pivot

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Travel
Christmas ornaments with actors on them with a floating money background.
 

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On a cold and rainy night in November, over 2,000 people trekked to a nondescript arena on Long Island for some Christmas cheer.

Insider Today: Living to 150

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Style
Kayla Barnes-Lentz dressed in all white, sat on her hyperbaric oxygen therapy machine.
Kayla Barnes-Lentz uses a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber as part of her biohacking routine to try to live to 150.

Magdalena Wosinska

I stayed in an adults-only hotel for the first time. 6 surprises made it my favorite accommodation.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
the author in a white robe on a balcony in front of mountains
The reporter stayed at an adults-only resort for the first time in Jackson, Wyoming.

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My daughter started taking public transportation to school at just 10. The independence has given her a lot of confidence.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
A mom and her daughter pose in Morocco.
My daughter and I during a trip to Morocco. I'm glad the independence she's gained while taking public transit in Washington, DC, has made her a more confident traveler anywhere we go.

Jamie Davis Smith

Where the richest people in the world spend the December holidays

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos in Aspen, CO
Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos have spent their holidays in both Aspen, Colorado, and St. Barths.

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