Kevin Nguyen leads electronics testing for The American Buyer, with a particular focus on audio gear and smart home devices. He builds the calibrated measurement protocols the team uses for noise reduction, battery life, and connectivity claims, then pairs those numbers with panelist experience over weeks of ordinary use, not a single unboxing session.
Walk through the kitchen section of any major retailer in 2026 and you will notice a shift that would have seemed unlikely a decade ago. American-made kitchen products are not just surviving —...
Instant Vortex Plus 6-Quart by Instant Brands earned our top recommendation after testing 8 products.
Coway Airmega AP-1512HH by Coway earned our top recommendation after testing 9 products.
BenQ ScreenBar Halo by BenQ earned our top recommendation after testing 13 products.
Sony WH-1000XM5 by Sony earned our top recommendation after testing 23 products.
Anker 737 PowerCore by Anker earned our top recommendation after testing 26 products.
Ryobi RY142300 by Ryobi earned our top recommendation after testing 27 products.
LG WM4500HBA by LG earned our top recommendation after testing 35 products.
Fall yard cleanup is not optional maintenance — it is the difference between a lawn that comes back green and thick in April and one that emerges patchy, disease-ridden, and overrun with weeds....
Moving into your first apartment is expensive enough before you start buying things to put in it. Between security deposits, first and last month's rent, and moving costs, most new renters arrive...
Garage organization is one of those home improvement categories where the gap between the Pinterest vision and the lived reality is widest. Thousands of perfectly staged garage photos circulate...
Raised garden beds are the most efficient way to grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers in an American backyard. They solve the three most common problems that defeat in-ground gardening: poor native...
The Instant Pot and the slow cooker promise the same thing: set it, walk away, come back to a finished meal. But they approach that promise from opposite directions. A slow cooker uses gentle,...
A dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one. This is not a cliche — it is physics. A dull blade requires more force to cut, which means less control. When the blade slips off a tomato skin or...
Robot vacuums have reached the point where roughly one in four American households owns one, according to a 2025 survey by the Consumer Technology Association. Yet the most common question our...
Six months ago, I replaced every light bulb in my 2,400-square-foot home with smart LED bulbs. All 42 of them. Not because I wanted to control my lights with my phone — though I can — but because...
Installing a smart thermostat is the rare home improvement project that genuinely pays for itself. According to Energy Star, a properly programmed smart thermostat saves the average American...
The Energy Star label appears on everything from refrigerators to light bulbs to entire buildings. It is one of the most recognized certification marks in America, and most consumers assume it...
