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Consumer Reports: Babies

  • Baby & child news roundup: Toys, outlet covers, family cars, more

    Baby & child news roundup: Toys, outlet covers, family cars, more Outlet cover choking hazard. A concerned grandfather wrote to us recently to say that the family of his "toddler granddaughter" had been given some animal-shaped outlet covers that he suspected were more of a hazard than an...

  • New Blu-ray player Ratings: Movie-streaming grows, prices to plummet?

    New Blu-ray player Ratings: Movie-streaming grows, prices to plummet? Vizio’s VBR100 Blu-ray player will be $100 on Black Friday. If you’re on the hunt for a high-def Blu-ray player to go with your new flat-panel HDTV , here’s some good news: Our latest Blu-ray player Ratings ,...

  • Daily electronics deals

    Daily electronics deals Today's deals, courtesy of The Consumerist: Amazon : Palm Pre Phone (with new service plan from Sprint) for $79.99 w/ Free shipping Walmart : Virgin Mobile Slash Prepaid Camera Cell Phone with Bluetooth, VMM310SMKIT190 for $20 + $0.97 Shipping BestBuy : Dynex - 32"...

  • Holiday guide: Best toys for children 3 to 6 years old

    Holiday guide: Best toys for children 3 to 6 years old By 3 years old, children start interacting with each other and engaging in pretend play. They enjoy acting out grown-up roles and using props such as costumes to bring their imaginations to life. Suggested toys Electronic toys that...

  • Warner Bros. turns old DVDs Blu

    Warner Bros. turns old DVDs Blu First it was exchanging old HD DVD discs for Blu-ray versions. Now Warner’s at it again with a “DVD2Blu” program that let’s you swap old DVDs for new Blu-ray versions of the same movie—for a price. Just go to Warner Bros.' DVD2Blu website and sele...

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Consumer Reports: Cars

  • Countdown to Black Friday: Best GPS deals

    Countdown to Black Friday: Best GPS deals Black Friday is the busiest day of the holiday shopping season and with the state of the economy, a number of stores are offering great discounts and deals on a number of popular items. In fact, some are so anxious, they are offering door-buster-...

  • Toyota takes on IIHS Top Safety Picks

    Toyota takes on IIHS Top Safety Picks Just days after its public shouting match with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over sudden acceleration claims, Toyota is now arguing with the nation’s top private safety organization, the Insurance Institute for Highway...

  • Consumer Reports family sedans chat

    Consumer Reports family sedans chat Today, Consumer Reports experts will be online to discuss the latest road test group—family sedans—here in the Cars blog at 1 p.m. ET. As seen in the December 2009 edition of Consumer Reports magazine, we tested several all-new and updated models,...

  • Pricing: 2010 Acura ZDX

    Pricing: 2010 Acura ZDX Acura has announced a starting price of $45,495 for the new ZDX four-door luxury crossover. The sleek, new MDX-based car will be available in three trim packages: base, Technology Package ($49,995) and Advanced Package ($56,045). All models come standard with all-...

Consumer Reports: Health

  • Countdown to Black Friday: Best GPS deals

    Countdown to Black Friday: Best GPS deals Black Friday is the busiest day of the holiday shopping season and with the state of the economy, a number of stores are offering great discounts and deals on a number of popular items. In fact, some are so anxious, they are offering door-buster-...

  • Toyota takes on IIHS Top Safety Picks

    Toyota takes on IIHS Top Safety Picks Just days after its public shouting match with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over sudden acceleration claims, Toyota is now arguing with the nation’s top private safety organization, the Insurance Institute for Highway...

  • Consumer Reports family sedans chat

    Consumer Reports family sedans chat Today, Consumer Reports experts will be online to discuss the latest road test group—family sedans—here in the Cars blog at 1 p.m. ET. As seen in the December 2009 edition of Consumer Reports magazine, we tested several all-new and updated models,...

  • Pricing: 2010 Acura ZDX

    Pricing: 2010 Acura ZDX Acura has announced a starting price of $45,495 for the new ZDX four-door luxury crossover. The sleek, new MDX-based car will be available in three trim packages: base, Technology Package ($49,995) and Advanced Package ($56,045). All models come standard with all-...