CNN Underscored continually testsproducts—whether it’s a dash cam, flosser, or gaming monitor—to find the absolute best in every category. Our testing process is rigorous, starting with hours of research to find the top products in each category. Once we create a product testing pool, we test and retest each product multiple times in a live environment over weeks or even months.
This year, we’ve tested dozens of products—from bidets to mesh Wi-Fi routers to fitness earbuds—to find the best products you need to make life better. Below are the winning products for October.
The best workout headphones overall
We’ve used the Beats Fit Pro in the gym and throughout the day for work, play and commute and found its safety, sweat-resistant design and great audio make it perfect for anyone’s workout, whether you’re an Apple or Android user.
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The Best Headphones for Running and Outdoor Workouts
The Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Headphones don’t sound as good as sealed earbuds like the Beats Fit Pro, but we love using them for running and hiking because they allow you to hear your surroundings as clearly as if you weren’t wearing the headphones at all.
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Best bidet accessories
If you’re a bidet beginner and don’t want to spend too much money, the Tushy Classic fits under your existing toilet seat, gives you a comfortable flow of water, and has plenty of adjustability.
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The best water flosser overall
This full-featured cordless flosser takes up very little space on the counter, but has a large sink that lets you floss—and it was a joy to use in our tests.
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Best Air Fryer Overall
Its hefty feel, coupled with its reasonable price tag, convenient controls, and excellent cooking results, it’s easy to declare this fryer the best overall.
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Software and Services
A good third-person action RPG for Batman fans
Gotham Knights is a brand new open-world third-person action RPG featuring the Batman family. Although we had countless problems playing it, in the end it did more than it did wrong. So, if you’re a Bat Family fan, buy it. Otherwise, just wait for the release.
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Best music streaming service for Apple users
Apple Music is great for individuals already entrenched in Apple’s hardware and software ecosystem, although it works well on other devices as well.
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Best overall music streaming service
Spotify is an excellent all-around music streaming service with an intuitive interface, smooth social features, and a huge selection of music and podcasts.
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The Best Music Streaming Services for Audiophiles
We found Tidal to be the best music streaming platform for serious listeners because of its top-notch audio quality and higher royalty payouts for music artists.
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Best dash cam overall
With dual-channel cameras including front and rear video cameras, this Nextbase unit was the easiest to use in our testing and delivered the most impressive image quality.
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Best Screenless Dash Cam
While it doesn’t have a screen, the budget-friendly Scosche camera has the easiest-to-use mobile app yet, and promises quick and easy video playback when you need it.
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The Best Water Flossers for Travel
The large battery and water tank, as well as the fully waterproof construction, make it the perfect travel companion. It’s easy to use and operate, and it’s also easy to pack.
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Best 1080p Gaming Monitor
For gamers on a budget — especially first-person shooters — this small monitor with great color accuracy, HDR support, and a fast 360Hz refresh rate really delivers.
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Best 4K Gaming Monitor
ASUS’ top-of-the-line 4K monitor has the best picture quality we’ve tested, along with extremely low input lag—it’s expensive, but it’s the best gaming monitor we’ve found, and for serious gamers who can make the investment, It’s got.
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Best 1440p Gaming Monitor
For gamers without a state-of-the-art system—many of us—the 27-inch Alienware delivers excellent performance, with better color accuracy and quicker response times than any other monitor we’ve tested.
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Best Ultrawide Gaming Monitor
With an incredible picture and fast performance, this ultrawide OLED from Dell delivered the fastest response time in our tests and should satisfy any gamer looking for an immersive experience.
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Best overall mesh Wi-Fi router
Eero continues to master making Wi-Fi easier and better for the masses with simplified setup, wide coverage, high speed and affordability, and easy-to-manage parental controls, ad blocking, and network security.
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The best noise-cancelling earbuds
Featuring the best noise-cancellation we’ve heard from a pair of earbuds, the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 are our choice for discreet cabin and office noise cancellation.
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Best Noise Cancelling Over-Ear Headphones
Perfect for the commute, office, long flight or close to home, the Bose 700 combines Bose’s industry-leading ANC with great sound and a new, more comfortable, sleeker, slimmer design.
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The best wireless over-ear headphones overall
The Sony WH-1000XM5 improves on the XM4 with a smarter design and a refined noise-cancelling microphone—the best over-ear Bluetooth headphones you can buy. XM4 owners can wait for an upgrade, but for everyone else, the XM5 are high-end headphones.
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