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The foundation of any smart home is smart speakers. They allow us to control all of our devices with just our voice. Amazon has pioneered in this space to show us what a modern-day smart home can do. With each new iteration of their Echo line of smart speakers, they’re looking for more ways to connect devices together. I’m reviewing the new Amazon Echo Dot and Echo Dot Kids (5th Gen).  Specs of the Amazon Echo Dot and Echo Dot for Kids The Amazon Echo Dot with Clock and Echo Dot for Kids are nearly two identical smart speakers. The...

This year, SPY’s gifting experts named the top trending gifts of the season. And alongside pickleball sets and new gadgets from Apple, we predicted that retro toys and games would be a big hit this year. Now, as the holiday shopping season ramps up, you can find classic 80s and 90s toys on sale. At Walmart, you can save $50 on the Ultimate Easy-Bake Oven, while Amazon has classic games like Bop-It, Super NES Classic and The Original Slinky. What was old is new again when it comes to gaming and toys. Not every classic toy from generations past is...

These are the best subscription boxes for kids and they make great gifts, too! Subscription boxes are great gift ideas for kids! 📦 Whether you’re looking for ways to keep kids engaged or need the perfect educational gift idea, we found the best subscription boxes for kids of all ages. 1. KiwiCo offers science and art STEM projects for kids of every age and up to 100 years old. KiwiCo is one of the best subscription boxes for kids because they make curated monthly packages for every age and interest. Starting at birth and curating boxes for even the most...

You don’t want to drive all over town trying to shop as local as possible for everyone on your gift list. This year’s Inland NW Holiday Gift Guide, featuring ideas from many Out There advertisers and other small businesses, will make shopping local easier. Biking Support your local bike shop and find gifts to get the ones you love out biking more. Here are a few ideas from some Spokane and North Idaho shops, but you can likely find these or other similar bike gift ideas at bike shops around the Inland Northwest. Specialized Air Tool Sport Floor Pump This...

One of the most famous locker-room stories in modern sports happened in 2013 when NHL player Joe Thornton said – for all to hear – that if he ever scored four goals in a single game, he’d skate naked in front of everyone in the arena. This description is the sanitized version and the comment was reported by the late-Vancouver sports reporter Jason Botchford – prompting a storm of criticism that the journalist had violated the sanctity of the locker room. It was a very public example of how hockey players – and athletes in general – view their sacred...