Price divided by actual uses is the most honest number in technology, so I calculated it for everything I own. The rankings humiliated my most exciting purchases and crowned the most boring object in the house.
Some of the most heavily marketed tech products of 2026 are quietly terrible value. Here are seven things we would not spend money on this year and the smarter alternative for each one.
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