About

This Week the Trend is the publication and The Buying Game is a weekly post helping people figure out how best to spend their leisure money.

👋 My name is Tyler, and I've been covering all kinds of consumer electronics since 2013. As a self-identifying early adopter of technology, I’ve stumbled through the changing devices over the years and usually end up writing about how they work, why they're great, or how they could be better.

I've written thousands of stories for publications like The New York Times, PCMag, Business Insider, Newsweek, WIRED, Fast Company, and more. You can find some examples on my portfolio site: tylerh.work

More about The Buying Game

Each week, I write about, test, and come across a lot of products. Some of these are brand new, while others are just good deals on existing items. The Buying Game is an attempt to highlight the most notable ones in the form of a buying guide—one that isn't just a boring list of links.

Even if your budget doesn't allow you to spend any money at the moment, the game is a free way to digitally window shop. Feel free to disagree with my winning pick and let me know if you do.

Ethical disclosure

This is service journalism. No one is paying me to choose any of the recommendations.

Affiliate links, which offer a (very) small percentage of sales, may be used throughout posts. The availability of those links does not influence my decision to choose a product or not.

I do receive some products for free to evaluate. This has no bearing on how I feel about them. After a review, I either return the product, keep it for long-term evaluation, or donate it. I don't sell, and have never sold, review units.

To be clear, the goal is to earn money from this newsletter through paid subscribers. I would love for you to see a reason to invest in this publication.

In terms of past disclosures, I have never been paid by a company in exchange for a product review or recommendation. I don't own any individual stocks.