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H ere at Rolling Stone Recommends , a good portion of our workload (and the most fun part of our jobs) is testing new products. Throughout the year, our team of shopping experts and editors get to take hundreds of new products into the real world. After this testing, a small chunk of products get our ultimate seal of approval: a spot on the annual Rolling Stone Essentials list.

For Rolling Stone Essentials 2026, we selected around 50 of our favorite products, services, and brands that more than caught our attention this year. Our Essentials finalists represent the best examples of utility, innovation, and design in the product world ri

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