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Best Amazon Echo devices for kids 2023

For many, Amazon Alexa was the inaugural voice assistant home device, and over the years, it’s poised to be even more useful as Amazon introduces its own ChatGPT-esque LLM (large language model) into Alexa’s bag of tricks. An Echo smart speaker isn’t all cutting edge ambient computing, though. As a simple tool for playing audio,… Read more

Best vinyl accessories for beginners 2023

Based off my Vinyl experience, these are the four accessories you’ll want to build your vinyl set-up. The vinyl revival is officially here and in full swing. Vinyl sales in the United States have grown year over year for the 17th consecutive year and show no signs of slowing. In 2022 Taylor Swift’s newest album… Read more

Best F1 streaming services 2023: Watch races live

How best to stream F1 races live – based on your location. Formula 1, the pinnacle of motorsport featuring the most elite racing in the world, has taken the USA by storm since the release of the Netflix series ‘Drive to Survive’ in 2019. While the USA is just catching on to one of the… Read more

Best VPN for Windows: Secure and fast options for your PC

The best VPN for Windows should deliver top performance while keeping you safe at the same time. There should be ample features in place to provide the best experience on Windows, whether you want to stream, play games online, or torrent safely. Just because any VPN service out there offers native apps for Windows doesn’t… Read more

Best camera phones 2023: Take pro photos and videos

With the best camera phones, you can take take pro-level photos and videos without the bulky DSLR bag. We’re living in the golden age of smartphone technology. From powerful hardware to slick software, today’s flagship models boast specs that blow their predecessors out of the water. But few features demonstrate this rapid rate of innovation… Read more

Best budget phones 2023: Top phones under $200

Just because you want a cheap phone, doesn’t mean you have to totally compromise on the available features. There are plenty of bargain phones under $200 / £200, and they’re often so good it seems bizarre a flagship phone costs at least four times as much. Budget phones might not have all of the latest… Read more

Best outdoor security cameras 2023

There is a wide range of indoor smart home cameras that can help you to protect your home or keep an eye on kids or pets. Smart home cameras can also be very useful for the outside of your home, too. Not only do outdoor smart home cameras boost your home security by providing a… Read more

Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro hands-on: Power and beauty

For a while in the smartwatch market, it seemed a lot of major tech companies were avoiding Google’s Wear OS platform and – instead – opting to build their own software instead. Over the past couple of years though, that’s changed. Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch running a Samsung-ified version of Wear OS and now… Read more

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses hands on: The story continues

A couple of years back, Ray-Ban teamed up with Meta, or Facebook at the time, to launch their first generation of smart glasses, the Ray-Ban Stories. Now, they’re back together with a new range of smart spectacles, and the name has changed slightly. They’re now simply known as the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses collection, and… Read more

Meta Quest 3 hands on: Mixed reality for the masses

It feels like a long time since Meta began teasing its Quest 3 headset, but in reality, it was only back at the start of the Summer. In the time since, though, Apple unveiled its Vision Pro, causing many to rethink what the future of VR, MR or ‘spatial computing’ might look like. We’re still… Read more

Xiaomi 13T Pro hands-on: First impressions of the fast-charging monster

Just like 2022, Xiaomi has unveiled a ‘T’ series of its flagship phone range, aiming to deliver near-enough flagship performance in a device that doesn’t cost quite as much as the Xiaomi 13 Pro. Xiaomi/Pocket-lint Xiaomi 13T Pro Xiaomi’s latest ‘T’ series model offers a flagship level chipset from MediaTek, really fast charging and a… Read more

Xiaomi Smart Band 8 hands-on: Comprehensive fitness tracking on a budget

The latest Xiaomi fitness tracker gives you lots of customisation options, faster performance and retains an affordable price tag. Xiaomi has been in the fitness band game for a long time. It launched its first band – then called Mi Band – way back in 2014 before Apple had even launched its first smartwatch. Since… Read more

Garmin Approach S70 review: A golfer’s best friend

Golfers crave knowledge. They want to know it all, whether it’s learning a new tweak for their swing or understanding the layout of a course they’re getting ready to play. For the latter, the Garmin Approach S70 has every feature a golfer could ever want. It builds on the legacy of the beloved Garmin Approach… Read more

DJI Mini 4 Pro review: Aerial perfection

The DJI Mini 3 Pro was my favourite drone of 2022, and possibly my favourite drone ever. It’s compact and lightweight, which makes it great to travel with, and it’s small enough that it doesn’t come off as intimidating to those passing by. At the same time, it offers great image fidelity and enough professional… Read more

Philips Sleep Headphones review: Sound asleep

If you struggle to drift off to sleep, the Philips Sleep Headphones have been designed to help. Unlike your standard wireless earbuds, they are built to be comfortable enough to wear to bed, while delivering relaxing sounds and tracking your slumber time too. Built in collaboration with Kokoon, a startup that raised big bucks on… Read more