CES doesn’t get much love from mobile phones; many companies prefer to wait a month until the mobile-centric MWC. However, Sony has announced their new mid-range devices the Xperia XA2 and XA2 Ultra. The Xperia XA2 comes with one of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 630 chipsets and 3GB of RAM, a 5.2-inch, 1080p display and comes with … Read more
AMD killed it last year with their Ryzen and Threadripper CPUs, finally putting some real pressure on Intel and offering high core count CPUs at affordable prices. Not resting on their laurels, they have already followed up the first CPUs with the new Ryzen 3 2200G and Ryzen 5 2400G which offer 4/4 and 4/8 … Read more
I reviewed the excellent Sudio Vasa BLÅ back in 2016. At the time they offered a designer look, premium build quality for a reasonable price tag of £69. Sudio have now followed this model up with the Tre, which are priced at £79 but you can get them with 15% off if you use the … Read more
We have been bombarded with product news this week thanks to CES, but it is only one month away from another major international tech event, the Mobile Work Congress (MWC). Like CES but for Mobiles this event will see the launch of dozens on new and innovative products. The most significant release undoubtedly is going … Read more
Setting up VPN for your IOS device is made very easy due to the apps available. Whether you want to gain region-restricted content or you want to trick your new IOS device into thinking you’re in a different country. This is all made easy by accessing VPN. What is a VPN Before we start, you’re probably … Read more
I was very impressed with the Suunto Spartan Trainer, it offered multi-sports features at an affordable price. So it is good to hear that Suunto today has announced the new Suunto 3 Fitness, a smart and robust fitness watch for people who lead an active lifestyle and value health and wellbeing. A beautifully designed personal training companion … Read more
With the boom in streaming online content, and the majority of devices using WiFi it is essential to get the best performance possible out of your wireless network. One of the most annoying 1st-world problems is buffering or downgraded quality when you are streaming. Many factors come into play with the WiFi speed, first of … Read more
While smartwatches may seem the rage nowadays, Garmin has kept things in-house focussing primarily on sports watches and other devices. They seem to do well with it too, dominating the market and I have loved all their products I have reviewed from the Garmin Fenix 3 to the Garmin Edge 1000. However, in a bid … Read more
I think this has to be my favourite smart home tech so far at CES this year. The Brilliant light switch/home automation hub, converts and existing light socket into a hub for all your home automation devices. As you would expect one of the primary functions is to control your lights, but the built-in 5” … Read more
I have previously reviewed one Android box before, and that was the M8S which appears to have been a massively popular device for people. I primarily use a Nvidia Shield, and an Amazon 4K box, or RPI3s. I like to watch a TV show on my lunch break so use an RPI3 on a widescreen, … Read more
I feel like I couldn’t live without a power bank near me at all time. Slim, powerful phones are all well and good, but if you can’t get a full days’ worth of use out of it, it is not much use. Hence my need for a power bank. I have reviewed many power banks … Read more
Panasonic doesn’t get as much attention as LG, Samsung, and LG, but from my experience, they produce fantastic TVs, and I even have one of their 4K sets as my main TV. During CES 2018 they have announced two new models, the FZ800 and FZ950, which will ship in 55-inch and 65-inch sizes. Both these … Read more
In a somewhat unexpected start to CES 2018, Nvidia has teamed up with Acer, ASUS and HP to launch massive 65-inch 4K 120Hz G-Sync HDR monitors. Aptly named Big Format Gaming Display (BFGD) this behemoth display blurs the lines between monitor and TV. Its 65-inch 4K screen can run at 120Hz and uses G-Sync technology … Read more
The smart kitchen has been on the precipice of going mainstream for years now. Samsung launched their excellent smart washer several years ago, and I saw Haier demoing a smart fridge back in 2013. With the massive success of Alexa, home automation seems to have been embraced by the public, and as a result, manufacturers … Read more
I personally use headphones for a couple of hours a day, primarily at the gym. The problem here is that I sweat a lot, and I am just generally a bit clumsy. Wired headphones always snag and break. Any headphone with electronics like controls always dies eventually. Wireless ones inevitably get lost or put through … Read more
LG has been consistently dominating the TV space at CES the past few years. Samsung may produce amazing QLED TVs but most critics still prefer the OLED TVs that have recently come out. With LG being the only producers are OLED technology and they are consistently pushing the boundaries of what is possible with this technology. We have already … Read more