MWC: Oral-B GENIUS X Electric Toothbrush takes the AI craze to your mouth
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MWC: Oral-B GENIUS X Electric Toothbrush takes the AI craze to your mouth

Hidden away in the depths of hall 8 at MWC was the Oral B booth. Not exactly something you would expect to see at the Mobile World Congress, but the toothbrush uses a mobile app and they were based in the app hall, so I will give them a pass. Oral B will be launching…

MWC 2019 welcomes back the weird and wonderful. Finally, some interesting phones, even if some are crap
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MWC 2019 welcomes back the weird and wonderful. Finally, some interesting phones, even if some are crap

Sadly, I was struck down ill just as MWC was getting into the swing of things, but my take away from the show is that the world of phones is finally getting interesting again. No longer is each brand releasing a similar glass slab of a phone with slightly different camera configurations. We finally are…

Tools for Protecting Yourself on the Internet

Tools for Protecting Yourself on the Internet

Connecting to the internet can be fraught with hazards, especially nowadays when hacking is common and cybercriminals use spyware, malware, trojans – and even ransomware to lock up devices and demand a cash sum. Cybercriminals also setup evil twin WiFi hotspots designed to let them sniff people’s data and steal information, login credentials, and even…

Kodak Cherish 685 PTZ Indoor home security camera review
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Kodak Cherish 685 PTZ Indoor home security camera review

I reviewed the outdoor Kodak PTZ network camera back in July last year, it was a good camera, but it was let down somewhat with the poorly designed software compared to many popular brands such as  Nest, Ring and Arlo. Most recently I have been reviewing their Cherish F685 Home Security Camera which is an indoor PTZ camera…

Den Automation Review – Mechanical smart light switches and power
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Den Automation Review – Mechanical smart light switches and power

[Update 28/10/2019] It has come to my attention that Den Automation has almost certainly ceased trading. It has been reported that they have switched the severs off so all the smart functionality of the switches will no longer work properly. You should therefore no buy the products. I have covered the issue in more detail…

Nokia 9 PureView announced. Will its dated internals distract from the revolutionary camera?
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Nokia 9 PureView announced. Will its dated internals distract from the revolutionary camera?

I feel like I have been hyped about the Nokia 9 for years, the Nokia 8 was launched back in 2017 and was the last proper high end device Nokia launched. The Sirocco came after but it was the same device but a different screen. Long delays in the world of tech is never a…

Huawei Mate X Foldable 5G Phone Announced – Larger & thinner than Samsung Galaxy Fold
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Huawei Mate X Foldable 5G Phone Announced – Larger & thinner than Samsung Galaxy Fold

Following the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Fold all eyes have been on Huawei to see how they will compete. During a pre-brief on Saturday I was able to get a first glimpse of the phone, and it was impressive to say the least, with most concerns about the design assuaged. This post will go…

Huawei Matebook X Pro refreshed for 2019 with i7 8565u & Nvidia MX250 2GB. Plus new OneHop NFC sharing tech
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Huawei Matebook X Pro refreshed for 2019 with i7 8565u & Nvidia MX250 2GB. Plus new OneHop NFC sharing tech

Huawei today has announced a refresh for their laptop lineup. It is somewhat over-eclipsed by the up and coming phone announcement but the new laptops offer flagship specs with innovative features. The announcement included three laptops including the flagship Huawei Matebook X Pro and then also Matebook 14 and 13 models. Each laptop has been…

Yale Smart Living All in One Outdoor Camera Review – SV-DAFX-W
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Yale Smart Living All in One Outdoor Camera Review – SV-DAFX-W

The Yale Smart Living All in One Outdoor Camera is a new product from Yale which acts as a stand-alone device with onboard video recording and app control via Yale View putting it in direct competition with popular home surveillance options such as Arlo and Blink. At the time of writing, this does not appear…

Xiaomi announce Mix 35G device at #MWC19 priced at £520 available from May
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Xiaomi announce Mix 35G device at #MWC19 priced at £520 available from May

This is the first year Xiaomi is launching a device at MWC in less than a decade they have gone from launch to the 4th largest phone company in the world. During the event the speaker tried to show off some of their Smart home IoT devices but embarrassingly this failed with Google not responding…

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