Amazon launch Fire TV Blaster – Fire TV Cube functionality for older devices
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Amazon launch Fire TV Blaster – Fire TV Cube functionality for older devices

The stand out feature of the Fire TV Cube is the ability to control you AV equipment using voice commands. With the new Fire TV Blaster, you can combine and existing Fire TV Stick plus Echo and gain full voice control over your gear. The Fire TV Blaster is a small IR blaster that works…

Apple AirPods Pro vs AirPods 2 vs Huawei Freebuds 3 Compared  – Which to choose?
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Apple AirPods Pro vs AirPods 2 vs Huawei Freebuds 3 Compared – Which to choose?

[Update 18th November 2019] The Huawei Freebuds 3 are now on Amazon to buy. This week we have seen the launch of the Apple AirPods Pro priced at £249.00 and the first reviews of the Huawei Freebuds 3 priced at £169.99 came out. So, which is best and are the AirPods Pro worth £50 more…

Wharfedale Exson S Review – A premium & versatile portable speaker in a crowded marketplace.
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Wharfedale Exson S Review – A premium & versatile portable speaker in a crowded marketplace.

I was previously very impressed with the Wharfedale Exson M its affordable price and big sound won me over. The Exson S is its smaller brother but actually costs more, it is a more convenient size being more bag friendly and the design is a bit more appealing. Specification Model: Exson S Waterproof: IPX7 (up…

Nvidia Shield (2019) review – Lower price, Dolby Vision & an improved remote, but let down by 32-bit Android OS.
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Nvidia Shield (2019) review – Lower price, Dolby Vision & an improved remote, but let down by 32-bit Android OS.

The original Nvidia Shield TV launched in 2015, with a revision in 2017 using the same system on chip but in a sleeker design and some other minor improvements. In its four years of existence, it has been regarded as one of, if not the best set-top boxes on the market. Impressively, Nvidia has continued…

Is the tubular Nvidia Shield TV 2019 32-bit or 64-bit? Can 64-bit apps run on it?
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Is the tubular Nvidia Shield TV 2019 32-bit or 64-bit? Can 64-bit apps run on it?

As I started to write my glowing review of the Nvidia Shield TV 2019 it was brought to my attention that Nvidia has decided to use a 32-bit built of Android on the device. It is claimed that this is for the tubular shaped, none pro model which has 2GB of RAM. It is speculated…

Amazon Fire TV Cube 2019 Review – Still one of the best streaming devices on the market, but less impressive than last year.
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Amazon Fire TV Cube 2019 Review – Still one of the best streaming devices on the market, but less impressive than last year.

The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Ultra HD was and still is one of the best streaming devices on the market. With an RRP of £49.99, at the time of launch, it was one of two devices supporting Dolby Vision and HDR10+ and a fraction of the price of the Apple TV. The year has…

Xiaomi Mi TV 5 vs OnePlus TV Q1 vs Honor Vision Compared

Xiaomi Mi TV 5 vs OnePlus TV Q1 vs Honor Vision Compared

Xiaomi got into the smart TV business back in 2013, they are now on their 5th iteration with the Xiaomi Mi TV 5 which will be launched alongside the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro. This year Xiaomi face increased competition from other brands branching out into the smart TV market. Honor announced their Vision TV powered…

Huawei Freebuds 3 Review – £169 Great sounding noise-cancelling earphones that may be a better buy than the Apple Airpods Pro
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Huawei Freebuds 3 Review – £169 Great sounding noise-cancelling earphones that may be a better buy than the Apple Airpods Pro

[Updated on 5th of November 2018] The AI Life app will be available for iOS so you will be able to access the noise-cancelling functionality these earphones feature. Back at IFA in September, Huawei announced their latest earphones, the Huawei Freebuds 3, which feature a suspiciously similar design to the existing Apple Airpods but include…

NVIDIA Shield TV Pro & Standard 2019 vs Shield TV 2017 vs Fire TV Cube 2019 Compared – Which is the best streaming device for 2019?
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NVIDIA Shield TV Pro & Standard 2019 vs Shield TV 2017 vs Fire TV Cube 2019 Compared – Which is the best streaming device for 2019?

Yesterday Nvidia finally took the wraps off their new NVIDIA Shield TV and the Pro models with the new tubular-shaped model lowering the price down to £150 compared to the £180 currently charged for the existing model, and making it quite competitive with the new Fire TV Cube at £110. With Black Friday and Christmas…

Apple AirPods Pro rumoured to have active noise cancellation and rubber ear tips could cost $260
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Apple AirPods Pro rumoured to have active noise cancellation and rubber ear tips could cost $260

The Apple AirPods Pro has been rumoured for a while now and it looks like the near earphones could make one huge design change from previous Apple earphones. Apple have long bucked the trend of rubber eartips for their earphones, which I have always personally found bizarre as it makes getting a good fit difficult….