Microsoft Surface Pro 6 & Surface Laptop 2 Announced
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Microsoft Surface Pro 6 & Surface Laptop 2 Announced

October is a crazy month for product launches, and Microsoft has started the ball rolling with the announcement of the new Surface Pro 6 & Surface Laptop 2. We knew these laptops were coming, but we all were hoping the announcement would include the new Windows Surface Phone that is in the works, but we will sadly have…

Nest Thermostat E is available in the UK now for £199 – An easy to install smart thermostat
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Nest Thermostat E is available in the UK now for £199 – An easy to install smart thermostat

The Nest E has been available in the US for over a year now and is both cheaper than the Nest Learning Thermostat and claims to be easier to install. With its relatively simplistic, subtle design making it appear perhaps less prominent in your living space than other smart thermostats. You can tweak the temperature using…

Xiaomi opening a UK store soon in London – Finally UK stock of Pocophone F1?
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Xiaomi opening a UK store soon in London – Finally UK stock of Pocophone F1?

I post about Xiaomi a lot, and for good reason, they produce a huge number of excellent phones and electronics at bargain prices. UK availability is none existant though and with customers having to import products from sites such as Gearbest and Bandgood. Recently Xiaomi has made importing a little harder by preventing their Chinese based phones…

Samsung Announces New SmartThings Hub, Sensors and Button
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Samsung Announces New SmartThings Hub, Sensors and Button

With the dominance of Alexa and Google Assistant, Samsung SmartThings seems to have fallen on the wayside past couple of years. During Smart Home Week the SmartThings indicated they would be making a new push to promote the product and one of the reasons why it had not been more aggressively pushed was them waiting it out…

Best Bike Smart Trainers for Winter 2018 UK – Turbo trainers including direct drive and magnetic
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Best Bike Smart Trainers for Winter 2018 UK – Turbo trainers including direct drive and magnetic

I will be the first to admit I am a fair-weather cyclist, living on the coast up north means the cycling weather is rarely good at the best of time, and once it gets colder and even rainy-er I rarely get out. I don’t mind running in this weather, but I guess that’s because you are not…

The best mattress with long trial periods including pocket spring and latex
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The best mattress with long trial periods including pocket spring and latex

[Original post 20-December-2018] [Updated 25-September-2019] Refreshed the content, Nectar would now also be my first choice of memory foam.  We (should) spend a third of our lives in bed so investing in a good mattress will pay dividends for many years to come. With the development of memory foam, there has been a massive boom…

Yale launches Sync Smart Home Alarm an Alexa enabled alarm that integrates with Philips Hue for visual warnings
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Yale launches Sync Smart Home Alarm an Alexa enabled alarm that integrates with Philips Hue for visual warnings

There are a lot of smart security cameras on the market, apart from Yale not many other companies are innovating security in the smart home. I have previously covered their Keyless Connected Smart Lock, and Yale also has a multi-point Conexis L1 lock and handle that can replace your main uPVC door lock. Along with these locks,…

Amazon Announce New Echo Show & Echo Dot
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Amazon Announce New Echo Show & Echo Dot

To complement the release of the new Echo audio options, and weird kitchen gadgets, Amazon have also upgraded the Echo Show and Echo Dot. Echo Show Getting in there before Google releases the rumoured Home Hub, Amazon has updated the Echo Show, upgrading its looks considerably in favour of a minimalist design. The new Echo…

Amazon Launch new Echo Plus, Echo Input, Echo Link & Echo Sub covering nearly all audio needs,
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Amazon Launch new Echo Plus, Echo Input, Echo Link & Echo Sub covering nearly all audio needs,

The Amazon Alexa speakers have been immensely popular, but they really offered high-end audio. Computing companies have taken advantage of this, Google Home Max, Apple Homepod and multiple Sonos speakers all offer superior audio. Along with some of the unusual releases, today Amazon has logically released a new range of Echo products to fill in the…

Alexa in everything: AmazonBasics Microwave & Amazon wall clock both feature Amazon Alexa
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Alexa in everything: AmazonBasics Microwave & Amazon wall clock both feature Amazon Alexa

Amazon has launched a bevvy of new products, expanding their smart hardware set up considerably. It appears Amazon maybe throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks because 2 of the products are a little left field. While they are not the first company to get into the smart appliance game it appears to…

Xiaomi Huami Amazfit Verge launched a fully fledged smartwatch for £130
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Xiaomi Huami Amazfit Verge launched a fully fledged smartwatch for £130

While there have been no official UK stockings the Amazfit range of watches has been immensely popular in the UK. These very affordable watches have offered most of the functionality you want from a smartwatch while providing superb battery life and they are typically less than a quarter of the cost. The only minor downside is that…

Huawei Mate 20 Lite Review- An affordable all-rounder perfect for selfie fans.
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Huawei Mate 20 Lite Review- An affordable all-rounder perfect for selfie fans.

The Huawei Mate 20 Lite was announced at IFA 2018 a few weeks ago and is now available for consumers to buy. Most tech enthusiasts are holding out for the full Mate 20 version as well as the Pro model that will be launch on the 16th of October. However, priced at £379 the Mate…

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