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,

ByJames Smythe

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

ByJames Smythe

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

ByJames Smythe

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.

ByJames Smythe

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…

Discover. Invent. Make with #MakerFaireRome : The greatest event for tech hobbyists.
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Discover. Invent. Make with #MakerFaireRome : The greatest event for tech hobbyists.

ByJames Smythe

In recent years we have seen a huge growth of interest in the maker movement – in other words, hobbyist arts, crafts, engineering, and science market. Thanks to the wealth of information online combined the boom in 3D printing and low-cost single-board computers such as the RPI3, as well as other innovations; it is now…

Sony AF8 / A8F OLED Review – A amazing TV let down my broken Dolby Vision – KD-65AF8
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Sony AF8 / A8F OLED Review – A amazing TV let down my broken Dolby Vision – KD-65AF8

ByJames Smythe

After coming away impressed with the Panasonic FX50 range, I was hoping to pick up one of the new FZ802B OLED models, but sadly at the time there was no immediate availability and then I was offered a great deal for the Sony Bravia KD65AF8. This year seems to be the year that OLED starts…

Apple Watch Series 4 launched with custom processor and improved HRM with ECG functions
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Apple Watch Series 4 launched with custom processor and improved HRM with ECG functions

ByJames Smythe

The new iPhone may get all the attention and they look beautiful but let’s face it, its just the same old with some insane price options (£1400+!). I am a little more excited about the Apple Watch 4. The smartwatch scene has stagnated a little especially with Wear OS, this will hopefully improve with the Qualcomm Snapdragon…

Xiaomi Huami Amazfit set to launch new smartwatches on September 19
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Xiaomi Huami Amazfit set to launch new smartwatches on September 19

ByJames Smythe

Huami Amazfit smartwatches have been very successful in the past year or so, going against the grain of fully featured Wear OS based watches running Qualcomm Snapdragon 2100. The Amazfit range of smartwatches uses a proprietary OS with no third-party support and typically they use a low-cost Mediatek chipset. While there is no app support they offer most of…

Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 Smartwatch SoC Launched claims week-long battery life & 15 hours GPS sports battery life
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 Smartwatch SoC Launched claims week-long battery life & 15 hours GPS sports battery life

ByJames Smythe

The Android-based Wear OS platform has been getting a little long in the tooth with the platform struggling to gain traction, this has partly been down to no new system on chip being launched for it in the past 3 years. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 is the first new chip to land for the wearables platform…

Top 8 of the best renewable energy sources to power your home

Top 8 of the best renewable energy sources to power your home

ByJames Smythe

With the growth of electric and hybrid cars, a common cause for concern is how the electricity is being generated in the first place. Are you really reducing your carbon footprint driving a Tesla powered by electricity from a coal plant? Things are improving, in 2013 renewable energy accounted for 14.9% of the energy produced…

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