Yesterday, OPPO held its annual technology event, OPPO INNO DAY 2021, in Shenzhen, China. During the event, they announced two new pieces of interesting technology and they will officially announce its first foldable smartphone, OPPO Find N, today. OPPO’s First 6nm Cutting-edge Imaging NPU – MariSilicon MariSilicon X features an advanced NPU, ISP and Multi-tier … Read more
[Updated 09/12/2021] Amazon Fire TV devices have been some of my favourite tech products in recent years. Even though I have shifted to the Nvidia Shield, these offer the best performance for the price of any streaming product I can think of. For 2021, Amazon has launched a new flagship Amazon Fire TV Stick. which … Read more
As a beer fan myself, if you are struggling to think of a gift for any beer lover in your life, a beer-related gift will always go down a treat. The only caveat here is that it is best to know roughly what sort of beer the person likes. Are they a craft beer fan … Read more
During the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm announced its latest flagship chipset, which will be featured on phones from 2022. It is the biggest chipset announcement of the year for Android users, but with much of the details already leaked, the actual announcement doesn’t bring much exciting to the table. I have already compared the Snapdragon 8 … Read more
[19/11/2021] Update – The first day of the Mediatek Summit has completed and they have confirmed the specs of their latest flagship chipset. The announcement confirms a different name from all the leaks, the chipset is officially called the MediaTek Dimensity 9000. [30/11/2021] Update – Added Antutu results for some early leaks for the Qualcomm … Read more
Black Friday / Cyber Monday 2021 Discounts Many of the brands I have discussed below have some excellent Black Friday or Cyber Monday discounts. These include: All the Yale Linus range have 25% off taking them down to the lowest price ever on Amazon according to Keepa. This includes: Yale Linus is reduced from around … Read more
The Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 are practically legendary, with universal praise from the vast majority of critics as well as consumer reviews both on Amazon and more reputable sites such as Richer Sounds. The Melomania Touch was announced last year, adopting a more conventional design with a fitness focussed form, but can they replicate the … Read more
Black Friday 2021 Deals It is that time of year again. Most companies are offering some big discounts and this could likely swing your opinion for one of the below systems I have compared. Yale Black Friday All the Yale Sync systems on Amazon currently have a discount. The Yale IA-320 Sync Smart Home Alarm … Read more
Prime Day 2021 Deals This post was originally written in February 2020. While I was a little critical of the Oral-B IO at first, this was more due to the over-inflated prices toothbrushes launch at. Amazon currently states its RRP as £449.99 which is enough to buy a decent laptop or a decent phone. However, … Read more
Today, Aqara have added another Zigbee hub to their product lineup with availability on the Amazon US, Canada and France. It should come to the UK in the next few weeks. Buy from Amazon: The new camera is a 2K, pan-and-tilt camera with the local facial and gesture recognition features, and it integrates a built-in … Read more
While many people probably assume the UK holds an influence over large engineering factories or car plants, they likely haven’t thought of another significant focus within the UK. Quality television programming has become an international stronghold for UK tv, especially as it relates to the influence it holds over US shows. More than 600 television … Read more
While 24-month phone contract deals remain popular, over the years, many people have realised it is more cost-efficient to buy a phone upfront and then get a SIM-only deal. You can normally get the best deals by committing to a 12-month contract. However, in recent years rolling monthly PAYG style contracts have become increasingly popular. … Read more
There have already been numerous leaks about the new flagship chipsets from MediaTek, Qualcomm and Samsung, enough that I was able to do a comparison post of the latest flagship chipsets. Yesterday, MediaTek officially announced the Dimensity 9000. Obviously, all the leaks got the name wrong, and the frequencies have now been confirmed. But we … Read more
I have previously written about Helium hotspot antennas multiple times in the past. All of these have been geared towards users installing them outside and as high up as possible. This is by far the best way to improve your Helium Hotspot earnings. However, I appreciate this is not always a practical solution. I recently … Read more
Realme GT NEO 2 launches for €450 (£385) with Android 12 & Snapdragon 870 Today, Realme have extended the GT family with the Realme GT NEO 2. There are a few noteworthy differences between this and the flagship Realme GT and the more affordable GT Master. Realme GT NEO 2 vs Realme GT Master vs … Read more
Not exactly consumer tech, but I cover fitness, and sleep is an essential part of that, which has led me to review several mattresses in the past (+ I am just a bit obsessed with improving me sleep). Most mattresses have deals on throughout the year, and you should never buy one full price. Like … Read more