Reolink Argus Track and Argus PT 4K Announced at CES 2023
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Reolink Argus Track and Argus PT 4K Announced at CES 2023

Reolink has to be the most prolific brand in the market for churning out new surveillance products. At CES, they announced multiple new cameras. The two Argus models I discuss here then a new RLC series camera for prosumers and LTE models of the Duo 2 and TrackMix. They will also launch a new lineup…

Realme GT Neo 5 is confirmed to have 240W and the fastest charging on the market. Global launch this year.
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Realme GT Neo 5 is confirmed to have 240W and the fastest charging on the market. Global launch this year.

Realme has not officially launched the GT Neo 5, yet, but they have just confirmed that this phone will have 240W charging. This is the fastest charging speed under the USB Type-C standard. This will also mean that Realme has to use its own special USB cable. The USB cable has four 21AWG wires just…

Cleer ARC II Open Ear True Wireless Earbuds Announced – An alternative to bone conduction headphones like Shokz
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Cleer ARC II Open Ear True Wireless Earbuds Announced – An alternative to bone conduction headphones like Shokz

At CES 2023, Cleer has announced the next generation of their open-ear true wireless earbuds, the ARC II. I have always had mixed results with open-ear fit earbuds, my oddly shaped ears means that earbuds struggle to stay in place. Even though I quite liked the sports focused Cleer Goal, they just didn’t suit my…

Philips Hue Sync TV app for Samsung TVs announced for £115! Go portable table lamp due in February for £140
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Philips Hue Sync TV app for Samsung TVs announced for £115! Go portable table lamp due in February for £140

At CES 2023, Philips Hue announced their latest new range of products. Philips Hue Sync TV app for Samsung TVs The main announcement could prove controversial and rattle a few cages. Philips Hue is launching a native app for Samsung TVs The new Philips Hue Sync TV app synchronises Philips Hue smart lights with everything…

Warning! Boundary Technologies / Smart Alarm has entered liquidation – Boundary Smart Alarm Review
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Warning! Boundary Technologies / Smart Alarm has entered liquidation – Boundary Smart Alarm Review

A quick update on the 11/01/23, Boundary Technologies has had a new companies house filing confirming that there has been an appointment of a provisional liquidator in a winding-up by the court. Boundary Technologies is in liquidation It appears that Boundary Technologies may be in liquidation. This information is not 100% confirmed yet. A commenter…

Withings U-Scan Announced – Forget fitness wearables, this piece of health tech is for your toilet
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Withings U-Scan Announced – Forget fitness wearables, this piece of health tech is for your toilet

At CES 2023, Withings unveiled its most unusual piece of health tech to date, the Withings U-Scan. This is a breakthrough in-home biomarker analysis platform, and it goes inside your toilet. One of the company’s most technologically advanced devices to date, U-Scan is a miniaturized health lab that hygienically sits within any toilet bowl to…

MediaTek Dimensity 8200 announced providing a frequency improvement on the Cortex-A78 cores vs Dimensity 8100
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MediaTek Dimensity 8200 announced providing a frequency improvement on the Cortex-A78 cores vs Dimensity 8100

Today, MediaTek announced the new Dimensity 8200. Following the normal trend for these releases, this is an incremental upgrade to the already excellent MediaTek Dimensity 8100. It is basically the same chipset but with the Cortex-A78 running at improved frequencies. In this case, MediaTek has provided the chipset with a moderate bump in performance, they…

Oral-B iO Series 8 vs iO9 vs Oral-B Genius X – Black Friday 2022 Deals
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Oral-B iO Series 8 vs iO9 vs Oral-B Genius X – Black Friday 2022 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, as always, almost immediately…

Voxi vs Smarty vs GiffGaff vs Lebara – Black Friday Deals – Which monthly SIM-only is cheapest? PAYG rolling monthly SIM deals
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Voxi vs Smarty vs GiffGaff vs Lebara – Black Friday Deals – Which monthly SIM-only is cheapest? PAYG rolling monthly SIM deals

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….

Black Friday: 45% off Simba Hybrid Mattress – King Size is £632 – Nectar 50% off – £525 for King
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Black Friday: 45% off Simba Hybrid Mattress – King Size is £632 – Nectar 50% off – £525 for King

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 my sleep). Most mattresses have deals on throughout the year, and you should never buy one full price. Like…

Qualcomm continues its commitment to Windows on Arm with Snapdragon compute platform

Qualcomm continues its commitment to Windows on Arm with Snapdragon compute platform

During the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm outlined its vision to advance mobile computing with innovative AI collaborations that drive the convergence of mobile and PC to bring cutting-edge mobile innovations to Windows 11 PCs. Leaders from Microsoft, Adobe and Citi described how Snapdragon technology, including breakthrough AI capabilities, is changing their businesses and expressed support for…

Qualcomm S5 and S3 Gen 2 Sound Platforms Announced – 48ms low latency & third gen active noise cancelling

Qualcomm S5 and S3 Gen 2 Sound Platforms Announced – 48ms low latency & third gen active noise cancelling

During the Snapdragon Summit 2022, Qualcomm announced its latest Bluetooth audio platforms that will power premium headphones and TWS earbuds. Optimized to work with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, these feature-rich, ultra-lower power platforms add new features to Snapdragon Sound, including spatial audio with dynamic head-tracking, improved lossless music streaming, and 48ms…

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