Skullcandy Hesh ANC & Hesh EVO launched – ANC headphones for just £120
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Skullcandy Hesh ANC & Hesh EVO launched – ANC headphones for just £120

Active noise-cancelling headphones don’t have to cost a fortune.  Skullcandy has been a popular, affordable brand for many years with a  wide range of fashion and sports focussed audio gear. Today they are announcing two new headphones, upgrading their popular Hesh line-up. The highlight is the Skullcandy Hesh ANC which comes in at £119.99, around…

Best LastPass Alternatives: How to avoid the £31 per year fee for premium – Bitwarden vs LastPass

Best LastPass Alternatives: How to avoid the £31 per year fee for premium – Bitwarden vs LastPass

LastPass has been a long time favourite password manager for many over the years. With its cross-device compatibility and generally easy to use interface, it has always been an excellent way of having secure and unique passwords. Back in 2015, the company was acquired by LogMeIn and LastPass has been declining ever since. LastPass have…

Carl Pei’s Nothing Technologies acquires Essential smartphone brand

Carl Pei’s Nothing Technologies acquires Essential smartphone brand

Former OnePlus director Carl Pei is a talented hype machine, as soon as his departure from OnePlus was rumoured, people were immediately speculating what his next project might be. This led to a big social media reveal, which turned out to be Nothing. Gushing fans love the company name, giving them plenty of opportunities for…

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Specifications Compared – Is it worth waiting for the Mi 11 Ultra?
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Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Specifications Compared – Is it worth waiting for the Mi 11 Ultra?

The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is arguably the best flagship phone from Samsung in years. With the newly designed Exynos 2100 chipset, Samsung finally has something that can compete with Qualcomm. Admittedly, the chipset does have quite a few issues, but it is a much closer race than in previous years, and the Qualcomm is…

Wahoo Tickr & Tickr X Heart Rate Monitor Review – Useless, save your money. Heart rate locks & dropouts. Would be good if they actually worked
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Wahoo Tickr & Tickr X Heart Rate Monitor Review – Useless, save your money. Heart rate locks & dropouts. Would be good if they actually worked

Featured image not me, unfortunately. The Wahoo Tickr & Tickr X came out in May last year and looked to be the best HRM options on the market, more affordable than Garmin and with superior Bluetooth options. As usual, Dcrainmaker had an in-depth review almost as soon as the product was available for pre-order. Both…

Sound Blaster PLAY! 4 Launched – A USB-C DAC for your Zoom calls – With auto-muting and 2-way noise cancelling
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Sound Blaster PLAY! 4 Launched – A USB-C DAC for your Zoom calls – With auto-muting and 2-way noise cancelling

Creative Technology yesterday announced the release of Sound Blaster PLAY! 4, an affordable pocket-sized USB DAC that is geared towards conference calls and online gaming thanks to its cleaver voice detection technology. This differs from the Play!3 by using USB-C rather than USB-A, then only having one 3.5mm port but offering a new VoiceDetect and…

EZVIZ LC1C Full HD Wi-Fi floodlight camera upgrades previous LC1 with human detection PIR and starlight colour night vision
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EZVIZ LC1C Full HD Wi-Fi floodlight camera upgrades previous LC1 with human detection PIR and starlight colour night vision

I previously reviewed the Ezviz LC1 in 2019, at the time it was one of the only floodlight cameras on the market, and I found it to be a superb camera as long as you are willing to commit to the Ezviz system. Hikvision have been trickling down their advanced object detection and low light…

Lypertek SoundFree S20 True Wireless earphones announced for £69 – More affordable option vs TEVI / PurePlay Z3
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Lypertek SoundFree S20 True Wireless earphones announced for £69 – More affordable option vs TEVI / PurePlay Z3

Lypertek is relatively new to the market but saw great success with their TEVI (now the PurePlay Z3) TW earphones which offered superb audio quality, battery life and IPX7 waterproofing. They are now following these up with the Lypertek SoundFree S20 True Wireless earphones; bringing outstanding quality and value to the world of portable audio….

Xiaomi Mi 11 will start from €749 (£660). No word of Mi 11 Pro or UK launch

Xiaomi Mi 11 will start from €749 (£660). No word of Mi 11 Pro or UK launch

The Xiaomi Mi 11 has finally seen its global rollout, and by global, I mean Europe. The most surprising part of the Xiaomi Mi 11 launch was the lack of a launch. Neither the Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro was announced nor UK availability. You can read my review of the Xiaomi Mi 11, which was…

Best Office Chair for Working from Home & They are Better Than Gaming Chairs [Cheap Herman Miller Alternatives]
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Best Office Chair for Working from Home & They are Better Than Gaming Chairs [Cheap Herman Miller Alternatives]

This post may have been more appropriate a year ago when we all started working from home, but here goes. Like many, I spend a good 8 hours or so per day sat on my office chair. When I was fat, I used to break them about once a year, which led me to the…

The Best Mesh WiFi 6 Routers for 2021
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The Best Mesh WiFi 6 Routers for 2021

When I originally wrote my best mesh WiFi routers posts back in 2019, times were simpler. WiFi 6 was a future tech with no clients able to support it, WiFi 6E hadn’t been officially announced and we were still allowed to go to the pub. Fast forward to 2021, WiFi 6 has gone mainstream, all…

Sideloading Google Apps on Imported Chinese Xiaomi phones no longer possible (including the Xiaomi Mi 11)
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Sideloading Google Apps on Imported Chinese Xiaomi phones no longer possible (including the Xiaomi Mi 11)

In an unfortunate turn of events, Xiaomi has blocked the installation of Google apps on their phones sold in China. This only affects the phones running the Chinese ROM of MIUI, which do not have Google services pre-installed when sold (like most Chinese phones). For a long time, many users bypassed this restriction by simply…

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