Home tech
How to get the most out of your home solar panels
Most people with solar panels actually have no idea how much energy they’re producing, or if they’re getting the most out of their system.
- by Alice Clarke
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Nuheara buds are a big idea at a big price
For some these hearing aid earbuds will make a huge difference to everyday life, for others not so much. And $649 is a lot of money to find out.
- by Rod Easdown
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Amazon
Bring Alexa to any speaker with Amazon's tiny new puck
The Echo Input is just an Amazon speaker without the speaker, but it's a handy and subtle way to give your existing set-up some smarts.
- by Adam Turner
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LG robo-vac puts you in the driver's seat
The CordZero R9 stands out with an unusual flat-faced look, and the ability to tap into its camera feed or drive it around like an RC car.
- by Cynthia Karena
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Combination smart speaker and Wi-Fi router is clever, but compromised
Netgear's latest works great as a mesh Wi-Fi network, but its flawed smart speaker implementation and high price makes it tough to recommend.
- by Adam Turner
Home tech
How an amateur can benefit from having a pro camera
Photography is one of those hobbies that is going to be expensive no matter what you do, but there are advantages to going straight for the high-end.
- by Alice Clarke
Digital radio still not great for sound, but a good gift for your gran
Digital radio promised true high-res, better than CD quality sound, but what we got instead was a huge number of stations and an easy way to find them.
- by Rod Easdown
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How does a $4000 coffee machine stack up against cheaper options?
Can coffee snobs tell the difference between an insanely expensive home coffee machine, a cafe latte and pods?
- by Alice Clarke
Sleep soundly with Bose's noise-masking buds
These $380 buds don't play music, but they do help drown out the distracting noises around your home.
- by Rod Easdown
Sennheiser family's sound plan: brothers as co-CEOs
Daniel Sennheiser never planned to join the family business, but now he runs it with his brother Andreas.
- by Peter Wells
Why drop $1500 on a CD player when you can get one free? Here's why.
Playing CDs through your DVD player or whatever other disc-based machine in your home might work, but not if you're serious about music.
- by Rod Easdown