Yesterday
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
The new Apple Watch is really annoying - and that’s a good thing
We often find ourselves at the mercy of too many screens - but Apple’s new Series 7 Watch could be the answer to this problem.
- John Davidson
This Month
- Opinion
- Samsung
We put Samsung and Apple’s smartwatches head to head
Both watches will help (or hinder) you getting through your day in pretty much the same way, but only one is worth dying for.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- PCs & laptops
Oh joy! Another Windows update
Windows 11 is the first of Microsoft’s recent operating system overhauls that feels completely coherent; like it’s something brand new.
- John Davidson
- Opinon
- Life & Leisure
Google’s Nest Doorbell is just the (golden) ticket
As impossible as this may sound, one would soon tire of messages announcing an Oompa Loompa carrying a package was at one’s door.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Apple’s new iPad shows it’s possible to be too perfect
Apple’s latest tablet is more powerful than a laptop. The only question is, do you have what it takes to make the most of it?
- John Davidson
September
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Peloton and I are breaking up
The sad tale of a doomed love affair between a grumpy old gadget reviewer and a high-tech bicycle.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Get up close and personal with this new Mini LED TV
The backlighting system on TCL’s C825 television brings LCD closer to OLED quality than ever. But only under the right circumstances.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
Who will buy Facebook’s privacy-busting smart Ray-Bans?
Late to the smart glasses party? Yes. A fun rich kid stocking filler nonetheless? Also yes. Privacy ‘baked in’ like Facebook claims? No chance.
- Updated
- Natasha Gillezeau
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
These NuraTrue earbuds are perfectly strange
Are the hearing tests in Nura’s new earbuds mere marketing flimflam or do they actually work to make these affordable earbuds punch above their weight?
- John Davidson
August
Microsoft’s PC in the cloud makes your device (almost) irrelevant
Windows 365 isn’t just a way to buy a PC from the cloud. The PC you buy lives in the cloud, meaning you can access it from anywhere on any number of devices.
- Updated
- John Davidson
Gadgets for the father who has everything but freedom
It may be harder than ever to treat your dad this Father’s Day, but that’s no reason not to.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
This little device is the Russian doll of the digital world
Synology’s DS1821+ offers more storage than you could ever imagine in the size of a shoebox – and can even control your lights, doorbells and motion sensors.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Gadgets
Will the Galaxy Z Fold3 be your first folding phone?
The Galaxy Z Fold3 is big and ugly, to be sure, but there is something undeniable about its huge screen that makes the phone utterly compelling.
- John Davidson
When it comes to smart glasses, the dumber the better
The genius of TCL’s NXTWEAR G Smart Glasses is that, contrary to their name, they’re not actually smart glasses.
- John Davidson
How to add a second screen to your computer, cheaply
There are plenty of ways to gain some extra vision so that, even if your physical workspace is cramped, at least your digital workspace won’t be.
- John Davidson
July
This flagship phone’s microscope is a stroke of genius
I’ve been exploring my living-and-working quarters in a new way, looking at them from a whole new angle that has somehow made them feel much, much larger.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Don’t lose your cool with Nanoleaf’s warming lights
The company’s first foray into making Wi-Fi-controlled illuminations that look like they are made from wood works and doesn’t work – at the same time.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Wellness
Read this review for a good night’s sleep, guaranteed!
The Withings Sleep seemed like such a good idea, and so very likely to be the first device we ever tested that did a proper job of tracking our slumbers.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Choose your poison with the Lavazza A Modo Mio coffee machine
You can make yourself something roughly resembling a delicious flat white in just six easy-to-remember steps. Only it won’t be strong.
- John Davidson
Sony’s new earbuds will get you out of your head, if not your home
360 Reality Audio is terrific, but it’s far from the best feature of these very special Bluetooth headphones.
- John Davidson
