At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict It’s relatively expensive, slow to refill its own battery and comes without any advanced features, but we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this charming hand-finished wooden power bank on style grounds alone. Just be careful not to let the Carved Wood Power Bank get too hot. Best Prices Today: Carved Wood Power Bank A charming, stylish and hand-finished wooden power bank , the Carved Wood Power Bank is able to keep your phone and/or tablet topped up for extended periods away from home....

We’ve been shouting about the benefits of buying phones, tablets and laptops from China for several years now, with many Chinese manufacturers producing goods of comparable quality at significantly lower prices. (See: Best Chinese phones .) The Solution Shop is a UK-based company that has recently come to our attention, and though we have not personally dealt with it the site offers some peace of mind to UK buyers of Chinese tech....

At a Glance Our Verdict The Choetech Fast Wireless Charging Pad is, in theory, a fantastic device. Unfortunately, only the Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ can take advantage of its faster-charging powers. If you own one of those devices it’s should be a great buy (depending on price); if not, unless you’re particularly interested in future-proofing your equipment, you may be better off buying a cheaper standard wireless charging pad....

Virtual reality is said to be the next big thing in technology, with the likes of the HTC Vive , Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR now readily available to buy in the UK, but which is best? What about mobile VR ? What about games and experiences ? While there’s a lot to digest when diving into the world of VR, here we aim to make that a little simpler by explaining what virtual reality is, along with an explanation of the best VR headsets currently available....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Capacious Versatile Sturdy Cons Drying function is handy but not flawless Our Verdict With a HEPA filter and drying functionality, The Coral UV 2 has more to offer than most UV sanitisers. It can also be used to sanitise baby bottles and home medical equipment. It’s seriously capacious too. Best Prices Today: Coral UV 2 sanitiser The Coral UV 2 is a large, multi-purpose UV sanitiser that packs in a lot more functionality than most on the market....

After years of tortured development, the first Deadpool movie burst into cinemas as something totally unique: an R-rated superhero flick that was irreverent, offensive, and entirely self-aware. Then it made giant, heaping, unbelievable piles of money, and so here we are, staring down the barrel of Deadpool 2. Like all sequels, it promises to be bigger, better, and crasser (wait, maybe that last one isn’t quite so universal) than the first film, and also features one major new addition: Josh Brolin’s time-travelling soldier Cable, Deadpool’s long-suffering frenemy in the comics....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Dell Precision M3800 Professional Workstation can serve well as a desktop replacement for professionals who’d like the flexibility of being able to lug their workstation around. It has old-fashioned but perhaps classic laptop styling. Materials and build quality are competent if uninspired. For its given audience, and the price, we’d expect a real IPS display with better performance. The main and graphics processor are well judged for this workhorse, and the complete package forms a safe but highly serviceable choice....

This might come as a slight surprise, but until now Dell has never actually made a dedicated webcam. That’s all changing as webcam sales spike thanks to the pandemic, and with the Dell UltraSharp the company is clearly taking the new venture seriously. The 4K HDR webcam not only touts impressive video quality, but also an infrared sensor to drive Windows Hello facial login, a proximity sensor that adds news security features, and AI auto-framing tech....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Portrait camera mode Good photo & video quality Long flight time Cons No front or rear obstacle sensors Can’t track subjects, except in QuickShots No Hyperlapse or slo-mo Our Verdict The Mini 3 loses quite a few of the Mini 3 Pro’s features, but is also quite a bit cheaper and is a good upgrade from the Mini 2. If you don’t care about the better video quality or vertical shooting, then save money and find a discounted Mini 2....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Highly customisable Three-tiered and double-sided 12-hour timer Energy efficient Cons Cover comes separately Took 12 hours to dry bulkier items Plastic clips and the handle feel cheap Our Verdict For most of the year, drying your laundry can be a challenge. But the Dry:Soon Deluxe 3-Tier Heated Clothes Airer is a budget-friendly solution, costing only 9p an hour to run. With up to 21m of drying space, the three-tiered tower is roomy yet compact and can be customised to your needs....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Dumb Ways to Die combines great design, humour and a good underlying safety message into an addictive, fun and entertaining game. It’s also so free so we simply can’t fault it. Best Prices Today: Dumb Ways to Die We love simple and addictive games which have great artwork and Dumb Ways to Die ticks those boxes nicely. The game, made by Metro Trains Melbourne, is free and available on iOS and Android ....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Transforms from pedestal to tabletop fan Almost completely silent App and remote control Cons Assembly required On-device control panel hard to read No on-device thermostat Our Verdict You can buy fans for far less but if you have the budget, this stylish, silent model will be a quiet source of comfort in your home. Best Prices Today: Duux Whisper Flex smart fan The Whisper Flex is an ultra-quiet, oscillating fan that comes complete with smart features and a remote....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The EasyAcc 6000mAh Ultra-Slim is an affordable and appealing power bank with a handy built-in MFI-certified Lightning cable, but it’s suited only to iPhone users. Android users will find better value and faster charging elsewhere. Best Prices Today: EasyAcc 6000mAh Ultra-Slim Power Bank It’s always intrigued us why people would pay £19 at the Apple Store for an official Lightning cable with which to charge their iPhone....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Stylish Simple controls Good sound Cons No stereo field No auto-switching Bluetooth Our Verdict Those looking for an affordable bookshelf or desk speaker with Bluetooth, good sound quality and simple controls will be happy with the D12. Best Prices Today: Edifier D12 Bluetooth speakers come in a huge range of styles and the Edifier D12 is one for those wanting a stylish bookshelf speaker with a simple system and good sound quality at an affordable price....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict A very strong contender at the sub-£250 price point, Elephone’s U2 is a good-looking phone with a cool pop-up selfie camera and conveniently located fingerprint sensor. Under close scrutiny some corners have been cut, including the lack of support for NFC and personal audio, relatively slow charging and a disappointing camera app. Performance and design go a long way to making up for this, however....

11 May 2021 turned out to be a bumper day for gaming laptops. First, Intel announced an expanded range of Tiger Lake-H Series processors, aiming to deliver the high-end gaming we hadn’t seen from its 11th-gen CPUs until now. These new chips sit at the top of Intel’s Tiger Lake lineup, ahead of 12th-gen Alder Lake ‘s arrival later in 2021. Then came Nvidia, the leading manufacturer of discrete graphics cards worldwide....

Facebook has updated its Portal smart display line up with three all-new devices. The Portal, Portal Mini and Portal TV will launch in the US and Canada, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. The 10in Portal and 8in Portal Mini are an austere, rectangular redesign that streamlines the bulky original into HD screens that looks like plain black or white photo frames. Either device can stand landscape or portrait...

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Solid performance Completely repairable Five year warranty Five years of security patches Cons Bulky and thick Average display Android 11 Our Verdict The Fairphone 4 is not only the most ethical smartphone purchase you can make, it’s also a perfectly solid mid-range device that is designed to last at least five years. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined...

In summary 20th anniversary model rumours appear again iPhone 20 tipped to scrap mechanical buttons New LOFIC camera sensor also tipped The iPhone 17 smartphone is little over a month old, but we’re already hearing rumours about the iPhone 20. The company did something similar to mark its tenth anniversary with the iPhone X in 2017, even though it launched alongside the iPhone 8 . Apple apparently has something special up its sleeve to mark the event, with a radical redesign planned....

If you’re wondering what to watch on Disney+ this month, we’ve got you covered. We’ve gone through The House of Mouses’ library and cherry-picked the most exciting productions, among which you will find Star Wars: The Mandalorian, WandaVision, The Simpsons, and Gargoyles. That’s not even mentioning decades of Marvel cartoons, all the Star Wars animated series, loads of the best shows from the Disney Channel, a few Pixar spin-offs, and somehow even more besides, with a library that’s grown even bigger with the inclusion of Star, opening up a huge collection of shows from Hulu, FX, Fox, and more....