At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Jabra Elite Sport are fairly pricey but you get a lot for your money thanks to additional fitness features. Accurate heart rate monitoring and clever tracking combine to make these great for running and working out. Sound quality is decent, too, but if you’re not going to use the sporty features then look elsewhere. Best Prices Today: JABRA Elite Sport As the demand for wireless headphones increases, so does the popularity of wireless earbuds....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon X1 is a fantastic laptop with an up-to-date design, and one that doesn’t go for any of the feature-chopping you see in many alternatives without the same business leanings. Battery life is excellent, as is build quality and the keyboard, plus the X1 is as light as slim as promised. The only issues are to do with the screen, but many will be able to live with it....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict With a slim, well thought out design, no notch, top level performance and a great price the Meizu 16s should be a winner – and no doubt it will be for people in the east. But for the western market the software is a little abrasive and Android 9 Pie has a skin that makes it barely recognisable. If you can look past that then the 16s is a really solid choice to import....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The MiniBrew takes the guesswork out of brewing beer. It isn’t flawless but it is a very well-designed system. Best Prices Today: MiniBrew Craft MiniBrew is one of several automated brewing machines you can buy. But figuring out who would buy one is tricky. If you’re starting out in homebrewing, the MiniBrew might not be the obvious choice, sitting as it does at the extreme opposite end to the inexpensive option of brewing from cans of malt extract in a plastic bucket....

In summary Moto X70 Air teased New skinny phone coming late October Could arrive in West as Motorola Edge 70 Motorola has teased the launch of its own super-thin smartphone , the Moto X70 Air, and it looks as if both Samsung and Apple are in for some competition. The Lenovo-owned company has taken to Weibo to issue a brief teaser about a new device that it’s officially calling the Moto X70 Air....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Although the NES Classic has some flaws – namely the ridiculously short controller cable – we can’t help but recommend getting one if you can find it in stock. This is little bundle of joy offers insanely good value for those who want to relive days gone past or play these classic games for the first time with the modern benefit of save points....

Bridgerton season 3 was yet another slam-dunk for Netflix, drawing in new fans to the Regency-era romance series. Based on the novels by Julia Quinn, each season focuses on a different couple, following their ups and downs as they try to find happiness in a high-pressure society. 2024’s instalment followed the tale of Penelope Fetherington and Colin Bridgerton and explored how Lady Whistledown fit into their complex relationship. If you’ve binged the show and are now wondering what comes next, then never fear....

HMD Global, the company behind budget-friendly smartphone brand Nokia, is refocusing its US efforts in 2022 – and it’ll start with the introduction of five new phones exclusive to US customers, as confirmed at CES 2022 today. Interestingly, rather than working with popular US carriers like Verizon and Sprint on contracts, Nokia has set its sights on the pre-paid phone market, with all upcoming phones in its collection coming in at a sub-$250 price point to make them more tempting....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Now TV 4K Smart Box is one of the cheapest 4K media streamers on the market at the moment, and provides access to most UK streaming services in a single place. It’s ideal for those that want an all-in-one solution, but if you have a smart 4K TV with Netflix and YouTube built-in (the only 4K content available on the Smart Box), you could save a bit of money and get the £14....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict There’s a lot to like about the Olixar ProBeats, with an attractive design, intuitive controls and stellar battery life among the highlights. However, sound quality is simply not up to scratch when listening to music, something which will be a deal-breaker for the majority of people. Best Prices Today: Olixar ProBeats Wireless Speaker Olixar might be most well known for phone accessories, but it’s no stranger to the wireless speaker market....

OnePlus has dropped the headphone jack from its latest phone, the OnePlus 6T. Despite championing the feature as recently as six months previous, the company has joined the rest of the industry in axing the jack. This has meant the OnePlus 6T gains an in-screen fingerprint sensor that wouldn’t have been possible, while a larger battery is also squeezed into a phone that has a smaller notch than the OnePlus 6 ....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The OnePlus 7 is a cautious upgrade from the 6T: the same design and the same display with beefed up specs, a new camera, and a few small software tweaks. It’s not a game-changer by any means, but it is a confident, ridiculously fast mid-range device that should appeal to anyone who’s been tempted by a OnePlus device before. Those that want a true upgrade should Consider the OnePlus 7T, boasting many of the headline specs of the 7 Pro....

On 10 October 2019 OnePlus announced the 7T Pro, a pop-up camera phone that now comes in Haze Blue with a larger Fluid AMOLED display. Though it looks incredibly similar to the OnePlus 7 Pro before it, this is a gorgeous phone – and it’s just as pretty on the inside with the addition of a powerful Snapdragon 855+ that promises 15% faster performance in graphics rendering. Now on sale, just six months after the launch of the company’s previous flagship, the 7T Pro has a few new features – but many have already been seen in the OnePlus 7T, which was announced in late-September....

If you thought OnePlus’ Buds Z2 were affordable, you’ll love the company’s new Nord Buds. Already on sale in India, the Nord series’ first audio product is finally making its way further afield, bringing with them a strong feature set in the TWS market; especially considering they maintain the Nord line’s sense of value. In truth, the Nord Buds first made an appearance as the OnePlus Buds N in China, before making their way to India – one of OnePlus’ most important markets, globally....

The Nord smartphone range by OnePlus has proven to be a success so far, with some excellent budget phones proving that you don’t need to spend a small fortune to get some decent tech these days. We’ve also seen the recent introduction of the OnePlus Nord Buds , bringing good quality wireless earbuds to people for around £50/$50. So, what’s next? Well, rumours are gathering pace that we could see an alternative to the OnePlus Watch that launched in 2021, but this time with the Nord branding and its usual competitive pricing....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros 40W fast wireless charging Very good performance 5G Cons Plain design Need to import Have to sideload Google services Our Verdict The Oppo Ace 2’s best feature is its very fast wired and wireless charging, but with the need to buy the charger separately and sideload the Google Play Store, you’ll need to be an Android enthusiast happy to import. Best Prices Today: Oppo Ace 2 In the past couple of years, Oppo has grown to the point where it is releasing solid, sometimes excellent phones in the UK and Europe....

Pricing details have leaked for the Pixel 10 range, and they seem to confirm our fears concerning the precise nature of Google’s new smartphone offering. Journalist Roland Quandt recently took to BlueSky with a simple list of pricing, in Euros, for the forthcoming Google Pixel 10 series. Moving through the list, there’s very little that stands out. Pricing for the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold seems to be identical to the corresponding Pixel 9 models launched in the second half of 2024....

What does the PlayStation Vita 2 look like? The spark of the current crop of rumours all come from a patent application design that was released on the Japanese website Esuteru recently. It outlines a portable device with two controller pods on either side of the screen, replete with the normal PlayStation layout of four main action buttons, two joysticks, and a D-pad. The pods also boast the twin bumper/trigger arrangements found on the PS4 dual-shock 4 contollers....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Nice, grippy design Good battery life Great performance Dependable main camera Cons Bloated, cluttered software Doesn’t get dim enough Poor ultrawide camera Ads throughout the software Our Verdict The Poco X7 Pro gets a lot right, with great performance, strong battery life, a decent display and a capable main camera sensor. But compared to its competition, it makes a few fumbles, including a low-quality ultrawide camera and software that’s full of ads and bloatware....

Pokémon Sword and Shield’s DLC (downloadable content) is finally here, with both parts now available to download. Here’s what you need to know about the Expansion Pass – including the price and all the new content it brings. You can watch the official Expansion Pass trailer above and we’ve got all the details for the DLC below. Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass releases and updates The Sword and Shield DLC pack is split into two parts, both of which were released on the Nintendo Switch over the course of 2020....