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Samsung’s SmartThings Station shrinks the smart home experience into a big button
Samsung's SmartThings Station is a hub in the form of a big button. It may seem regressive in a world of smart assistants, but here's why it could catch on
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Tech Advisor’s Best of CES 2023 Awards
The best products and biggest surprises of CES 2023, the biggest tech event of the year
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Nanoleaf is all-in on Matter compatibility, with new lights & updates
Nanoleaf's raft of new products are all Matter-compatible, and its existing lights will get a software upgrade, to create an integrated smart lighting system
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Withings U-Scan is a laboratory in your toilet bowl
Withings is adding to its at-home health and fitness tools with the launch of the U-Scan, which analyses urine for nutritional data and menstrual tracking
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LG's 2023 OLED TVs boast brighter screens and updated webOS
At CES, LG has announced upgrades to the picture quality, sound and interface of its Z3, G3 and C3 OLED evo series TVs
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Samsung's 2023 QD-OLED TVs will be the brightest yet
Samsung's latest Quantum Dot OLED TVs have been unveiled at CES, offering up to 2,000 nits of peak brightness and better energy efficiency
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Why a heated throw is the best purchase I’ve made all year
It's not exciting, it's not revolutionary, but this is one of the best products of the year because it solves a very real problem we're all facing
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DJI launches the Mini 3: a cheaper version of the Mini 3 Pro
Fancy a DJI Mini 3 Pro but can’t justify the cost? Well, now there’s a more affordable alternative.
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The Echo Show 15’s Fire TV update is rolling out now
The big new update brings the Fire TV experience to Amazon's Echo Show 15, but can you sideload apps?
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Roku's first QLED TV range debuts in the UK
UK customers can now get Roku's TV interface with a QLED panel with this new launch from TCL, with a choice of four sizes available
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These new Roku-powered smart TVs start at just £129
If you've been waiting for a bargain smart TV to upgrade your living room this Christmas then RCA and Roku are on hand with these incredibly cheap models
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Dyson tech to get smarter: 15-year plan focuses on connectivity
Dyson has announced a shift from mechanical engineering to embedded software and connectivity, but the end goal may be entirely unexpected
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Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 is Qualcomm's first chip designed for augmented reality
With the Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Qualcomm bets big on augmented reality glasses
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What is Ultra Wideband?
Ultra Wideband: The smart technology that can track your keys or automate your home
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PS VR2 will be powered by a custom MediaTek chip
We finally know what's inside the next PlayStation VR, as MediaTek reveals it's provided custom chips for the PS VR2
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New Philips Hue Festavia string lights launch in time for Christmas
There’s a new, festive addition to the Philips Hue range. The aptly named Festavia offers 250 colour-changing LEDs you can control from the Hue app.
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Devialet's 24-carat gold portable speaker costs almost a grand
It might boast some of the most impressive design and sonics of any portable speaker, but can you afford one?
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Matter has launched – but what does it mean for your smart home?
The new smart home protocol is now official. Here are the benefits it will bring and how it affects smart devices you already own.
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Nanoleaf is Matter-ready with its new Essentials lights
Nanoleaf has announced its first Matter-ready products: two bulbs and a light strip, which will go on sale next year.
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What is Matter? The new smart home standard explained
The first Matter-certified products are due to launch on 3 November. But what is Matter and what does it mean for smart home technology?
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Shark’s new Stratos vacuums are already on sale for Black Friday
Shark's Stratos range has only just launched but you can already find some of the new corded and cordless cleaners on sale in the run-up to Black Friday.
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DJI launches cheaper Mavic 3 Classic drone
DJI drops the telephoto lens and makes the Mavic 3 more affordable. Here’s what you need to know about the new Mavic 3 Classic
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Amazon Echo Dot 5: release date, price & features
The new Echo Dot 5 keeps the spherical design but improves sound quality and gets new features
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Lidl’s heated airer will dry your clothes for just 7p an hour
Lidl's £45 heated clothes rack costs just 7p an hour to run and will keep you from having to use your tumble dryer.
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Meta Quest Pro: All you need to know about the VR/AR headset
The Meta Quest Pro is finally official, and it's quite the departure from the Quest 2. Here's everything you need to know.
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Tech Advisor Awards: The 60 best consumer tech products of the year
Tech Advisor's 2022-2023 Awards highlight the best consumer tech across a range of categories, including phones, laptops, tablets, wearables, audiovisual, accessories, software, smart home and lifestyle.
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Meta’s betting big on mixed reality with the Quest Pro
Meta's new Quest Pro is a big departure from the Quest 2 in more ways than one, with a focus on mixed- rather than virtual reality.
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Lidl's light alarm will make your mornings better for under £30
Here's why you grab should Lidl's bargain light alarm while you can. And if you miss it, we've got an excellent, budget-friendly alternative
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Nest Wifi Pro: Google's Wi-Fi 6E mesh system is up for pre-order
Everything you need to know about Google's new Wi-Fi 6E router, Nest Wifi Pro
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Sharp might be your answer for an affordable Mini-LED TV in 2023
A combination of Mini-LED panel tech, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, Android TV, and an attractive price might make the XLED series a winner
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Amazon Echo 5: Release date, price and feature rumours
Amazon's hardware event came and went, without a mention of an update to the fourth-generation Echo.
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Millions of Echo speakers to become Eero range extenders
A free over-the-air update will turn Alexa devices into mesh Wi-Fi extenders as part of the Eero Built-in programme.
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All Echo Studio owners are getting a great free upgrade
If you have an Amazon Echo Studio, you'll be getting spatial audio processing technology and more in a free update that Amazon will be rolling out
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Amazon’s new Fire TV Omni gets QLED, ambient experience & more
The Fire TV range goes big time with an upgraded Quantum Dot panel, presence sensor, ambient experience, Alexa widgets and more for $799
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Amazon's new Halo Rise can track your sleep from beside the bed
The Halo Rise is a sleep tracker and light alarm rolled into one, but it's exclusive to the US for now
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With Fire TV, there's now a reason to buy an Echo Show 15
Set for release via a software update later this year, Fire TV's coming to the Echo Show 15
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Amazon's 3rd gen Fire TV Cube features a HDMI-input port
The new Fire TV Cube comes with a more powerful processor, a HDMI-input port and 4K upscaling – and pre-orders are open from today
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Ring’s new outdoor camera provides a bird's-eye view of intruders
Amazon's new outdoor camera not only alerts you to intruders, but tracks their movement too
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Smeg’s Veuve Clicquot fridges say: What cost of living crisis?
Smeg x Veuve Clicquot limited-edition fridges will be available to buy from November in two sizes: the FAB10 and the FAB28
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Best Sony TV 2022: LED vs OLED vs Mini LED & More
Looking for a new Sony TV but can't decide which one to buy? Our complete buying guide will help with that, from 4K LCD to 8K Mini-LED
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New Tizen Smart TVs go on sale soon – but they won't be from Samsung
Samsung has licensed its popular TV OS to Tempo, which means that we'll be getting non-Samsung Tizen OS TVs released soon at budget prices
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Does the TikTok clay pot heater hack work?
And could it be bad for your health? We test out the homemade heater that costs just 4p an hour to run
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What to expect from Amazon’s big hardware event in 2022
Amazon has sent out invites to its fall hardware event on 28 September where is traditionally launches new Echo, Fire TV and Ring devices
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Sonos delivers bitesize bass with new Sub Mini
The Sonos Sub Mini is a smaller subwoofer designed for the new Ray and Beam soundbars that comes in below $500
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The best tech for your garden
Tech doesn't stop at the back door. Make the most of your garden throughout summer and beyond with these brilliant buys
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Alexa Can Now Teach You About Dinosaurs, Science & History
Amazon has teamed up with the UK's Natural History Museum so Alexa can now answer more science and history questions
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LG's MoodUP is the wildest of LG's wild product launches
LG's MoodUP is a French-door fridge freezer with colour-changing LED panels that you can use as mood lighting
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Why Samsung’s 20-year warranty doesn’t mean 20 years of use
Samsung's 20-year warranty for its digital inverter technologies for fridges and laundry appliances doesn't mean you can buy them for life
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