This Month
We’ve seen the future, and it’s wearing Birkenstocks
Roborock’s Saros Z70 marks the beginning of the era where robots follow us around the house and pick up after us.
This home Wi-Fi system has a killer feature, but it comes at a price
Amazon’s eero Pro 7 isn’t the fastest we’ve tested, but it does strike a nice balance between speed and other features. However, there’s a catch.
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 12 is what Apple’s iPad Pro should be
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro might not be as fast or as fancy as an Apple iPad Pro, but you can actually use it for real work.
May
Bingo! This new 8K TV gets our ticks of approval
Samsung’s top-of-the-line Neo QLED LCD television scores even better than an OLED in our tests. Except when it doesn’t.
This phone’s stats don’t capture how different it feels from others
Samsung had to make sacrifices to come up with its slimmest, lightest Galaxy handset. The question is, are you willing to make those compromises too?
Hisense’s C2 Ultra projector is great – as long as you’re not allergic
Hisense’s choice of technology isn’t the only thing standing in the way of our desire to own a C2 Ultra. Walls stand in the way, too. And ceilings.
Oppo’s new smartwatch could teach Apple a thing or three
The company’s latest smartwatch has a user experience we wish other watchmakers would copy.
Industrial-grade surveillance cameras for your home, with added AI
Synology’s home security system does many things Ring cameras do, plus a tonne of things Ring users could only dream of, but it may have you cursing the C-word.
April
We risk death and arrest to review this Segway e-scooter
Risking both death and arrest, someone at the Digital Life Labs broke cover and rode the new F3 Pro commuter scooter to and from work via Sydney’s Metro line.
Who are the people in your neighbourhood? Amazon knows
Amazon’s Ring cameras have received an upgrade that lets you search though hours of footage for people and events. But the technology doesn’t come cheap.
Don’t leave home without this screen
There aren’t many items we count as essential when working away from our desks. Espresso’s new 15 Pro portable monitor is on that very short list.
Why is Google’s Pixel 9a so cheap? It just doesn’t add up
Head-to-head with Google’s premium phone, the Pixel 9 Pro, the new mid-tier model is a lot closer than the price difference might suggest.
Just right for your holiday home: the robovac that gives some stick
Eufy’s E20 may not be as good at cleaning as other robots, but at least it gives you the tools to finish the job.
Ecovacs’ Deebot X8 Pro does a stellar job cleaning, until it doesn’t
Dirt isn’t the only thing robovacs need to handle nowadays – they must have the capacity to cope with complexity, too.
March
Fancy a robot to clean your windows? This one will give it a shot
It’s early days in the advent of window-cleaning robots, and they don’t do a terrific job. But Ecovacs’ Winbot W2 Pro Omni doesn’t do a bad job, either.
There are travel chargers, and then there’s the PlugBug Travel
Twelve South’s new lightweight charger is not without its flaws, but it does have one feature that could save your next holiday from disaster.
The obstacle-climbing robot vacuum we wish we could afford to keep
Getting over tiny steps is just one of a few new features in Dreame’s X50 Ultra mopping robovac. It’s also got a great anti-tangle system and a steep price.
Apple’s new MacBook Air comes with a perfect excuse to buy it
There might never be a better time to purchase an aluminium laptop from an American company.
What does spending $18,000 on an Apple PC get you?
Mathematically, our Mac Studio is a Mac mini with a $17,550 dongle half the time we use it. But it’s the other half the time that might make it worth the money.
Beware, this laptop battery life will leave you stranded
Acer’s new Copilot+ laptop shows Intel is taking strides to catch up to Apple’s chips, but it gives you far less time than advertised to use it.