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Hopeless at finding your belongings? This gadget is here to help

Journey’s LOC8 has come out with Bluetooth beacons that work on both iPhones and Android phones. But only one of those choices works well.

Dreame Matrix10 robovac
For Digital Life review by John Davidson

Dreame just solved the number one problem in robovacs

It’s not just your house that will stay clean with the new Matrix10 Ultra. The docking station will stay clean, too.

My 5.6-metre failure while testing the Apple Watch Ultra 3

The high-tech timepiece can be submerged 40 metres underwater, into the inky depths of the ocean where the monsters are – but I barely scratched the surface. 

This is one of the best photography phones of all time

Pairing Oppo’s Find X9 Pro handset with Hasselblad’s Teleconverter Kit offers a giant leap for mobile images as it shoots for the moon. It’s pricey, though.

A supercomputer strapped to your wrist: Google’s new Pixel Watch

We can’t tell whether having Gemini strapped to our wrist is going to make us smarter or dumber. But there’s no going back.

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October

Sssh! Is that the sound of the best earphones ever – AirPods Pro 3?

Apple’s new in-ear devices come with a mode that allows mere mortals to experience superhuman hearing.

September

Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro is great, but we still prefer the Air

This new smartphone is more than just a pretty colour. Under all that lies the fastest phone we have ever reviewed.

Cooking at 500 degrees is easy with this pizza oven – even for beginners

The latest Ooni makes dough rise in seconds and cooks steak to perfection – even when things get too hot to handle.

iPhone Air review: why buy anything else?

Apple made surprisingly few compromises to squeeze out its new, ultra-thin phone.

Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses don’t know what they’re looking at

The tech company’s AI glasses can provide a wealth of information about the world outside your porthole, but you have to take it with a pinch of salt.

Breville has hit the top of its earnings guidance in 2025, led by strong growth in coffee machines.

Who needs a $4500 coffee machine? Most people, it turns out

The Oracle Dual Boiler may save the day for those who aren’t trained in the artistry of coffee-making.

This ‘magic’ new phone has AI that works … sometimes

Unlike Apple’s iPhones, Google’s Pixel 10 has artificial intelligence features that will be useful to everyone. Unfortunately, they work only some of the time.

August

The ultimate tech gifts to spoil dad with this Father’s Day

Even the most attentive father needs to stop paying attention once in a while, doesn’t he?

Meet Samsung’s soaring new Smart Monitor M9

Samsung’s Smart Monitor M9 works not only as a TV and a regular computer screen, but in sky-high portrait mode.

Could this flip phone be the answer to doom-scrolling?

Motorola’s mid-tier folding phone reduced the risk that a momentary action leads to hour upon hour of inaction – but is this enough to excuse its shortcomings?

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Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2nd Gen earphones.

If it ain’t broke: Bose’s latest earphones are still the best

Nothing compares with the QuietComfort Ultra 2 for noise-cancelling efficacy. Apart from the original QuietComfort Ultra.

New tech for the perfect sleep (but there’s a catch)

Want the soothing sounds of the great outdoors without the schlep? Ozlo’s Sleepbuds let you nod off to the soundtrack of nature even when there is no nature for miles.

July

Is the Nothing Phone (3) a $1500 antidote to phone addiction?

The firm’s first “flagship” handset is designed to help you use such devices less. But it’s a lot of work to set up, and the camera and speed let it down.

Good news! 2025 is a Classic year for smartwatches

Samsung’s legendary spinning, clicking watch bezel makes an appearance only every so often. Now is one such time.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 phone.

Why this folding phone really is the one we’ve waited for

Improvements in thickness and weight mean you can carry around Samsung’s Galaxy Fold7 and not feel like you’re paying a heavy price to own a collapsible device.

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