Category: Home Tech

Reviews of home gadgets

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    GRIPPPZ Magnetic Wristband Tool Organiser Review

    The Gripppz magnetic wristband tool organiser is exactly as it sounds, a wristband which is magnetic and can therefore allow you to have screws and nails attached to your wrist for easy access. They’re available in 3 colours, blue, red and black.  On arrival there is a small sheet included, this came attached to the…

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    Amazon Echo Show Review

    Having released a number of Alexa speakers you might wonder what else Amazon could do to further the range, the Amazon Echo Show answers that by taking the Alexa speaker combination and adding a touch screen on top. Available in black or white, the Amazon Echo Show has all the same abilities as the other…

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    Blue Maestro Tempo Disc Review

    The Blue Maestro Tempo Disc is a tiny pebble like gadget for recording temperature, humidity and due point data, similar to the SensorPush.  It’s only slightly larger than a 50p coin and it’s powered by a CR2032 battery. Looking at the Tempo Disc there isn’t much to the hardware, it’s just a nice looking little…

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    Vobot Smart Alarm Clock with Alexa Review

    The Vobot Smart Alarm clock adds to the growing number of devices integrating Amazon Alexa to add smart features to an otherwise standard device. Rather than taking on the high end market and going up against the likes of the Amazon Echo or Sonos One the Vobot is aiming to win over those interested in…

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    Arzopa 10 inch Widescreen Digital Photo Frame Review

    The Arzopa 10″ Widescreen Digital Photo Frame gives you a lot of screen real estate for not a huge price. The 10″ frame is available in either black or white.  It’s a good size, not too chunky, and it can either be popped on a desk or wall mounted. The included manual caused some confusion, it…

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    Hisense H60NEC5600 4K TV Review

    Hisense are not a well known brand in the UK, but they’ve slowly been gaining traction by taking a similar approach to TVs that OnePlus take to mobile, they provide a great feature set at a reasonable price. The Hisense H60NEC5600 is a 60″ 4k LED TV. 60″ is an unusual size, with most manufactures…

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    Withings Body Cardio WiFi Scales Review

    Originally these were the Withings Body Cardio WiFi Scales, however with Nokia completing their purchase of Withings the products and apps have slowly been rebranded as Nokia Health.  Fortunately for existing owners this changes has only seen a bit of a make over, the functionality of the app and hardware is still present and correct.…

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    Fritz!Box 7590 Telephone System and Router Review

    The Fritz!Box 7590 is the latest flagship router/telephone system from AVM. Keeping the iconic silver and red colour scheme the 7590 is instantly identifiable as a Fritz!Box, but a redesigned shell gives this a far more modern look compared to the boxy predecessors that had something of a Jetsons spaceship look to them. The footprint…

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    ABOX A1 Android Box Review

    The ABOX A1 is one of the slimmest Android boxes sent for review.  It has the now standard small slab design but with a much slimmer profile than other Android boxes. The slim design manages to pack in a MicroSD card slot, 2 USB ports, HDMI and 100MB Ethernet port.  It also has WiFi which works…

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    LokenToken Dual USB Flash Drive Review

    The LokenToken dual USB flash drive is a novel take on the humble portable USB stick. It’s got a similar style to the Cryptex USB drive and offers a similar function, to access the USB drive you need to know the code. Made from a black plastic it’s an interesting looking little gadget and not immediately…

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