Review: Review: Toshiba Qosmio X70 review
IntroductionToshiba's Qosmio gaming laptops have never been shy about showing off their high-end heritage, and that's certainly true of the new X70: it's got a ring of red metal around its base. The...
View ArticleReview: Updated: Sony Smartwatch 2
IntroductionManufacturers appear to be falling over themselves at the moment as they try and get a smartwatch to market, and the Sony Smartwatch 2 is one of the first of the current batch to make it...
View ArticleReview: PS Vita Slim
Introduction and designSony's making a bold play with the PS Vita Slim. The dedicated handheld market is one that's vanishing, yet Sony is willing to bet its latest portable on it. And with a £180 RRP...
View ArticleReview: Misfit Shine
Introduction and featuresActivity trackers are predicted to explode in popularity, but to become accepted by the masses, the chunky child-like designs of the likes of the Jawbone UP and Nike FuelBand...
View ArticleReview: ThinkPad T440s
IntroductionLenovo is on a mission with the ThinkPad. It's a mission of not just making the Chinese vendor's business-bent laptops thinner and lighter, but simpler, more stylish and more versatile.One...
View ArticleReview: WD My Cloud EX4
Intro and specificationsThere's a huge, ever-growing range of Network Attached Storage (NAS) drives on the market at the moment, and WD's My Cloud EX4 is taps into the 'prosumer' audience in terms of...
View ArticleHands-on review: Panasonic GH4
The Panasonic GH3 is widely regarded as a great compact system camera for shooting video, but its reputation for stills photography is a little more lacklustre. Despite the fact that its headline...
View ArticleReview: Updated: Moto G
Introduction, design and interfaceMotorola's back, and it's kicking off its global smartphone revival with the keenly priced Moto G handset. A mid-range handset with a low-end price tag and Android...
View ArticleReview: Logitech PowerShell iPhone Controller review
The waters of iOS 7 controllers, enable by Apple's MFi (Made for iPhone) initiative, are still incredibly murky.iPhones have had controller support baked right into the operating system since iOS 7...
View ArticleReview: Dell UltraSharp UP2414Q
IntroductionCall it 4K. Call it ultra-HD. Either way, massive pixel counts are the next big thing. This year's festival of rampant consumerism at CES in Las Vegas is a case in point. Inevitably, a...
View ArticleReview: Samsung Multifunction Xpress M2875FW
Over the last few years, laser printers have come down in price until they're comfortably within the reach of the home user. But how many home users actually reached out for them? The faithful inkjet...
View ArticleReview: Sony PS4
IntroductionThe PlayStation 4 is the most powerful games console on the planet.With more graphical power than the Xbox One, 32 times more system memory than the PS3 and a firm focus on pure gaming...
View ArticleReview: Finlux 42F8073-T
OverviewEveryone's after a sub-£350 telly, but surely that means skipping over fancy features like smart TV apps, Freeview HD and 3D, right?There's no 3D on this 40-inch LED TV from Finlux, but the...
View ArticleReview: Updated: Chromecast review
IntroductionUpdate: Chromecast now has a respectable amount of apps, so we've updated our review text to reflect that and give you our impressions of the major app releases and its open SDK future.Good...
View ArticleReview: Toshiba 84L9363DB
Introduction and featuresSometimes I have to search quite hard for reasons why a TV I'm testing might be particularly interesting. With the 84L9363, though, its USP hits you right between the...
View ArticleHands-on review: Canon G1 X Mark II
Build quality and handlingThe premium compact camera market used to be pretty much owned by Canon. The much lauded G series was the ultimate in functionality for those that wanted high image quality...
View ArticleHands-on review: Sony HX400V
Bridge cameras continue to be one area of the compact camera market which remains buoyant in an otherwise declining arena. The HX400V is one of the larger bridge models available, closely resembling an...
View ArticleHands-on review: Canon EOS 1200D
Introduction and Build Quality & HandlingDespite the low price points, the entry level of the DSLR market is very important for building customer loyalty.The new Canon EOS 1200D replaces the Canon...
View ArticleReview: Updated: Nikon D3200
IntroductionBy all accounts, Nikon had a great year in 2011, topping both the DSLR and compact camera charts. The former came via the Nikon D3100, the company's entry-level offering with a 14.2 million...
View ArticleHands-on review: Sony Alpha 6000
IntroductionIt's been a few months since Sony took the decision to officially drop the NEX moniker from its E-mount compact system cameras in an attempt to unify the Alpha output under one brand. Since...
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