Category: Smart Home
Ninja FrostVault Go Review
The easy way to carry cold drinks and food. Great for days out or even for a night’s camping, the Ninja FrostVault Go combines portability with excellent cold storage. This backpack is easy to carry around, and it’s also brilliantly designed, with an integrated bottle opener, and the top lid acting as a table…. Check…
iRobot’s in trouble and I hope we don’t lose Roomba, the original and arguably best robot vacuum
We have some history, iRobot and I, or at least Roomba, the first consumer-grade, commercially viable robot vacuum, and I do. So when I read the news that iRobot was so cash-strapped it might have to cease operations, a wave a sadness washed over me. Perhaps this feeling was intensified because the news arrived as…
I tested the new Dyson V8 Cyclone vacuum against the old V8, and these small upgrades make a big difference
Dyson recently brought out an upgraded version of its V8 cordless vacuum. That model originally came out in 2016, but it remains one of the brand’s top sellers (if I were to take a wild guess at why, it could be that it’s one of the few Dyson vacs that doesn’t require you to clear…
Gaggia Classic E24 Evo Pro review: a dream espresso machine for delivering consistent caffeine hits
Gaggia Classic E24 Evo Pro: one-minute review The Gaggia Classic E24 Evo Pro is a manual espresso machine that allows you to channel your inner barista. Naturally won’t get automatic bean grinding or one-touch drinks brewing; this is a machine designed for those who like to get hands-on when crafting their coffee. As espresso machines…
Shark Freestyle Max review: a nimble, powerful and cheap cordless upright
Shark Freestyle Max: two-minute review The Shark Freestyle Max is not your average upright vacuum. It’s far lighter and more streamlined, and it’s cordless too. After its launch in October 2025, I tested it out to see how it compares to both the best upright vacuums on the market and the best cordless vacuums…. Check…
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Shark TurboBlade Cool + Heat TH200UK Review
Cooling when you want it, heat when you need it. The update that everyone wanted, the Shark TurboBlade Cool + Heat TH200UK retains the same smart design and clever twistable air blades as the original, but adds on a powerful fan heater. With a brilliant new remote, this fan is easy to use in either…
Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 review: an impressively smart little fan heater, with a couple of drawbacks
Dyson Hot+Cool HF1: two-minute review The Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 is a sleek and smart fan heater with the bladeless and aesthetically pleasing design we expect to see from the brand. With a premium list price of £399. 99, the Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 can be found at Dyson and a few other retailers…. Check out the…
Eufy EufyCam S4 Review
A powerful security camera that sees more of what’s going on. A very clever security camera, the EufyCam S4 combines a 4K wide-angle fixed camera with a dual-lens pan-and-tilt camera. Individually, this set-up lets you cover a wider area (think of them as two individual cameras); together, they combine, with one giving an overview of…