Category: Smart Home

The easy way to clean carpets and rugs. Ditching the power cable for a large 8Ah battery, the Vax ONEPWR Compact Cordless Carpet Cleaner makes carpet cleaning more convenient. It’s simple to use, auto-dosing detergent as it goes, and does a good job of removing tough stains, although it does take a bit longer to…

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Pet hair is one of the trickiest things to clean up. If you have a furry, four-legged friend and a home with lots of soft furnishings and carpet, staying on top of the build-up of fuzz can feel like a full-time job. I recently ran a group test of eight vacuums from leading brands, in…

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Verdict The Govee x JBL Table Lamp 2 Pro brings far more personality to a room than its sci-fi looks suggest, with stunning lighting effects, a deep app and a surprisingly capable JBL speaker. Its bass could be punchier and Bluetooth-only audio feels limiting, but as a hybrid lamp-slash-party centrepiece, it genuinely shines. Pros Premium,…

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I’m a bit of an air purifier fanatic. I have a sensitive nose, allergies, and a toddler, so all of these factors contribute to both being very willing to try out various models and being discerning about the actual benefits. When I was presented with the chance to test the RabbitAir A3 Ultra Quiet smart…

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The Blueair Blue Pure 411i Max (or Blueair Blue Max 3250i, if you hail from the UK) has sat at the top of TechRadar’s best air purifier ranking for nearly a full year now. We’ve tested plenty more purifiers since – including powerful machines that are excellent at clearing odors and purifiers that double up…

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