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Predictions about the smart homes of the future tend to age badly. We were supposed to have robot butlers, holographic TVs, and appliances that prepped and cooked dinner for us by now. Instead, many of us are still arguing with Alexa. But your house in 2030 could look very different, with all manner of useful tech waiting to make your life that little bit easier. In fact, we’ve done our best to make some sensible (read: no hoverboards) predictions below, with the disclaimer that there are absolutely no guarantees. Don’t blame us when the second Tamagotchi uprising kicks off.  With…

I subscribed to ChatGPT Plus for a simple reason: ChatGPT is the AI tool I use more than anything else. I turn to it for research, to make sense of things that completely go over my head, and even to create images. But surprisingly, the feature I use most has almost nothing to do with chatting with an AI. And that’s where things get a little strange. I’m not a web developer. I’ve never wanted to become one, and I certainly didn’t expect ChatGPT to change that. Yet somehow, one ChatGPT feature has me building things I never thought I…

I always keep my phone face down, whether it’s on a table or a sofa. That’s partly because I can’t deal with the wobbling caused by the camera bump (it’s like watching a toddler operate a see-saw), and partly to stop me from looking at it without physically picking it up. It’s always on silent, too. But before you nominate me for ‘Screen Time Saint of the Year’, I should confess I also have an Apple Watch that buzzes on my wrist like a wasp trapped in a jam jar every time a notification arrives. I should also confess that…

While books have always been a popular source of source material for movies, in recent years, books are increasingly getting adapted as TV shows. Between Game of Thrones, Slow Horses, 3 Body Problem, Silo, and much more, it’s a literary feast out there. For all the TV lovers out there looking for something new to read, here are some great books that are getting TV adaptations, either in the immediate future or some ways down the line. Neuromancer Took them long enough Credit: Ace Neuromancer is a pioneering sci-fi novel by William Gibson. Published in 1984, it follows a hacker named…

If you’ve ever tumbled down a YouTube/Instagram/TikTok rabbit hole, you’ll definitely have spotted at least one DJI Osmo Pocket: the compact gimbal-stabilised camera is a content creator’s best friend. Well what if one of those had a baby with an Honor Magic8 Pro? You’d get something like the Honor Robot Phone – possibly the most exciting new handset I’ve tried so far in 2026. While unassuming from the front, this oddball handset is hiding a gimbal of its own, letting its high pixel count sensor capture the sort of steady footage no other phone can hope to match. It also…

We’ve compiled a list of some of the best options available. While many VPN providers charge for their services, there are also several excellent free choices out there. In this guide, we’ll focus on those free options and highlight what they have to offer. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a useful tool that allows you to browse the internet securely and anonymously. Whether you’re streaming on Netflix and other services, watching live sports, or just surfing the web, a VPN can help protect your privacy and keep your online activity safe. In the UK, the Online Safety Act could…

Picking your favourite child is far easier than your favourite watch – especially when, like me, you only have the one – and with a release slate that puts Marvel’s cinematic universe to shame, thinking back to last month, let alone the beginning of the year, is no mean feat. There have been ultra-accessible, value-driven microbrand propositions, high-end, haute horology flexes and everything in-between. The world of watchmaking just does not stop. So, when I say that these are my favourite watches, understand that it’s a malleable list. Ask me at the pub next week and I’ll probably have a…

I have an eight-year-old and a six-year-old, so you might think I’d have a couple more years’ grace before anyone asks me for a phone (no such luck). I didn’t have one until I was 13, after all, and all it could do was send SMS messages, make calls, and let me play Snake – the internet and social media were not things my mother had to lose sleep over. Before that, the height of childhood connectivity tech was a pager, and the only notifications interrupting playtime at the park were a string of numbers or a ‘call home’ message…

Summary NASA’s free e-book library is nonfiction treasure—mission reports, engineering manuals, and stunning Hubble images. Files come in PDF, EPUB, and MOBI — easy to load on Kindle, Kobo, iPad, or read on phone/computer. Expect nonfiction, not sci-fi — gorgeous coffee-table books and mission manuals show real cosmic wonder. Craving your next sci-fi fix? NASA’s official e-book library might sound like a treasure trove of science fiction tales, but it’s actually an awesome nonfiction collection that lets you delve into the realities of space travel. Rather than science fiction stories, this open-access repository offers celestial history, engineering blueprints, and high-resolution…

This December, Dune: Part Three will drop into theaters opposite Avengers: Doomsday, a match-up that should be great fun to watch. It’s the final film in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movie trilogy, and is poised to be an ever bigger deal than the first two. It also stands a good chance of ending the trilogy on a bum note. Denis Villeneuve’s movies finally do Dune right It was a long time coming Although it wasn’t an instant hit upon release in 1965, it only took a few years for Frank Herbert’s Dune to become a bestselling book. Dune tells the story…