Author: Press Room
In a previous article, I shared the weekly planning system I built using ChatGPT to stop drifting from one week to the next. It’s still working, but there have been stumbling blocks along the way. As always, the best-laid plans fail when they meet real life. So, this follow-up isn’t about adding more tools or smarter prompts. It’s about the tiny tweaks and changes that turn a good planning system into one I can actually keep using with more intention. In the earlier article, I explained how using ChatGPT as a weekly planning assistant helped turn vague intentions into clearer…
If you exercise without tracking it, did you exercise at all? Don’t risk missing a session – strap one of the best sports watches or best running watches to your wrist and let it log every mile, rep and calorie while you train. Whether you’re a dedicated runner, a weekend gym-goer or someone who dabbles in a bit of everything, today’s best sports smartwatches are built to track multiple sports and activities. From running, cycling and swimming to strength training, yoga and HIIT, the top options can analyse your workouts, deliver detailed training insights and help you chase a new…
I am a hair and skincare devotee, so getting to try out the latest grooming gadgets is one of my favourite things about my job. I loved the Shark CryoGlow LED Mask when I reviewed it last December: would Shark’s newest beauty gadget – the FacialPro Glow be as effective? In simple terms the Shark FacialPro Glow is an at-home facial system that promises to extract, hydrate & de-puff, all in ten minutes. At $400/£300 isn’t cheap, but neither are in-salon facials. I was keen to see if it would clear my skin and give me that coveted glow you get after a…
Smart homes are littered with gadgets, media boxes, and screens that all use proprietary remotes. Some of them can be easily controlled with your smartphone, but there’s a catch — these few-and-far-between entertainment devices use proprietary apps. The situation forces users to choose between using a handful of physical remotes or a handful of individual apps, and neither are a great option. My movie-watching and music-listening setups use a mix of new and decades-old hardware, and I sought to find one app to control it all. Universal remote apps that are actually useful are hard to find. Most smartphones today…
Summary Prompted Playlist lets you craft highly specific playlists by probing your Spotify listening history. Use nuanced prompts – dates, plays, themes – to get personalized playlists with helpful notes. Rolling out to US/Canada in beta; UK/EU rollout TBD. What’s the one thing you’ve always wanted to do on Spotify? That’s right: you want greater access to your Spotify algorithm to prod and poke and make new playlists, scoop out nostalgic bangers, and infuse them with your favorite track from last year. Okay, so maybe that’s not what you’ve always dreamed about doing on Spotify, but Prompted Playlist is a…
Are you thinking of turning the thermostat up? The cooler months are most definitely here and maybe, if you haven’t already, it’s time to finally upgrade to a smart thermostat. But in a crowded field, which is the best smart thermostat out there right now? There are lots of reasons to upgrade your heating tech. Firstly, many of them let you talk to your heating via voice assistants like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri, but the main benefit is saving you cash and cutting down on wasted energy. Thanks to tech like geofencing and smart radiator valves, they can help your…
Old games consoles never die – they just get emulated. These days, even budget (about $60–200 range for this feature) retro handhelds are powerful enough to let you carry around decades of gaming history in your trousers. That means everything from ancient Ataris to comparatively modern Dreamcasts – and beyond. So which retro handheld should you buy? This guide looks at five different takes. The common theme: they’re all pretty great in their own way, and none of them require you to remortgage your house for the privilege of replaying Bubble Bobble. Why you can trust Stuff: Our team of experts rigorously test each product and provide…
For years, my TV’s USB port was almost invisible to me. It just sat there on the side panel doing nothing, just collecting dust. I used my TV for things that mattered most to me: watching shows and movies. Sometimes, I would wonder why the USB port is even there on a TV. I assumed it was outdated, useless, or meant only for technical stuff a casual user doesn’t need. Turns out, I was completely wrong. One day, I plugged something into it just out of curiosity. It was then that I realized the USB port is one of the…
There’s nothing quite like turning on your smart TV and being inundated with advertisements. It’s obnoxious, it slows down your expensive piece of technology, and likely, it doesn’t show you anything worth seeing. Any time I turn on the TV in my office, I’m bombarded with ads about upcoming sports games that I need to see, even though I’m not a big football, soccer, or basketball fan. It was time to do something about it. After tweaking a setting in my TV, my smart TV experience is cleaner, smoother, and most importantly, much faster. This setting can be directly activated…
Things are looking glum for gadget fans, with one high-profile name announcing it’s getting out of the smartphone business and another rumoured to be heading for the door. But what’s the reason for pulling the ripcord, and will there be further exits to come in 2026 and beyond? In mid-January, Asus announced there were no plans for new Zenfone or ROG Phone handsets going forward. Then not even a week later, OnePlus was forced to deny it was being wound up by parent company Oppo, reportedly due to dwindling market shares in India and Asia – territories that account for…