Author: Press Room
We’ve all experienced it. You’ve wrapped up a conversation with a friend or loved one, only to have an advert about the exact thing you were talking about appear the next time you scroll through Instagram or watch a YouTube video. Big coincidence or tech world conspiracy? I’m afraid I don’t have the answer – but if we’re already assuming our gadgets are snooping in to every word we say, why fret over ones that are upfront about their listening habits? First, Meta’s new Audio AI Glasses asked whether removing the camera was enough to shake the “pervert glasses” label.…
The Car Design Event is an annual get-together held at The Loh Collection in Dietzhölztal, Germany and this year it was more electrifying than ever. While the automotive museum is largely dedicated to pleasing petrolheads with a veritable mountain of the best and rarest metal to pick through, the Car Design Event cleverly fuses the past with the present. Case in point is the Volkswagen T1 Samba Bus (pictured above) which on face value is a beautifully restored mid-1960s classic transporter. Underneath, however, the humble VW has been transformed with an electric powertrain. The only real giveaway was the automatic…
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max have only been around for a couple of weeks, but no phone stays in the spotlight for long. Hot on the heels of Apple’s announcement of its latest flagship phones, both of which run on the company’s A20 Pro processor built on a 2-nanometre process, Xiaomi revealed the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max. Yes, same name, and no, nobody seems embarrassed. They are the first smartphones to run on Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon processors, which also switch to a 2-nanometre process because nanometres are apparently the new megapixels in the smartphone oneupmanship. …
Our pick of the best gifts for gamers for Christmas 2026 Neo Geo AES+ Standard Edition The original Neo Geo AES brought arcade-quality SNK games home, provided that home belonged to somebody with an alarming disposable income. The AES+ revives that wonderfully extravagant ritual with a full-size console, chunky cartridges, and old-school arcade controls, plus HDMI for modern TVs. It’s a hardware-faithful reworking that preserves the physical experience, and importantly, it accepts original AES cartridges and controllers. This Standard Edition includes one wired arcade stick, an HDMI cable, and a power supply, but no game. It’s gloriously specific, undeniably niche,…
Apple’s latest iPhone software hasn’t been around long – iOS 27 arrived on compatible iPhones only a couple of weeks ago, but it’s already old news. If you updated on day one, you’ve probably already chatted with Siri AI (and been pleasantly surprised that it understood you the first time), nudged the new Liquid Glass slider to make your home screen more readable, and used the improved Clean Up in Photos to erase a stranger or rescue a picture you took at a dodgy angle. But there’s more on the way. Apple usually follows a big release with a quick…
I love the idea of an electric car, or EV, but the practical questions always put a dampener on my enthusiasm. How much will it cost? Where will I charge it? And how much time will I waste doomscrolling on my phone at a grey, dreary service station while my car hungrily sucks up as much juice as it can muster? With that in mind, you can see why another announcement about enormous touchscreens might not be quite what a hesitant buyer like myself is waiting for. A lower price would probably help more. So would knowing that I can…
If you bought a pair of protective glasses this summer and enjoyed catching a glimpse of the best solar eclipse since 1999, there are more opportunities to enjoy some spectacular astronomical sights this winter… no kit required (although a decent telescope wouldn’t go amiss). Astronomical winter begins on the winter solstice – the shortest day of the year – which falls on 21 December 2026, but most of us mark the beginning of winter using the meteorological calendar, on 1 December, running until the end of February. Of course, these months can be pretty wet and cloudy in most parts…
Bentley has just unveiled the Torcal, its first fully electric car. It’s a low, sleek SUV built in Crewe, with up to 888PS, 1350Nm of torque and a claimed 375 miles of range. Bentley says it’s a template for every Bentley to come, whatever powertrain sits underneath. That’s a lot riding on one car, so the question is whether it’s actually any good. Now, I haven’t driven it yet, so I can’t actually tell you if it’s the best EV in the world. What I can do is take you through the ten things you need to know before you…
Up to now, our mixed reality future has felt like a lot of empty promises: big and bulky headsets you’d only want to wear for a short while, rather than a convenient gadget that’s as effortless to use as a smartphone. The Meta VR Glasses might be about to change all that. After cutting its teeth with the Quest virtual reality headset line, Meta has gone back to the drawing board for something that’s altogether sleeker, more comfortable to wear and easier to use. Launching next Spring for $1299, the Meta VR Glasses undercut both the Samsung Galaxy XR and…
Our pick of the fitness gifts for Christmas 2026 Urevo CyberPad for Office Smart Treadmill Not everybody wants to train like a sponsored ultramarathoner. The CyberPad offers something more achievable – a way to walk while answering emails, watching television, or waiting for dinner to cook. Its low, open-front design fits beneath a standing desk, then occupies far less room than a treadmill when work is over. You can stroll from 0.6 to 4mph, and this modest purpose is precisely the appeal. By attaching activity to things already happening, it removes several excuses at once – rotten weather, limited time,…