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I’ve always loved photography. Although I’m unconvinced I’ve ever been any good at it. Still, even as a relative youngling, I was always happy with a camera in my mitts. Back then, I owned a cheap plastic number that took 35mm film I had to remove in pitch-black darkness, lest the faintest glimmer of light obliterate my precious memories. Over time, I graduated to digital snaps – but only the iPhone camera finally satisfied my inner photographer. And that’s because the cliche is absolutely true: the best camera is the one you have on you. Only, is it? Because when I…

IFA 2025 has once again turned Berlin into the ultimate playground for tech enthusiasts, with brands pulling out all the stops to showcase their latest innovations. From ultra-lightweight laptops that defy physics, to robot vacuums clever enough to climb stairs, this year’s show has delivered some genuinely jaw-dropping moments. Our coverage this year is powered by Acer, who also announced some big things this week. We’ve spent countless hours wandering the halls of Messe Berlin, getting hands-on with the most promising gadgets and gizmos, so whether you’re after a projector that’ll transform your living room into a cinema, or a turntable…

On Tuesday, Apple will announce its latest upcoming smartphone series, before releasing it into the world the week after. There have been plenty of rumors about what to expect from the iPhone 17 series. And every time there’s some confusion around about what exactly each model brings to the party. So let’s look at the differences between the iPhone 17 range, which at this stage we think consists of iPhone 17 and the super-thin and new model of the iPhone 17 Air at the more standard end. After that, it looks like there will be the more standard introduction of the…

All of us finish a great book and wish we could ask the author just one question. What did they really mean? How would they apply their advice today? With ChatGPT, I found a way to make that a reality. By uploading a book as a PDF or ePub and setting a few simple prompts, I was able to hold conversations with the “author.” Not the real ones, of course. But role-playing with ChatGPT makes reading instantly feel more personal, immersive, and practical. This process is surprisingly easy, and you can try it out in five minutes with a favorite…

Breaking into Europe’s crowded home appliance market isn’t for the faint-hearted. As Neil Tunstall, CEO of Haier Europe, told me after launching the next generation of home appliances at IFA 2025. The sector is brutally capital-intensive, product life cycles are shrinking, and consumers are more cautious than ever with their spending. If you want to compete at scale, you have to spend big and think bigger. “Life cycles are shortening. If you don’t invest, you quickly become uncompetitive,” Tunstall said. “It’s like the car industry — unless you’re a niche cooking brand, you can’t really survive without size and scale.”…

I’ve tested far too many robot vacuums. Far too many. And as much as I love the machines, mopping often leaves something to be desired. When I’ve tested robot vacs, they’ve often struggled to mop up stains on hard floors. Which is why the Narwal Flow caught my eye. The Flow comes kitted out with something called the FlowWash Mopping System – a track-based mopping setup that keeps clean water flowing as it goes. It’s designed to make sure your floors end up squeaky clean. And if it works as well as it should, I think it could be the best mopping…

Don’t own a Philips TV? No problem: the Govee TV Backlight 3 Pro can add ambient lighting that reacts to whatever’s on your 4K TV‘s screen, no matter which brand made it. The Ambilight-aping upgrade kit has added HDR into the mix for 2025, promising accurate colours even when brightness levels get blinding. Revealed at this year’s IFA show, Govee’s camera-based system is now in its third generation, with three separate sensors that capture a much wider dynamic range, so the accompanying LED light strips can more precisely match what’s happening onscreen. The camera itself only protrudes out 85mm and…

Dolby’s latest HDR evolution promises smarter TVs, but as is the case with everything else these days, it crams AI into its feature set. Your content might look great with Dolby Vision 2, but the tech behind its Content Intelligence system is rather invasive. Dolby Vision 2 will get more out of your TV Hannah Stryker / MakeUseOf Hannah Stryker / MakeUseOf Dolby Vision 2 brings new tools for studios and TV productions that let them achieve greater picture quality, especially on high-end TVs. The standard uses dynamic metadata to identify the Dolby Vision-compatible display it’s connected to and adjusts…

As every Philips Hue user knows, the Hue Bridge is the essential centrepoint of the system, a control hub for your lights that connects to your router as well as joining Hue to smart home ecosystems such as Apple Home, Amazon Alexa and Google Home. But I think it looks very much like Hue wants to be one of those ecosystems itself. During an event at IFA 2025, Hue owner Signify set out its vision for the next step forward. “Smart lighting sits at the heart of what we do, but our vision for the smart home goes further,” says…

I’ve used my fair share of robot lawnmowers and impressive as they are, navigation and obstacle avoidance is always something that have let them down. While many models can virtually map, they’re not the best at adapting to things on the fly. But Mammotion’s newest models in the Luba range promise to change that. In fact, I think they might have the smartest navigation system I’ve seen in any robot mower. Mammotion decided that simply using LiDAR or RTK wasn’t quite clever enough. So, the brand stitched together all three of the major positioning technologies – LiDAR, RTK, and AI-powered…