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Roborock makes some of my favourite robot vacuum cleaners, including one with a robot arm that moves. Apparently the brand had a quiet word with itself and decided it’s ready to tackle your garden as well. Roborock has just announced its first ever robot lawnmowers for Europe. If they’re anywhere near as capable as its vacuum cleaners, this could be excellent news for those of us who prefer sipping a cold pint to sweating behind a mower. There are three models in the new line-up, and naturally they cover the whole spectrum of garden sizes. Leading the charge is the…

I’ve used a lot of robot vacuums. A lot. Too many, probably. And Anker sub-brand Eufy’s S1 Pro model is the best that I’ve ever tried. It vacuumed better than anything I’d ever tested, cleaned floors like it actually cared, and mopped floors like there was no tomorrow. Naturally, I didn’t think it needed a sequel. But here we are, and Eufy’s just dropped the S2, and it’s made me want to bin the old one immediately. It’s a huge upgrade with more than 3x the suction power of the original, plenty of new features, and even the ability to…

Sometimes the daily grind leaves us wanting to escape reality, even if it’s just for an hour or two. These ongoing sci-fi series are both unearthly and immersive, in the best tradition of sci-fi, providing pure escapism when you need it most. 7 Silo Watch it on Apple TV+ In a post-apocalyptic world, a massive underground silo houses what’s left of humanity, but its strict rules conceal dangerous secrets. As the saga unfolds, what begins as a mystery about forbidden knowledge quickly becomes a struggle for control deep below the surface of a scorched Earth. Silo is currently on season…

SIMs – the tiny plastic cards you’ve got to shove into a tray to make things work – have been around almost since the first portable phones. They let your device to connect to mobile networks for texting, calling, or accessing data on the go. But recently the phone world has become obsessed with non-physical electronic SIMs, known as the eSIM. Yourupcoming phone might not even have a SIM tray any more. US versions of Apple’s iPhone 14 and later don’t have physical SIM cards, opting for two eSIM support (dual eSIM) instead. Yet global models sold in the UK,…

I’ve always loved writing things down (I’ve been doing it since I was a child). Pen on paper is great for creativity, but the trouble is, paper doesn’t play well with a modern, tech-filled world. Notebooks get lost, pages go missing, and once something’s scrawled in ink, it’s basically stuck there. I’ve tested plenty of “digital paper” devices and e-readers over the years, but most either feel like tablets in disguise or simply don’t capture the tactile joy of handwriting. The Remarkable Paper Pro Move promises to change that. I’ve spent two weeks carrying it everywhere – in my jacket…

Dolby is one of the biggest players in sound and vision tech and has been for decades. You’ve probably seen the Dolby Vision logo popping up on best 4K TVs over the last few years. You’ve probably even seen it on smartphones and tablets. Did you know your iPhone can even record Dolby Vision-supported videos? But just as we’ve come to recognise this HDR standard, Dolby’s gone and dropped Dolby Vision 2. Worry not, though, as it promises to be a huge upgrade for TVs – and I can’t wait. So, what is it, and do you actually need it?…

IFA is one of the world’s biggest annual consumer technology expos. Indeed, as it welcomes in the public too, it’s by far the biggest in terms of attendance, with over 215,000 people roaming the halls last year. As usual it’s taking place at the massive Messe Berlin fairground in Germany where plenty of new smart home tech, kitchen appliances, PC, hi-fi, headphones and home theater gear are revealed. You can check out the latest announcements below – our coverage this year is powered by Acer, who have big announcements coming on Wednesday 3 September. Expect most product announcements to appear…

Imagine this: your alarm goes off, you reach for your phone, and instead of the usual flood of emails, calendar reminders and photos, you’re greeted with a message that your account has been locked. No Gmail. No iCloud. No Google Docs, Drive, Maps history, or that two-factor authentication app you cleverly installed on the same account. Suddenly, you’re completely locked out of your digital life. It’s not an abstract problem. Accounts get locked every day, sometimes by hackers, sometimes by accident, and sometimes because a computer somewhere thought you looked suspicious. The real question is: what would you actually do?…

With Autumn approaching and the last of the good weather nearly behind us, oven expert Ooni has a new way for pizza addicts to get their fix – without filling their kitchen with pellet smoke or lugging gas bottles inside the house. The new Volt 2 electric pizza oven has been on a crash diet, shrinking in size to fit on more countertops than the original Volt 12, and is smart enough to adjust its temperatures on the fly for carbon-free crusts. The Volt 2 is 30% smaller than the first Volt, but is still big enough to swallow a…

Big movies often spawn TV spinoffs, and on paper, it makes sense: there’sNap already a fanbase, familiar characters, and a world worth exploring. But more often than not, these adaptations fail to capture the magic of the original film. 6 Snatch (2017-2018) Watch Snatch on Fubo Guy Ritchie’s Snatch is one of those cult crime capers that feels untouchable. Fast edits, razor-sharp dialogue, and a cast of eccentric characters made the film a classic. So when a TV version arrived in 2017 starring Rupert Grint, Dougray Scott, and Luke Pasqualino, expectations were high. Sadly, the show lacked everything that made…