https://youtu.be/q4ewmqib1Ok The Soundcore Liberty 2 Pros from Anker are true wireless earbuds with probably the best sound I’ve heard from earbuds under $150 or £150. Their accompanying app has a feature to test your hearing for a personalised EQ profile, and also lets you configure the earbuds’ controls to your preference. And they have USB-C fast charging and … [Read more...]
Amazfit GTS vs Huawei Watch GT | Best budget smartwatch for you?
https://youtu.be/4KV84cddfmA The Amazfit GTS and Huawei GT are similarly priced smart watches costing around £100 or under $150. They both share a comprehensive list of features including AMOLED screens, built in heart rate monitoring and multi sport activity tracking with built in GPS. Their price and 14-day battery life makes them a very tempting proposition compared … [Read more...]
SoundPEATS TrueAir review | Real Apple AirPods budget alternative?
https://youtu.be/UtylT19ywvE I’ve reviewed a couple of sets of earbuds from SoundPeats and been quite impressed. Their new TrueAir earbuds look remarkably similar to Apple’s AirPods, but they aren’t an exact clone like some more dubious brands you’ll find online. They’re a lot cheaper than AirPods - check the description down below for the current price. But they have a … [Read more...]
W-King D8 Bluetooth speaker review vs JBL Xtreme 2 & LG PK7. How does it sound for $200 less?
https://youtu.be/RcgO8nM9ddw The W-King D8 Bluetooth speaker has a massive 50W of output, up to 24 hours of battery life, can charge your gadgets with its built-in 8000mAh battery, and has an IPX5 water resistance rating. It can even be stereo paired wirelessly with a second identical speaker. At around $75 or £70, it’s less than a third of the price of the … [Read more...]
Best budget Bluetooth keyboard for iPad? | Arteck HB220B review | Most useful iPad accessory for under £15 or $20?
https://youtu.be/l3QI2EA3EQg Arteck HB220B instruction manualDownload Adding a keyboard to your tablet can transform it from a device that’s great for consuming content to a genuinely useful extremely lightweight and portable laptop replacement for content creation, which comes on instantly, is super fast and lasts for ages. If you own a more recent iPad you can add … [Read more...]
Lenovo Chromebook C340 2 in 1 review | Best budget Chromebook? | Inc 4 min quick guide to Chrome OS!
https://youtu.be/X2weHwyMVGQ The Lenovo C340 Chromebook is a 2 in 1 laptop with a 11.6” IPS 1366 x 768 touch screen display, up to 10 hours of battery life, a good selection of ports and with a stylish design incorporating a metal finished lid. This specific model comes with an Intel Celeron N4000 processor, 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. It’s not the cheapest … [Read more...]
Tronsmart Element T2 Plus review | vs Anker Soundcore 2 | Anker Soundcore Boost | Tronsmart Element Force
https://youtu.be/KWdKZ43HhDM The Tronsmart Element T2 Plus is a compact portable speaker with an IPX7 waterproof rating, up to 24 hours of battery life, independent lossless playback via a MicroSD slot and supports wireless stereo pairing with another identical speaker. It’s reasonably priced at around $35 or £30 but often on offer so check for the latest pricing … [Read more...]
TicWatch Pro 4G review | The fastest Wear OS smartwatch? | Test heart rate & GPS running & cycling
https://youtu.be/tyfTyUKpBDM TicWatch offer a range of smart watches using Google’s Wear OS - basically Android for smart watches. But they all work with both Android and Apple smartphones. The TicWatch Pro 4G is the priciest model in the range with a seemingly modest update on last year’s Ticwatch Pro. It’s a feature rich smartwatch, still based on the older Snapdragon … [Read more...]
Aftershokz Aeropex review | Best bone conduction headphones? | vs Titanium, AirPods Pro | Run, Cycle
https://youtu.be/0zBJ8QQ6Ql0 Bone conduction headphones sit on your cheek bones just in front of your ears, sending vibrations and therefore sound straight to your inner ear. The main idea being that your ears are completely open to still hear what’s going on around you. So they should be a safe option for running and cycling and there’s a few other advantages … [Read more...]
LG XBOOM Go PK5 review | vs PK3, PK7, Anker Motion+, JBL Flip 4 & 2 PK5s in wireless stereo mode
https://youtu.be/q8B0rsz1x6c The LG PK5 sits in the middle of the XBOOM Go trio both in size and price. I’ve reviewed both the compact PK3 and the bigger PK7 just recently. But I was interested to see whether this might be the Goldilocks of the range! It combines most of the features of its two siblings. It has 20W of output with lossless aptX HD support, up to 18 hours of … [Read more...]
Amazfit GTS review. Worth it over Amazfit Bip? In-depth | Test heart rate & GPS running & cycling
https://youtu.be/lbc0V24SrQI The Amazfit GTS smart watch has a high resolution AMOLED always-on display, heart rate and sleep monitoring, and built in GPS tracking with 12 activity types. All contained in a thin 50m waterproof aluminium body with up to 14 days of battery life. For around £110 or $140 it sounds good value. But it’s considerably more expensive than the … [Read more...]
GoPro Hero 8 vs Hero 5. 10 reasons to upgrade & 1 reason not to!
https://youtu.be/eWPO8wBeZdQ The Hero 8 Black is the latest offering from GoPro. It’s a fairly modest upgrade over last year’s Hero 7 with improved image stabilisation, convenient video presets and a new frameless mounting system. But in reality, most of us aren’t upgrading their action cameras every year so I’m interested to find out how it compares to the now three … [Read more...]
AirPods Pro vs budget earbuds costing 1/10 of the price!
https://youtu.be/lNkjCKpATrE Apple’s new AirPods Pro cost almost ten times the price of many budget true wireless earbuds I’ve reviewed recently. Can they get even close to justifying this massive price differential? Apple’s new AirPods Pro cost almost ten times the price of many budget true wireless earbuds I’ve reviewed recently. Can they get even close to justifying … [Read more...]
LG XBOOM Go PK3 review | Best budget Bluetooth speaker in 2019? | vs JBL Flip 4, Soundcore Boost, Tribit MaxSound Plus & Tronsmart Force
https://youtu.be/2KsxnPYk0P4 LG’s PK3 XBOOM Go is the smallest of the XBOOM Go trio; the largest PK7 I reviewed just recently. For all three speakers, LG has partnered with Meridian - an British audio specialist manufacturer to try and deliver the best sound possible. It’s missing a few features of its larger siblings, namely party mode where you can link multiple speakers; … [Read more...]
ZeroLemon 135W Extreme Charge Station review | Fast charge 6 devices at once inc a MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and an Apple Watch. And your AirPods, Galaxy Buds or smartphone wirelessly at the same time …
https://youtu.be/0epwoFKjxhE The 135W Extreme Charge Station from ZeroLemon, a fairly established charger brand, promises to charge up to 6 power hungry devices simultaneously, including a high end USB-C laptop like a 15” MacBook Pro. It is mainly geared towards Apple users, but only the magnetic Apple Watch charger is specifically for Apple devices. The wireless charging … [Read more...]
New Stryd foot pod running power meter with wind measurement review | Long term Stryd update
https://youtu.be/UpMeM3Sx1RA Stryd is a tiny footpod with an array of sensors that you attach to the laces of one of your running shoes. These sensors process almost every aspect of your foot’s motion and send various measurements to your running watch. The most significant metric is so-called running power. This one number aims to quantify exactly how hard you’re running. … [Read more...]
Tronsmart Force 40W review | Bluetooth speaker | vs JBL Flip 4, Soundcore Boost, Tribit MaxSound Plus
https://youtu.be/ymWhulc99-8 The Tronsmart Element Force is a well featured 40W compact ruggedised and waterproof portable Bluetooth speaker. It has three EQ modes including one for enhanced bass, a wireless stereo mode for pairing to another speaker, the latest USB-C charging and Bluetooth 5.0 - with NFC one-touch pairing, 15 hours of battery life and you can even play … [Read more...]
Umidigi A5 Pro review | Ultra wide triple camera for less than $100?
https://youtu.be/7mut0G1TYbA The Umidigi A5 Pro costs less than £100 or $100 but has an ultra-wide triple camera system, a 6.3” edge-to-edge full HD screen, an 8-core processor, Android 9.0 and a claimed two days of battery life. It almost sounds too good to be true? Let’s take a closer look. Overview Comes in case with screen protector fitted The phone comes … [Read more...]