A couple of observations for day 3. The sound!!! I mean the speaker when playing a podcast or music without headphones. It is markedly louder than the 11 Pro I had before and now useful in many more situations than… Read More ›
Product Reviews
iPhone 13 Pro: day 2
The one feature I wanted to try more than any other in the iPhone 13 Pro was the ‘macro’ camera feature. Some say it isn’t a true macro, others say it is amazing, and for me as someone who knows… Read More ›
iPhone 13 Pro: day 1
I didn’t expect to buy the iPhone 13 Pro. It offers little above my 11 Pro apart from the camera features, but things changed quickly. My wife and I were discussing her iPhone X and my daughter’s iPhone 8 and… Read More ›
URBAN ARMOR GEAR Active Apple Watch strap review
“High strength materials work together to provide the peace of mind you need to take your Apple Watch along on your most rigorous activities.” There is no doubt that this is a high strength strap. It feels particularly solid in… Read More ›
The Amazfit Stratos 3. Is it really £400 worse than the Garmin fenix 6?
The Stratos 3 has obviously been ‘inspired’ by the Garmin fenix in the same way that almost every laptop we see today was inspired by the MacBook and how every phone appears to look like almost every other phone. In… Read More ›
HUAWEI GT 2 Pro review (part 2)
Well, the GT2 Pro didn’t last long and truth be told I am not quite sure why. I struggled to find fault with it and it was the first smart watch I have worn that felt like a watch that… Read More ›
HUAWEI GT 2 Pro review (part 1)
This is a very quick first part of my GT 2 Pro review. I simply want to cover the very first impressions a buyer can expect to experience when they open the box. And my first impressions were much more… Read More ›
Smartwatch Wars Part Two: Garmin Instinct Solar vs Casio G-Shock (any of them)
One of these is not a smartwatch by the true definition of the word, but for many it offers all of the smarts they need. The following Casio G-Shock GW-M5610-1ER, for example, is definitely smart- 1/ Satellite time keeping makes… Read More ›
Smartwatch Wars Part One: Garmin Instinct Solar vs Apple Watch series 6
The Garmin Instinct Solar is everything the Apple Watch series 6 is not and vice versa. I can think of no two products so different that technically do the same core thing, but the gap between the two is gigantic…. Read More ›
Spigen Lite Fit: the best Apple Watch strap I have worn
You can pay £99 for a Braided Solo Loop, £49 for a Sport band or even £349 for a Silver Link Bracelet from Apple. Or you could treat yourself to a Hermès Ébène Barénia Leather Single Tour Deployment Buckle for… Read More ›