This Month
Is it kinky to love an exercise machine this much?
With the NordicTrack Commercial 2950, earth is spinning under your feet, the wind is blowing beneath your wings... all you have to do is hold on.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Gadgets
What happens when management consultants make Bluetooth earbuds?
The Technics EAH-AZ60 in-ear headphones sound great. But they wouldn’t blitz every quadrant of the product matrix.
- John Davidson
Whatever happened to the travel camera?
Even an inexpensive travel camera like the EOS M50 MK II is streets ahead of the best phone camera we’ve reviewed. L&L May 6 travel special.
- John Davidson
April
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
At last! A robovac mop that doesn’t suck
The Ecovacs Deebot X1 Omni is the best robot floor cleaner we’ve ever reviewed, especially when it comes to mopping (only maybe don’t get one for your mother).
- Updated
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Is it time to rethink the Apple/Samsung phone duopoly?
Oppo has paired with Hasselblad to produce the Find X5 Pro, a phone with a camera that might just turn out to be great one day.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Opinion
At last, a useful new feature for your smart device
Does anyone use their smart device for more than timers, weather, lights and music? Maybe now they will.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
These earbuds will change the way you hear the world
Sony’s new doughnut-shaped LinkBuds are not only brilliant, they are quite literally gobsmacking.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Apple does it again with the new M1 iPad Air
The new model is incredibly powerful, but for people who don’t draw or don’t want to edit photos or make videos, it isn’t as useful as it could and should be.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
The only thing off about Samsung’s Neo QLED TV is its timing
This could be just the purchase for you – if it wasn’t for the OLED model the world’s largest TV maker is about to release in the United States.
- John Davidson
March
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Tired of your boring commute? Get this bicycle
The Specialized Turbo Tero takes the freedom and fun offered by an e-bike to new heights.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Opinion
I lost my arm in the metaverse for three days
VR can be an incredibly immersive place to meet with colleagues and share and discuss content – even if your avatar is missing a limb, writes John Davidson.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Why we are excited about this Apple monitor
Apple’s $2499 Studio Display could change the way you upgrade your computer.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Apple’s Mac Studio: you know you want it
Here are some things to consider before you join the queue outside the Apple store to buy the greatest mini Mac ever made.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Leica’s M11 is a camera to keep close to your heart
There’s something about holding this beauty that makes you think: Someone is going to steal this if I’m not careful.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Apple stole this idea from Microsoft. Microsoft needs to steal it back
Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Studio struggles to match the excitement of its earlier model and should borrow an idea from Apple to stop it ending up in landfill.
- John Davidson
Here is the next TV you should buy (sort of)
Samsung’s long-awaited OLED television technology has finally appeared – in the form of a gaming monitor from Dell.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Here’s a watch that will help you find yourself
The Suunto 9 Peak won’t be much use in your ordinary life. But it will help you with the extraordinary.
- John Davidson
February
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Arrive in style (if not always on time) with this e-bike
If the Specialized Turbo Vado has one flaw, it’s that it’s legal to ride it in Australia – making it too slow when you’re in a hurry.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
I just tried using Trump’s new social media app. Here’s what happened.
It took me five attempts to sign up to Donald Trump’s Truth Social, then I received a string of error messages, got wait-listed and couldn’t even see posts.
- Rosie Bradbury
How (and why) to run your phone apps on your PC
Why on earth would you want to run Android apps on your PC, given the near certainty that you have a perfectly decent phone somewhere in the vicinity?
- John Davidson
