Philips Hue Sync TV app for Samsung TVs announced for £115! Go portable table lamp due in February for £140
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Philips Hue Sync TV app for Samsung TVs announced for £115! Go portable table lamp due in February for £140

At CES 2023, Philips Hue announced their latest new range of products. Philips Hue Sync TV app for Samsung TVs The main announcement could prove controversial and rattle a few cages. Philips Hue is launching a native app for Samsung TVs The new Philips Hue Sync TV app synchronises Philips Hue smart lights with everything…

Valencell Calibration Free, Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring Device Announced. Expected to cost $99 – CES 2023
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Valencell Calibration Free, Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring Device Announced. Expected to cost $99 – CES 2023

I have covered quite a few blood pressure monitors over the years. I think it is an important health metric to monitor regardless of age or fitness. We live in a stressful world, and the majority of people in the UK and the US are overweight. Monitoring your blood pressure is a good way to…

Withings U-Scan Announced – Forget fitness wearables, this piece of health tech is for your toilet
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Withings U-Scan Announced – Forget fitness wearables, this piece of health tech is for your toilet

At CES 2023, Withings unveiled its most unusual piece of health tech to date, the Withings U-Scan. This is a breakthrough in-home biomarker analysis platform, and it goes inside your toilet. One of the company’s most technologically advanced devices to date, U-Scan is a miniaturized health lab that hygienically sits within any toilet bowl to…

Nighthawk M6 Pro 5G Mobile Hotspot Announced with Qualcomm SDX65, Wi-Fi 6E and 2.5GbE at CES 2023
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Nighthawk M6 Pro 5G Mobile Hotspot Announced with Qualcomm SDX65, Wi-Fi 6E and 2.5GbE at CES 2023

At CES 2023, Netgear announced the latest flagship mobile hotspot, which is based on the Qualcomm SDX65 chipset. This is almost the same device that has already been announced in the US and is listed on the Netgear US website. The main difference is that the UK model us carrier is unlocked, meaning it will…

CES 2023: MediaTek Genio 700 Chipset for Smart Home IoT Devices launched

CES 2023: MediaTek Genio 700 Chipset for Smart Home IoT Devices launched

MediaTek today announced the latest chipset in the Genio platform for IoT devices, the octa-core Genio 700 designed for smart home, smart retail, and industrial IoT products. The new chipset will be featured as part of a demo at MediaTek’s booth at CES 2023. With a focus on power efficiency, the MediaTek Genio 700 is…

CES 2023: MediaTek Demoes MediaTek Consumer-Ready Wi-Fi 7 Products
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CES 2023: MediaTek Demoes MediaTek Consumer-Ready Wi-Fi 7 Products

At CES 2023, – MediaTek, one of the first adopters of Wi-Fi 7 technology, will be demonstrating a full ecosystem of production-ready devices featuring the next generation of wireless connectivity for the first time. During the annual tech summit, Mediatek announced the Filogic 880 & Filogic 380 WiFi 7 Chips and there were some prototype…

BLUETTI Named As CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree
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BLUETTI Named As CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree

Las Vegas, NV, BLUETTI 2022 — BLUETTI today announced that it has been named a CES® 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree for AC500 solar generator. This year’s CES Innovation Awards program received a record high number of over 2100 submissions. The announcement was made ahead of CES 2023, the world’s most influential technology event, happening Jan….

Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti vs RTX 3090 vs RTX 3080 Ti Specifications Revealed – New launch date
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Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti vs RTX 3090 vs RTX 3080 Ti Specifications Revealed – New launch date

I originally wrote this post at the start of January after the Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti was teased at CES. The launch was then revealed as being the 27th of January, but this data came and went with no sign of the card. Then rumours suggested a February launch. Again, this came and went with…

Twinkly Dots Smart LED String Announced at CES
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Twinkly Dots Smart LED String Announced at CES

I have been quite impressed with the Twinkly product range so far. They have expanded away from their excellent Christmas tree string lights into a more mainstream product range such as LED strips and the Twinkly Flex. As CES 2022, the company has now launched another product suitable for all year use but still works…

512 Audio expands product range with USB microphones and USB audio interface
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512 Audio expands product range with USB microphones and USB audio interface

Audio and podcasting may not be my forte, but I was very impressed with the 512 Audio Skylight XLR microphone. The brand is quickly padding out its product range with three new devices at CES 2020. There are two USB powered microphones that offer a lower price and more user-friendly and affordable interface than XLR….

Netgear MS108EUP POE 2.5GbE Silent 60W/230W Switch Announced Costs £400+
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Netgear MS108EUP POE 2.5GbE Silent 60W/230W Switch Announced Costs £400+

I wrote about the Netgear Nighthawk RAXE300 yesterday but completely overlooked this interesting little switch. With WiFi 6 becoming increasingly mainstream and  WiFi 6E gaining traction, the demand for multi-gig Ethernet is increasing. Using a 160Mhz wide channel, it is reasonably easy to saturate a gigabit connection, and WiFi 6E make this much easier to…

Asus GT-AXE16000 is an insane quad-band Wi-Fi 6E router with 2x 10Gbps & one 2.5Gbps Ethernet
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Asus GT-AXE16000 is an insane quad-band Wi-Fi 6E router with 2x 10Gbps & one 2.5Gbps Ethernet

At CES 2022, Netgear launched its latest RAXE300 Wi-Fi 6E router, which is a more affordable version of last years RAXE500. Asus, on the other hand, have gone the other way, launching what has to be the highest specced consumer-focussed router on the market. The new Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 is a quad-band Wi-Fi 6E…