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April 2026

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April 30
- 007 First Light first impressions from a former Hitman speedrunner — a totally different beast (but in a good way)
- I used NordVPN's most under-appreciated feature to see why it nearly got axed
- I can finally turn my MacBook Pro into a gaming laptop (sort of) — GameHub just fixed my Mac’s biggest weakness in minutes
April 24
- I put Surfshark's new Dausos protocol through its paces – after a false start, it's now a serious new option
April 22
- I went hands on with the new Framework Laptop Pro 13 — an upgradable laptop that finally feels top of the line
April 21
- I was saved from train delays by the Viture Beast — these AR glasses made a 4-hour trip fly by
April 19
- I've been using these waterproof gloves for a month in my garden — here's how they've held up
April 18
- I just tested this keyboard that’s also a Windows computer — and it’s like a modern Commodore 64
April 16
- I stress-tested Pragmata’s path tracing — it looks like a dream and Nvidia’s DLSS 4 makes it play like one (provided you use it right)
- Toy Story in your pocket — I tested AI Image to Video 2.0 on the Honor 600 series, and it made me question what a photo is
April 14
- This keyboard has a touchpad built into the keys, and I didn’t expect to love it this much
April 12
- ‘I brought bed bugs home with me from holiday — here's everything I'm doing to get rid of them’
- Of all the parts of my $9,500 golf simulator, this $280 hitting mat was the key to improving my game
April 11
- I tested this $300 beginner friendly 3D printer and I'm blown away
April 10
- I climbed Seattle's 'Twin Peaks' to test the world’s most compact full-size binoculars — and I was amazed by what I saw
April 9
- I took this AI note-taker to all my meetings for 7 days — I have one major regret that changed how I use it
April 7
- ExpressVPN Identity Defender is so easy to use – but it's not designed for desktop
April 6
- Forget spending $600 a new driver — the PathPal training aid cured my slice in one session
April 5
- I found the future of Siri in iOS 27, and it’s currently an AGI Android app