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September 2026

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September 30
- I checked out the new Samsung SmartTag3 — here’s why this tracker could be a game-changer
September 27
- I tested iPhone 18 Pro vs Pixel 11 Pro and found out which extracts better photos from video clips
September 26
- I tested Belkin's 'semi-solid-state' battery — and it's the best iPhone portable charger I've ever used
- I tried Microsoft’s new haptic Surface Mouse — and standard mice now feel completely broken
September 25
- I tested 3 StrikeSphere sports toys with my kids — these are the ones they kept playing with
September 23
- I just wore Meta's new VR glasses — clunky headsets are officially dead
- Ray-Ban Meta Audio hands-on — an attempt to allay privacy concerns
- I tested Microsoft’s fanless Snapdragon X2 Plus Surface Pro and Laptop: The MacBook Air should be terrified
- I tested Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 — 16% faster CPU and huge AI-infused gaming upgrades, but Apple’s A20 Pro pulls ahead in some areas
September 21
- I tested all 5 new Googlebooks — and this is the one that blew me away
September 20
- I just tried Ikea's budget Qi2 wireless charging stand — and it's a must-have for iPhone and Pixel owners
September 16
- I wore the new Snap Specs — the design is wildly polarizing, but the instinctual computing is a genuine breakthrough
September 15
- Golf VX's new simulator is next level — so I compared it side-by-side with a real course
- I’ve been running in the new On Cloudsurfer 3 — here are 4 things I like (and 2 I don’t)
September 9
- iPhone Duo hands-on: Apple nailed it — and just put everyone else on notice
September 8
- I just went hands-on with the viral iKarios AI pendant — and I'm still not completely sure what it's for
September 6
- This $800 LED face mask actually works. So why am I so mad at it?
- I tested DLSS 5 in NBA 2K27 on a mid-range gaming laptop — it's the future of photorealistic graphics, but there's a catch
September 5
- I just went hands-on with the Odyss N1 — a sleek AI necklace that automatically tracks everything you eat
- I just went hands-on with Motorola's first LTE smartwatch — and Google and Samsung should be worried
- This tiny AI box could save me from upgrading my perfectly good laptop
- I put Tecno's zero-bezel phone next to an iPhone 17 Pro Max — the difference is wild
- I just tried Ecovacs' robot vacuum of the future — and as a pet owner, I'm beyond floored
September 4
- I tried Acer's new 7-inch gaming handheld at IFA 2026 — this might be the sweet spot
- I used Dell's latest MacBook Neo rival — and I'm not complaining about having another one
September 3
- I went hands-on with Lenovo’s RTX Spark-powered Yoga 9n 2-in-1 laptop — and it’s a creative powerhouse
- I went eyes-on with Lenovo’s new 27-inch 4K OLED monitor — and now I want it for work
- I went hands-on with the Lenovo IdeaPad Vibe — and this colorful MacBook Neo rival has way more ports
- I tested Acer's latest lightweight laptop, and it felt like I was holding nothing at all — but there are some problems
- I tested Acer's wild Project DualPlay Mini — and it's a gaming handheld and laptop in one gadget
September 2
- I tore apart Acer’s £1,599 Vero 16 with my bare hands — Framework finally has a lethal rival
September 1
- I tried Sonos Ace Ultra, and it does something your Bluetooth headphones can’t
- I wanted to hate Nvidia’s DLSS 5 ‘AI filter’ — but the real DLSS 5 is photorealistic black magic