The closed HD 569 with around ear design brings a flexible option to the Home entertainment space. It provides a rich and clear bass, adding further flexibility by making it possible to enjoy the full personal experience without disturbing others. Featuring an Impedance of 23 Ω and a frequency response of 10- 28,000 Hz these will marry up very well to the Sennheiser Flex 5000 we looked at recently.

Grab yours from Amazon here.

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With Gareth Myles, Gavin Fabiani-Laymond and Jay Garrett

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News:

• Gavin’s Smartphone Shoot-Out – LG G6 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Huawei P10 Plus vs iPhone 7 Plus

Play Test:

Jay

• BlackBerry KeyONE – 7 days with the new BB
• BenQ TH530 projector

Gareth

• The Sennheiser Flex 5000
• The Cozyphones Kids

Gavin

• Huawei P10 Plus Review/ Camera & More
• LG G6 Review, Impressions, Camera & More
• Samsung Galaxy S8 Review, Impressions, Camera & More
• Audeze iSine 20  
• Optoma NuForce NE800M
• Sennheiser Momentum In Ear
• Polk MagniFi Mini Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound Theatre Bar review
• Optoma NuForce uDAC-3 amp/dac review
• Optoma GT5500 Ultra Short Throw Projector review

Bargain Basement:

• Virgin Mobile, 2500 Minutes, Unlimited Text, 6gb 4g Data (Includes Data Rollover) 12 Months Plan £11 Month
• 3GB of 4G data, 1000mins, unlimited SMS, 30 day contract £8.00/m Plusnet
• DOOGEE F7 – 6.0 Android Phone – Dual SIM Card Smartphones with 5.5 Inch IPS Screen, 3400mAh – 3GB RAM+32GB ROM – 13MP+5MP PDAF Camera – £148.99

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Glovax is an interesting Indiegogo campaign I have managed to get ahold of ahead of time. These striking gloves brag they can tolerate more abuse than any other adventure glove including, cut resistance, anti-skidding, abrasion-resistance, water & oil resistance, flexibility, and comfort!

As a gardener, I put them to the test and spent a couple of weekends tackling my jungle with little concern as to the gloves welfare, and they held up pretty well.

In the description, we are told the yarn of the gloves is made with special technology contributing to its durability and resistance. In the hand they gloves feel similar to what you might expect from mountain biking gloves, however, this messes into a rubbery underside with a notable grip.

The variant I have been sent are the Glovax Pro in a rather striking orange colour. Don’t let that fool you, you will be able to find them if you drop them. On closer inspection you notice that the mountain bike-like material is in fact much stiffer and tightly woven, there is only a little give or sketchiness to the material.

Inside the glove is a silky soft underside of the material, all around. This feels good on the hand, allowing the skin to breath and keep cool. On the hand, the gloves feel snug but not restrictive. They are light weight and after a few minutes, you will forget you are wearing them as they are mightily comfortable.

It took me a little while before I was happy to push on push on with the Glovax as I believed I would damage them, however that soon gave way to the carefree attitude as I dug into the bottom of the lawnmower to give it a clean and the glove were tight enough to my hands I that I was to act like I was using my naked finger instead of cumbersome gloves. The only thing that was missing were my nails to get to those hard to reach places.

Cutting hedges, moving lawns, lifting grass and hedge cuttings were much easier as thorns could not jab me and I really felt quite protected. Turning my attention to fixing a broken fence, the glove provided good grip for screws, ripping up broken wood and attaching new lumps of wood together.

The one thing that really bothers me was the claim that the gloves are waterproof. Not to the degree I was expecting. Plunging the gloves into the drain to remove leaves, stones and other foreign matter the gloves let water in. They do not perform like a pair of marigolds by the kitchen sink. Perhaps the rubbery underside keeps the water out if rock climbing as depicted on the campaign page and I am mistaken.

After this, I decided to test another bold claim, the cut resistance. I took the sharpest knife in my kitchen drawer and skid it across the rubber a few times. Each time I tried harder and harder and the gloves withstood it. Certainly, this isn’t revolutionary, however when you consider the gloves weigh around 50 grammes you have to admit, that’s a lot of protection for something so slight.

Glovax are pretty impressive and diverse. There is a lot you can do with them and they would be welcome in most homes and still be used for multiple different things. At a price of $24 for the basic backing on their Indiegogo, they are a better investment than a few pairs of a cheaper alternative.

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A laptop that seems to really managed the balance between budget and power. The Acer Swift 1 combines specs on paper with a quality build and it’s certainly impressive. Here we do a quick unboxing and take a look at the exterior before putting the laptop to the test.

CPU, Memory and Operating System:
Intel Pentium n3710 quad core processor.
1.6GHz processor speed.
4GB RAM.
64GB storage.
Microsoft Windows 10.

Display features:
14 inch screen.
High definition display.
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.

Graphics:
Intel HD Graphics.
Shared graphics card.

Interfaces and connectivity:
SD media card reader.
Secure Digital (SD), .
1 USB 2.0 port.
1 USB 3.0 port.
1 HDMI port.
Bluetooth.
Wi-Fi enabled.

Multimedia features:
Built-in webcam.
Built-in mic.
HD Audio sound system.

General features:
Up to 12.5 hours battery life.
Size H0.86, W33.94, D23.49cm.
Weight 1.6kg.
EAN: 4713392991110.

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The Honor 8 Pro is the latest device from wallet friendly Huawei sub-brand, Honor. Carrying on the with the delicious stylings that helped the Honor 9 attain much acclaim the Pro was recently released on the April 20 here in the UK.

At a costs of £474.99 the Honor 8 Pro might not be a cheap device however it’s a flagship level device severely undercutting the competitors, this device can go head to head with the iPhone 7+, Samsung Galaxy S8 and even it’s cousin, the Huawei P10 and hold it’s own, it might not always win but when you consider the price difference you might be happy to settle for a little less.

Screen – 5.7 inches
Resolution – 2560 x 1440 pixels (515ppi)
Dimensions – 157 x 77.5 x 6.97mm
Weight – 184 grams
Processor – HiSilicon Kirin 960 (2.4GHz)
GPU – Mali G71
RAM – 6GB
Storage – 64GB
Micro SD
Rear Camera – Dual 12 megapixels (f/2.2)
Front facing – 8 megapixels (f/2.0)
Battery 4000mAh
USB Type C
Android 7.0 Nougat (EMUI)

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The AXON Silent & Antibacterial Mouse is a simple wired mouse for both gaming and everyday usage. An ergonomic shape and full-size body is designed for comfort and grip, with the silent main buttons performing clicks that are quiet but precise. The surface also has an antibacterial coating which kills up to 99% of bacteria – so along with stopping those annoying clicks, the AXON also makes your workplace more hygienic.

5-button USB mouse
Antibacterial coating – kills up to 99% of bacteria
Silent main buttons for quiet clicks
Non-slip rubberised side panels
Ergonomic, full-size design with easy access thumb buttons
Optical sensor with an adjustable resolution of up to 2400dpi
Practical dpi switch
Fast, driverless installation
Cable length: 1.5m

To purchase fromn Amazon, click here.

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D-Link has very kindly sent across two of their current IP Cameras for review. The first of these is the DCS-936L HD Wi-Fi Camera, boasting a wide-angle lens that captures your entire room, wall-to-wall, in HD (720p.) The built-in night vision, motion and sound detection, and a complete with a mobile app allow the user to see and hear exactly what is happening, day or night. D-Link is touting this as revolutionary design with rotatable head means it can be placed conveniently on a shelf, mounted on the wall or the ceiling whilst still providing images in the correct orientation.

The D-Link DCS-936L is for sale here, on Amazon.

Functions & Features

• Receive push notification and/or e-mail with snapshots or video clips whenever motion or sound is detected using just the DCS-936L and an Internet connection
• Built-in motion detection keeps you aware of what’s happening, and you can set volume limits to detect when a loud sound is picked up by the camera
• An integrated microSD card slot* allows you to record videos directly onto the camera, without the need for a computer
• You can set up the camera to record only when motion or sound is detected

Camera

Camera Hardware Profile

• 1/4” Megapixel HD progressive CMOS sensor
• 5 metre IR illumination distance
• Minimum illumination:
  • Colour (Day Mode), IR LEDs off: 2.6 lux
  • B/W (Night Mode), IR LEDs off: 1.5 lux
  • B/W (Night Mode), IR LEDs on: 0 lux
• Built-in Infrared-Cut Removable (ICR) Filter module
• Fixed length 2.45 mm
• Aperture F2.4
• Angle of view
  • (H) 112°
  • (V) 77°
  • (D) 120°
• Minimum object distance: 50 cm
• Built-in microphone

Image Features

• Configurable image size, quality, frame rate, and bit rate
• Configurable brightness, contrast, sharpness, and saturation
• Configurable motion detection windows
• Time stamp and text overlays

Video Compression

• Simultaneous H.264/MJPEG format compression
• JPEG for still images

Video Resolution

• 720P (1280 x 720), VGA (640 x 352), QVGA (320 x 176) at up to 30 fps

Audio Compression

• PCM
• ADPCM

Connectivity

• 802.11n/g wireless with WPA/WPA2 encryption
• Operates on 2.4 GHz band
• microSD card slot*
• Single-band 1T1R mode supports a maximum data rate of 72.2 Mbps (PHY rate) using 20 MHz bandwidth**

Network

Network Protocols

• IPv4, IPv6, ARP, TCP, UDP, ICMP
• DHCP Client
• NTP Client (D-Link)
• DNS Client
• DDNS Client (D-Link)
• SMTP Client
• HTTP Server
• PPPoE
• UPnP, UPnP Port Forwarding
• RTP, RTSP
• HTTPS for configuration
• Bonjour

Security

• Administrator and user group protection
• Password authentication
• HTTP and RTSP digest encryption

System Integration

System Requirements for Web Interface

• Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10/8/7 or Mac OS X 10.7 or higher
• Browser: Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 12, Chrome 20, or Safari 6 or higher

Event Management

• Motion detection
• Sound level detection
• Event notification and uploading of snapshots/video clips via SMTP

Remote Management

• Configuration accessible via web browser

Mobile support

• mydlink Lite app for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, and Windows
• mydlink+ app for iOS and Android

General

Dimensions

• 92.1 x 65.9 x 90.7 mm (3.6 x 2.6 x  3.6 inches)

Weight

• 140.0 grams  ± 5%

Power

• 5 V DC, 1.2 A through external power adapter
• Power adapter: 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption

• 4 watts maximum ± 5%

Temperature

• Operating: 0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 °F)
• Storage: -20 to 70˚ C (-4 to 158 ˚F)

Humidity

• Operating: 20% to 80% non-condensing
• Storage: 20% to 80% non-condensing

Certifications

• CE
• CE LVD
• FCC Class B
• ICES

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Tech Addicts UK Podcast – 17th May 2017 – Note 7 FE, Samsung Gear 360

With Gareth Myles, Gavin Fabiani-Laymond and Jay Garrett

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Listener feedback:

Hi Gareth,

If you’d like to spruce up your Google Home or just have it better match your home decor, not only are the different coloured bases available from Google, but Slickwraps have some great ‘skins’ available:

https://www.slickwraps.com/devices/cool-stuff/google/google-home.html

I got the Natural Series Bamboo one and it looks fantastic. They dispatched from the US and it was with me in the UK within a week.

Andrew

Flex 5000

For the price would have been nice if it had two adapters mounted on it for two people to use it after kids are in bed. Guess you could use a splitter, might want to try it if you have it.

Some things I would like you to cover in your review.

– Range claims to be 30m, how accurate is that in real world environments and if your listening to music, how well does it work if you walk around or even go into another room.

– Looked like there was a battery cover, is the battery removable (replaceable) or is another expensive disposable.

– How accurate is the advertised 12 hours of battery life in real world usage

Joe

The Nokia 6 looks like it will be a fantastic phone for repetitively little money, I love the fact that it is made from a single piece of aluminium rather than plastic. I also love the fact that it comes with stock Android. It could be interesting competition for the likes of the Moto G5 & G5 Plus.

Jo

News:

• Note 7 FE (Fan Edition) – or Fire Edition ;0, via ETNews – Englrish

Play Test:

Jay

• UBTECH Jimu Explorer robot kit
• My take on the NuForce uDAC-3

Gareth

• Glovax Pro review
• Honor 8 Pro
• SpeedLink DECUS RESPEC Gaming Mouse Review
• Acer Swift 1

Gavin

• Samsung Gear 360 camera – Review
• LG G6 – Review of Quad DAC G6
• Samsung Galaxy S8 – Epic macro shots

Bargain Basement:

• Lenovo Tab 3 10.1 Inch 16GB Tablet – Black.
• Toshiba 64 GB EXCERIA M302 Micro SDXC Card U3 Class 10 with Adapter  £16.99
• ZTE Blade A512 on Pay as you go £ 65

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Smart is the new Vulnerable

Here at TNW 2017 in Amsterdam, we will see the launch of the highly anticipated F-Secure SENSE.  Announced a few years ago F-secure has been steadily working on perfecting a product that will protect your home, family and smart devices from hackers.  

How secure is your home?

Smartphones, Tablets, Televisions, Baby monitors all could potentially have a back door allowing hackers to steal private information. Thanks to SENSE it will act as a guardian protecting your home from any potential threats.

“F-secure SENSE is the combination of a smart security router, an advanced security app and industry-leading cloud protection. SENSE easily secures every connected thing in your home using on the device, now and in the future.”

Acting now and protecting your home and the people just makes SENSE. Do not wait to be a victim make sure you are #nothacked in the first place.

Shipping from June 2017 the F-secure SENSE costs 199 with 12 months subscription with a 9.90 subscription thereafter. A small price to pay for what could potentially be fatal.

Buckinghamshire, UK – 18^th May 2017: F-Secure is delivering the one device that will secure the internet-connected things in consumers’ homes. F-Secure SENSE combines a secure Wi-Fi router with an advanced security app and industry-leading cloud protection to provide the missing piece that modern homes need to secure any device, computer or appliance that connects online.

By the end of 2017, consumers will be using 5.2 billion connected things, according to Gartner*. That number is set to more than double to 12.8 billion by 2020. As many of these devices gain access to our most intimate aspects of life, consumers feel worried and helpless as to how they should secure themselves against threats they read about almost daily. Unfortunately, they’re receiving little-to-no reassurance from the IoT-device manufacturers.

F-Secure chief research officer Mikko Hypponen fears that makers of devices for connected homes are repeating “the same mistakes we already fixed 20 years ago” in the PC market. Manufacturers are failing to prioritise security, even as the adoption of internet-connected devices and vulnerabilities in those devices grow exponentially. During his countless talks about security around the world, Mikko often warns that “The Internet of Things is a clear and present danger to the internet” and he tries to make consumers aware of Hypponen’s Law, which states: “Whenever an appliance is described as being ‘smart’, it’s vulnerable.”

Despite the risks, connected devices offer unlimited potential to make homes more comfortable, enjoyable and sustainable. That’s why SENSE offers a dynamic blanket of protection for those devices by meshing three security technologies:

• The SENSE router replaces all internet security products in a connected home to protect everything from desktop computers to phones to smart TVs to baby monitors against viruses and hackers
• The SENSE advanced security app manages the SENSE network, offering additional security features that provide protection on the go**
• The SENSE cloud utilises cutting edge artificial intelligence to sense the traffic of connected home devices and to protect against IoT threats and hacking

“It’s an inspiring time for F-Secure and the IoT security industry,” says Perttu Tynkkynen, F-Secure vice-president of Direct Consumer Sales & Marketing. “There are new developments on nearly a daily basis. Within a short time of launching, we expect SENSE to receive regular updates with new security features to keep consumers protected at all times against evolving threats.”
F-Secure will initially deliver SENSE directly to customers and then plans to roll the product out to the 200 broadband and mobile operators already offering the company’s security products around the world.

“We are extremely pleased to launch F-Secure SENSE to our consumer customers and operator partners,“ says executive vice president Kristian Järnefelt. “Many of our operator partners are already looking into securing the connected home and F-Secure is uniquely positioned to help them execute this strategy. By combining award-winning endpoint protection, network-based security and a cyber security ready router hardened against hacking, a capability that many traditional Wi-Fi routers lack, SENSE provides one seamless solution that delivers the security most connected homes are missing, as the IoT explosion is happening.”

The release of F-Secure SENSE was previously announced and does not have an impact on F-Secure’s financial outlook for 2017.

Pricing and availability

F-Secure SENSE is available at F-Secure.com and includes the hardware and software, as well as a 12-month subscription to the service for 199 EUR/USD. Monthly subscriptions can be renewed for 9.90 EUR/USD per month.

SENSE is currently available for order in these countries:  Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States. More countries will be added in the future. Device shipments and software will be available in June 2017. Learn more at www.f-secure.com/sense.

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It’s no secret, the Honor 8 is easily one of my favourite devices of all time and upon hearing of the launch of the Honor 8 Pro I could hardly contain myself. The Honor 8 is a device I have given to both my wife and daughter as I feel it is the perfect balance between value and elegance. Both have used iPhones in the past, however, has spent the last year with an HTC Eye and Huawei Mate 8 respectively. Moving to the Honor 8 they have expressed deep contentment as the device is sitting close to the good looking iPhone with Huawei elegant EMUI interface, sitting on top of the latest, strongest version of Android. The were both very happy.

Fast forward nine months and I am a little jealous of how in sync they are with their phone. Their cameras have produced some of the best memories we have captured as a family. They rarely complain of battery woes and they can actually solve little phone problems themselves as the interface, whilst not without its learning curve, is easy and intuitive, at least for them. Now the temptation is at an all time high as the Honor 8 Pro promises the same sort of experience in a bigger form, more suited to my large mainly hands. And for £475 on Amazon, and Honor’s vMall website, this is a serious contender for my next upgrade and you should really take a look too.

Looking around the device, on the top we have an Inverted blaster for remotely controlling your television and a tiny hole for a microphone. Including an IR blaster really isn’t for everyone, however, once folks flirt with it and for those who are already entrenched in Amazon, Roku or Chromecast entertainment then an IR Blaster will have very obvious benefits, adjusting be volume and power on and off the TV being the biggest.

On the left side to the screen has a little hole for the SIM card tray, the tray is suitable for two SIMs, nano and mini. The Mini SIM tray also caters to the MicroSD card, expandable up to 128gb.

The right side to the screen has a volume rocker and a power button. The power button is nicely textured whereas the volume rocker is nicely smooth to help differential between when in use.

The bottom of the device has a 3.5mm headphone jack, a small hole of a microphone, a USB Type-C connector and a Mono speaker. The Mono speaker is perfectly passable for voice calls, ringtones sound okay, however, I wouldn’t rely on this for listening to music. Honor tells us the USB delivers 38% battery from a 30-minute charge.

To the rear is the dual camera array. These cameras remain unchanged from the Honor 8, 12-megapixel with a laser autofocus. As with the Honor 8, there is no Optical Image Stabilisation. Beside this as a Dual LED flash. Not quite Xenon, however a lot better than single LED. Below this is the fingerprint scanner. I have found this is to 100% accurate, and very fast to respond. Compared to my Nexus 6p, it’s a lovely experience.

The original Honor 8 featured 15 layers of glass that gave a unique effect to the rear, the Pro has lost this in favour of a matte finish, not unlike the iPhone or the P10. This certainly has it’s plus points however whilst the Honor 8 was brittle to the rear there was an elegance the Pro is missing.

On the front, above the 5.7” 1440 x 2560 screen, this is an LCD IPS display capable of displaying 16 million colours and covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The screen size and resolution mean there is a PPI of 515. This really makes for some pin sharp images and looks incredibly beautiful.

The Pro is quite heavy, at 184g there is quite a bit of bulk, probably from the battery. At 4000mAh I can’t imagine too many complaining at the idea of a battery that will see even the heaviest users making through the day with a little left. It does, however, generate a small problem. The device is quite difficult to pick up, especially after you have cut your nails. On a desk, without a cover and with short nails the Pro is a pain in the ass to pick up. The slippery chamfered sides make it quite difficult to grip. This won’t be a problem with a case.

At 6.97mm from front to back, the Honor 8 Pro is slimmer than the iPhone 7 Plus but still a little fatter than the Moto Z. The lack of a camera protrusion makes is usually a winning feature however it does actually contribute to the problems mentioned above when the Pro is lying flat on any surface.

As mentioned above the fingerprint scanner is responsive, to add to this the doubles up as a customisable button. You can assign a couple of tasks to the button, and the user can still swipe your finger left, right, up and down to carry out various operations, however, you cannot customise the button as a shortcut launcher as on the Honor 8.

The Honor 8 Pro arrived to me with Android 7 Nougat and EMUI 5.1 on board. Some are not fans of EMUI, however, I have found it to be a very mature overlay, easily preferable to Samsung’s attempt.  EMUI does seem to be quite heavy on system resources with 4gb of the 6gb RAM used at any point. Of course, Linux users will state this doesn’t matter however EMUI 5.1 includes RAM and processor optimisations to help with responsiveness during your day.

Honor have added that EMUI 5.1 features “RAM defragmentation, advanced memory compression and a faster kernel for memory recycling”, to increase the lifespan of the device as Android can suffer from fragmented data building up in the RAM over the course of it’s life cycle. Whilst EMUI cannot eliminate it, the process tries to clean those harder to reach corners in the RAM.

The Honor 8 Pro’s benchmark performance is impressive. Using Geekbench 4 single-core score of 1,837 and multi-core score of 6,477. On Antutu scored lower than most of the flagships at 120189, similar to the Huawei Mate 9. The Honor 8 Pro gives the more expensive flagships a real run for their money.

The Honor 8 has been the best value for money camera on the market and the Pro uses the same 12-megapixel, f/2.2 camera, laser autofocus with dual-tone LED flash setup. These two 12MP cameras, one monochrome and one colour, combine to produce richer images. Performing particularly well in very low light, the primary camera’s has an f2.2 aperture makes a real difference. In normal light, images appear realistic and detailed, if a little oversaturated

The front facing camera while the 8MP front camera has an f2.4 aperture. The emphasis here is on beauty and utilising filters the selfie camera can make even the most horrendous people look presentable.

The camera app has a plethora of settings, modes and filters and full control over main parameters in the Pro mode. You get a massive amount of flexibility and even the most inexperienced photographer will produce amazing results.

Video records up to 4K, however, they decision to loose optical image stabilisation severely affects the video quality. Ultra HD resolution is available at 30fps unlike the Honor 8 and you can also record Full HD footage at 60fps and 30fps. Slow motion is present, operating in Full HD at 120fps and 720p at 240fps.

The Honor 8 Pro is a phenomenal phone for the money. There is little to prevent anyone strongly considering a Flagship this summer. The price difference between this and the Samsung Galaxy S8, iPhone 7 and 7+ and LG G6 makes any shortcomings irrelevant. The Honor 8 Pro has a processor that compares to the S8 and the Snapdragon 835, an all-day battery, more RAM than most flagships. Ample, expandable storage, generous Quad HD display, dual-SIM capabilities and one of the best camera setups out there. All for £475, less than the Blackberry KeyOne!

This is the best value smartphone on the market.

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Here we have a quick look at the contents of the BenQ W1090 1080P Home Entertainment Projector box and around the unit itself.

The BenQ features:
Sport mode for audio-visual experience, enhance the live experience for watching sport games on ESPN, FOX Sport and enjoy 100 inch big screen in only 2.5 m
Native 1080P full HD, up to 2000 lumens, enhanced colour with 6X RGBRGB C/W CinemaMaster audio with 10 W speaker
Support MHL, HDMI, VGA, AV, VGA, TV, USB (1.5 A power supply)
Green lamp system with 6500-hour life, 0.5 W standby mode

The BenQ W1090 1080P Home Entertainment Projector can be purchased from Amazon for £649 here.

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‘The Boy With His Head Stuck In A Book’ is focused on children aged 7-11 (Key Stage 2) and was initially penned for reluctant readers, in particular boys, as there is still a reading attainment gender gap in both primary and secondary schools. The author, a primary English teacher, noticed that disengaged boys were more inclined to pick up a book with a technological element, a book which bridges literature and media.

With kids increasingly turning away from books and toward their tablets and smartphones, Zappar has provided a solution – marrying the two with its latest launch: The Boy With His Head Stuck In A Book. An augmented reality book for children aged 7-11, written by a primary English teacher who noticed that disengaged students were more inclined to pick up a book with a technological element, bridging literature and digital media.

The relatable protagonist is a school boy that hates reading – he gets his head literally stuck in a book when he is dragged to a library and flung into a fantastical world full of characters from classic novels to contemporary fiction. Referencing a multitude of various renowned books (listed below) provides a quick and easy way of inspiring students to explore these texts in more detail, with minimal nagging from parents and teachers.

Coming soon to Amazon, the book is brought to life with augmented reality technology and the free to download Zappar app – discover more about Zappar and their technology here http://www.zappar.com/

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Andy Rubin is one of the co-founders of Android and the Danger Sidekick, a popular US phone series we did not have in the UK. He is a pretty big deal in the mobile world and when he is attached to something, people listen. Rubin is in the process of launching the Ph-1, also know as the Essential phone, in the US.

One of the unique features is a screen is featuring an edge-to-edge “Full Display” with rounded corners, a bit like the Xiaomi Mi Mix meets the LG G6. The LTPS LCD measuring 5.71” screen has is QHD, 1,312×2,560px. with a 19:10 aspect ratio, not as wide as the LG G6 or Galaxy S8 however still at that end of the spectrum.

The camera setup will also raise an eyebrow, featuring a bit of modularity. On the front, the 8mp selfie camera is set into the screen whilst on the back a pair of 13MP shooters, one RGB, one monochrome, feature snap-on accessories. Both front and back cameras record video at 4K, 30fps, 1080p, 60fps and 720p, 120fps. Of the snap-on accessories, we know there will be a 360° camera that features dual 12MP sensors behind fisheye lenses (210°) and 4 mics for video (3,840 x 1,920px, 30fps).

Elsewhere, we will see a Qualcomm 835 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage with no microSD slot. Essential has USB-C, alongside those accessory pins for the camera, however, lacks a headphone jack. Also, the battery seems a little small at only 3,040mAh. Materials used around a titanium frame, which is tougher than aluminium, is ceramic. The front is Gorilla Glass 5. Two colour options will be available at first, Black Moon and Pure White, with two more joining them later on, Stellar Grey and Ocean Depths.

Pricing of the Essential phone is high, this will set you back $700 unlocked or you can pay $750 to get the 360° cameras bundled in. Quite a price for a debut.

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News:

• F-Secure Sense  – Interview with Harry Killander
• Andy Rubin’s Essential phone in a nutshell
• WWDC Rumours

Play Test:

Gareth

• Acer Swift 1 Review
• A Look At The BenQ W1090 1080P Projector – A Video Unboxing
• Honor 8 Pro Review – The best value smartphone

Gavin

• Honor 8 Pro – Awesome Camera Shots
• Insta360 Air and Insta360 Nano – 360 reviews
• Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom Review – Optical Zoom plus 5,000mAh battery
• Samsung Galaxy S8 review – plus camera showcase

Bargain Basement:

• Lenovo Miix 310 Tablet with Detachable Keyboard, Intel Atom, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, 10.1″ Touch Screen
• Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with Keyboard Cover and Surface Pen

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AOC’s new line of AGON displays will have gamers rejoicing. They feature decent specs and features intended to enhance the gaming experience, all at a lower than normal price.

Here we are looking at the AG271QG with its 165Hz refresh rate easily noticeable and results in much smoother animation and G-Sync to eliminate screen tearing.

Looking around the screen we have a solid metal base with an easily constructed mechanism to allow travel when in position. The underside of this stand is rubberised to avoid slippage. A large, square hole on top of this allowing cable management.

The stand can be raised and lowered as well as rotated and pivoted around to be used in portrait mode. There is also the ability to tilt back and forwards. AOC have equipped the stand with what’s called an Ergo Dial, An arrow that points to a reference to keep the screen at an exact height. Very simple, with a fancy name, however, it’s easy to accident move your screen and especially when you are tinkering with the setup.

The rear of the display is plastic, however, it has a smooth looking red backing plate, complete with an embossed AOC logo. A lot of effort for an area that generally stares at a wall. However, die-hard gamers will probably prefer to know it’s like that even if they can’t see it.

A nice touch, that has it’s limited is a holder for your headphones at the side. An arm pulls down to the right of the screen and allows a list pair of headphones to be dangled from it. This arm won’t take much weight and will probably give in if your headphones are particularly heavy. The arm cannot be relocated to the other side, so if like me, you have a dual screen setup with a second screen to the right then you will not be able to use it.

The Agon has really impressed me with their connectivity options. Under the screen are two USB 3.0 ports. Additionally, there are two at the side, under the headphones arm, one of which is coloured yellow as this has fast charging capability built in. A fantastic addition. Above these are headphones and microphone in connections. 

Additionally, there are two display connections, an HDMI and a DP. There is also a microphone out socket

The bezel has a textured matte black plastic with a light brushed plastic effect and screen also has a matte finish, to avoid screen glare. The screen AOC have used is a IPS panel, and what we get are improved viewing angles and a slightly brighter and crisper picture. However, there is a downside as IPS normally suffer from slower response times than TN technology. This is a bugbear of many gamers out there. A longer response time can result in lag that affects fast action gameplay. AOC has have chosen a panel with a response time of 4ms, and this is the lowest we have seen in an IPS display.

The to the bottom right of the screen is the menu system and on-screen display. This is a problem will nearly all manufacturers. That are generally a chore to navigate. AOC’s new design is pretty easy to use and simple to navigate.

Overclocking to 165Hz needs to be enabled in the menus first. This not on by default, the AG271QG operates at 144Hz out of the box. Overclocking requires a reboot of the screen before it can take effect, meaning everything you have plugged into the USB’s will turn off and on. Blue Light reduction has also been included with a number of colour temperature presets.

The speakers on the Agon’s speakers are fine for typical desktop notifications, however, playing a game on them is not recommended. They certainly are not terrible however the do like any punch you would see even from cheaper speakers. However, they are considerably better than most other built-in offerings we have seen recently.

This is an expensive screen, however, it is cheaper than most of the competition in the 144Hz IPS G-Sync displays market and this goes to 165Hz. The higher refresh and connectivity options make this is a winner and even though some things are a little half-baked, like the headphone arm, it’s great that this is even an option than not included at all.

At the time of publishing the AOC Agon AG271QG is available for £448.00 from Amazon.co.uk.

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The dLAN® 1200+ WiFi AC from devolo is the latest of the Powerline Gigabit generation. Integrated with WiFi AC for the first time — the most innovative WiFi standard with the best performance.

Now mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops can take advantage of the full bandwidth of an Internet connection. Two Gigabit LAN ports are available for additional terminal devices.

The integrated electrical socket with child-safety features and included mains filter ensures that no power socket is lost. Both data transmission over electrical wiring (at speeds up to 1.2 Gbps thanks to MIMO technology) and wireless communication using WiFi ac (simultaneously at 2.4 and 5 GHz) meet the latest state-of-the-art standards. dLAN® 1200+ WiFi ac—WiFi anywhere. Faster and easier than ever before.

Click here to go to Amazon to purchase the devolo Starter Kit for £139.99

Or here for an add-on adapter for £89.99

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First up is the new hardware. The Apple HomePod is essentially the Apple alternative to Google Home or the Amazon Echo.  Apple has taken a standard approach to the HomePod not really pushing particular boundaries unless of course, you count the price tag. At $349 the HomePod is almost twice the price of the competition and will require a $10 monthly subscription to Apple Music to get the most out of it. “Hey Siri” are your keywords here and questions can be rattled off, hopefully with a higher success rate than Google and Amazon. You can ask it to control smart home devices and check the day’s weather and news briefings. The speaker is a little under 7 inches in height, houses a 7-array beam-forming tweeter pack, an upward-facing 4-inch woofer, and at the heart is an Apple A8 chip. Two colours will be available at first, white and black and Apple plans to ship in December first to customers in the US, UK, and Australia with other markets following soon after.

There is other new hardware. New revisions of their computer line. A new iMac packing next-generation 500 nit displays with support for 10-bit dithering. Inside the iMac will feature Intel’s 7th-generation Core processors and support for up to 32GB of RAM on the 21.5 inch model or 64GB of RAM on the larger 27-inch. Fusion drives come on all 27-inch models as well as the high-end 21.5-inch model and Apple have thrown in two USB-C ports.

The MacBook and MacBook Pro have also received a little refresh with 7th-gen Intel Core processors and upgraded SSDs.

A new, improved iMac Pro was announced featuring a 5K display, improved cooling capacity, an 8-core Xeon processor (upgradeable up to 18-core,) up to 4TB of SSD, up to 128GB of ECC memory, four Thunderbolt 3 ports, and built-in 10GB Ethernet.

And finally on the hardware front, one of the most consistent rumours has become reality, an all-new iPad Pro with a 10.5-inch display. This hardly sounds exciting however the new iPad Pro is the same size as the 9.7-inch model, but it has much narrower bezels. Apple has massively reduced the bezel of the iPad by 40%, a sign of things to come with the iPhone 8?

The new 10.5-inch iPad Pro gets a new True Tone display with 600 nits brightness alongside HDR video. A new ProMotion feature brings a 120Hz refresh rate to the screen allowing smoother and more responsive experience. Apple Pencil support is also enhanced by ProMotion, dropping latency to just 20ms. Inside the Pro is the new A10X six-core processor delivers 30x faster CPU performance and 40% faster graphics compared to last year’s iPad Pro. The battery has been modified to deal with the performance increase and you can still expect up to 10 hours from a charge in addition to featuring fast charging.

Both cameras from the iPhone 7 are now sported by the iPad Pro, and new accessories will be released alongside the new model. Including a new Smart Keyboard accessory. The iPad Pro will be available with 64GB, 256GB and 512GB from today.

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A new Honor is on its way. The Huawei-made Honor 9 was announced on the 12th of June in China and we are expecting announcements to happen regionally around the world over the next few months. The smartphone looks to continue the Honor 8’s trend of tasty specs, good looks and an attractive price, however, no prices or release dates have been confirmed for the UK just yet. A 5.15–inch Full HD display with a default DCI-P3 colour space sits front and centre of the device. Honor’s favourite HiSilicon’s chipset, the Kirin 960, used in a couple of other Huawei flagship devices recently, the Mate 9 and P10, will provide the device with some immense speed, backed by either 4gb or 6gb of RAM. There will be 64GB or 128GB storage meaning at least three different price points.

In keeping with the rumours the phone also has 20-megapixel and 12-megapixel dual rear camera array along with the 8-megapixel front shooter. It packs a 3,100 mAh battery with fast charging support, 4G VoLTE support, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n ac, Bluetooth, GPS, and NFC. This announcement made reference to a Huawei Pay service, however, we have yet to see this service in the UK so it might be omitted to await a larger large later in the year if it is planned for the UK. The phone’s dimensions are 147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45mm and the weight is around 155 grammes, making it taller, narrower, thinner and heavier than its predecessor. The Honor 9 is powered by Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.1 on top, and it’s very likely that the device will receive the Android O update as well though probably not in a timely manner.

The phone is made from a combination of metal and glass, just like the previous Honor 8, and four colour options will be available, Blue, Amber Gold, Gray, and Black, however, the UK might not get all of them.

Honor’s latest smartphone is already available for pre-order in China. The device should start reaching customers as early as June 16. Pricing of the Honor 9 has been released for a few regions, however, not the UK. These prices converted to Sterling work out at a 4GB/64GB – £270, a 6GB/64GB – £325 and a 6GB/128GB – £350.

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Successfully funded on IndieGoGo the Furbo is a treat tossing monitor for the home with an HD camera, sound sensor and 2-way microphone and speaker built in designed give you piece of mind if you leave your dog in the house whilst out at work.

Fun Treat Tossing: Toss a treat to your dog through the free Furbo iOS/Android app. Fill up to 30 pieces of your dog’s favourite snack and play a game of fetch from anywhere!

HD Camera & Night Vision: Discover your pet’s secret life when you’re not at home. With 720p HD video streaming, a 120° wide-angle view and night vision, Furbo lets you see your entire room, day or night.
Two Way Chat: Hear and comfort your dogs just like you are right there with them. Furbo has built-in microphone and speakers so you can talk and listen to your pets clearly.

Barking Alert: Delivers push notifications to your smartphone when your dogs bark so you can soothe them in real time. Furbo has intelligent sensors that automatically detects barking.

Internet connection and strong WiFi signal are required to set up Furbo. Depending on the size and texture of the treats, multiple treats may toss out at a time.

Check back soon for a full review in the near future.

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Kiting a bucket out with solar properties isn’t the most obvious combination however much like a Chinese lantern the GOGO Lantern is a pleasant and novel. Taking the opportunity to add a few extra features to make the lantern more flexible and fun GOGO have an interesting and unique product here. GOGO Lantern is the world’s first bucket which integrated LED & solar cell in one. Capacitive sensor switch, which makes the lamp automatically turn on when encounter water or metal.

Features:

1. Built-in powerful magnet.
2. Separable, Foldable.
3. IP67 Waterproof.
4. Solar and USB charge.

Check here for more information.

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