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HANDS-ON REVIEW: Sol Republic Deck Bluetooth speaker

Enjoying the rare summer heatwave that Britain is currently luxuriating in, my pals and I have decamped more or less entirely to London's great parks, picnic baskets in hand, summer playlists carefully prepared. However, even the most carefully curated of...

HANDS-ON VIDEO: Samsung Ativ Q review

Bringing together the best of Windows 8 and Google's Android OS in one touchscreen device is Samsung's new Ativ Q convertible laptop/tablet hybrid. Powered by an Intel Core i5 processor and featuring 128GB of storage and 4GB of RAM, Windows...

HANDS-ON: £150 disgo 8400G 7.9-inch 3G tablet preview

7-inch sizes are quickly becoming the dominant form factor for the tablet market. Cheaper and more portable, the likes of Google's Nexus 7 and Amazon's Kindle Fire HD have been able to corner the budget end of a market where...

GALLERY: New Adidas Boost running trainers in pictures

Want to be the fastest jogger down the park? Then you'll be looking to pick up a pair of the new Adidas Boost trainers when the go on sale on 27 February 2013, priced £119.99. Using a brand new energy...

HANDS-ON: Adidas Boost and SpringBlade running trainers put a spring in our step

Tech and fitness - two worlds becoming ever-more closely entwined. From the apps in our phones to the materials on our feet, there's just as much innovation being wrapped around your toes as there is in your shiny new tablet....

HANDS-ON: Canon PowerShot S110 compact camera

With the Christmas compact camera rush about to go into overdrive, Canon are pushing their new compact hero, the Canon PowerShot S110, hard. Not even a year since its predecessor, the S100, hit shelves, does it do enough to top...

HANDS-ON: NEC LaVie Z ultrabook is the lightest in the world

How light do you think the world's lightest ultrabook could be? 2KG? 1.5KG? How about just 875grams. That's what you get if you pick up the NEC LaVie Z ultrabook, the lightest in the world, shedding the pounds without shedding...

HANDS-ON: Haier Eye-Control TV

From wire-free 3D TVs to web-connected wine cellars, Haier's IFA 2012 stand is one of the show's most diverse offerings. An obvious highlight is the Chinese manufacturer's Eye Control TV, a television controlled solely through the movement of the eyes...

HANDS-ON PREVIEW: Archos 101 XS Android tablet with Coverboard keyboard case

Android tablets may be ten-a-penny now in the race to the bottom of the pricing pile (here's looking at you, Google Nexus 7), but the latest slate from Archos is one of the most easy-on-the-eye tablets we've seen this side...