WIRED Surprising power at very little cost; ideal for emulation and automation projects; it’s less than £15 TIRED Solder your own header pins if you need GPIO The smallest Raspberry Pi computer is going 64-bit. The new Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W costs just $15/£13, but is equipped with a Broadcom BCM2710A1 SOC which gives you a 1GHz quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU and 512MB RAM. The W indicates...
The Nextbase 112 dash cam, which will be reduced from £49.99 to £24.99, goes on sale from Sunday 24 November. Listed as part of the Middle of Lidl range, it comes with a 720p camera and a G-force sensor that automatically stores footage when a crash is detected. But was this affordable dash cam worthy of Best Buy status when we put it to the test, and is this actually a good deal? Keep scrolling...
If you’re the company behind the “original” sneaker – a design established around 100 years ago and, in its modern incarnation, selling a reported 100 million pairs a year – change is necessary but strictly controlled. The Converse Chuck Taylor All Star, a simple canvas shoe originally designed for basketball players, is a global streetwear staple, an enduring icon and for Boston-based, Nike...
It was around 7:40am on May 5, 2017, when driver Oliver Salbris pulled the number 430 bus out from stop FE on Putney Bridge, heading south. Traffic is slow in South West London at that time of day and he couldn’t have been doing more than around 12mph. If the bus had been moving any faster then things might have played out differently. One minute, the road was clear. The next, a woman was falling...
The £40 camera, which was labelled Amazon’s Choice, had more than 8,500 reviews (as of June 22 2021), including 68% giving the full five stars. If you own the ieGeek Security Outdoor Camera 1080p, you should change its default password immediately, or better still, stop using it. Fortunately there are plenty of good options if you are after a cheap camera to keep an eye on your home. Read on for...
Enter the Huawei Talkband B6: a fitness tracker-come-headset for those who take and make calls on the go. Read on to find out what it has to offer, and what your other options are when it comes to calling with wearables. Huawei Talkband B6 on test The Huawei Talkband B6 (£129) is an interesting little device that acts as both a fitness tracker and a headset. You can pop the screen out of its...
Alongside the risk of devices being hacked, smart functionality also puts products on a ticking clock until the manufacturer decides to no longer support them. The bell is set to toll for wireless security cameras and smart security systems from British Gas brand, Hive. When support ends in August 2025, they will no longer function or be safe to use. Hive to discontinue security cameras and...
Once the nappies, the cot, the buggy and all the other baby essentials – endless patience? – are all accounted for, a smart baby monitor is fast becoming the next must-have item on the list for new parents. The latest devices can be used to keep an eye on your baby from your smartphone or tablet anywhere in your home, but also when you’re out. This makes it easy for you to check in on your baby...
More than 4.3 million of you, from 146 countries, voted and the new Monopoly pieces have now been revealed. Gone are the days of the thimble, boot and wheelbarrow. In their place are the Tyrannosaurus rex, a penguin and a ‘rubber’ duck. In 2013, Monopoly’s iconic iron token was usurped by a cat and, last month, Monopoly owner Hasbro announced it was ditching the thimble. It launched the Monopoly...
The rollout of new Microsoft 365 features to track productivity, which would monitor 73 pieces of “granular data” about workers, was meant to be a boon time for the technology company. But it quickly turned into a nightmare. Announced in October, and criticised heavily by technology researcher Wolfie Christl in November, the feature – Microsoft Productivity Score – was drastically scaled back...