Once you get your hands on a Chipolo, it’s hard not to be a little disappointed by the design. It looks like the kind of pieces that janitors carry around in their big key fobs. Eighties-esque and plastic. Even the colours are utilitarian. But even if the normcore look doesn’t appeal to us, like in …
A smart tag is like a little breadcrumb that helps you find your stuff again, and if Hansel and Gretel had kept one in their pocket, they might have been saved, even if the birds ate the crumbs they dropped on the path. You can track the things you lose or get stolen, but smart …
Producer Ajax has a mission. They stand against evil. This mission statement is evident on the website in large type. It’s part of the story that the company is based in Ukraine. The slogan does makes sense for a company whose products protect against burglary, water ingress and, in FireProtect’s case, smoke, heat and carbon …
According to Ecovacs, the Deebot X2 Omni is their smartest robot vacuum cleaner, claiming to reach every nook and cranny. It confidently offers a “fully automated cleaning solution that includes automatic cleaning with mop wash with 55 degrees hot water, automatic dust bin emptying, automatic hot air drying, automatic water refill and self-maintenance”. Let’s take …
“Can this cabinet replace an iron?” I hopefully asked the LG consultant who had travelled across the country to make sure I got off to a good start testing the styler, as the cabinet is called. I’m not a big fan of my iron. “No, it’s a supplement,” he replied, but hastened to add that …
WiZ Portrait is a relatively neat and simple table lamp with a round base and a flat round disc as the ‘head’. A powerful light source shines downwards towards the table and a ring-shaped light source with lower brightness on top illuminates the room. Until you tilt the lamp head to vertical. Then the WiZ …
Jackery is a name you should memorise if you’re interested in backup power. Headquartered in California but with a factory in China, they are a competitor to EcoFlow – the market leader in the sector. Jackery has power stations in all sorts of sizes, and can be recommended to people who want to protect their …
The Innobot RVC-D4000SL is of course a little extra exciting because it’s a brand new category for Wilfa. I know from experience that there can be many teething problems in such cases. In any case, they don’t skimp on the accessories, and in the box there are generous extras of just about everything! It actually …
DeLonghi Rivelia is the latest machine from the Italian brand. It’s a small, affordable, fully automatic espresso machine that wants to make it as easy and quick as possible to switch between different coffee beans. Something that is usually quite cumbersome. Fortunately, it doesn’t try to compete with the big boys on smart features, but …
A smart door lock is the perfect companion to a smart doorbell. If the doorbell rings and you’re not home, you’ll see it on your mobile phone and you can choose to unlock it – no matter where in the world you happen to be. The Yale Doorman L3S actually has a built-in doorbell, so …
A mixer is not just a mixer. There’s a big difference in quality, and the best ones can be passed on to your grandchildren. The Kenwood Titanium Chef Patissier XL is a step below the Kenwood Cooking Chef XL, which we recently tested. In short, the Patissier doesn’t get as hot and therefore can’t be …
If you have a smart doorbell, that in itself is very cool. But there’s really not much you can do with it unless you also have a smart door lock. Yale is the market leader in this area. The older model V2N has recently been renamed the Doorman Classic, and it has now received a …
This machine differs from average thermoblenders in almost every way. The Cooking Chef XL looks like a food processor on steroids, which is exactly what it is. The bowl is huge, almost twice the size of most thermoblenders, and it can heat ingredients up to a searing 180 degrees with induction heat. Among other things, …
The desire to grill doesn’t always coincide with barbecue weather. However, barbecue flavour is delicious all year round, and now you can bring the experience indoors. In fact, the OBH Nordica Optigrill+ promises to cook food automatically, so your steak is always cooked the way you want it. The Optigrill+ is marketed as an electric …
It may sound like a small thing. Maybe even silly. But if your washing machine and tumble dryer are in the basement or even further away from where you spend most of your time, you probably know what it’s like: It’s annoying to go downstairs to unload a machine only to discover that there are …