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Humanoid robots have become almost ridiculously impressive over the past few years. We’ve seen them running, dancing, doing backflips, folding clothes, making drinks, and performing all sorts of tasks that would have seemed impossible not that long ago. Tesla is developing Optimus, Boston Dynamics has completely reinvented Atlas, and companies including Figure, Agility Robotics, 1X, and Unitree are all pushing ahead with their own increasingly capable machines. The humble smartphone is beyond dull, in comparison. Sorry, phone. But I’ve always wondered how much any of this really matters outside a carefully controlled demo. Watching a robot fold a T-shirt is…

After unexpectedly showing up on a wall-mounting compatibility chart on Sony’s site back in June, the company has announced the Sony Bravia 6 OLED TV. The TV sits below its other OLED TVs — the Bravia 8 and Bravia 8 II — as well as its Bravia 9 II and Bravia 7 II RGB LED TVs.The Bravia 6 OLED comes in five sizes from 48 up to 83 inches and is priced to compete with the LG C6 OLED and Samsung S90H QD-OLED TVs. It has a 120Hz panel, runs on Google TV with Gemini, supports Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos,…

Apple’s September invite has landed, and while the tagline “Surprise and Shine” doesn’t confirm that the company will introduce its first folding phone – especially given the long-rumoured device will hardly be a surprise (we’ve had longer-running theories about it than some conspiracy podcasts) – we at least now know the official date it is expected to appear.  The “surprise” element could be anything from the long-rumoured HomePod Display to AirPods with built-in cameras, but while unlikely to shock, the folding iPhone is expected to steal the show. After waiting eight years for Apple to catch up with Samsung on…

The latest special-edition of Google’s Fitbit Air is inspired by the Pokémon Sleep game, with a “Sleepy Blue” band emblazoned with a snoozing Pikachu. It’s not exactly Snorlax blue, but matches the classic blue and gold of a Pokémon card pretty closely. The special-edition is available to preorder now for $129 and starts shipping September 15th. It’s arriving as Pokémon celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, with a special-edition collection of playing cards set to launch the same week.This isn’t the first wearable that can connect with Pokémon Sleep — the sleep tracking app supports dozens of wearables from Apple,…

Hugging Face’s Pollen Robotics has launched its second cute AI robot, the Microduck, a one-eyed biped standing just under 10 inches tall. It’s available to preorder now for $399 in cream, graphite, lavender, and sky blue, and Pollen Robotics says it plans to start shipping the little robot “before Christmas 2026.”Video demos of the Microduck show it picking up socks and markers, kicking around a ball, and zipping around on tiny rollerskates. Pollen Robotics says it can also “react to its surroundings” and follow around a laser pointer, or users can control it with a game controller. The Microduck’s software…

We all know that the woman who sits before you is tired. Just look at the circles under her eyes. The novelty Pride and Prejudice T-shirt and Muji sweatpants that pass for pajamas. The unkempt, banana clip hairstyle that says “I really did wake up like this.” But she’s doing her best. And that’s why she deserves this court’s time and attention, to correct the injustice of last night’s sleep score.To be clear, my client thinks the sleep score assigned by her Pixel Watch is generally fair. Should she go to bed before 10:30PM most nights? Sure. Dinging points for…

Introduction Alienware’s display team has really been pulling out all the stops lately. Fresh off the launch of one of my new favourite mainstream gaming monitors comes this, a monstrous 5K2K ultrawide with more pixels than most of us will know what to do with. The AW3926QW is the first of it’s kind, taking a 4th-gen Tandem OLED panel from LG Display but opting for a few differences from the one LG uses in its own 39GX950B-B. You’re getting a pure RGB sub-pixel layout here, with two layers of blue elements – which should almost entirely eliminate fuzzy text fringing…

It’s practically common knowledge within the tech world that Samsung is supplying Apple with flexible OLED screens for its debut foldable smartphone. The iPhone Ultra is widely expected to make its debut on September 9 alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, but I already feel like I’ve had a sneak peek. That’s because I’ve just finished testing the Galaxy Z Fold8. Samsung’s first wide book-style foldable uses the same passport-sized outer screen and 4:3 aspect ratio inner display that Apple is believed to have gone for; the upcoming iPhone is also predicted to have a dual camera array at the rear…

The Fan Edition phones are rarely Samsung’s most exciting launches of the year, but the new Galaxy S26 FE feels especially familiar. Hardware-wise, little has changed since the S25 FE launched 12 months ago, and the upgrades have mostly come in the form of software tricks which themselves were already seen on this year’s previous Samsung flagships.At its core, this is the same phone as last year’s. The 6.7-inch OLED display, 4,900mAh battery, and triple rear camera are all identical. The changes are few: The chipset has been given its annual upgrade to the Exynos 2500, and the 12-megapixel selfie…

Samsung’s latest mid-range hero has arrived, right on schedule, to bridge the gap between this and next year’s flagships. The S26 FE sticks closely to the established ‘Fan Edition’ concept – so much so, in fact, that I’m left wondering why any true Samsung phone fans would bother. The Galaxy S25 FE has been given the mildest of refreshes here, with a new chipset promising marginally better battery life, the Galaxy AI features that debuted on the firm’s new foldables earlier in the year, and a few new colour choices. Oh, and a £50/€50 price hike. While no-one in the…

The Note series has long been Redmi’s affordable phone standout in Europe. Diluting parent company Xiaomi’s bigger hitters down to a more attainable price point was a mostly winning formula, even if successive generations did start to feel a little iterative. The Redmi Note 17 Pro Max takes a different approach, dialling back some hardware but going big in others – namely the absurdly big battery. The whopping 9210mAh cell is almost a third more than what you got inside the outgoing Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus – and that’s if you buy the global variant. Asian markets get a…

Tiffany & Co. has launched a second limited-edition version of its Tiffany Timer chronograph watch. It’s called the Tiffany Timer Titanium Platinum and just 100 will be made. It follows the first Timer, a platinum piece limited to 60 units, launched earlier this year and featuring a (true) Tiffany Blue dial. Together, they mark 160 years since Tiffany’s first chronograph in 1866. I’ll admit it – I didn’t expect to like a Tiffany & Co. watch this much. Usually, they lean a little too heavily into jewellery-style pieces for my tastes. The new watch pairs a satin-brushed titanium case with…