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Alan Martin

Alan Martin is a freelance writer with more than a decade’s worth of experience, mainly in the technology space, with bylines at The Evening Standard, Tom’s Guide, The i and many others. His main focus at Expert Reviews is ensuring that your next pick of phone or wearable is the right choice for you and represents the best possible value for money. In the past he’s covered a broad range of games, dental apparel and pet accessories and, on one memorable occasion, had to strip off to retrieve a rogue drone from a lake – such is his dedication to reviews.

Recent articles by Alan Martin

The best DNA tests to buy in 2024
Health & beauty

I’ve tested a selection of kits to find the best DNA test for you, whether you’re researching your heritage, health risks or family tree

Five reasons why the Surface Laptop 5 is the perfect laptop for you
Everything you need to know about the Surface Laptop 5
Laptops

Beautiful, well specced and repairable, the Surface Laptop 5 is the appealingly priced ultrabook you need in your life

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation (2022) review: Now cheaper
Smart speakers

The Amazon Echo Dot was already the best compact smart speaker around and this iterative 2022 update maintains that

£55 inc VAT
Fitbit Inspire 3 review: Our favourite cheap Fitbit
Fitness trackers

With solid improvements and no dubious deductions, the Fitbit Inspire 3 is the company’s best product of 2022

£85 inc VAT
Echo Pop: Now £20 ahead of Amazon's spring sale
Smart speakers

The Echo Pop is another great smart speaker from Amazon but it's only £10 cheaper than the excellent Echo Dot

£45 inc VAT
best fitness tracker
The best fitness tracker to suit every budget
Fitness trackers

Keep track of your distance, speed, calories and even GPS from your wrist, with our pick of the best fitness trackers

Five video doorbells attached to a wall
The best video doorbells 2024: The top smart doorbells
Video doorbells

We’ve tested and used the best video doorbells from all the biggest security companies to find out which come out on top

A Sony Bravia TV wallmounted in a bright living room with plants alongside
Which is the perfect Sony BRAVIA TV for you?
TVs

Sony’s BRAVIA range of TVs are some of the best around. Here’s how to pick the right one for you

fitbit charge 6 on its side on a green carpet background
Fitbit Charge 6 review: Some of the same, some of the new
Fitness trackers

The Fitbit Charge 6 looks familiar, but the Google app integration is all-new

£140 inc VAT
woman looking in the mirror to adjust her invisialign in a bathroom background
How much does Invisalign cost: Prices broken down
Dental care

Can you expect to be paying through your teeth or will it be smiles all round? All your Invisalign payment questions answered