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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.
- Acer Chromebook 514 review: Stylish, but limited The Chromebook 514 certainly looks the part, but it’s let down by a weak screen and ageing internals£350
- recommendedRazer BlackWidow Elite Review: A fantastic gaming keyboard Once prohibitively expensive, the Razer BlackWidow Elite is now an extremely tempting proposition£130
- TicWatch S2 review: Ugly, even by smartwatch standards The more expensive new TicWatch looks like someone scaled up an Action Man accessory£180
- Virgin rolls out WiFi Plus to kill Wi-Fi black spots Virgin Media’s mesh WiFi solution will be free to top-tier customers, or £5 per month for those on cheaper packages.
- best buyAmazon Fire HD 10 (2019): The king of budget tablets The latest Amazon Fire HD 10 is a big step forward in terms of performance and battery life£150
- recommendedArlo Ultra review: Feature-packed 4K camera If you really can’t put a price on security, this is the camera you want – but most won’t need it£450
- Galaxy Watch Active review: A good smartwatch As a smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch Active ticks every box, but as a fitness tracker, plenty are left blank£220
- Echo Flex review: Plugging a gap The Echo Flex literally plugs a gap but can you have too many Echo devices?£25
- recommendedSamsung Galaxy A90 5G review: Affordable(ish) 5G The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G offers the cheapest taste of 5G yet, but do you really need it?£669
- best buyFitbit Inspire HR: Fitbit's best-ever value tracker Fitbit’s follow-up to the Alta HR is a damned fine fitness band£90
- Fitbit Inspire: Just spend a bit more on the HR BT is offering a great Fitbit deal on the Inspire during the sales season£70
- Chipolo One review: An effective Bluetooth tracker The Chipolo One is a great little device but the competition is tough£21