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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

Intel's 12th-gen Alder Lake mobile chips target Apple M1
Laptops

Intel claims its new Alder Lake mobile chips will take the fight to Apple’s M1 series, especially when it comes to gaming performance.

Samsung Galaxy A12: A killer battery for a great price
Mobile phones

The Samsung Galaxy A12’s beauty is only skin deep, thanks to laggy day-to-day performance

£169 inc. VAT
Fitbit Versa 2 review: Just short of greatness
Smartwatches Wearable technology

The Fitbit Versa 2 is a worthy upgrade but the lack of GPS holds it back

£200 inc. VAT
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2018)
eReaders

The Kindle Paperwhite nabs features from the Oasis without a dramatic price hike

£120 inc VAT (8GB version with screen ads)
Amazon Fire TV Cube review: The ultimate Fire TV kit
Media streamers Smart speakers

A Cube on which to watch The Cube (or anything else, really)

£110 inc. VAT
This SURPRISE Google Pixel 4a deal is still going strong
Mobile phones

Grab this massive late Cyber Monday discount on the Pixel 4a before it’s too late

This Black Friday deal on the Sony WF-1000XM3 is STILL live
Audio

Get some brilliant true wireless earbuds for less this Cyber Week

Polar Vantage M: Mostly heading in the right direction
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

The Polar M430 was a great but ugly wearable. The Vantage M fixes its looks and keeps most of the functionality

£250 inc VAT
Google Nest Hub Max: The best smart screen you can buy
Smart speakers

The Nest Hub Max is just a bigger version of the Google Home Hub, but that’s no bad thing

£219 inc VAT
Ring Stick Up Cam (wired): Maybe don't put a Ring on it
Security cameras

The Ring Stick Up Cam is a versatile and high-quality security camera but subscription prices are high

£179 inc VAT