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The best wake-up lights 2025: sunrise alarms tested by experts

By Cat Ellis last updated

Updated Rise and shine with a natural-looking gradual sunrise and soft audio effects.

Updated
A living room kitted out with Philips Hue Smart Lights in various lamps

Got Philips Hue lights? A free software update could turn them into motion sensors

By Cat Ellis published

Occupation detection with no extra hardware required.

Smart Lights
Split image showing Nest Secure smoke alarm on the left, and person using smartphone to unlock Aqara smart lock on the right

The Google Home app is getting a big update, and it's good news for your security

By Cat Ellis published

Nest Protect and improved support for Matter-compatible smart locks incoming.

Smart Home
best robot vacuum for pet hair: Ecovacs DEEBOT T20 Omni robot vacuum

The best robot vacuum for pet hair 2025: reviewed by experts

By Ruth Hamilton last updated

Buying Guide Your guide to the best robot vacuums for pet hair – ideal for those with shedding pets.

Buying Guide
Close up of camera on iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max (left) and close up of LiDAR navigation puck on Roborock robot vacuum

LiDAR vs vSLAM: which robot vacuum navigation technology is better?

By Ruth Hamilton published

vSLAM and LiDAR will both help your robovac find its way around, but one is better than the other.

Robot Vacuums
EcoAir Anti-Covid AVS in a room with people

Forget air purifiers – the world’s first ‘air sterilizer’ is here, and it claims to instantly inactivate Covid, cold, and flu particles

By Ruth Hamilton published

Traditional purifiers simply capture virus particles; the EcoAir AVS eliminates them with heat.

Air Quality
KitchenAid KF6 espresso machine in Porcelain White

KitchenAid just gave you a new reason to upgrade your espresso machine

By Cat Ellis published

All the company's espresso makers are now available in smart Porcelain White.

Coffee Machines
Magimix juicer on green background

The best juicer 2025: cold press and centrifugal juicers tested by experts

By Cat Ellis last updated

Updated Our expert team have juiced buckets of produce to bring you this list of the very best centrifugal and cold press juicers around.

Updated
Samsung Bespoke Jet cordless vacuum cleaner and its auto-empty stand on a purple background

Best cordless vacuum cleaners in Australia

By Sharmishta Sarkar last updated

We've tested some of the best cordless vacuums from Dyson, Shark, Samsung and more to help you find your spring cleaning partner.

Vacuums
A three collage image showing plants growing in an egg next to more plants beside a light, next to a phone with plants displayed

I can't wait to try out these 3 great plant tech gadgets that I saw at CES 2025

By Amelia Schwanke published

CES 2025 From AI gardener apps to self-watering plant pots, these are three of my favorite plant tech gadgets from CES 2025.

CES 2025
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