The Dyson Hot + Cool AM09, as its name suggests, is a fan heater – as equally adept at cooling a room as it is at warming one. DesignIt’s not easy to make a device as utilitarian as a fan look exciting, but the Dyson AM09 pulls it off. The most striking thing about the Dyson Hot + Cool AM09’s design is its bladeless cavity. The Hot + Cool AM09 can be set to pump air out at any temperature from 0 to 37°C. VerdictThe Dyson Hot + Cool AM09 fan heater is a great-looking, hard-working fan that will s

With exactly one week to go before the world erupts into a Black Friday sales frenzy, Mobiles.co.uk has served up an early cracker of a Galaxy S8 deal. In fact, it’s the best price we’ve seen yet on Samsung’s brilliant 2017 flagship phone and will run until the end of Black Friday itself. This is the first time that we’ve ever seen the Galaxy S8 burst under the £700 mark for the two year contract. This isn’t the only excellent deal that Mobiles.co.uk is offering on the Galaxy S8. Samsung Galaxy

Apple has delayed the release of its long-awaited smart speaker, the HomePod, until early 2018. The speaker, which was announced at WWDC 2017 in June, was previously due to be released in December 2017. We’ll start shipping in the US, UK and Australia in early 2018.”All quiet on the smart speaker frontAlthough the speaker was originally announced back in June, Apple has remained quiet about its Siri-equipped device, having not even announced international pricing. In the US, the speaker is due t

Garmin Pay is now available on the Vivoactive 3 allowing you to make contactless payments while you’re out exercising without your cards or your phone. Whether you’ll be able to use Garmin Pay on your Vivoactive 3 is a different question though – you’ll have to look at the list of supporting banks here. Sweaty paymentsThe Vivoactive 3 has an NFC chip inside that allows you to make the payments, much like you can with Android Pay or Apple Pay. At the moment there aren’t any other Garmin devices t

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We’ve teamed up with EditShare, the creator of the brilliant Lightworks video editing suite, to offer TechRadar readers 40% off a monthly license to Lightworks Pro using the discount code TECHRADAR_LW_PRO_MONTH_2017. Rather than the usual price of US$24.99/£17.99 (about AU$35), you’ll pay just US$14.99/£10.79 (about AU$20). To use your discount code, register for a Lightworks account, sign in and visit the Lightworks shop. Paste the code TECHRADAR_LW_PRO_MONTH_2017 into the input field above the

Forget Game of Thrones, how about a gaming throne? That would come courtesy of Secretlab, which has just launched updated versions of its sporty Throne and flagship Omega lines of PC gaming chairs. The Throne 2018 is pitched at £350 (around $460, AU$605), but again a special launch offer will see it reduced to £249 (around $330, AU$430). Pre-orders for the chairs go live today, so you can move now to snag one of the aforementioned discounts. We’re planning to take a look at these chairs soon, so

Boston Dynamics, the robotics firm that was owned by Google/Alphabet for a while but then got sold to Softbank in June, has come a long way since BigDog . The company has just released a video of its humanoid robot Atlas. But the robot can now get back up on its own , so it has even less need to keep humans around. “Atlas’ ability to balance while performing tasks allows it to work in a large volume while occupying only a small footprint,” says Boston Dynamics on its website. Atlas keeps its bal

With an Xbox One console and a few good games, you’re already looking at a pretty good gaming situation. Xbox One Elite Wireless ControllerMeet the pricey, pro-level controller for Xbox One and Windows 10Incredibly comfortableHair triggersInterchangeable sticksNot rechargeableThe Xbox One controller is already a pretty solid piece of hardware, improving on the Xbox 360’s controller that became the industry standard. Xbox Live Gold 12 Month MembershipLive Gold isn’t just about multiplayer anymore

When you think of Tesla vehicles, you usually think about sleek lines and rapid acceleration. With a 0-60 speed of five seconds, the new Tesla Semi truck won’t leave anyone behind at the traffic lights. When packed to its 80,000lb maximum gross weight, it can get up to 60mph in 20 seconds, which is seriously impressive. According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, 80% of routes that trucks make are 250 miles, so will be fine with the Semi. One of the most impressive things about the Tesla Semi is the abili

At the announcement for the Tesla Semi, the truck with autonomous capabilities, Tesla CEO Elon Musk also announced a new Roadster. Here you’ll find everything we know about the new Tesla Roadster so far. On the Tesla websiteOn the Tesla website When is it out? The new Tesla Roadster is an update of the car that started it all, the original Tesla Roadster. With a range of 620 miles on a single charge, this will be the first electric vehicle capable of doing more than 1000km on one charge of a bat

With two or three PS4 games free each month, as well as additional discounts during sales and other promotions, the membership rapidly pays for itself. Make sure you keep an eye on our best PlayStation Plus deals page. Essentially, Remote Play lets you play all your favorite PS4 games on the go by streaming them over an Internet connection to the Vita. As long as you have a strong connection, the Vita lets you take your PS4 games pretty much anywhere. External hard drive support was introduced i

As mentioned, that’s a very marked difference from Steam’s hardware report, which places Nvidia in clear first place with a mammoth market share of 81%. Steam is a gaming service, so it’s unsurprisingly populated by keen gamers who are very likely to have discrete graphics cards – i.e. And clearly, when it comes to dedicated gamers and discrete cards, Nvidia is winning the battle by a long way. At any rate, it’s interesting to see that among the general computing public, AMD has this slight edge

Following fan outrage over the way loot boxes have been implemented in Star Wars Battlefront 2, EA has pulled them from the game entirely just hours ahead of its release. Overnight, the ability to purchase loot boxes using real-world currency was removed from all platforms and a statement was released from EA DICE boss Oskar Gabrielson explaining the move. Gabrielson started his statement by thanking the Star Wars Battlefront community for being the “passionate fans that [they] are.” It’s entire

Image: AmazonPeople were understandably a little concerned when Amazon announced its new Amazon Key service, which lets couriers inside their houses in order to deliver packages without worrying that someone will steal them from the porch outside. “Safety and security are built into every aspect of the service,” an Amazon spokeswoman said. We currently notify customers if the camera is offline for an extended period. Later this week we will deploy an update to more quickly provide notifications

For such a cool device, the iPhone X hasn’t been doing very well in the cold. The remedy is in iOS 11.1.2, which specifically “Fixes an issue where the iPhone X screen becomes temporarily unresponsive to touch after a rapid temperature drop.” I’m currently in a part of the US where we’re still sweating and running around in T-shirts, so I can’t properly test the patch. If it works, that’s an impressive turnaround for Apple considering how serious the issue seemed at first. A clearer pictureYou m

The new Vive Tracker fits on top on all three of the new peripherals, which help establish a firmer midpoint between imagination and reality. They’re currently only available for pre-order, although HTC says they’ll start shipping at some point in mid-December. Amazon is currently the only place where you can buy the $150 bundle , which will come with the Hyper Blaster, one Vive Tracker and the game Duck Season. (You can currently only buy both the individual trackers from HTC itself and the Tra

OnePlus is back with its second flagship of the year, but just how much of an upgrade is the OnePlus 5T on the OnePlus 5? OnePlus 5T vs OnePlus 5 designThere’s not much change here, as both the OnePlus 5T and OnePlus 5 have a full metal body, but there are some very slight differences to the weight and dimensions. See the OnePlus 5T in action in our hands on video belowOnePlus 5T vs OnePlus 5 displayThe screen has clearly been given a lot of attention on the OnePlus 5T. The OnePlus 5T has a 6.01

OnePlus 5T vs Samsung Galaxy S8 designThe OnePlus 5T has an all-metal shell with dimensions of 156.1 x 75 x 7.3mm and it weighs 162g. OnePlus 5T vs Samsung Galaxy S8 displayThe most immediate difference between the screens on these phones is that the Samsung Galaxy S8’s is curved, while the OnePlus 5T’s is flat. OnePlus 5T vs Samsung Galaxy S8 camera and batteryThe OnePlus 5T has a dual-lens rear camera with one 16MP lens and one 20MP one. As for battery, the OnePlus 5T has a 3,300mAh one, while

The Golden Joystick Awards are fast approaching, with the big night taking place on Friday November 17 in London. Winner winner…Fortunately, that’ll be easy to do – the pre-show has its very own livestream which will begin at 3.15pm GMT / 7.15am PT. To make things even better, those who tune into the livestream will have the chance to win prizes. Interested in a chance at winning an OMEN by HP gaming laptop with MSI Motherboard Bundle? Join in on the fun at the 35th Golden Joystick Awards pres