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Bose SoundLink Micro Gen 2: review The Bose SoundLink Micro Gen 2 is the sequel to the audio specialist’s 2017-issue mini Bluetooth speaker. And according to Bose, this palm-sized follow-up brings a fair few enhancements to the table: ‘improved audio performance’, ‘enhanced features’, and ‘extended battery life’. But is it actually worth buying? Here are my thoughts after several weeks of testing. First of all, it has to be said that the Bose SoundLink Micro Gen 2 is a significant improvement over its predecessor — as you’d probably hope given that they were released eight years apart. Now, you get USB-C charging, and up to 12 hours of battery life, which is nothing special, but comparable to some similar-sized rivals from JBL and Ultimate Ears. On top of that, its new and improved fabric strap is fantastic — it’s so easy to sling around shower heads, bikes, bags… you name it. Pair that with a still-great IP67 dust and waterproof rating — which enables the SoundLink Micro Gen 2 to ...

AndaSeat Xtreme Series Standing Desk: one-minute review As a first attempt at a budget-oriented standing gaming desk , there are certainly positives for AndaSeat to draw on here. Still, it's clear it could use some refinement moving forward, and in some areas, it does feel rather rushed. Before we get to the bad, let's cover the feature set, shall we? As standard, you get solid height adjustment ranging from 28.7in to 46.1in (73 - 117cm), multiple width options, with both 47.2in (120cm) and 55in (140cm) variants available, and a choice of colors too (black and white, albeit the white variant is only available at that larger size). AndaSeat's also included a digital display and control panel (super easy to use), which comes with three separate profiles you configure and save multiple heights on. Cable management on the whole is a bit of a mixed bag, although there is a cable caddy fixed to the back of the desk below where the monitor would sit, for UK and US plugs. The ...

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is a direct continuation of the 2019 horror comedy Ready or Not , and a sequel I was very surprised to see on our new movies list. When I rewatched the original movie on Disney+ , I was reminded how great it is. Laugh out loud funny, plenty of shocking moments, and a concluding line that's just perfect. With that in mind, I thought it would be a great standalone movie. But this is the horror genre, folks. We never seem to get just one movie, do we? Sequels are everywhere, some good, some bad. When it comes to Ready or Not 2: Here I Come , I'd consider it to be decent for what it is, and there's plenty to like about it. When we pick up, it's right after the ending of the first movie. After surviving the deadly game of hide and seek, resulting in the deaths of her husband and in-laws, Grace (Samara Weaving) wakes up cuffed to her hospital bed. She's not going anywhere because she's now a suspect in the deaths, considering they al...

Jabra Evolve3 85: 30-second review Professional headsets have always had an image problem. The moment you clip a boom arm to your ear, you look like someone who works in a call centre or is directing air traffic. Jabra has clearly decided that aesthetic just isn’t good enough. With the Evolve3 85, the company has taken all the voice clarity technology it has spent years developing, stripped away the boom mic entirely, and wrapped everything in a design that would not look out of place in a Copenhagen coffee shop. The headline technology is Jabra ClearVoice, a boomless microphone system powered by a deep neural network trained on over 60 million sentences. It uses multiple concealed microphones to separate speech from background noise without a visible arm, drawing on expertise from GN's hearing division. Design-wise, the Evolve3 85 is up to 35 per cent slimmer than its Evolve2 predecessor, claims to be the lightest over-ear headset in its class, and folds into a travel case th...

Huawei FreeBuds Pro 5: Two-minute review Let’s be clear from the start. For everyday listening, the Huawei FreeBuds Pro 5 are the best earbuds you can get without spending significantly more. They tick every box, deliver across the board and make a compelling case that there’s life beyond Apple for those who have been reluctant to shop around. They’re the fifth generation of Huawei’s FreeBuds Pro line, which has been around since 2020 and we’ve always rated them well. In fact, I tested the FreeBuds Pro 2 back in 2022. The FreeBuds Pro 4 landed in November 2024 and scored four stars in our review. They were strong but not quite there. The Pro 5 are different and good enough to go head-to-head with the best at this level, including the Apple AirPods Pro 3. The FreeBuds Pro 5 look and feel more premium than their price suggests, and so does the charging case. They’re smaller and lighter than the Pro 4 at 5.5g per bud, which is noticeable. Build quality is excellent, the stems have a...