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After testing Dreo’s new smart misting fan, I couldn’t imagine my life without it — here’s why

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Dreo Smart Misting Fan 516S review The Dreo Smart Misting Fan 516S is a device that came to me when I needed it most. It was a sweltering day in the UK — a nation with little in the way of air conditioning, but lots of humidity. But as I sat there at my desk sweating profusely, my editor handed Dreo’s new misting fan to me, and I have to say, it’s been a lifesaver. But what exactly is the Dreo Smart Misting Fan 516S? Well, it’s a device designed to deliver “mess-free cooling,” and is best-suited for desks and tables. I’ve spent the last three weeks with Dreo’s fan, and have used it at my desk, at the kitchen table, and even in a controlled testing space at Future Labs. And for the most part, it’s proved to be quite an impressive performer — though it’s not totally without its flaws. So, here’s how I’d rate my experience overall. First of all, let’s talk about who this fan is for. In my view, this...
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The Polaroid Go Gen 3 is a palm-sized instant camera that produces lovely little prints — in the right conditions

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Polaroid Go Gen 3: Two-minute review Cards on the table: I love Polaroids. I’m of the right generation to have grown up with these instant-film wonders on holidays and at parties, and I was thrilled when the brand was properly revitalised in 2017 under new ownership. From the early OneStep cameras to more recent efforts like the Polaroid Flip (which I currently own), I’ve used a lot of nu-Polaroid’s offerings, and I was thrilled to try out the Polaroid Go Gen 3. The Go series are Polaroid’s range of super-small instant cameras. They use their own dedicated ‘Go’ film, producing prints measuring 66.6mm x 53.9mm with an image area of 47mm x 46mm (for context, a full-size I-Type print measures 107mm x 88mm with an image area of 79mm x 77mm). They still have that Polaroid look, that lo-fi charm, that iconic square format. They’re just smaller. The Go Gen 3 is the smallest camera the series has yet ...
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Ugreen Maxidok 17-in-1 Dock review: A Thunderbolt 5 docking station with more ports and features than you'll know what to do with

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UGREEN Maxidok 17-in-1 TB5 Dock: 30-second review The Ugreen Revodok Maxidok 17-in-1 arrives as the brand's flagship Thunderbolt 5 dock, and it makes a strong case for that title. It sits at the top of UGREEN's new Maxidok range, above two 10-in-1 siblings, and it earns the crown through sheer specification depth rather than marketing bravado. At its core, the dock delivers a full Thunderbolt 5 host connection rated at 120Gbps and up to 140W of laptop charging, paired with two downstream TB5 ports running at 80Gbps each. That is the kind of bandwidth that makes a real difference with high-resolution multi-display setups and fast external storage. The headline party trick is the built-in M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 slot, which accepts drives up to 8TB. For video editors and creative professionals who burn through storage, that alone justifies a serious look. The form factor is a neat 133 x 133 x...
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Oukitel WP500 Ultra review: A flagship rugged phone with a unique thermal camera — but also an inflated price

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Outkitel WP500 Ultra: 30-second review Oukitel has plenty of mid-tier phones, but it’s always interesting to see what it comes up with for a flagship release. The WP500 Ultra brings a 640 x 512 thermal camera, a hardware privacy kill switch, and a Dimensity 8300 chipset into a single package. Most of those things aren’t gimmicks and are potentially useful to the right buyer. This design packs a punchy SoC with a good GPU and NPU in the package, plenty of RAM, tons of storage, and a decent camera cluster. But at the asking price of nearly $700, you might reasonably expect that, and possibly more than the 10000mAh of battery. But the headline feature here is the AI thermal imaging solution using Smart ClearTherm and SceneSync Fusion. This produces remarkably detailed thermal images and video. For those professionals who want a rugged worksite phone that does most things, the Oukitel WP500 Ultra tic...
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