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Tineco Pure One Station: Two-minute review It’s not difficult to instantly be drawn to the Tineco Pure One Station, given its unique navy blue and black colorway, and its elegant rounded aesthetic. At first glance, it looks like a premium cordless vacuum cleaner that will sit nicely in your living room, if you don’t have a cupboard or cabinet in which to store it.  You’ll love it even more, however, once you start cleaning your floors (and furniture) with it. Admittedly, there are a couple of niggles – specifically, the way the bottom of its power brush feels a little harsh on hardwood floors, and the fact that human and pet hair does sometimes become stuck on the dustbin door after self-emptying – but based on its overall performance and design, I'd say that this is one of the best cordless vacuum cleaners I’ve had the pleasure of using.  Tineco may be a lesser-known brand in the home appliance space, but it’s already proven that its products are just as capable, if not ...

Dreo Smart Wall Heater WH719S: five-minute review As an apartment-dweller, space heaters have always been a sore spot for me. Most of them are designed to sit on your floor or your table, adding to your clutter or just getting in the way. They're also loud and can be extra obnoxious if you or a pet knock them down accidentally – I'm sure most of us have gotten a near-heart attack at the sound of a space heater falling on its side. And unless they come with a remote, you have to get up and turn them on yourself, adding to the inconvenience. Keeping warm in the winter months should not be this troublesome, but unless you have central heating (a lot of us don't), you're left to put up with such a pesky appliance – that is until it starts to warm up again and then we have to worry about finding a place to store it. Fortunately, Dreo is here to the rescue. Not to make this smart appliance company, which by the way is fast-establishing itself as a trusted name in the appl...

Govee Curtain Lights: five-minute review Smart light technology and designs just keep getting better and better, and Govee seems to be winning in that arena. The Govee Curtain Lights are another fantastic addition to our best smart lights list. And while the brand is currently promoting them as another offering in its smart Christmas light catalog, they deserve to be left up on your wall or windows – and not just 'til January, as that Taylor Swift song goes. Truth be told, I'm kind of obsessed with the Govee Curtain Lights, and I'm not just saying that as a strong supporter of smart lights. They add a much prettier and much more romantic ambiance to any setting, whether that be my otherwise messy living room or your garden, that no other smart light – not even the recent smart string lights that recently hit the market – can replicate.  (Image credit: Future / Michelle Rae Uy) That's not just because these are curtain lights, made of up 20 rows of individ...

Dreo ChefMaker: One-minute review Outside of soups, casseroles, stews, and fondues, there’s nothing you can’t cook in the Dreo ChefMaker. And I’m not just talking about air-frying a steak here; I’m talking about a properly and perfectly cooked steak that’s worth serving in a steakhouse. That’s because while the ChefMaker is one of the best air fryers on the market, it’s so much more than that. Much more. It has two other cooking modes, namely the Chef mode and the Probe mode, both of which deliver restaurant-worthy results. And Chef mode is supported by an app that comes with a plethora of clever Chef-curated recipes that are so delicious you'll feel like you’ve got Thomas Keller whipping up dinners in your own kitchen. This is perhaps my favorite kitchen appliance by far. Since using the ChefMaker I've enjoyed one of the best and cooked-to-perfection medium-rare steaks I’ve ever had, home-cooked or otherwise. That’s saying something because (1) I’ve only cooked steak thr...