Wireless

While the various in-car navigation devices that I have checked out tend to give you a choice of voices, whether of the male or female gender, the current trinity of Siri, Cortana and Alexa from Apple, Microsoft and Amazon do not offer the user such a choice. All three of these disembodied voices are of the female variety as they provide the requested information.

There are lots of advantages for Wi-Fi perhaps the most compelling for most will be the lack of trailing wires, so how do you get Wi-Fi to work when you are close or perhaps even just beyond the normal coverage given by your router.

In past years I have reviewed a number of Doro phones for both house and their specialist mobile phones for those with sight and hearing problems. Here it’s the former category with the accent on connecting other units to the base station.

Keeping track of vulnerable and elderly family members is the aim of this next product from Acticheck.

This next product adds WiFi functionality to a Powerline solution.

While Currys / PC Word sell products from various manufacturers, the company also offers some of its own products such as this set of headphones.

Sometimes it is worth taking a second look at a product that failed to impress the first time.

If you need to extend the range of the WiFi signal used by your network then there is a choice of products including the NETGEAR Nighthawk™ X4.

Streaming audio to speakers that do not support Bluetooth can be carried out using this next product.

Adding to the extensive range of Bluetooth speakers currently available is a product from the French designer brand Lexon.

A drum has long been used as a means of communication even before the development of Bluetooth.

Are you in the mood for adjustable lighting and background music? If so then let me introduce you to Sengled and the company’s Pulse product.

Having looked at a number of Jam Speakers in the past, it was time to try out a headset from the company.

Combining art with modern technology is a speaker from Ultimate Ears.

Your world is under threat from an evil force and it is up to you to defeat this force by completing Match-3 grids.

The main purpose of Wi-Fi extenders is to allow you to access your Wi-Fi signal in places that it does not comfortably reach. This kit does that but it can also give you an extra Ethernet port ideal for those devices that do not have Wi-Fi.

I put a pair of glasses down around five months ago, they are still hiding from me, if they had this little item attached to them that could not have happened. In fact you can attach the Tile to anything that has a way for you to attach.

A trip to the BT Tower in Central London was the occasion to attend the launch of a new Wi-Fi product.

Adding to its portfolio of Wi-Fi extenders, NERGEAR has released a new model.

Having recently told you about a rather good Road Cam from another manufacturer I was offered the chance to review this top of the range unit that is both a Sat Nav and Road Cam in the one package, so is the extra expense worth it?

A recent visit to the iconic BT Tower in London saw BT launce their latest Smart Hub which is said to be faster than the competition such as Sky and Talk Talk and easier to setup and use, it also has a more stable form factor than most others.

When out an about people often stop for a coffee, nowadays which coffee chain they stop at may depend of which of the two wireless charging devices that chain supports. Yes sadly there are two standards I am sure most remember the VHS and Betamax battle.

Does your home love Wi-Fi? If not then maybe a Repeater would help.

I have always regarded Bitdefender as a software company with its undoubted expertise in the area of security and antivirus – that is until now.

Bluetooth speakers come in various shapes and sizes with a price point that reveals the audio quality delivered by the device.

This is a small DAB/FM unit sold by the Dixons and Currys Group. It has a wooden case where most units in the same price band have a plastic one. Wood often gives a better sound. So what else has this LOGIC unit got to offer.

Describing itself as a health-tech company that focuses on providing real-time affordable and clinical accurate vital monitoring products, Azoi Inc is based in Sunnyvale California. I recently came across Azoi at the Wearable Technology Show 2016 held at London’s Excel Exhibition Centre. The company was there to promote its Kito+ product.

As a child I used to play Hide & Seek, now, much older, my various devices play their version of the game.

Adding to its range of audio devices, Edifier has developed a speaker system with the model number of M1370BT.

Home security continues to be a hot topic with the next candidate offering a welcome.