The Stoov Kokoon might make you look a bit like a woolly zookeeper,but it is warm.

Four new gadgets for your next cold weather adventure

With a forecast for cooler weather on the way,here’s how you can stay warm,listen to good music,and take great videos on your next venture into nature.

  • Tim Biggs

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Our favourite wireless,noise-cancelling over-ear headphones.

The best noise-cancelling headphones for 2026,tested

Whether you’re after the most powerful silencing,the best on-the-go sound quality or the best value,here are our top recommendations.

  • Tim Biggs
Leave it out:Objections to tough rules on blowers range widely.

The jet-skis of suburbia are more popular than ever. I can’t believe leaf blowers are allowed to exist

The noise of a leaf blower sounds like 1000 mosquitoes whining their way to the core of my brain. You can’t even go camping without someone pointlessly waving one around.

  • Jo Stubbings
Ternus has overseen many Mac innovations as the computers have surged in popularity.

What can we expect from Apple’s next boss?

At 50,John Ternus has spent half his life working at Apple. In September,he’ll take over as chief executive.

  • Tim Biggs
We tested a selection of the newest and most advanced stick vacuum models. Here’s our top four choices.

Done and dusted:The best high-end stick vacuums for infrequent emptying

Want a high performing vacuum that you don’t need to be pulling dust out of every day? Here are our top four choices.

  • Tim Biggs
Certain iPhone features,including live translation,work seamlessly through the AirPods.

The best noise-cancelling earbuds for your commute and quiet time

If you’re looking for high-end sound and the ability to drown out (or let in) the background,these are our top picks.

  • Tim Biggs
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Smart bricks detect motion,colour tags and figures to create noises and lights as you play.

Lego’s ‘biggest innovation ever’:Here’s what you need to know

How does Smart Play work? What are the new sets like? And is adding tech to Lego even a good idea?

  • Tim Biggs
Sonos chief executive Tom Conrad.

‘App-ocalypse’:The disastrous update that nearly sank a cult brand

A botched app update cost Sonos its chief executive and the trust of its many customers. Tom Conrad is the “fixer” cleaning up the mess.

  • David Swan
See-through tech is thought of as a 90s fad,though it really started earlier and carried on through the 2000s.

The ’90s are back:Why see-through tech is in style again

From keyboards to vacuum cleaners,transparency is trust and people want machines they can see into.

  • Tim Biggs
Whoop bands are designed to be warn 24 hours a day,passively collecting data that the platform turns into suggestions and insights.

What is a Whoop? The cult fitness band causing a stir at Australian Open

A controversy during Carlos Alcaraz’s tennis match has shone a spotlight on the fitness trackers,which are widely used by professional athletes.

  • Tim Biggs