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News

Is it time to give buying new tech a break?

Marty - 14th September 20260

I love new technology as much as the next person. Naturally I get to play with a lot of technology and have access that...

Finance

Revolut experiences data breach, 12 Irish customers affected

Marty - 14th September 20260

I will always sing the praises of Revolut for how they pressure traditional banks into innovation. However the world of finance and the world...

Apple

The cheapest way to get the iPhone 18 Pro in Ireland

Marty - 13th September 20260

Another September means it's another year of Apple launches. Of course this year is a little bit more exciting because, on top of the...

Gaming

10 things we learned about Valve’s Steam Frame from that leaked Linus Tech Tips video

Marty - 13th September 20260

I love a good leak. Is it a genuine leak or is it marketing? Nearly impossible to tell these days. Regardless, we learn something...

Irish Tech News

The ultimate guide to existing and updated electric scooter laws in Ireland

Marty - 11th September 20260

Back in 2020 I spoke to RTÉ about electric scooters and the need to legislate. 6 years later and I'm still defending them here...

Gaming News

PlayStation 5’s GTA 6 controllers already sold out on Smyths

Marty - 10th September 20260

Sony's two Grand Theft Auto VI-themed DualSense controllers went up for preorder in Ireland this morning through Smyths Toys. Stock is unlikely to hold...

Gaming News

Ikea has turned its Kallax shelf into a Skyrim companion, and yes, it’s real and yes I’m confused

Marty - 9th September 20260

Ikea has released a free companion mod for Skyrim that turns its Kallax shelving unit into a fully voiced ally with unlimited carrying capacity....

Apple

Apple announces iPhone Duo – the company’s first folding iPhone

Marty - 9th September 20260

Apple has finally turned up to the folding phone party, and it's called the iPhone Duo. The name is an odd choice for Apple...

News

Best SIM only deals in Ireland right now

Marty - 8th September 20260

Updated 9 September 2026 The people of Ireland are cute enough. They know that buying phones, like the latest iPhone 18, directly from a network...

Apps

AIB’s new app is locking out normal iPhones with a false jailbreak warning

Marty - 8th September 20260

Update, 8 September 2026: AIB has been in touch again since publication. A spokesperson said this issue affects a small number of phones where...

News

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro event lands Wednesday, and Irish prices are about to get their biggest jump in years

Marty - 7th September 20260

I've spent this past week wandering the halls of IFA in Berlin, half looking at robot vacuums and half refreshing Apple rumour sites on...

IFA Berlin 2026

Ecovacs launches three new Deebot robot vacuums and a Winbot window cleaner at IFA 2026

Marty - 7th September 20260

As I've mentioned in other articles, the battle to be your robotic home cleaning and maintainence bot of choice is truly hotting up. Ecovacs...

IFA Berlin 2026

Roborock launches the Saros 20 Neo and its first pool cleaning robot at IFA 2026

Marty - 7th September 20260

The Irish market has become considerably more interesting over the past few years. From not being able to get so much as a Roomba...

IFA Berlin 2026

iKairos is an AI wearable with a physical camera cover

Marty - 6th September 20260

AI wearables have been taking one hell of a beating in the past few weeks thanks to Meta's failures to protect people's privacy. The iKairos...

IFA Berlin 2026

XbotGo showed off the Falcon camera and its new Pro Soccer AI analysis at IFA Berlin

Marty - 6th September 20260

XbotGo is using IFA Berlin 2026, running at Messe Berlin until 8 September, to push its European expansion, with the Falcon camera on the...

3D Printing

Prusa’s whole 3D printer range gets a plus for 2026

Marty - 6th September 20260

Prusa Research has given its entire desktop printer lineup a refresh in one go, retiring the CORE One, CORE One L and XL in...

IFA Berlin 2026

Dahua brings wireless security, video intercoms and on-camera AI to IFA Berlin 2026

Marty - 6th September 20260

Dahua Technology is using this year's IFA Berlin to show off a big slice of its security and smart home portfolio in one go,...

IFA Berlin 2026

Motorola launches the edge 70 plus, moto watch ultra and moto snap wireless charger, and moto snap is the one to watch

Marty - 2nd September 20260

I've been banging on about this for the best part of two years. When Apple handed its MagSafe magnet-alignment tech over to the Wireless...

IFA Berlin 2026

Dyson Unveiled 2026 in Berlin covered a dozen new products, including three Nurovi robots, updated HushJet purifiers and new hair styling tools.

Marty - 3rd September 20260

Two days ago I wrote about Dyson's toothbrush with a camera built into it. One short flight later, I'm in Berlin for Dyson's wider...

IFA Berlin 2026

Hypershell unveils Halo, its first full leg exoskeleton with powered knees

Marty - 2nd September 20260

Hypershell's kit has been through my hands before, and I wrote up my honest take on it after a trip to IFA last year....

IFA Berlin 2026

Anker MindBase is a local AI hub built to run your whole smart home

Marty - 3rd September 20260

Anker used its IFA 2026 keynote in Berlin to unveil MindBase, a local AI hub the company says will act as the central brain...

IFA Berlin 2026

Teufel’s new IKONIO speaker lands in Ireland for €1,199.99.

Marty - 3rd September 20260

Teufel used IFA Berlin this week to launch the IKONIO, its most powerful Wi-Fi speaker to date, and it's landing in Ireland at €1,199.99....

IFA Berlin 2026

Shelly’s Wall Display just became a free Matter hub, no separate bridge needed

Marty - 3rd September 20260

I've got a drawer full of dead smart home hubs at this stage. Every ecosystem wants its own little box plugged into the router,...

News

New e-scooter laws land Friday, and even the Gardaí don’t think they’ll work

Marty - 3rd September 20260

I've been following Ireland's e-scooter law saga on Goosed for some time now with plenty of opinions on the age limit, the helmet debate,...

IFA Berlin 2026

Anker is finally becoming one brand, and IFA launch news

Marty - 2nd September 20260

I've been saying this for years. Anker, eufy and soundcore are three of the strongest names in consumer tech, all owned by the same...

IFA Berlin 2026

Athom’s Homey Portal is a €249 universal dial for controlling your smart home

Marty - 1st September 20260

Athom, the Dutch outfit behind the Homey smart home hub, has just launched something that sounds almost old fashioned for 2026. A physical dial...

IFA Berlin 2026

TP-Link’s first Wi-Fi 8 routers have landed at IFA 2026, and reliability is the whole pitch

Marty - 1st September 20260

IFA in Berlin is where networking brands go every year to show off what's coming next, and this year TP-Link has brought its first...

IFA Berlin 2026

Plaud One is AI earbuds that don’t just record your meetings, they act on them

Marty - 1st September 20260

I've said it before with both the Viaim RecDot notetaking earbuds and the Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max, AI notetaking is one of the...

IFA Berlin 2026

DJI heads to IFA 2026 with three European debuts, and Ireland already has what the US is still waiting on

Marty - 1st September 20260

Every September, IFA in Berlin turns into a parade of tech firms insisting they're not just the thing you already know them for. This...

IFA Berlin 2026

Shelly’s new smart camera costs €39.90 and doesn’t hold your footage to ransom

Marty - 1st September 20260

I'll say this for the smart camera market, it's gotten very good at making you pay twice. You buy the camera, then you get...

IFA Berlin 2026

Dyson’s new CameraJet toothbrush has a camera and a jet built in coming to Ireland

Marty - 1st September 20260

A few years back I had one of those smart Oral-B toothbrushes, the one that paired with an app and popped up a little...

Artificial Intelligence

Revolut’s AI assistant AIR has landed in Ireland just in time for me

Marty - 1st September 20260

Timing is everything. I'm in the middle of a big budgeting overhaul at the minute. Slighly tired of seeing more money going out monthly...

Entertainment News

Stranded Deep 2 is real, and it’s ditching the islands for a desert river

Marty - 31st August 20260

Stranded Deep ate an embarrassing number of hours of my life. Slapping together a driftwood shack, rigging up a way to find or build...

News

Vodafone broadband outage: This sucks but you can get yourself back online

Marty - 29th August 20260

Ah Vodafone. Come on now. Could you have picked a worse time to have an utter mare with your DNS. It's raining. It's the...

News

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE arrives in Ireland with a familiar spec sheet and a higher price

Marty - 29th August 20260

I've covered enough of Samsung's Fan Edition launches at this stage to know the drill. Take the flagship formula, trim it down, price it...

News

The best eSIM for Ireland is Three, just not the one they sell tourists

Marty - 29th August 20260

I've had a SIM from every network operating in this country at some point, some by choice, some because a phone came locked to...

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