Here come the deals: Get ready for Prime Big Deal Days
October is almost upon us. After the stifling summer we’ve had, that sentence doesn’t fill me with the usual sense of despair: I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to break out the winter coats.
Of course, in the land of Expert Reviews, October brings more than just chilly weather. Deals season is upon us, and Amazon is leading the charge with Prime Big Deal Days, a 48-hour discount fest that’s mere weeks away. It’s a good opportunity to get ahead of Black Friday (too soon?) so check out our comprehensive Prime Day guide for top tips and what to expect.
In other news, Google is finally getting around to reinventing the Chromebook. The new line of Googlebook laptops are designed to be to Android phones what MacBooks are to iPhones – a natural companion. Will they make you ditch your Windows ultraportable? Deputy Editor Andy White finds out.
I’ll round out the week with two more reviews. At one end of the spectrum, I’ve got the Philips Baristina, a disappointingly overpriced hybrid coffee machine; and at the other, the Huawei Watch D3, the only smartwatch in the world to offer medical-grade blood pressure monitoring.
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Latest Reviews
Philips Baristina: A good-looking disappointment
The Baristina is a baffling coffee machine – a strange hybrid that sits between a manual espresso and a fully automatic bean-to-cup. It looks nice on a countertop, but it produces middling espresso at best, and it’s remarkably overpriced for what you get. Kitchen expert Danielle Amato urges you to steer clear.
Huawei Watch D3: A one-of-a-kind smartwatch
The Huawei Watch D3 offers something no other mainstream smartwatch can right now: medically certified blood pressure readings, right on your wrist. That makes it a unicorn among smartwatches, says Head of Reviews Jonathan Bray, and therefore also uniquely appealing.
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