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James Bruce-Hardware Reviews Editor

James Bruce

Hardware Reviews Editor

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About James Bruce

James has a BSc in Artificial Intelligence and is CompTIA A+ and Network+ certified. When he's not busy as Hardware Reviews Editor, he enjoys LEGO, VR, and board games. Before joining MakeUseOf, he was a lighting technician, English teacher, and data center engineer.

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Nanoleaf Light Panels: Smart Lighting Doesn't Get Any Better Than This

Nanoleaf Rhythm is the coolest smart lighting kit, ever: customizable, modular, expandable, and visible even in the daytime. The music reactive Rhythm mode is incredible, and it doesn't need a smartphone to work. Compatible with all the major voice assistants.

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Sonos One Review: Is This the One Smart Speaker to Rule Them All?

Sonos and Alexa, in One device. Thanks to the superior sound quality, it's the best Echo device yet – and with Google Assistant support promised soon, it's the One speaker to rule them all.

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Mindkoo Unicat Cat Ear Headphones: Cute, and They Light Up

Looking for a last minute pressie for the kids? The Mindkoo Unicat wireless headphones might be just the ticket.

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Azulle Byte 3 Review: This Tiny, Fanless Mini PC Does Everything

From US-based AzulleTech comes the latest in a line of fanless mini PCs: the Byte 3. Retailing at around $200 for the base model and running a full edition of Windows 10 Pro, is it good enough for daily tasks?

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Synology DiskStation 418play: The Best 4-Bay NAS For Everyone, with Full Plex Support

The Synology DS418play is a fantastic choice for a beginner NAS – and even better, it's also the perfect media server, streaming your movies to anywhere in your home.

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Dell Visor Mixed Reality Headset Review [Updated]

The tracking technology is promising, but hold off until we see SteamVR support. Right now, the Oculus Rift represents much better value for money.

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The Best VR Apps for Creative Immersive Fun

VR isn't just about games. It's also great for creative pursuits! Here are the best creative VR apps for painting, acting, sculpting, dancing, and more.

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How Easy Is It to Crack a Wi-Fi Network?

Wi-Fi security is important. You don't want intruders piggybacking on your precious bandwidth -- or worse. There a few misconceptions regarding Wi-Fi security, and we're here to dispel them.

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How Do Search Engines Work?

To many people, Google IS the internet. It's arguably the most important invention since the Internet itself. And while search engines have changed a lot since, the underlying principles are still the same.

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Yi 4K+ Is Everything You Need in a 4K Action Camera

From Chinese maker Yi Technology comes the Yi 4K+. It's is a lot cheaper than its GoPro equivalent – the Hero Black 6 – and better than the next cheapest model, the Hero 5. So why pay more?

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Amazon Fire HD 10 (2017) Review: The Best Value Tablet Around

This year's Amazon Fire HD 10 refresh adds some seriously cool features and drops the price further. We think that makes it the best value Android tablet around – but it won't be for everyone.

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How To Make An Ethernet Cross-Over Cable

Ethernet cabling has been standard in networking installation for years. It’s the fastest way of connecting PCs together - to your router or a central switch. Sure, you could go wireless, but the truth is that wireless internet is still slow for anything high bandwidth and is particularly susceptible to interference. A good network cable can go for 100m or more at gigabit speeds.

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Nebula Mars Review: This IS The Portable Projector You're Looking For!

Portable projectors generally aren't great: poor image quality, not bright enough, rubbish speakers, and barely enough battery to last a whole movie. But the Nebula Mars sets the new standard.

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RAVPower 20100mAh AC Charger Review: Power All The Things

Like most of us, I take the availability of electrical power completely for granted.

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Probox 2 AVA Android TV Box Review: HDMI Recording Makes This a Winner

The Probox2 devices are Android TV boxes that we've reviewed before. Rather than an incremental upgrade, the new Probox2 AVA model adds some seriously useful features.

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How to Turn an Old Laptop Screen Into a Magic Mirror

Smart mirrors are unique devices that you can use to inject some magic into your home. We show you how to build one with a Raspberry Pi.

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