Ian Evenden

Bath, England

Technology Journalist at Freelance

Often mistaken for an adult. Freelance games, tech & science journalist writing articles in all sorts of places and editing them in others. evenden(at)gmail

Articles

The Freepik AI-powered image and video generator is good, which is really testing our moral compass

2 weeks ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Evenden

The stock image service has been a staple of creative workflows all the way back to when Fleet Street was still on Fleet Street, and the ability to obtain illustrative images of just about any subject you can think of has saved many a project from looking dismal. The coming together of stock images and AI image generators was, perhaps, inevitable, and so now we have Freepik.
Tested: the Freepik AI image and video generator is slick and big, and filled with moral dilemmas

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Ian Evenden

Scientists Are Mapping the Boundaries of What Is Knowable and UnknowableMath and computer science researchers have long known that some questions are fundamentally unanswerable. Now physicists are exploring how physical …
Zoner Photo Studio X review: photo editing made easy(er)

3 weeks ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Evenden

Specs/pricing$59/year ($5.99/month)Requires Windows 10, 64bit processor, 4GB RAM, internet connectionAs the size of memory cards, and the framerates of cameras, continues to increase, so too does the number of exposures we take. After all, we’re not wasting film, so why not take three, five, 10 shots where once one would have done?
Best wet and dry vacuum cleaners to rescue you from any household mess

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Ian Evenden

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Best guitar wall hangers for showcasing your musical instrument

3 weeks ago | standard.co.uk | Ian Evenden

Shopping | ES Best Home | Gadgets & Tech | AudioTransform your guitar into a piece of art and keep on display with these cleverly designed wall hangersThe Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. PexelsIan Evenden1 minute agoSign up for our free weekly newsletter for hot deals, best buys and expert reviewsI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard.
Best microphone stands for stage performances, podcasting or video recording

3 weeks ago | standard.co.uk | Ian Evenden

Shopping | ES Best Home | Gadgets & Tech | AudioWhether singing on stage or streaming on Twitch, these mic stands will provide the support you needThe Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. UnsplashIan Evenden2 minutes agoSign up for our free weekly newsletter for hot deals, best buys and expert reviewsI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard.
After using CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2025 for a week, I'm not sure it can replace Adobe in my life

3 weeks ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Evenden

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite dealsIt’s easy to think that Adobe is the only game in town when buying graphic design software and photo-editing software. It’s not true, though Photoshop and InDesign can be dominant in professional publishing. There are alternatives such as Affinity, open-source options such as GIMP, Inkscape and Scribus, and there is Corel, which has been around since 1989 but for some reason is calling itself Alludo these days.
After trying CorelDRAW Go, I think it might be your online InDesign replacement

3 weeks ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Evenden

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite dealsCorel has been a big beast in the world of graphic design software for decades, with CorelDraw, Paintshop Pro and Painter strong contenders in the desktop software market. CorelDraw Go, however, is new, released in March 2025, and is a web app in the style of Canva or Figma.
ASUS ZenBook Duo 2025 (UX8406) review: great screens, shame about the GPU

1 month ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Evenden

When the ASUS Zenbook Duo first dropped into the Creative Bloq testing labs back in 2024, we loved it. How was it possible not to adore such a mad, brilliant piece of PC engineering? Two OLED screens and a wireless keyboard that can be put together in a way that resembles a traditional laptop, then unfurled into a glorious portable workstation with enough screen space to run multiple apps at once.
The new flagship Huawei tablet is beautiful and responsive - but not the easiest to use

1 month ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Evenden

We’ve reviewed a couple of Huawei’s tablets in the past few years, finding them to be perfectly respectable hardware often let down by their software. This new model, with a 13.2 OLED screen and both a stylus and a keyboard case in the box, aims to be an even more tempting offering from the Chinese brand, though it's not substantially different to the previous release.