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Jan 12, 2025 | 
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Sign 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. Read our privacy notice. As if there was any doubt, like the polar bear of arctic anguish, winter is upon us. A brief sojourn outside the house and into the seeming perma-dark and consta-cold that awaits to envelope you in its unwelcoming inky embrace confirms that the bitterest time of the year has made itself at home.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
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Logitech G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel and Floor Pedals Best for: PlayStation and PC perfection Making your sim driving and drifting smoother and slicker than a well-oiled otter, the G29 Driving Force Wheel and pedal board combo from Logitech come compatible with all the major force feedback titles and offers truly immersive action, thanks to a 900-degree lock-to-lock rotation wheel that emulates the real feel of an F1 car and pressure-sensitive nonlinear brake pedals that can be customised...
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
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Hotpoint H7F HS51 XBest for: Bigger family, lower costsStill one of the most trusted appliance brands in the UK, Hotpoint has been cleaning up after British families since 1911.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
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A 4K-quality camera with full-length view, two-way comms for real conversation or pre-recorded responses, bundled 32GB microSD card (expandable to 128GB) to keep recordings local, the night vision of a veritable digital bat, nicely precise motion and heat sensitivity, and an AI that’s more than capable of handling the door flap chat for you. What more could you want from a video doorbell?
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
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Trend WRTBest for: Freestanding affordabilityAs I alluded to above, router tables come in a variety of styles and prices, depending on what they’re needed for and, relating to that, how “hardcore” they need to be. There’s also another factor that needs considering: where are you going to put yours? I’m in the fortunate position of having a sizable shed, complete with power and work benches at my disposal, but not everyone has such spatial luxury.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
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Sign 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. Read our privacy notice. Measure twice, cut once – this is the Prime Directive of the carpenter. It’s a proverb, if you will, which advises that you should always double-check measurements before taking any irreversible actions; and it’s solid advice that serves just as well in day-to-day life as it does at the workbench.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
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Sign 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. Read our privacy notice. I know many craftsie people. People who can knit and crochet, people who draw and paint, people who can carve and whittle wood, and people who can seemingly create anything from almost literally anything else. Me?
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
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Shopping | ES Best Home | Home & Garden | Household AppliancesTaking clothes drying to a Haier plane, Stuart Pritchard runs the garment gamut with the new X Series 11…The Evening Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Sign 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. Read our privacy notice.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
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Sign 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. Read our privacy notice. Right, before we go any further (up to 15.5mph, at any rate), let’s start with some law stuff. Know those e-bikes that are everywhere? Almost running you over left, right and centre, discarded in herds in the middle of the pavement, abandoned in alleys and clogging the local waterways all across the country?
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
standard.co.uk | Stuart Pritchard
Is the Amazon Fire TV soundbar the best-sounding soundbar on the market? Well, that’s very much down to personal preference. For bass freaks, you may find the Fire a little lacking in that department. The additional power output makes an immediate and obvious improvement.
