Apple’s headphone brand has spent a decade keeping its over-ears away from the gym, sending anyone who wanted noise cancelling on a run towards a pair of earbuds instead. Beats 360, launched today at £299.95, is the first sign that’s changing.

Google’s biggest non-folding Pixel is still a gorgeous, easy-to-live-with Android phone, but this year you pay £100 more for a spec sheet that mostly stands still.

It promises to shrink a 20-minute sheet mask into a two-minute treat, with heat, cold, red light and sonic massage thrown in. We put the claim to the test, and the receipt.

It promises to shrink a 20-minute sheet mask into a two-minute treat, with heat, cold, red light and sonic massage thrown in. We put the claim to the test, and the receipt.

I’ve reviewed rings, watches and earbuds that promise to run my health. The gadget that changed my routine most was a clear plastic tray I never thought of as tech.

We have spent the last few months testing, borrowing and coveting our way through the current crop of beauty gadgets, from hair tools that replace an entire salon visit to LED panels that would not look out of place in a dermatologist’s clinic. Some are impulse buys, some are the kind of purchase you save up for, but every single one below does something a basic version of the product cannot.

Hume’s second-generation health band drops the flashiest sales pitches and delivers on the basics that matter: a two-week battery, genuinely useful blood pressure trends, and daily health insights that make you want to check the app every morning rather than dread it.

Summer training means heat, distance and the constant temptation to skip the session entirely. The right gear closes that gap. We’ve spent the past few weeks testing our way through pool decks, bike lanes and long Sunday runs, and here’s what earned a permanent spot in our bag.

Google just launched a screenless tracker that undercuts Whoop’s annual subscription by £113. Two weeks of wearing both tells you exactly who each one is built for.