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Here’s how to stay connected without the expense and hassle while traveling: D-Link’s nifty mobile hotspot

June 11, 2025

PAT PILCHER discovers a tiny gadget that takes the fear, expense and battery fatigue out of international roaming, and tells us all about it.

Ninja Creami Deluxe Ice Cream maker review NZ Witchdoctor Pat Pilcher

Accessories·Food & Drink·Home wares

Ninja Creami Deluxe: I scream, you scream…

June 7, 2025

Pat Pilcher

The new deluxe version of the hugely popular Ninja Creami ice cream maker proves a hit even in a low-sugar, no lactic household. PAT

Accessories·Fitness Gear·smartwatch

Suunto’s Run fitness tracker will keep you moving

May 31, 2025

Pat Pilcher

PAT PILCHER reviews a mid-price fitness tracking watch that won't require a second mortgage but will last the distance.

Accessories·Home wares·Smart Homes

Light up your life: strip lighting that’s sparkly and smart

May 28, 2025

Pat Pilcher

If your home's boring white walls are killing the mood, PAT PILCHER has a budget-friendly and very clever strip lighting solution for you.

Accessories·Gear·Head-Fi·Speakers

JBL SoundGear Audio Frames: Sound and vision

April 11, 2025

Pat Pilcher

This might seem like a crazy idea but PAT PILCHER found that JBL's sound-emitting sunglasses made for an ideal musical accompaniment to his holiday

Accessories·Gear

Sennheiser Profile Wireless Mics: Super sound for wannabe YouTubers

March 25, 2025

Pat Pilcher

If you're planning to blabber away incessantly on your very own YouTube channel or podcast you'll want a decent microphone to capture the wonder

Accessories·Home wares·Printers/Scanners

Cricut Maker 4 – the best crafting gizmo yet

March 18, 2025

Pat Pilcher

PAT PILCHER is a crafty bastard and as such he's a big fan of Cricut and their new, improved crafting doo-dad; so much so

Samsung Galaxy Ring heart monitor sleep health body watch phone Gold Badge review

Accessories·Fitness Gear·Gear·Phones·Smartphones·smartwatch

“My Precious…” – Samsung’s Galaxy Ring reviewed

March 7, 2025

Pat Pilcher

Ring-a-ling-ling! Samsung's latest diminutive and stylish device is awarded a Gold badge by Witchdoctor tech editor PAT PILCHER, whose sleeping and general health monitoring

Wiz 48ft outdoor lights string lights smart lighting review

Accessories·Home wares·Smart Homes

Wiz 48ft String Lights: Wiz-bang brilliant!

February 2, 2025

Pat Pilcher

Let there be light! PAT PILCHER discovers that there's an economical way to set his garden up with the glow of smart lighting.

Audio Art Cables AAC IC-3 1m Beyer Amethyst cables

Accessories·Competitions·Sound and Vision

Win! Audio Art Interconnect Cables

December 20, 2024

Gary Steel

Award-winning Audio Art Cables have hi-fi publications like Stereophile, Tone Audio and Audiophilia raving fulsomely about their sonic and aesthetic properties. Even sceptics will

Shark FlexBreeze fan review misting attachment

Accessories·Home wares

Shark FlexBreeze fan: Cool, quiet and very capable

December 17, 2024

Pat Pilcher

Sweating like a pig with the humidity of the New Zealand summer? PAT PILCHER is always searching for clever things and he's found a

Accessories·Gear·Head-Fi

Galaxy Buds3 Pro: The Smartest Ear Gear Around?

December 5, 2024

Pat Pilcher

PAT PILCHER discovers that Samsung has well and truly upped their game with the Galaxy Buds3 Pro wireless earbuds which sport superb sound and

Accessories·Gear

HoverAir X1 Flying Camera Drone: The perfect AI Camera Person?

November 29, 2024

Pat Pilcher

Why leave video footage up to humans when a camera drone can do the work for you, superbly? PAT PILCHER discovers the joy of

Accessories·Home wares·Smart Homes

A bright idea: Hue Go Portable Table Lamp

November 27, 2024

Pat Pilcher

PAT PILCHER loves a bit of lighting ambience in his life and the latest Hue product from Philips proves perfect to add attractive ambience

Lenovo Legion Go handheld controller Xbox review

Accessories·Gaming

Lenovo Legion Go: The handheld Xbox to rule them all?

November 11, 2024

Pat Pilcher

While the world waits for an Xbox handheld controller Lenovo goes ahead and throws the Legion Go onto a hungry market. And, writes PAT

Accessories·Gear·Servers & Streamers

Goodbye Chromecast, Hello Google TV Streamer!

October 27, 2024

Pat Pilcher

Time's up for fiddly wee doodads like Chromecast writes PAT PILCHER, who is quite taken with both the aesthetics and abilities of Google's new

Accessories·Computers·Internet·Security

Leave no online trace with Norton VPN

October 5, 2024

Pat Pilcher

There are some compelling reasons for subscribing to a VPN, but what even is a VPN? PAT PILCHER reviews an especially reliable contender and

Accessories·Fitness Gear·smartwatch

Samsung’s rugged new Ultra Watch on the test bench

October 5, 2024

Pat Pilcher

PAT PILCHER tries Samsung’s rugged new smartwatch on for size and finds that this handsome beast has plenty to recommend it.

Ecovac Deebot X5 Pro robot vacuum cleaner AI review

Accessories·Home wares·Smart Homes

Deebot X5 Pro Omni: so good it’s practically human

September 30, 2024

Pat Pilcher

Our resident robot vacuum expert, PAT PILCHER, puts the latest AI-assisted cleaner through its paces and is astounded at its near-human ability to detect