rapid review

  • Rapid Review: Swann Smart Video Doorbell

    Every part of your home can be made a little smarter. And that can start before people even enter your home with smart doorbells. The Swann Smart Video Doorbell takes the humble doorbell and gives it a 21st century facelift with alerts, motion detection and HD video so you can see who’s out there before…


  • Rapid Review: Huawei Watch GT

    Smartwatches still feel a bit like a solution in search of problem to me. Many are packed with dozens of features that we can easily live without or will never use. But there are some handy use-cases such as for encouraging us to be more active and for letting us know when something unusual is…


  • Rapid Review: Holden Acadia LTZ-V

    Drive through any car park, school zone or suburban street and it’s a fair bet the most common type of vehicle you’ll spot is some variant on the SUV. These vehicles have become popular as they are spacious and have become increasingly pleasant to drive. The Holden Acadia supersedes the Captiva that’s been around for…


  • Rapid Review: Synology DS119j Single-Bay NAS

    One of the consequences of the shift from traditional hard drives towards SSDs has been shrinking on-board storage in many computers. While spinning drives are slower than SSDs, they are far more capacious and offer vastly superior bang for your storage buck. That’s led many of us to look for external storage solutions and the…