Articles by Hamish Hector, Senior Staff Writer, News

Hamish is a Senior Staff Writer for TechRadar and you’ll see his name appearing on articles across nearly every topic on the site from smart home deals to speaker reviews to graphics card news and everything in between. He uses his broad range of knowledge to help explain the latest gadgets and if they’re a must-buy or a fad fueled by hype. Though his specialty is writing about everything going on in the world of virtual reality and augmented reality.

He’s been writing about tech and gaming for over five years now, getting his start at the University of Warwick’s student newspaper The Boar as a writer and later Games Editor while studying for his BSc in Maths and Physics (and later an MSc in Biotechnology, Bioprocessing, and Business Management). After graduating from university in 2020 he wrote all about battle royale games for Gfinity Esports before joining the TechRadar team in February 2021.

In his free time, you’ll likely find Hamish lost in one of the latest VR games on his Meta Quest 3, watching a West End musical with his fiancee, playing Magic: The Gathering at his local game store, or planning the D&D campaign he runs for his mates.

Want to get in touch? You can contact Hamish via his email.

Articles by: Hamish Hector

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I was struggling in the summer heat until my gaming chair’s fans saved me — and with these Prime Day deals you too can sit in chilled bliss

By Hamish Hector Published 24 June 26

Have you tried a gaming chair with in-built cooling? Because you absolutely should while these Prime Day deals are live.

Hamish hector drawing a bow in VR while wearing the Meta Quest 3S.

The Meta Quest 3S is $50 / £50-off for Prime Day so grab it while you can — just ignore the fact the RAM crisis recently made it $50 / £50 more expensive…

By Hamish Hector Published 23 June 26

This Meta Quest 3S Prime Day deal isn’t really a deal — but you should 100% buy the VR headset anyway.

I can’t put my Asus ROG Xbox Ally X down, and these are the accessories I’m looking to upgrade it with on Prime Day

By Hamish Hector last updated 23 June 26

Want to build the ultimate Asus ROG Xbox Ally setup before the PC handheld's inevitable price hike? I’ve got you covered...

The RayNeo Air 4 Pro were already the best budget smart glasses I’ve tried — now thanks to Prime Day they’re even cheaper, and I don’t understand why you haven’t yet bought a pair

By Hamish Hector Published 22 June 26

The RayNeo Air 4 Pro are down to an all-time low for Prime Day, and I couldn't be happier.

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Celebrate 30 years of Pokémon with these Nintendo Switch 2 games — they’re a Critical Hit!

By Hamish Hector Published 22 June 26

Celebrate 30 years of Pokémon with these Nintendo Switch 2 games for Amazon Prime Day.

Pokémon Champions just made its Android and iOS debut, and there are two Mega reasons you need to log in and play it now

By Hamish Hector Published 21 June 26

Pokémon Champions was great on my Nintendo Switch 2, but the iOS and Android version is better.

Sonos speakers, Tim Cook, and the new Commodore flip phone

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories, from Commodore flip-phone nostalgia to Tim Cook's Apple price-hike warning

By Hamish Hector Published 20 June 26

The week's 7 biggest tech news stories, featuring Commodore, Apple, Microsoft and more, for June 20, 2026.

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Illinois smart glasses driving ban continues ongoing efforts to restrict the tech’s usage — but I kinda agree with this one

By Hamish Hector Published 18 June 26

Illinois smart glasses driving ban ‘gives cops license to pull over anyone’ fear some.

Snap’s AR glasses cost $2,195 — and despite the high price, I think they could be the best XR gadget of 2026 if they live up to their prototype

By Hamish Hector Published 17 June 26

Snap’s AR glasses cost $2,195, and after using their prototype I completely understand why

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UK bans social media ban for under-16s — all the latest news live and what it means for Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and more

By Mark Wilson last updated 16 June 26

The UK has become the latest country to ban social media for under-16s — here's everything you need to know.

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro on a patch of grass

‘Phone prices are going up and they’ll keep going up into next year’ — yet another tech CEO says the RAM crisis won’t end soon

By Hamish Hector Published 15 June 26

CEO of Nothing, Carl Pei, says prices might be as good as they’ll get for a while, and that we’re better off acting fast to avoid disappointment.

The Trump T1 phone, Link in bed, and an iPhone

ICYMI: here's the week's 8 biggest tech news stories from WWDC 2026 to Trump's not-so-made-in-America phone

By Hamish Hector Published 13 June 26

The week's biggest tech news from Nintendo, Apple, Trump Mobile, and more for June 13, 2026.

Apple Intelligence Photo Tools Hands On at WWDC 2026

I’m a certified Apple hater, but new Apple Intelligence tools like Spatial Reframe mean I'm considering a switch from Android

By Hamish Hector Published 12 June 26

After Apple delivered a standout WWDC, I'm stunned to admit I’m considering a switch from Android

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Hate giving blood? Samsung’s latest VR demo will help you meditate while donating — and it’s given me some ideas

By Hamish Hector Published 12 June 26

Samsung’s XR headset might help you relax the next time you give blood, thanks to VR meditation.

Modders are turning Meta Ray-Bans into spy glasses — it’s not cool, it’s creepy, and I hate it

By Hamish Hector last updated 11 June 26

I love my Ray-Ban smart glasses, but creeps are disabling a major safety feature, and now I’m worried they’ll get banned.

Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer teases Hercules and Elemental worlds, but I wish it had included a release date

By Hamish Hector Published 11 June 26

The trailer also confirmed KH4 is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PC and the Nintendo Switch 2.

I’m excited for Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the Switch 2, but I wish it was a sequel to Majora’s Mask instead

By Hamish Hector Published 11 June 26

Instead of a fourth Ocarina of Time re-release I want a sequel to the N64 classic, or at least as well.

Pennsylvanian lawmakers want new smart glasses safety rules — and for once a government is making a sensible technology decision

By Hamish Hector Published 10 June 26

Pennsylvanian lawmakers want to make private recording with smart glasses a crime.

Screenshot of Apple Intelligence on an iPhone, Tim Cook standing in front of a rainbow and Siri AI

17 things we learned at WWDC 2026 — Siri's getting a big AI makeover, Golden Gate is the next macOS, Liquid Glass is changing, and more

By Marc McLaren, Matt Bolton, Hamish Hector, Jacob Krol, Graham Barlow, Josephine Watson Published 8 June 26

Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote was short and fairly sweet. Here are the highlights.

A man holding a Polaroid camera, next to an image of Wolverine, next to a hand holding an Nvidia RTX Spark chip

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories, from Sony's State of Play to Nvidia's game-changing chip

By Hamish Hector Published 6 June 26

The week's biggest tech news stories from Nvidia, Lego, Android, WiiM and more for June 6, 2026.

Marvel villains like Doctor Doom, Thanos, The Leader, and MODOK teaming up

Mark Rosewater's infectious love of Marvel has changed my mind on Magic: The Gathering's next Universes Beyond set

By Hamish Hector Published 5 June 26

Mark Rosewater has made me excited for Magic's next Universes Beyond set.

Nvidia RTX Spark PC showing inside with the N1X CPU

Nvidia’s RTX Spark sounds almost perfect for a PC handheld — too bad Jensen Huang doesn’t seem to care about that

By Hamish Hector Published 4 June 26

An RTX Spark PC handheld with great battery life and RTX 5070 graphics would be fantastic, too bad we won't get one.

All 20 smart play Pokémon hanging out together including Charizard, Mew, and Jolteon.

‘It’s good play at its core and we are making it even better’ — these 12 Lego Pokémon sets finally get Smart Play right, and I can’t decide which I love most

By Hamish Hector Published 3 June 26

"Our challenge is always to find what story we can tell, and also see how children play with these sets, then figuring out how to bring that to physical play."