Articles by Duncan Bell

Fitbit Charge HR review

By Duncan Bell published 17 November 17

Updated We take a look at one of the most popular Fitbit trackers - the Charge HR. It's the first to bring in heart rate tracking tech.

Google Glass 2: design sketch suggests it could actually look worse than the original

By Duncan Bell published 27 November 15

Patent filing including the original, cam-touting face computer also shows a very different, arguably worse, look.

Fossil's first Android Wear smartwatch is now on sale

By Duncan Bell published 25 November 15

Fossil Founder Q is first proper smartwatch by a proper watch brand for under $1,000

Microsoft HoloLens and Volvo will roll out a virtual car showroom next year; we've seen it and it's great…

By Duncan Bell published 20 November 15

State-of-the-art HoloLens demo lets you view and choose colours and options on a virtual car.

Nest Learning Thermostat brings hot water to Europe

By Duncan Bell published 17 November 15

Now controls more than your heating, offers better screen and economy, and still has the most satisfying knob in the business.

TomTom CURFER box and app could improve your lousy driving

By Duncan Bell published 3 November 15

Sat-nav overlord TomTom creates the ultimate back-seat driver, scoring and social sharing your wheelmanship

3, 2, 1, Go! Garmin releases trio of new running watches

By Duncan Bell published 21 October 15

Two for mid-level runners and one for the more serious pavement pounder/sidewalk smasher.

New music streaming service costs half what Spotify does

By Duncan Bell published 14 October 15

On the other hand, Electric Jukebox does come with £179/$229 upfront cost

You can now tell your Philips Hue bulbs to change colour using your voice, so long as that colour isn't yellow

By Duncan Bell published 5 October 15

New Hue Bridge adds Apple Siri and HomeKit support, but can't handle the word 'yellow', we found

Timex jumps on analogue fitness watch bandwagon with Metropolitan+

By Duncan Bell published 17 September 15

Updated American watch giant confirms price and variants.

Google Glass 2 'will clip on' and 'may already be in your office'

By Duncan Bell published 31 July 15

Doctors and field workers are quietly being used as guinea pigs for the new smart specs.

Vector to bring smartwatches to the fashion market for the autumn season (September, specifically)

By Duncan Bell published 29 July 15

Offers long battery life, subtle notifications, large range of options, bespoke OS, possibly free hair pomade

Withings would like Fitbit users to move to its platform now, please

By Duncan Bell published 30 June 15

You can import your Fitbit data to your Activité or Pulse Ox any time you like…

Now there's a wearable to tell you how excited you are during Wimbledon

By Duncan Bell published 29 June 15

Jaguar's Feel Wimbledon campaign lets you track tennis-related excitement in real time

What we learned about the future of smartwatches at the world's biggest watch show

By Duncan Bell published 21 March 15

They want to mix the past and the future, and they're really really happy Apple is making a watch, honestly

Tag Heuer and Google plan to make the first smartwatch you'll really lust after

By Duncan Bell published 19 March 15

Tag team up for Android Wear watch in a fancier-than-normal case. Are smartwatches now serious business?

Now you can 'drive' a virtual Skoda

By Duncan Bell published 11 February 15

It may sound like the punchline to a joke, but it's actually a unique advertising experience where you're the star

BBC launch Taster for "experimental" content on multiple platforms

By Duncan Bell published 26 January 15

BBC's answer to YouTube lets you try, rate and share cutting-edge TV, radio and apps

Garmin Vivosmart review

By Rob Temple, Duncan Bell published 19 January 15

Discreet, well-designed fitness band tracks your steps and other activities but also offers notifications, music controls and waterproofing

Google Glass: half full or half empty?

By Duncan Bell published 18 January 15

Opinion Google's announced the end of the Explorer Edition and said a successor will follow "when it's ready". Will that be this side of never?

Hands on: Parrot Zik Sport review

By Duncan Bell published 8 January 15

Not yet rated

CES 2015 Comfortably grippy earphones offer a load of (mostly useful) fitness data and promise strong audio with noise-cancelling.

Elgato Eve gives you smart home without the hub

By Duncan Bell published 6 January 15

CES 2015 New range of Bluetooth connected HomeKit sensors ready to roll in 2015

Valeo lines up self-driving cars for 2015 or maybe 2018

By Duncan Bell published 6 January 15

CES 2015 Legal issues remain the big obstacle to greater autonomy for your ride

Belkin now has even more things for the Internet of Things

By Duncan Bell published 6 January 15

CES 2015 New sensors and child-monitoring tag added to its burgeoning Wemo arsenal

Pebble's next smartwatch will be 'more everything'

By Duncan Bell published 23 October 14

Smartwatch pioneer Pebble is gearing up for a new wearable, and ain't bothered about competition from Apple...