Hamish Hector

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

The castle burning
Final Fantasy Resonance looks and feels like a 1996 RPG classic released in 2026 — in all the best ways possible

By Hamish Hector Published

This Octopath Traveller meets defunct mobile gacha game is the best I’ve played on my Nintendo Switch 2 all year.

Star Trek Universes Beyond cards
Exclusive: We've got a first look at two new Star Trek Magic: The Gathering cards, including a Red Tolarian Terror that I'm very glad isn't Common

By Hamish Hector Published

A Red Tolarian Terror, and a Green Landfall Commander are our Star Trek previews.

Cyberpunk Edgerunners Season 2
Cyberpunk Edgerunners Season 2: Studio Trigger delivers yet another animated masterpiece

By Hamish Hector Published

Night City never sleeps

Sephiroth looking sly in Final Fantasy VII Revelation
I’ve played the start of Final Fantasy VII Revelation — and it mixes up the biggest twist from the original's finale

By Hamish Hector Published

Sephiroth might be the cattiest antagonist in gaming history based on my FF7 Revelation demo.

The Ninja DoubleStack air fryer on a kitchen counter with plates of food and the TechRadar badge for Amazon Prime Day
New kitchen, new me — these are the Amazon Prime Day deals I’m buying to upgrade my new home’s cooking space

By Hamish Hector Published

My kitchen just doubled in size, so I have so much more space for more kitchen gadgets.

A necromancer wielding magic.
Arcana Unleashed is an incredible Dungeons & Dragons expansion, but these Prime Day deals make it much easier to recommend

By Hamish Hector Published

I love Arcana Unleashed, but it's a bit too pricey. Maybe a Big Deals Day discount could save it.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra on a table
I spent two weeks with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra, and as impressive as it is, I question whether we needed this update

By Hamish Hector Published

I’ve spent two weeks with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra — it’s a solid tablet but a questionable S11 Ultra replacement.

Ahri from Riftbound
Exclusive: Our Radiance preview card for League of Legends TCG Riftbound is Satchel Charge — here’s what it does

By Hamish Hector Published

Our Riftbound Radiance preview card has an explosive side effect.

The Meta VR Glasses
Is VR back from the dead? After the terrible year 2026 has been so far the Meta VR Glasses give me hope

By Hamish Hector Published

Rising like a (Project) Phoenix

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Meta VR Glasses an Amazfit smartwatch and Beats headphones
ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, from Meta's AI Tamagotchi to Google's answer to the Apple MacBook

By Hamish Hector Published

We're looking back over the last week to pick out the most important stories published on TechRadar.

The Meta Lisa Glasses, and its cat and dog charms
Meta’s new Lisa-inspired smart glasses come with a random blind box gift and I love them for it

By Hamish Hector Published

BlackPink star Lisa and Meta have debuted new smart glasses that come with a random blind box.

The Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses
The Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses lose the cameras, but gain better battery life and Dolby Atmos

By Hamish Hector last updated

The Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses have Dolby Atmos, and no cameras at all

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The Meta VR Glasses
I’ve worn Meta’s VR Glasses and they’re coming to eat the Apple Vision Pro’s lunch for one big reason — they’re 1/6 the weight

By Hamish Hector Published

The Meta VR Glasses are incredible: easily the best VR headset Meta has ever made.

Various Bilbo cards
Gavin Verhey explains the biggest difficulties of adapting Universes Beyond into Magic: The Gathering — from avoiding five-color soup, to ‘Figuring out what Green means’

By Hamish Hector Published

The biggest difficulties of adapting Universes Beyond into Magic: The Gathering.

Pikachu next to his house
Weeks after building them, I’m still playing with Lego’s Smart Play Pokémon sets — they’re easily the best of 2026

By Hamish Hector Published

Lego’s Smart Play Pokémon sets are as close to perfect as a build can get.

Apple's CEO, Canon's new camera, and the latest Snap smart glasses.
ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, from AI apocalypse warnings to our Apple CEO interview

By Hamish Hector Published

We're looking back over the last week to pick out the most important stories published on TechRadar.

A flock camera in front of a blue sky
Hackers found Flock cameras can track more than just cars — and Boston officials found camera data was shared despite being told it wouldn’t be

By Hamish Hector Published

Hackers just extracted a scary amount of data from a downed flock camera, as Boston reveals it won’t use Flock anymore.

The AirPods 5
I can buy cheap Amazon earbuds with volume controls for far less than Apple's step-up AirPods 5 model — how is it getting away with this?

By Hamish Hector Published

Apple was slowly winning this hater over in 2026, but its AirPods 5 volume control surcharge is absurd.

Hamish hector drawing a bow in VR while wearing the Meta Quest 3S.
Meta’s leaked VR headset looks to be everything I’ve wanted since it made the Meta Quest Pro

By Hamish Hector Published

Meta’s Project Phoenix has leaked, and it’s what I dreamed it would be.

RayNeo IO at IFA 2026
RayNeo's iO camera-free smart glasses boast an AI-agnostic version of the Siri Recap feature coming to Apple Watch — and I’m not sure if I love or hate it

By Hamish Hector Published

RayNeo's iO camera-free smart glasses boast an AI-agnostic version of the Siri Recap feature coming to Apple Watch — and I’m not sure if I love or hate it.

Hamish riding on the Volkswagen e-bike at IFA 2026
I rode Volkswagen's ‘world’s safest e-bike’ at IFA 2026 — I love the glasses and radar, but the helmet looks a bit silly, doesn’t it?

By Hamish Hector Published

I love Volkswagen's glasses and radar, but the helmet looks a bit silly, doesn’t it?

Link and Epona next to a Beam Ultra soundbar and iPhone 18 Pro.
ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, from Apple's iPhone Duo debut to Sonos' best compact speaker yet

By Hamish Hector Published

We're looking back over the last week to pick out the most important stories published on TechRadar.

The iPhone 17 Pro next to the iPhone 18 Pro
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro: 5 key differences between Apple's newest and previous best smartphones

By Hamish Hector Published

From battery life to a variable aperture — here are the key iPhone 18 Pro vs 17 Pro differences

A white PS5 DualSense controller sitting on a wooden surface next to a white PS5
Instead of convincing us digital-only games are secretly a good thing, Sony was just caught testing dynamic pricing again on PlayStation 5

By Hamish Hector Published

Sony just gave us yet another reason to hate its digital-only strategy in the form of dynamic pricing.

PS3
Sick of Sony killing physical games? Relive the glory days with a PlayStation 3 emulator that can play discs through your PC

By Hamish Hector Published

While Sony kills physical games, these modders will help you play PS3 game discs on almost any PC — or a Linux PS5 if you have one.

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