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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Meta smart glasses were the best tech I took on my honeymoon, but privacy concerns kept them from being as frictionless as I wished they could be

By Hamish Hector Published 28 July 26

Despite rising hate for Meta’s AI glasses, my wife wouldn’t take her smart Oakley HSTNs off during our honeymoon.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs Galaxy Z Fold 7 — the 5 biggest changes you need to know about

By Hamish Hector Published 23 July 26

Looking to upgrade your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 to a Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra? Here are 5 major changes you need to know about.

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I’ve spent an hour with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra — and I need to upgrade my Z Fold 7 ASAP

By Hamish Hector Published 22 July 26

I’ve been in love with my Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 for a year — but I’d give it up for another hour with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra.

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I wore the Samsung Galaxy XR headset for a whole work week, and it’s so close to greatness — but the head strap lets it down

By Hamish Hector Published 20 July 26

One extreme week with the Samsung Galaxy XR — it’s so close to greatness, but I need a better head strap.

The Mission 1 Pro isn’t just GoPro's flagship action cam, it’s a fantastic all-round vacation camera with the point-and-shoot grip — I just wish it was cheaper

By Hamish Hector Published 17 July 26

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After spending a month with the Mission 1 Pro I think it could be the ultimate holiday camera, if you pick up the point-and-shoot grip.

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ICYMI: the week's biggest tech news from Samsung's Unpacked teaser to a five-star fitness tracker wowing us

By Hamish Hector Published 11 July 26

The week's biggest tech news from Nokia, Samsung, Sony, and more for July 11, 2026.

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My favorite game of 2026 so far just got a major free expansion — and you don’t even need to own the actual game to play it

By Hamish Hector Published 10 July 26

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies now has a TTRPG and one shot — and it’s free-to-play.

Meta’s super-sensing AI glasses are still in the works, and I don’t know if I should be excited or terrified

By Hamish Hector Published 9 July 26

Is never forgetting anything ever again worth the cost of an always-watching AI? Meta certainly hopes so, as its super-sensing AI glasses edge one step closer to reality according to new report.

Meta just fixed a privacy vulnerability with its Ray-Ban smart glasses, but could cameraless designs be the better future?

By Hamish Hector Published 8 July 26

I hate cameraless smart glasses, so I’m glad Meta just solved a big vulnerability with its specs.

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Disney just agreed to pay out $50 million to some YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers — here’s how to make a claim for your share and find out if you’re owed it

By Hamish Hector Published 8 July 26

YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers, listen up — you could be owed a share of $50 million thanks to a Disney lawsuit settlement.

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I’ve used the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 for a year — these are the 4 upgrades I’m hoping to see from the Z Fold 8, and one change I hope doesn’t happen

By Hamish Hector Published 4 July 26

Samsung's Z Fold 7 is almost a year old. As someone who uses it every day, here are the changes I hope to see.

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The best tech of 2026 so far — the 21 finest gadgets we've tested this year

By Mark Wilson Published 4 July 26

TechRadar has spent days testing 639 products across phones, TVs, laptops, cameras, smartwatches and more in 2026. These are the best ones we've reviewed so far this year.

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