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This year we have seen the emergence of robot appliances as credible alternatives to the day to day drudgery of manually cleaning your home or yard. Recently Aldi featured the Ecovacs Deebot Neo 4.0 for looking after your home vacuuming needs and now it’s time to pick up a robot pool cleaner at an incredible price On October 24th run down to your local Aldi to pick up a cordless robotic pool cleaner for the sharp price of only $499.

Ninja have stealthily been taking over kitchens since they released the Creami, now they’re getting ready to take over the morning coffee routine as well with the release of the Ninja AutoBarista. Delivering 13 different café style drink options from espresso, latte, cappuccino and flat white to long blacks, rapid cold brew and authentic filter coffee.

Microsoft has unveiled their latest XBOX  controller, but rather than a new colour it’s a new compact design that’s ready to connect to almost anything. At a little over 12cm long and just under 100 grams, the XBOX Nano controller is ready to help young players, and smaller hands take on the big games.

When it comes to tech and advice, there isn’t much Trev can’t help with. Cooking, however, is a slightly different story. His culinary skills are pretty much limited to the BBQ! So, in a move that would make traditional gender roles very proud, Trev brought home the Ninja Stealth IQ for me to test while he took on the extremely demanding job of eating everything I made.

Apple has kicked off their busy October with the announcement of three new products all based around the home. HomePod Mini and Apple TV get big upgrades to their core while the much rumoured “HomePod with a screen” is now real with the launch of HomeView. Apple’s smart TV box the Apple TV has gone almost four years without an upgrade yet still serves well as an outstanding and simple way to access streaming apps and content on your big-screen TV.

I’ve been dabbling a LOT in AI – you might be fascinated to hear my latest little experiments.

The Narwal Freo 20 Edge is one of the newer incarnations of household vacuum/mop robotic cleaners and as such, possesses some of the more advanced features on the market, despite it being a non-flagship model. It has just hit the market and I have been testing it out to see if it is a contender for the average Aussie home.

When buying a mouse, gamers often prioritise reaction time and weight, as they want to gain an advantage over their opponents, which can be provided by small changes within the mouse. Logitech G has built these advantages into its new mouse, the Pro X3 Superstrike, which features a new chipset and is lighter. It collaborated with pro gamers to optimise the mouse’s performance, design, and customisation to suit everyone.

Google has expanded their portfolio of fitness devices today with the launch of the Fitbit Edge including the latest health and fitness tools with an always-on AMOLED display. The Fitbit Edge sits in the middle between Google’s display-less Fitbit Air launched back in May, and the recently released Pixel Watch 5, giving customers a good choice of options.

We all know by now that Xiaomi make some of the best flagship smartphones on the market but it is not just great flagships that they make. They also make great mid-range and entry-level smartphones with the REDMI Note series. Recently, they announced the REDMI Note 17 Pro Max and the REDMI Note 17 Pro, with prices starting at AU$599, making them extremely affordable.