The Tech Thread

I always have tech thoughts and come across cool things.

I've been contemplating getting another tablet for a few years. We bought an Amazon Fire tab for Luca to watch on the plane when we went to Mexico like 5 years ago.

We always just put it back in the drawer and forgot about it untill the next trip/holiday.

Now he's older the Amazon tab isn't good enough for my tech impatience so I had been considering my options. I hate sharing tech, fingers are never clean enough, apps everywhere. Just a jumble sale of s**t.

I've had an iPad Air 2020 for years and it's incredible really considering it's footprint. Not much it can't do. I wanted an iPad mini actually as I felt I didn't use the tablet enough due to size... But then they released iPad mini 7 and still has a shitty screen so my only oled 120hz options were iPad pro or Samsung.

Led me down a rabbit hole and instead of an iPad mini I bought an utter bargain Samsung Tab S8+. 12.4" Oled. 120hz. SD card slot. Slim bezels. Slim design. Epicness. Double the size of the iPad mini! 😂

Forces me to use two apps at once and media consumption has just leveled up when I use it! It's only two years old still as smooth as.




Anyone have some cool tech that they thought was a great but?

New headphones technics az100 also immense. See headphones thread. Paired with a Samsung s24 Ultra. See phone thread! 😂

If only there was a whole Tech Chat section to the forum dedicated to this….

We have an entire sub forum that you've posted in before you goon 😂

You've had too many eggs in a cup today you

Literally found the phone section and thought that's weird. 😂 I thought a thread for random stuff would be good!

Oh and I also want a new soundbar. The Samsung q800 seems to around the level at. Really wanted that new Sonus!

I have the orginal sonos soundbar.

It sounds incredible.

But the sonos app is probably the shittiest app i have ever used.

Due to being quite old no airplay and no software updates to enable it.

I also cba buying an updated one as they cost £££££

Robot vacuum and robot mower we’re game changers for me 😂

Gally said:

Literally found the phone section and thought that's weird. 😂 I thought a thread for random stuff would be good!

Oh and I also want a new soundbar. The Samsung q800 seems to around the level at. Really wanted that new Sonus!

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I've got the Q800 soundbar and highly rate it!

ChrisR said:

Robot vacuum and robot mower we’re game changers for me 😂

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I’m so dubious of vacuum robot… it actually works? Seem so f**king expensive though

It's the stair thing that annoys me and also it can't fit into the same spaces as my hoover. 🤷‍♂️ Robot lawnmower though... Then again you need to empty!

Flat Eric said:

I've got the Q800 soundbar and highly rate it!

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Thanks mate! Will do some more research but I think it's the right one looking so far.

seb said:

I’m so dubious of vacuum robot… it actually works? Seem so f**king expensive though

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I bought the cheapest one with the lidar mapping on Amazon when I bought it 2 years ago, more to give them a try and planned to buy a ‘better’ one if it was half decent. Still got/using that one 😂


Whilst the app is a bit s**t, once its setup it’s all good and does a decent job.

Downstairs is mostly hard floors and keeps on top of the muck/dust, and I drip it upstairs to do the carpets up there.

Still need to get in some of the corners/stairs with a handheld, but not as frequently needed.

The mopping isn’t terrible, don’t do it often and it takes f**king ages it’s quicker to just whip the Vax floor cleaner out.

Worth it for the time saving of doing it all for me. The app is awful though.

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Robot lawnmower though... Then again you need to empty!

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No emptying

The mower cuts a teeny tiny bit off the top, goes out every couple of days, the tips of grass are just left they are so small.