Various tech stuff ..........
This Miele WTW870WPM is a great combined washer and condensation dryer for home usage. I bought this slightly over half a year ago, as an upgrade of a Miele 2670 WPM I have had for about 20 years. Strictly the upgrade was pure luxury, the 2670 was as good as new, I mainly wanted the [ ]
What look likes a nice watch discarded due to its app on Android The watch itself seems fine but the app is so invasive I axed it. You can not even enter Settings, Apps, Aurafit without Settings crashing, So needed to run adb shell am force-stop com.sma_aurafit to kill it from a PC, and then [ ]
Ad rendering with display faked somewhat larger (updated 2026-02-19 with info on battery stamina and a little extra) With its extreme length of 53.5mm, and being thick too, it is designed for huge arms. Though the band attachment allows the band to go down, I would say that it will not fit an arm less [ ]
Stumpled upon what looks like another interesting cheap compact smart watch with high display coverage. (latest update 2026-02-11 conclusion) At first glance it looks like a prolonged U17, but it is also slightly wider, and using different chips and apps, so not likely to be related. It uses the same GloryFitPro app as my current [ ]
The limit of the silly trend of oversized watches obviously is relative to the size of the arm (2025-09-26 lists updated, ???? U17 of unknown origin) (2025-07-26 lists updated, Zhilian G34, and NX31 of unknown origin) (2025-12-30 lists updated, KM90 and KM70 of unknown origin) (2026-08-10 lists updated, Xiaomi Band 10 pro) ***If you are here [ ]
This sold as KM90 is like a flattened and even more compact non-curved U17. I have no idea who the manufacturer is. Actual measurements with a calliper yields a 35.5×30.75mm display (1.85 ) in a very compact 40.5×34.2mm body. With a 39.0×33.7mm glass it offers really thin bezels and hence a 77% display coverage (and 83% [ ]
Image is crop from image at their product page. Easy and modern way to take your BP (and HR). It is allegedly a medical grade device. This modern version off a cuff is really handy, and uploads to be viewed from an app on the phone. I have set it at a suitable width for [ ]
I wore five devices two nights and four the next three, on what ended up with some unusual nights, and below the results. I normally always sleep like a rock, but one night not so! And the night before I went to bed late (even for me) Unusual is nice for tests, so AI fakes [ ]
The ER08 is a many ways nice smart-ring, unfortunately offering very coarse monitoring only., limiting the target group of users drastically. Its claim to fame is ECG as indicated by the small drawing on the ring. The first I noticed was the very smooth and pleasant feeling of the material, slides much easier on/of the [ ]
The T8ultra is a 7mm thin 40mm watch, that seems to be the true compact 2025 successor of the T8classic originally from 2022 Forget about the T8 trio from the spring of 2024! The T8ultra has an exterior much like the T8mini, BUT does NOT share its interior, and got the calling capabilities of the [ ]
The U17 is a nice thin compact smartwatch, Here a collage of ad images with the least faked curvature! The U17 is a mere 40.55mm long and 35.1mm wide, and thus VERY suitable for small wrists, the bands can even go practically straight down, so can be used on REALLY tiny wrists down to about [ ]
Here a cropped image from an ad rendering, that seems rather accurate It is rare that I buy a watch, that is packed down again within an hour of purchase!!! The place I bought is is down, but here another AE seller link. One of the names it is known by is DT-G1 . The watch [ ]
I stupidly bought this SR08 aka LK9, that s worse than both the R13 and SY01 . Here the ad-image. It does have two tiny advantages though It got an extra entry on the list so you can turn the display OFF from the ring Multiple taps cycle through Time ►Steps ►HR ►SpO2 ► Sleep ►battery percentage [ ]
Bought another cheap smarting with display, R13 that looks a lot like the Sy01 at first glance, but really isn t. It is another simple one though. The main visible difference is that the LEDs and sensor-system has moved from the side. According to ad material , like the rendering, to the bottom of the ring [ ]
Just got this, that on paper looks nice but those are lies Unfortunately the advertised 7mm thickness is free fantasy in Samsung style 🙁 It is 9.6mm at the 24mm wide flat back, or should we call it a 0.6mm protrusion? Outside that it is slanted from 9.0mm next to it down to 8.2mm [ ]
Tested many smatwatches so why not a smartring? And why not with a display?! ADD Before you read further, I would strongly suggest to look at the R13, that at similar price surpasses this in all but the app. This SY01 is just a simple sub $20 thing from AliExpress, but I wanted to try [ ]
I have just become aware of (and ordered) the G34 found here. In the image here I have de-faked the dial back with a 90% factor! After a few edits after I got it, I think this review has reached it s end. Not recommended! I stumpled upon it while investigating on the NX31 and it [ ]
I have just become aware of (and ordered) the NX31. In the image here I have de-faked the dials back with a 86% factor! I had edited this posts a few times but it is not worthy a full review, not recommended! From the listing it is supposed to me 8mm thick, ø41.1mm and 47.6mm [ ]
A new type of hybrid with partial hands only, for less blocking of the display! The idea is two rotating discs with florescent hand-parts over a normal colour smartwatch display. It is a really clever idea that would give us almost all the benefits of classic hands but without having them obstructing the smartwatch display [ ]
High value for small money ., has become my new daily driver! Used for half a year. 3 weeks per charge. It exists in both a 6.9 and 7.3mm version, with different top glass, ø41.0mm (and a wider ø51.4mm variant too, see this) (Real life with a Titanium band added) Found yet another thin cheap Chinese [ ]
I stumpled upon a much wider variant of the one I favourably reviewed as H06 In this image I have de-faked the display back to its real dimensions! (91% of advertisement fakes) The H06 is known by Aoke as AIPKER GX2, and they also got this almost identical but much wider AIPKER GX03. I have [ ]
A watch with nice design details, though substantially thicker than advertised The ø1.43 (ø36.3mm) display comes with almost zero bezel under the glass, as they made the bezel part of the case, like we are used to on a real watch. So though the case is ø44.3, the 4mm bezels are not felt . This also [ ]
Claimed as ultra-thin and curved, but isn t really neither! Will NOT be used should not have wasted money on it 🙁 The advertising numbers and images looks promising, but unfortunately they are far from reality. I had hoped to find a recommendable thin square watch, but this is not it!! The real curvature is very [ ]
The band goes into the housing (like e.g. Huawei Band 7) and they supply a chain so it can be used as a pendant also. Physically suitable for wrists as low as 10cm in circumference. And could be used on even narrower! ADD: If you like the pendant-style but want it bigger, there is also [ ]
This is a nice scale, with more functionality than I need. My about twenty year old scale stopped working, and before i could repair it, a guest by a freak accident smashed the glass After considering a score or so of different ones, I ended with this in the somewhat advanced end. That I [ ]
Another quite thin smartwatch has popped up, here crops from Advertising renderings Compared to the classic T8, it is a bit thicker, but with a 21% larger display in the (within 0.23%) same diameter body. On the other hand it if slightly thinner and much lesser bezels than the T8 Pro, that it is a [ ]
I posted this a while back on Reddit here, but thought it would be appropriate to have the text here as well. (yes it is lazy reuse of the image from here on some crappy ones) The cheap Chinese smart watches is a hit-and-miss category! You should be sure to find a trustworthy review before buying! [ ]
Here an advertising-rendering with corrected dial size (scaled by 90%) Just as the NWZ01 I the next day also accidentally stumbled upon the existence of this one on Aliexpress here!! It is fairly easy to find in various places by the model name DW01-SC , or just DW01 . I think the manufacturer is Kushang , based on [ ]
The original T8 is being replaced by a new trio of a 7.5% narrower T8 Mini, a T8 and a T8 Pro with speaker and mics for BT-calls. These are ad renderings images of the T8 Mini and Pro where I scaled the dial by 87% resp. 92% to get the actual display to case [ ]
I accidentally stumbled upon the existence of this one on Aliexpress here. Corrected the FAKE numbers . Got tricked by the lying advertisements claiming: 6.88mm thin ø45.8mm ø1.43 display ø466 pixels. (found both 6.88 and 6.8 mentioned, assumed the worst ) So I ordered it on the spot. I later also found this on Alibaba. and here [ ]
Morsø Grande is a really nice and aesthetically pleasing gas grill. However the table they offer for it has ridiculously small space next to the grill. So I made a DIY from TWO tables two years ago . This is how the original looked Barely room for two plates, and you get stuff there really close [ ]
These clever doorbells induces power to send a signal (and flash an led) by the mechanical press on the button! So no more batteries! I bought two different types. With different pros and cons, and luckily they are so related that the buttons for one, can be used on the other! I bought one first [ ]
Merely 7.8mm thick (6.9 excluding small protrusion, and down to 4.0mm at the edge), AMOLED with AOD. By far the most wearable smart watch I d ever seen!! ADD 20240405: I got an upcoming narrower T8 Mini. that is part of a trio replacing the original T8, see review here. UPDATE: I have revised this thread [ ]
Really nice and thought through insulated ladder During the Eastern I mounted this as new access to the attic. Apart from it being a great ladder, both strong, stable and with very high insulation (U=0.38 W / m²*K) once mounted, I was particularly impressed on how easy it was to mount! Once I secured the [ ]
Huawei got the design close to perfection with the Band 6, improved it with the Band 7 and decided to mess it up with 8, 9 and 10 . (updated post in 2025 with 10) Disclaimer I m here only comparing the wearability design of Huawei s different band models. In this I have completely omitted whether it [ ]
In December 2023 (I think) a new thin watch was launched, 9% thicker, 8% wider and with 21% larger display than the T8. I got it 2024-02-27. The verdict is: Disappointment! Lastest updates: 2024-03-09, back in box!, 2024-03-28 References to T8 Mini, 2024-11-12 DA09 better in all areas! It is not a successor of the [ ]
I bought this cheap E600 smart watch out of curiosity of what a breast strap mount can do. And it is certainly better than I expected for the price, though not without its flaws! UPDATE: The first unit is broken after just six weeks, refusing to charge!! UPDATE II The E400 is broken with same [ ]
As posted in a rather old post, many apps have problems with windows scaling. See these screen-dumps from Windows lengthy guide that was found here With previous versions of .Net Framework this have been somewhat cumbersome, see my post here. But with .Net 8.0 WinForms (well also 7.0 and 6.0), and Windows 11 (or newer [ ]
For obvious reasons smart watches are limited to what the sensors can tell them . Friday I visited the Minatur Wunderland in Hamburg . I walked around in there slightly over six hours from 16:15 to about 22:20 to my feet were killing me I could easily have used their full opening hours to 01:00, [ ]
Four of the 36V garden tools from Bosch. Bosch 36V AdvancedHedgeCut 36-65-28 Bosch Advanced Chain 36V-35-40 Bosch Advanced BrushCut 36V-23-750 Bosch UniversalAquatak 36V-100 They first three are MUCH MUCH better than 18V cousins! 36V Batteries Battery driven tools has risen the past years, and after seeing what they can do for power-tools, I took [ ]
I can highly recommend this scale The main selling points Up to 20Kg 1g resolution Uses ordinary batteries (3×AAA ) Fairly thin 2cm Approximately A4 20×27cm Clever Hold function to keep the weight of object larger than the scale Easy to clean, glass surface. Large clear LCD display with light, so can be seen in [ ]
I can STRONGLY recommend this Bosch kit (0 601 9G7 103) (post edited with new variants, latest at 2025-12-29) The Bosch GSR 18V-60 FC is a really nice, strong and flexible machine, with the FlexiClick system. It is sold in kits with the four possible attachements as well as with just the drill chunk attachment [ ]
This is a nice stand alone product not compatible with anything but batteries. It comes with more accessories than what I would have expected There are nothing that is common with the larger cousin th GAS 18V-10 L , nothing fits and can be used on both, and it does not fit other Bosch blue-line [ ]
A well thought through battery driven vacuum cleaner, that even handles liquids. Clearly a product where thing have been thought trough, including adapters for Bosch blue-line tools, and optional click-on holders for accessories so it can be stored and moved around as one unit. It even comes with a shoulder strap. I like that a [ ]
Assume a fraction k/m, with 0≤k≤m and look at its digits written out The fraction has a finite number of digits (less m) OR is a repeated sequence with at the most m-1 digits per group A repeated sequence will have at the most n-1 zeroes next to each other, if the number m is [ ]
A post on the experiences with different security updates, now on Android 9 PIE. 2022-09-21 This seems to be the final S8 update almost 5½ years after release 2017-04-21! (Last checked 2024-11-10) The official post on updates for the Samsung S8 (G950F) can be found here. More generally doc.samsungmobile.com/MODEL/XXX/doc.html e.g. doc.samsungmobile.com/SM-G950F/DBT/doc.html to find XXX go [ ]
Ordered some cheap ( £40) smart watches from AliExpress in the late fall of 2022. and 2023. First I was surprised that it was even possible to get smart watches in decent sizes, though we do not see them in the west . Many, but not all, I bought were crap, here a collage of the crappy [ ]
Huawei Watch Fit, is a name easily causing confusion as it is used for numerous different devices: The original (in two variants), and with postfixes new , 2 (in three variants) and mini . So they do not make it easy The original and the new are so close, that I have not been able to distinguish [ ]
Oppo Watch Free vs Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro (And the Huawei Band 7/6) Just a few weeks ago I bought the Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro (see this), but was less than impressed. And just recently became aware of the cheaper and half a year older Oppo Watch Free, with a better physical design. [ ]
A 47.53 OLED monitor https://www.aorus.com/en-gb/monitors/AORUS-FO48U or https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/AORUS-FO48U The first impression on the upgrade from the 42.51 Philips BDM4350UC (see here), is that compared the old seems like crap!! The image is SO much better on the FO48U OLED. Especially when showing image contents. But also off centre content, that is viewing the display at an [ ]