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Alan Martin

Alan Martin is a freelance writer with more than a decade’s worth of experience, mainly in the technology space, with bylines at The Evening Standard, Tom’s Guide, The i and many others. His main focus at Expert Reviews is ensuring that your next pick of phone or wearable is the right choice for you and represents the best possible value for money. In the past he’s covered a broad range of games, dental apparel and pet accessories and, on one memorable occasion, had to strip off to retrieve a rogue drone from a lake – such is his dedication to reviews.

Recent articles by Alan Martin

Motorola Moto G9 Plus review: Best in class
Mobile phones

The Moto G9 Plus is simply the best phone you can buy for under £200

£200 inc. VAT
Acer Chromebook 514 review: Stylish, but limited
Chromebooks Laptops

The Chromebook 514 certainly looks the part, but it’s let down by a weak screen and ageing internals

£350 inc. VAT
Razer BlackWidow Elite Review: A fantastic gaming keyboard
Keyboards PCs

Once prohibitively expensive, the Razer BlackWidow Elite is now an extremely tempting proposition

£130 inc VAT
TicWatch S2 review: Ugly, even by smartwatch standards
Fitness trackers Smartwatches

The more expensive new TicWatch looks like someone scaled up an Action Man accessory

£180 inc VAT
Virgin rolls out WiFi Plus to kill Wi-Fi black spots
Broadband

Virgin Media’s mesh WiFi solution will be free to top-tier customers, or £5 per month for those on cheaper packages.

Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019): The king of budget tablets
Tablets

The latest Amazon Fire HD 10 is a big step forward in terms of performance and battery life

£150 inc. VAT
Arlo Ultra review: Feature-packed 4K camera
Security cameras

If you really can’t put a price on security, this is the camera you want – but most won’t need it

£450 inc VAT
Galaxy Watch Active review: A good smartwatch
Smartwatches Wearable technology

As a smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch Active ticks every box, but as a fitness tracker, plenty are left blank

£220 inc. VAT
Fitbit Ace 2: Hands on with the family-friendly Fitbit
Wearable technology

An Ace up the sleeve

Echo Flex review: Plugging a gap
Smart speakers

The Echo Flex literally plugs a gap but can you have too many Echo devices?

£25 inc. VAT