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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

SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder Connect: Manage pet diets
Pets

It’s expensive, but for portly pets this could be a just what you need

£120 inc. VAT (plus £49.99 for the Sureflap hub)
Audible review: The last word in audiobooks
Books Software

A huge library and reasonable pricing puts Audible ahead of its rivals

£7.99 per month, inc. VAT
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 review: Flawless for the price
Mobile phones

The Redmi Note 7 isn’t perfect, but for the price, it’s hard to argue

£179 inc. VAT
Why the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e is the tablet for you
Tablets

The perfect combination of style and substance

6 reasons your next TV should be a Panasonic GX820
TVs

Hollywood quality at home-friendly prices

Get a free Google Home Hub with the Pixel 3a or 3a XL
Mobile phones

This is ludicrously good value

PlayStation VR's must-play games
VR headsets

Blow the cobwebs away from your PSVR with these excellent games for Sony's VR headset

AnySharp Knife Sharpener review: Safe, easy and cheap
Kitchen

For standard kitchen use, you can’t go wrong at this price

£8 inc. VAT
Garmin Forerunner 645 Music review: A superb running watch
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

The Garmin Forerunner 645 Music is probably overkill for most runners, but it’s stylish and packed with features

£399 inc VAT.
Nanoleaf Canvas review: A wall of colour
Home & garden

Nanoleaf Canvas is hardly essential, but the interactive lighting system adds playfulness to your home decor

£180 for nine tiles, inc. VAT