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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

Polar A370 review: Not worthy of your wrist
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

Uncomfortable, chunky and overpriced, the A370 is a rare misstep from Polar

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Huawei TalkBand B5: An odd hybrid device that nobody needs
Wearable technology

The Huawei TalkBand does everything it sets out to do – I’m just not quite sure why

£150 inc VAT
Best Apple AirPod alternatives
Health & beauty

Those looking for cheap AirPods will be disappointed, but there are some great non-Apple alternatives

Now TV passes heavily discounted for Black Friday
Media streamers

Get your stream on with savings on the Now TV stick and fancy 4K box, as well as various passes

Audible has cut subscription costs for Black Friday
Software

Cheap subscriptions for new members this Black Friday

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Anki Overdrive review: Scalextric for the smartphone age
Technology Toys

Flexible racing fun – Anki Overdrive is Scalextric for the 21st century, but the track upgrades will cost you

£149 inc VAT
Apple refreshes the iPad Pro with 7nm A12X Bionic chips
Tablets

Apple’s October event continues with a refreshed fleet of iPads

Huawei Mate 20 Pro deals: The best offers on the new phone
Mobile phones

The Mate 20 Pro has finally arrived, and Huawei has some fantastic deals to tempt you

Samsung Galaxy Book 2: Samsung ditches Intel for Qualcomm
Laptops

Samsung’s answer to the Surface Pro is back, and this time it’s ditched Intel for Qualcomm

Google officially unveils its Pixel 3 flagship smartphone
Mobile phones

No surprises as Google's latest flagship matches the leaks