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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

The best ebook readers you can buy today
eReaders Tablets

Ditch that pile of dusty old tomes for a sleek ebook reader. We’ll help you choose the right one, whatever your budget

The best Samsung watches to buy
Smartwatches Wearable technology

From the Galaxy Watch 4 to the Fit2, which of Samsung's smartwatches best suits your needs?

Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen) review: Better but pricier
Smart speakers

The Amazon Echo Show is undoubtedly improved but not by enough to justify a 20% price hike

£90 Inc VAT
Six reasons you should snap up this Canon PIXMA printer
Printers

The Canon PIXMA TS5350a is simply superb value

Kindle Paperwhite (2021): Bigger and better than ever
eReaders

The 2021 Kindle Paperwhite is another set of modest but welcome improvements for the company’s best ebook reader

£130 inc. VAT (£140 without ads)
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 review: A minimalist update
Smartwatches

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 is barely different to its predecessor and is likely to make the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro look more appealing

£270 inc VAT
Honor Band 5 review: A whole lot of wearable for £30
Wearable technology

The Honor Band 5 proves that you don’t need to spend the earth to get a decent fitness tracker

£30 inc. VAT
23andMe review: The most flexible DNA test
Health & beauty

23andMe stands apart from its rivals by offering health screening as well as ancestry

£149 for ancestry and health; £79 for ancestry alone
Fitbit Versa 4: The button is back
Fitness trackers Smartwatches

The Fitbit Versa 4 has moved forwards in some respects but backwards in others

£200 inc VAT
Onyx Boox Tab Ultra C review: The most flexible e-ink tablet
eReaders

With Android 11 on board, this e-ink note-taker is a cut above its rivals but there are drawbacks

£558 (Inc VAT)