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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

Skullcandy Venue review: Never lose your headphones again
Headphones

The Skullcandy Venue comes with Tile’s clever lost and found tech built in - a great pair of cans for the forgetful

£150 inc VAT
Get a Kindle Paperwhite for under £100
eReaders

Yours for just under £100

This Huawei P20 Pro deal is a bargain for one of 2018’s best
Mobile phones

I own the P20 Pro, and I pay a lot more than this each month...

The 23andMe DNA test is going cheap
Health & beauty

Other DNA discounts on Ancestry, MyHeritage, LivingDNA and My Family Tree are also available

D-Link DCS-2802KT: A smart and simple security camera kit
Security cameras

The D-Link DCS-2802KT is a flexible solution, but if you want pro features, Arlo has the edge

£368 inc VAT
Polar A370 review: Not worthy of your wrist
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

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

£170 170
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
This Black Friday Pixel 3 deal is worth shouting about
Mobile phones

Google’s latest flagships

This is THE iPad Pro deal of Black Friday
Tablets

Not a drastic reduction, but a decent discount on a seriously impressive piece of hardware

Best Apple AirPod alternatives
Health & beauty

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