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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

Intel’s 13th gen laptop chips come with up to 24 cores
PCs

The 13th generation of Intel's mobile CPUs arrives and they're packed full of multi-threaded power

Amazon Echo Dot review: A well-rounded smart speaker
Smart speakers Speakers

A great smart speaker, refined

£50 inc. VAT
7 ways Three’s 5G home system beats old-school broadband
Broadband

Fast, convenient and portable, there are many good reasons to embrace 5G for your home broadband

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 review: A solid budget choice
Mobile phones

The Note 11 is just as polished as past Redmis, but poor performance lets it down

£200 inc. VAT
Motorola Moto G31: Decent, but you can do better
Mobile phones

The Moto G31 is a solid budget phone, but smart shoppers can get more bang for their buck elsewhere

£170 inc. VAT
Garmin Vivomove 3 review: A stylish hybrid
Wearable technology

An excellent hybrid smartwatch, but the new features are probably not worth the extra cost

£220 inc. VAT
Honor Band 6 review: Android owners, beware
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

The Honor Band 6 is a great-looking wearable but has a known issue with Android handsets

£45 inc. VAT
The M2 Apple iPad Pro 2022 is now official
Tablets

iPad Pro is refreshed with M2 chip, Wi-Fi 6E and a new Apple Pencil trick.

Kobo Clara 2E review: A solid Kindle Paperwhite alternative
eReaders

The Kobo Clara 2E offers a comfortable reading experience, but it’s a touch on the slow side.

£130 inc VAT
Ring Video Doorbell Pro: Always know who's at your door
Security cameras

Unquestionably an upgrade from the Video Doorbell 2, but one that's probably overkill for most

£229 inc VAT (plus installation)