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Xiaomi 17 Review: The Compact Flagship That Forgot to Act Small
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smartphones, Features, Product Reviews,
The global Xiaomi 17 arrives in a market where “small phone” usually means “some compromises included.” Smaller battery. Smaller camera ambition. Smaller sense of occasion. Xiaomi clearly did not get that memo. This thing shows up with a 6.3-inch display, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, three 50-megapixel rear cameras, and a 6,330mAh silicon-carbon battery, all in a body that still reads as compact by 2026 standards. It launched globally on February 28, starting at €999 and £899, which puts it directly in the ring with Samsung, Google, and Apple’s smaller flagships.
And that is the whole story of the Xiaomi 17. It is not trying to be the weird one in the lineup. It is not the camera monster, and it does not have the Ultra’s headline-grabbing hardware. It is the phone for people who want a top-tier Android device that still fits in a real pocket, and according to multiple reviews, it mostly nails that brief. The consensus is simple: excellent battery life, strong overall camera performance, a great display, and the usual Xiaomi software mess that stops the whole thing from feeling truly effortless.
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The Journey of Andru Edwards: A Tech Creator’s Impact on Brands and Millions at Forbes Creator Upfronts
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Announcements, Features, Videos,
If you look closely at the creator economy, you will find a few pioneers who helped build the foundation. For tech creator Andru Edwards, the journey started with a simple fascination. Tech has always felt like magic. Holding a thin piece of glass and seeing a face pop up from 3,000 miles away is incredible. Sharing that magic has grown into a community of nearly a million people.
Let's look at how tech content creation evolved from early web trends into a massive driver for global brands.
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Apple’s Master Plan: Why the MacBook Neo’s Flaws Are Actually Its Features
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Features, PC / Laptop, Product Reviews, Videos,
There is a question nobody in the tech space seems to want to answer right now. What if the best computer for most people isn't the most powerful one?
Apple just announced the new MacBook Neo for $599. It features an A18 Pro chip, comes in four fun colors, and has the tech crowd losing their minds over what it lacks. We need to talk about why those missing features are actually a brilliant move.
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Why the iPhone 17e is Genius (Video!)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Features, Product Reviews, Videos,
The iPhone 17e is the affordable iPhone Apple should have made from the start. At the same $599 price, it fixes nearly every major complaint people had about the last model with the A19 chip, 256GB of base storage, MagSafe, the new C1X modem, Ceramic Shield 2, and smarter camera features. In this video, I break down the six upgrades that make the 17e feel less like a budget compromise and more like a real member of the iPhone 17 lineup.
What makes this phone so interesting is not just the spec sheet, but how much better the everyday experience looks this time around. Faster wireless charging, more storage at no extra cost, better durability, and a more capable camera all add up to a phone that feels much easier to recommend. If you skipped the previous model because it felt like Apple was holding back, this breakdown shows why the iPhone 17e may be the value pick in the lineup.
Lucid Gravity Grand Touring Review: Fast, Smart, and Almost Unreal
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Product Reviews, Transportation,
There is a very specific fantasy car that keeps showing up in the EV era. It seats a whole family without punishment. It looks expensive without trying too hard. It charges fast enough to make road trips feel normal again. It handles like something much smaller than it is. And it does all of that without becoming another giant rolling refrigerator.
The 2026 Lucid Gravity Grand Touring gets shockingly close to that fantasy.
In its most efficient factory configuration, Lucid says it can go up to 450 miles on a charge. In the real world, that number moves around a lot depending on wheels, tires, and seating layout. The borrowed example here, loaded up with the third row and bigger wheels, wore a 386-mile EPA label, which already tells you the most important thing about the Gravity: this is a vehicle where configuration matters a lot.
The bigger story is that Lucid did not build a soft, compromised family hauler and then sprinkle performance on top. The Gravity Grand Touring makes 828 horsepower, uses a 123-kWh battery, supports charging at up to 400 kW, and has become the rare three-row EV that is both genuinely practical and genuinely exciting to drive. The Gravity is very fast, very spacious, very clever, and still a little unfinished around the edges.
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2025 Range Rover Sport PHEV Review: Turning Electrification Into a Luxury Feature
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Product Reviews, Transportation,
There are luxury SUVs that try very hard to convince you they’re practical, sporty, efficient, and somehow still special. Then there’s the 2025 Range Rover Sport Autobiography PHEV, which skips the sales pitch and just shows up looking expensive. It has that particular Range Rover talent for seeming both aggressively modern and completely uninterested in trends. The plug-in hybrid setup only sharpens that vibe. This thing is not trying to reinvent the luxury SUV. It’s trying to make the existing formula quieter, smoother, and just a little smarter. In a lot of ways, it succeeds.
The version I borrowed was basically the full expression of that idea. Carpathian Grey. Black roof. Red calipers. Massive 23-inch wheels. A cabin trimmed like a private lounge. And under it all, a turbocharged and electrified straight-six making over 540 horsepower, backed by a battery big enough to make the electric side of the experience feel real, not symbolic. At $131,680 as configured, it also shows up with the kind of price tag that makes clear this is not a quiet little efficiency play. This is fast, rich, quiet, and deeply competent, but the “Sport” badge still promises more attitude than the chassis really delivers.
The Dreame Aero Pro Reaches Under the Couch and Cleans Itself
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Misc. Tech, Videos,
Hard floors are supposed to be easy to keep clean. Then real life happens. You get crumbs, random liquid spills, and pet hair all in the exact same spot. Usually, you have to vacuum, mop, and still ignore the dust bunnies hiding under the furniture. The Dreame Aero Pro Wet Dry Vacuum & Mop 2 in 1 is built to fix that entire routine. Let's see how it holds up.
The Dreame Aero Pro fixes this with an ultra-slim body. It measures just 3.88 inches thick and reclines a full 180 degrees. You can easily push it under anything with about 4 inches of clearance. It also features a special air-water separation system. This keeps the suction steady even when the machine is completely flat. You aren't just pushing a fancy squeegee around. Add in a swivel joint to reduce pushing resistance, and it steers smoothly without feeling like you are wrestling an upright vacuum.
You can pick up the Dreame Aero Pro now!
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The Best Robot Vacuum Just Got Better: eufy Omni S2 vs S1 Pro
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smart Home, Videos,
The eufy Omni S2 is built around a simple idea: most robot vacuums don’t actually fail. They just get worse over time.
Suction fades, mops start spreading yesterday’s mess, and what once felt smart slowly turns into something you babysit. The eufy Omni S2 is built around a very specific idea: long‑lasting deep clean. Not peak performance on day one, but consistent vacuuming and mopping that holds up as real life piles on.
Get the eufy S2 Omni: Use code: EUFYS2VIP for an exclusive $200 off!
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You Won’t Believe What’s Inside Your Apple Watch (It’s Insane!)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Wearables, Videos,
The Apple Watch should not work as well as it does. It's a metal box strapped to a salty bag of water, stuffed with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, cellular, and now even satellite radios - and somehow it still gets a signal when you really need it. So Apple took me underneath Apple Park, into the quietest, strangest rooms in the building, to show how they bend physics so that little square on your wrist can actually save you when things go wrong.
In this video I take you inside Apple's RF labs. There is a silent blue spike chamber where the team tunes antennas down to the level of screws, a human test rig that spins real people around to see how different bodies kill the signal, and an underground GNSS dome that fakes the sky so they can test satellite SOS and dual frequency GPS without leaving the building. This is the engineering work that makes your Apple Watch Ultra 3, Series 11, or SE 3 feel boring in the best possible way when you are lost on a trail or stuck on the side of the road.
If you have ever wondered what is actually happening inside that small piece of teach on your wrist when it says connecting to satellite, or why your watch can hold a call at the gym where your phone used to drop, this is the tour that explains it.
Roborock F25 GT vs. Tineco Floor One S5: The Ultimate Mop-Vac Showdown
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Product Reviews, Videos,
Wet-dry vacuums are lifesavers for hard floors. But they usually come with some annoying caveats. You know the drill. You get a dirty streak right against the baseboards. The roller develops a damp, mildewy smell. And you always end up doing manual maintenance after the machine finishes its "self-cleaning" cycle.
I kept running into these exact issues. So, I decided to put two heavy hitters head-to-head to see if we can finally get a truly hands-off clean.
In this battle, we put the Roborock F25 GT vs Tineco Floor One S5!
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