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The Insta360 Link 2 Pro is a 4K webcam with a motorized gimbal that earned itself 4.5-stars in our review, where we called it one of the best webcams we've ever reviewed. That's a bold declaration, but it's backed up with sharp 4K image quality, strong low-light performance and an AI-powered gimbal that keeps you in frame.

At $210, it's absolutely overkill if you're not already in front of the camera every day. if you're running the occasional meeting with the boss, there are more affordable options out there. But the Link 2 Pro is still the best pick for those who need the resolution and features on offer here.

• Best for: Remote workers, streamers and creators who want a webcam that looks sharp in low light and follows them around the room.

• The deal: The Insta360 Link 2 Pro 4K webcam is now $210 (was $250) at Amazon.

The Link 2 Pro has a 1/1.3-inch sensor that records 4K at 30fps, a two-axis gimbal with AI tracking, HDR and a dual-mic system with directional pickup. It connects over USB-C, works with Zoom, Teams and Twitch, and supports Stream Deck controls. This is the Standard Bundle in Graphite Black, sold by Insta360 Direct and shipped by Amazon.View Deal

Why we recommend it

In our Insta360 Link 2 Pro review, our expert Christian called it "genuinely one of the best webcams I've ever reviewed." He found it to be "a straight upgrade to last year's Link 2", praising its 4K picture quality, reliable gimbal tracking, wide range of controls and premium build.

Ultimately, it really "a powerhouse webcam for serious content creators and remote business." But the high price tag means you'll need a good reason to fork out for it. Still, the image quality, resolution, and motorized gimbal are excellent features if you're upgrading from a built-in laptop webcam. And the $40 saving sweetens the deal.

Price Context & Historical Value

At $209.99, this is $40 (16%) off the $249.99 list price, which is also the price we listed in our review last month. That's not an all-time low, which was $200 in June this year. So, still a discount, but there's a chance it'll drop back to that price in the upcoming Black Friday sale.

Should you buy it?

✅ Buy the Insta360 Link 2 Pro 4K webcam if...

You spend your day on video calls or stream regularly, and you want a premium 4K webcam with reliable gimbal tracking that keeps you in shot even as you move in your seat.

❌ Skip the Insta360 Link 2 Pro 4K webcam if...

A cheaper webcam would do for occasional calls, or you need Windows Hello support.

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• Ray-Ban Meta users have noticed unwanted voice recordings
• Meta says the issue is resolved but hasn't said what went wrong
• Turning off voice activation for the AI seems to fix the problem

If you're already facing a barrage of criticism over perceived privacy intrusions, then you really don't want more allegations of spying loaded on top — but that's what Meta is dealing with when it comes to its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

Over on Reddit (via Android Authority), one Ray-Ban Meta user says they've found audio conversations and text transcripts saved by the glasses that were never requested or associated with a "hey Meta" command to invoke the on-board AI.

According to the individual, it's happened on three different pairs of specs (including 2nd and 3rd generation models), and others have posted in the conversation to say they've seen the same behaviour on their own Ray-Ban Metas.

Meta has responded to Android Authority, without providing much detail, and says the issue "has been resolved". We've reached out to Meta ourselves to see if there's any further comment, and will update this article if we hear back.

Check your voice logsWARNING: My Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Are Recording Conversations Without “Hey Meta” — Happening on 3 Pairs! from r/MetaGlasses

If you own a pair of Meta smart specs, you can check voice recording activity by opening the Meta AI app on your phone, then selecting Glasses > Device settings. Tap on the name of your glasses, then Glasses privacy > Voice activity log.

You can delete voice recordings from here, but you can't stop them being captured in the first place. In theory, they should only be recorded when you say "hey Meta", or activate the AI with a button push.

The associated privacy notice does mention voice services being "inadvertently" activated, which may be what's happened here. It also says some recordings may be reviewed by Meta staff to "help improve Meta's voice services".

Some Redditors have resorted to turning voice activation off for the integrated AI, which you can do from the same device settings screen in the Meta AI app. Clearly though, that's an inconvenience users shouldn't have to put up with to stop this from happening.

• Deliveroo's robot delivery trials have been blasted by a UK trade union
• GMB Union says "innovation should not come at the expense of real people"
• It adds that the robot delivery plans weren't negotiated with workers

Deliveroo's first robot delivery trials in the UK have been heavily criticized by a trade union representing human couriers, which says they're "disappointing" and weren't negotiated with workers.

The UK's first Deliveroo robot deliveries will take place this month in London's Canary Wharf, after the delivery giant announced a partnership with Coco Robotics to use its fully-electric 'bots. Other trials will take place in Milton Keynes, Leeds, Stockton-on-Tees and Nottingham "in the coming weeks and months".

But the GMB Union, which represents couriers across Deliveroo's rider network, says the Nottingham trials represent an investment that hasn't been forthcoming to its human equivalents. "If Deliveroo can afford to invest in autonomous technology, why can it not invest properly in the workers who keep the platform running every day?", said Claude Bahati (GMB Organizer).

Another bone of contention for the GMB is the lack of dialogue with workers. "Innovation should not come at the expense of real people, and these developments must always be negotiated with workers," Claude Bahati added.

The prospect of Deliveroo's four-wheeled robots moving around city centers has understandably sparked some anger from human riders, who have been demanding better working conditions. "Food couriers continue to struggle with rising living costs and are calling for fairer pay and compensation for return journeys," said Claude Bahati.

"Decision makers must pay greater attention to the realities of the gig economy and ensure that riders are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. Deliveroo’s future must include investment in the people who have built its success, not just its technologies," they added.

We've asked Deliveroo to respond to the GMB Union's criticisms and will update this page when we receive a response.

Analysis: Do we really want robot deliveries?

(Image credit: Evri)

We asked TechRadar readers in a poll (below) last week whether they'd be happy to have robots bringing their Deliveroo order to their door — and just under half (48%) said "no, I'd rather have a human deliver".

Robots weren't completely ruled out, with 31% of respondents saying "yes, why not — it's the future". But the sentiment right now, at least among our readers, is still a preference for human riders, despite the novelty of four-wheeled robots.

These flare-ups between delivery companies and human riders are only likely to increase, as Deliveroo is far from the only company experimenting with robotics. Evri recently announced a trial of its first two-legged robot delivery drivers in the UK, while in the US DoorDash revealed its new delivery drone for Northern California.

The debate will hinge on the benefits versus the costs to both customers and human workers. Deliveroo has promised that "the majority of orders will continue to be fulfilled by Deliveroo’s extensive rider network", and also pointed to their robots' ability to share real-time data on pavement hazards with a popular GPS navigation app, BlindSquare, for the blind and partially sighted.

But in the US, Amazon has recently come under fire in Texas for the noise created by its first Prime Air drones. Further, it remains to be seen whether four-wheeled robots, which are already trundling around cities like Los Angeles, Miami, and Helsinki on behalf of DoorDash, become a real threat to human couriers or just a niche pair of extra hands.

It seems that with the RAMpocalypse and component cost crisis that saw even Apple recently increase prices across the range, laptops are next in line for a price hike. So, we've been looking out for future-proofed laptops with the specs professionals need to see out the latest cost increases.

One that caught my eye is the Lenovo's ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 with a Snapdragon X2 Elite chip. It features Wi-Fi 7, an 80 TOPS NPU, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB drive. Exactly the kind of specs that keep a work laptop useful as software gets more demanding.

• Best for: Business users and mobile professionals who want a thin, future-proof ThinkPad with long battery life and Copilot+ AI features.

• The deal: The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 now $2169 (was $2669) at Lenovo. In the UK, the same model is currently £2855.

This ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 has a Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 processor, 32GB of soldered LPDDR5X memory, a 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD and Windows 11 Pro on Arm. The 14-inch 1920 x 1200 IPS display is non-touch, anti-glare and rated at 400 nits and 60Hz. It also has Wi-Fi 7, a 5MP IR camera with a privacy shutter, a fingerprint reader and a 58Wh battery, and Lenovo limits this doorbuster price to five units per order.

UK price: now £2855View Deal

Price Context & Historical Value

ThinkPads have always performed strongly in our tests - and our hardware editor has sworn by them for years now. The T14s line remains one of our favorites, delivering high scores across the Gen 4 and Gen 6 models.

So, while we haven't tested the Gen 7 configuration yet, it ticks the future-proofing boxes business buyers care about: an 80 TOPS NPU for Copilot+ features, Wi-Fi 7, ThinkShield security, MIL-STD-810H durability testing, and customer-replaceable parts that Lenovo says make it easier to extend the laptop's life.

It's a thin, light ThinkPad built for work on the move, and it comes with 32GB of memory and 1TB of storage rather than the lower-spec starting configurations.

For more picks, we've tested the best business laptops.

Value verdict

At $2,169, this is $500 (about 19%) off Lenovo's $2,669 "est. value", which is Lenovo's own reference price rather than a tracked street price. Lenovo labels it a doorbuster with a five-unit limit, so the price may not last. Lenovo also offers business and student pricing through its members-only offers.

• Check out all laptop deals at Lenovo.

The headline feature of Apple’s new smart home devices, including the HomeView, will also be available on older Apple TV models.

Review info

Platform reviewed: PC
Available on: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2
Release date: October 14, 2026 (PC)

Funselecktor Labs Inc. is known for its minimalist yet vibrant takes on various forms of motorsport, starting with Absolute Drift in 2015, followed by Art of Rally in 2020 and Golden Lap in 2024. Now, the independent studio is tackling offroading, but rather than competing against the clock or other drivers, over the hill is about exploring an open world on your lonesome (or with a friend or three) at your own pace.

Taking inspiration from the recent wave of cozy games, over the hill doesn’t have concrete aims or objectives as such. Rather, you simply pootle around the various maps to discover various points of interest and earn Pebbles, the game’s currency, to upgrade your vehicle to better navigate the environment.

Off the beaten path

(Image credit: Future / Funselektor Labs Inc.)Best bit

(Image credit: Future / Funselektor Labs Inc.)

The trial challenges. Not only do they test your off-road skills with a variety of difficult routes to overcome, but they also provide a more pronounced sense of purpose and achievement than anything else in the game.

over the hill sticks to the same cardboard-cutout aesthetic of the developer’s past efforts. Textures are flat and basic, but they’re elevated by the pastel colors and lush lighting effects, with environments drenched in pinks, oranges, and greens that invite players to explore them.

There are two main regions to choose from at the start of a game: Canada and Algeria. Each has its own sub-areas (three for Canada and two for Algeria), featuring all kinds of terrain and climates; you’ll see rain, snow, and sandstorms, which naturally affect your driving and navigation abilities, adding an extra element of challenge.

The music complements the visuals perfectly. The in-game radio gives you four ‘albums’ to choose from, each representing a certain flavor of ambient, from synth-heavy pieces to folksy guitar numbers, all with gentle melodies to lull you as you play. I was impressed with the score’s production value, given that it merely serves to subtly set the mood as you play.

(Image credit: Future / Funselektor Labs Inc.)

This is a game low on story and characters, but high in vibes — specifically of the zen variety. Aside from the Buddha statue that acts as your tutorial guide, the only other character is Crazy Günther, the hippie mechanic you visit to customize your vehicle. His textual dialogue (there’s no VO) adds a small amount of flavor to an otherwise purely functional NPC, and it chimes well with the gentle tone of the game.

Once you learn the basics in the brief tutorial, you’re left to explore the world. Campsites are the chief points to discover, as they act as the game's main fast travel hubs. You can also use them to fast-forward time, useful if you want to wait for a different time of day or skip certain weather events.

Other points of interest in the maps include crates that unlock cosmetic features for your vehicle, as well as scenic points from which to take photographs. You can also find Trial Challenges to complete, which take you along treacherous routes of varying lengths to test your off-roading skills, and find wildlife to snap. These discoveries and activities earn you Pebbles.

Pedal to the metal?

(Image credit: Future / Funselektor Labs Inc.)

If you’re looking for a fast and furious off-roading experience, over the hill isn’t it. Instead, it takes a considered, sedate approach to the sport, one that rarely rewards harebrained driving and impatience. Speeds are slow at the best of times, with second gear being the highest. True to real life, vehicles have both low and high range gears, with the former being used to give you better control and traction on slippery surfaces and steep slopes. Such surfaces are indicated organically via the game’s visual style, without making it too obvious by overtly highlighting them.

Anyone who’s played MudRunner or SnowRunner will be in familiar territory with over the hill. As long as you’re in the right gear range, you don’t have to worry too much about being sensitive with the throttle; you’ll either make it up a slope or you won’t, regardless of how you modulate the throttle. Steering is fairly laborious as well, with the wheels being slow to turn and recenter on most vehicles, which only adds to the challenge of navigating around obstacles. I’ve never been offroading in real life, but this is how I’d imagine 4x4s to handle.

(Image credit: Future / Funselektor Labs Inc.)

When the going gets too tough, you can use various bits of equipment to get you out of tight spots. First and foremost of these is the winch. A single button press will fire it at the tree you’re looking at (as long as it’s in range), and holding that same button will reel you towards it. You can also slacken the winch with another button, useful when you want to descend rather than ascend. If you want more control, you can use the winch in manual mode, which lets you choose which side of your vehicle to winch from and which tree to anchor to within a certain radius.

The winch can be used as many times as you like and is always in your inventory. Other tools, though, have to be selected before you enter a map; if you want to alter your loadout while playing, you’ll need to visit the mechanic. They’re also single-use items, although you select multiple instances of them, and they replenish whenever you visit a campsite. Among them are a portable anchor, which you can winch onto when there are no trees around, and two wooden planks to lay across small gaps or on the ground to give you more traction. These are a little fiddlier to use, as it can be a chore to line them up with your wheels, and misaligning them even slightly can easily result in your vehicle slipping off them. Still, they’re very useful and rewarding when you find yourself stuck. Other tools include a portable camp, a repair kit, and a car jack for righting your vehicle if you roll it over, which is easily done.

While over the hill offers a good time solo, it’s more fun with friends

There’s a respectable number of customization and upgrade options for your vehicles. There are a variety of vehicle bodies to choose from, ranging from classic 4x4s and wagons to more utilitarian and industrial models — and yes, there’s even a campervan. The differences between them are more than cosmetic, as they each have their own speed and handling characteristics, despite the game not actually listing these stats. The selection is resolutely vintage, with no model looking beyond the 90s at best. Most are inspired by iconic real-life vehicles, too, as suggested by their menu descriptions.

You can personalize your vehicle with a large number of trinkets, unlocked via the crates you find throughout the world. Sadly, however, the paint options are more limited. As for upgrades, you can improve attributes such as speed, grip, protection, and tool capacity — all of which you’ll need to do if you want to explore every area completely. Again, though, the upgrades are limited in their stages, and you’ll find yourself maxing out your vehicle’s potential quite quickly.

Riding shotgun

(Image credit: Future / Funselektor Labs Inc.)

While over the hill offers a good time solo, it’s more fun with friends. Having companions by your side (you can have up to four players in a server) not only takes some of the burden out of exploration, but also introduces the possibility of mischief. This is because you can winch to each other’s vehicles, which is obviously a big help when one of you is stuck in the weeds, but also allows you to pull each other off cliffs and into rivers. However, in order not to put the winch-ee at too much of a disadvantage, they can de-winch themselves at any point.

You can also explore independently if you so wish, and fast travel for one doesn’t mean fast travel for all, which gives everyone greater flexibility to explore. The whole experience ran smoothly during my testing; I didn’t encounter any problems with connectivity or lag, save for one occasion when my friend’s framerate dropped considerably, but Funselektor said this is a known issue with the preview build I played, so it’s entirely possible it’ll be rectified before launch. For most of my time in both single- and multiplayer, the game ran very smoothly, even at Ultra settings. The only real bug I experienced concerned some input clashes when I remapped certain buttons, but this was easy to work around.

(Image credit: Future / Funselektor Labs Inc.)

Perhaps my main gripe with over the hill is that there’s just not that much to do. And while the central act of driving over rough terrain is fun thanks to the skill and problem-solving nous it requires, the mechanics lack real depth to sustain the game for long periods in the face of little additional activity. There’s not quite enough feel and feedback from slipping and sliding on loose ground to make it as engaging as it could be, and the lack of any sort of drifting mechanic — guaranteed to amplify the fun of any driving game by a factor of ten — is a real shame, especially since Funselektor has great form in this area, if its previous games are anything to go by.

I can only hope that future updates will add more to the driving and DLC will arrive to give players more to do. But for now, over the hill remains a fun time to while away an hour or so, but not much more than that.

Should you play over the hill?Play over the hill if…

You like the challenge of offroading
It’s satisfying to overcome steep hills and slippery roads using your driving skills and various bits of gear.

You want a more considered driving experience
over the hill gives you a pleasant ambience and pretty environments to take in as you slowly drive around.

Don't play it if…

You want lots to do
There aren’t many activities or objectives to complete, and those that are present wear thin quite quickly.

You want a fast pace
No matter how much you upgrade your vehicle, you’ll never be able to let loose and tear through the world with real speed.

Accessibility features

(Image credit: Future / Funselektor Labs Inc.)

There are no accessibility features to speak of in over the hill. Subtitles for dialogue are on by default, since there’s no VO, and the closest the game comes to offering any comfort features is letting you disable motion blur.

How I reviewed over the hill

(Image credit: Future / Funselektor Labs Inc.)

I played over the hill for about 10 hours, seeing most of the main areas and features the game had to offer. I was also given a save file by Funselektor with all areas, upgrades, and customizations unlocked.

I mainly played solo, but I also tested online multiplayer by playing with a friend. I played on a gaming PC with an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor, an RTX 5070 GPU, and 32GB of RAM. I played mostly with a controller, but I also tested its mouse and keyboard controls.

I’m a fan of racing and driving games, and I’ve played similar off-roading games, such as SnowRunner. I also played a lot of Art of Rally, one of Funselektor’s other titles.

First reviewed October 2026

• Nvidia has considerably improved the AI model for DLSS 5
• This means the tech now offers up to 40% faster frame rates
• Team Green has also improved frame generation, and is bringing DLSS 5 to two new games: Hogwarts Legacy and Where Winds Meet

If you were wondering how soon Nvidia might start ramping up the performance of DLSS 5, well the answer is that it just happened.

Team Green's neural-rendering tech, which officially debuted in NBA 2K27, has only been out for just over a month, but Nvidia is claiming that it has doubled the performance of the AI that drives DLSS 5.

When it was first previewed in March 2026, DLSS 5 needed a pair of RTX 5090 GPUs to run, with the company improving the performance of the AI model by 5x for the release of the tech in NBA 2K27. With this latest update, it's now 10x more performant than that baseline.

Nvidia also made it clear that it has reduced the video memory (VRAM) usage of the tech considerably, noting that: "The DLSS 5 October update shrinks the [AI model] footprint by 24% to roughly 118 million parameters while reducing 4K VRAM usage by 20%. The result is half the GPU overhead of the September [launch] version while maintaining comparable visual fidelity."

Based on Nvidia's testing in NBA 2K27, that translates to boosts in frame rates in the order of 30% to 40%. Check out the video clip below to see the gains in the basketball game.

This new DLSS 5 model launches on October 16, with availability for RTX 5000 GPUs, RTX Spark laptops and the GeForce Now streaming service.

Nvidia also announced that DLSS 5 is being introduced for Hogwarts Legacy on November 5, and also Where Winds Meet in the "near future", although we aren't given a specific launch date in the latter case.

Finally, away from DLSS 5, Nvidia announced that it's bringing in a new performance mode for frame generation, speeding up the tech considerably. The company explains that this benefits from a "faster and lighter algorithm" that boosts frame rates even further, and that it'll offer up to 35% better frame rates with an RTX 5060.

This performance mode is called 'Preset C' in the Nvidia app's frame-generation override.

DLSS 5 is also coming to RTX Remix on October 23, meaning old games can get a graphical makeover with added neural-rendering goodness. That only makes sense. given that gamers have been fudging support (in various ways) with classic PC games anyway.

Analysis: a laudable step forward — but gamers want more

It's remarkable to see DLSS 5 performance being boosted so quickly, although Nvidia needed to act in this regard. One of the main criticisms of this tech has been that the performance hit is too hefty, and it requires a powerful RTX 5000 GPU to run smoothly enough — at a time when the prices of such graphics cards are getting rapidly more expensive.

That said, an increasing number of gamers seem to be accepting that DLSS 5 is worth the cost to the frame rate for the visual uplift. Those folks will doubtless be pleased with Nvidia's progress here, and likely wouldn't disagree with Team Green's assertion in its blog post that 2026 has been a "year of relentless DLSS innovation."

Of course, there are still skeptics who'd rather Nvidia didn't bring AI into play in this way with DLSS. And it's also true that these early optimizations are where the larger gains will be carved out, and as the AI model is further refined, performance improvements are likely to become a lot more modest.

There are also gamers out there who are asking whether, now that the AI model is much improved, this going to usher in wider support for Nvidia's older graphics cards? As this Redditor put it: "Great so could we get official support on the [RTX] 40 series now since the new model is so efficient?"

It's a good question, given that Nvidia has promised that after tuning RTX 5000 performance it's going to work on bringing support to the last-gen RTX 4000 range. I'm guessing this won't happen until early next year, though.

The other work on DLSS frame generation is obviously welcome, too, albeit the new 'Preset C' option has attracted some criticism for causing a bit more glitching and artifacts while boosting frame rates by a decent amount. Not everyone is seeing this, mind, and how obvious it is may be somewhat subjective going by reports (and it could obviously depend on the specific game, too).

At any rate, this preset should be useful for laptop gamers looking to further bolster frame rates with relatively modest Nvidia GPUs — and indeed, it's likely tied into the release of RTX Spark laptops to help their gaming chops.

• Two LiteLLM flaws let low-privileged users gain administrative control and execute malicious code
• Attackers could also steal AI provider API keys through a server-side request forgery bug
• Organizations should upgrade to LiteLLM 1.83.9+ and rotate potentially exposed credentials

Security researchers recently discovered two vulnerabilities in a popular AI gateway that allowed threat actors to take complete control of the system, steal sensitive files and AI provider API keys, and execute malicious code remotely.

The AI gateway in question is called LiteLLM. It is an open source solution allowing users to connect their applications to large language models (LLM) from different providers, including the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic.

The connection goes through a single interface, where users can route requests, manage API keys, control user access, and monitor things like usage and costs.

Right now, LiteLLM supports some 140 AI providers and has become quite popular - it has more than 90 million monthly downloads on GitHub, and more than 61,000 stars.

LiteLLM

However, security experts from Check Point Research (CPR) recently found two bugs in LiteLLM.

The first one is an access control bug in the way LiteLLM enforces permissions. It is tracked as CVE-2026-35029 and was given a severity score of 8.7/10 (high). According to CPR, the bug allows users with minimal privileges to reach admin functions controlling the gateway’s core configuration which, in turn, allows them to read files stored on the server, overwrite admin credentials, download and run malware, and more.

The second one is a server side request forgery bug, allowing gateway users to direct LiteLLM to send API requests to third-party servers. In theory, threat actors could send API requests to servers under their own control, and since these carry AI provider authentication keys, this would deliver the credentials directly to the attackers. In turn, they could use the credentials to use other organizations’ AI accounts and rake up their bills. The bug is tracked as CVE-2026-59823 and was given a severity score of 5.3/10 (medium).

“The credentials a gateway holds provide direct, billable access to AI providers with no further authentication required,” CPR explained. “Given LiteLLM’s scale of adoption, a flaw in this component has the potential to affect a very large number of AI deployments at once.”

Vulnerable versions and patches

CPR says that all organizations running LiteLLM versions earlier than 1.83.9 are exposed to both vulnerabilities. Security teams should also check for LiteLLM instances running indirectly, since the gateway is embedded in many platforms and internal tools used to build AI applications. As such, it could be present in environments where it was never deployed as a standalone solution.

LiteLLM has released a fix for both bugs included in version 1.83.9, and users are advised to install this one as soon as possible. Besides that, CPR advises users review who has access to the gateway, since any account could be used to exploit these flaws. AI provider API keys stored in LiteLLM should be rotated if there is any indication the gateway way accessed by unauthorized users, and permissions should be verified in practice.

“Confirm that users with limited roles are actually limited, because the gap between configured and enforced permissions is where flaws like CVE-2026-35029 cause the most damage,” CPR warns.

“Include LLM gateways in security assessments by extending penetration tests and vulnerability assessments to cover AI tooling alongside web applications and cloud infrastructure.”

According to the researchers, both bugs are a “well understood class” of errors, meaning AI infrastructure suffers from the same risks as enterprise software. That means organizations need to approach AI gateway security “with the same rigor they apply to any other business critical system.”

Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike review: Two-minute review

The Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike isn’t the gaming mouse revolution that its predecessor was. The X2 Superstrike wowed in our review when it launched earlier this year, earning a rare five-star score, with most of the praise centered around its incredibly HITS (haptic inductive trigger system) switches.

These allow the user to fully customize the actuation point of the two main mouse buttons in the Logitech G Hub companion software, so you can tweak them specifically for the game that you’re playing. Hair trigger actuation cuts down click latency in competitive first-person shooters like Counter-Strike 2, potentially giving you a split-second advantage, while going for deeper, more deliberate clicks might be preferable for productivity work or slower strategy titles.

You can also choose the level of haptic feedback provided with each input, ranging from very little (or even nothing) to robust, strong clicks. Built on much the same principles as popular Hall effect switches, the sensors are extremely durable too, which is a massive plus.

(Image credit: Future)

Though they now lack that initial novelty, the HITS switches remain superb in the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike. Other things we appreciated, like the comfortable right-handed shape, two customizable side buttons, and understated aesthetic, remain just as good this time around as well — as very little has been changed on the surface beyond the introduction of two new colorways: a sleek Midnight Black and a bright Magenta Eclipse (a cool pink and black).

Internally, things are different. Logitech G has redesigned the weight distribution to make the mouse less top-heavy. It’s weighs very slightly less at 59g, so very comfortable and light, and is now more balanced overall, which makes it slide even more smoothly in your hand. It’s also powered by a new chipset, the NxLOGI, designed for increased power efficiency.

Logitech G claims that it has taken the battery life all the way to 135 hours per charge, up by 45 hours compared to the previous model. Although it didn’t quite hit that lofty target in my testing, it still comfortably lasts a full week of daily use even with power-hungry features like click haptics cranked up.

(Image credit: Logitech)

The Logitech Pro X3 Superstrike has an upgraded Hero 2 sensor, too, raising the sensitivity from the X2’s 44,000 DPI (dots per inch) to 48,000 DPI and tracking speed from 888 IPS (inches per second) to 930 IPS. You can now access the 8,000Hz polling rate when using the mouse in a wired capacity too – the feature was previously locked to just wireless mode.

I’m not exactly an esports pro, but throughout my testing I found the mouse to be incredibly responsive and accurate, undoubtedly helping my performance as I sunk hour after hour into Counter-Strike 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

I do wish Logitech G had packed even more upgrades to really justify the X3 name, but all contribute to a successor that is a clear upgrade compared to what came before. You do unfortunately have to pay a little more this time around, though, as you will see below.

Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike review: Price & availability

• Costs $199.99 / £169.99 / AU$299.95
• Available via Logitech and online retailers
• More expensive than the X2 Superstrike

The Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike comes at $199.99 / £169.99 / AU$299.95 and is available via the official Logitech website and online retailers like Amazon. In the US and UK, it’s slightly more expensive than the X2, which costs $179.99 / £159.99 / AU$299.95 and remains on sale alongside this newer arrival.

That’s firmly in premium territory for a gaming mouse, and whether the added $20 / £10 for the newer model is worth it for you is going to come down to whether you’re willing to pay a little more for even greater specs and better weight distribution.

Bizarrely, the price is the same as the old model in Australia, making the X3 the clear choice out of the two in that region.

Should I buy the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike?Scorecard

Value

The Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike isn’t cheap, but it’s also clearly aimed at competitive gamers willing to pay big bucks for the best of the best.

4.5/5

Design and features

Maintains everything we loved about the X2, but now offered in fresh colorways with improved weight distribution.

5/5

Performance

Snappy, comfortable in the hands, and highly customizable. You can’t ask for more from a gaming mouse.

5/5

Final score

More upgrades to justify the X3 Superstrike name would have been appreciated, but Logitech G has otherwise delivered a superior version of one of the best gaming mice we’ve ever tested.

4.5/5

Buy it if…

You want the best of the best
The Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike is pricey, but you really get what you pay for. Top-of-the-line specs and the incredibly customizable HITS switches make this the best of the best in competitive gaming mice right now.

You want unique haptic switches
There are few alternatives out there if you want haptic switches on a mouse like this, making the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike a clear choice.

You’re a serious FPS gamer
Being able to set the main buttons to activate on a hair trigger cuts down the time it takes to fire – which can make a real difference in competitive FPS titles.

Don't buy it if…

You can settle for less
Realistically, most buyers don’t need the high specs or features on offer here. There are plenty of cheaper alternatives to the Logitech G Pro X3 if you’re not a competitive gamer.

Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike review: Also consider

Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike
The original Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike is still an excellent mouse, and it’s a little bit cheaper than the X3 despite offering nearly all the same features. With this new version out, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s soon on sale at great prices too.

Read our full Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike review

Asus ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition
This Asus and Aim Lab collaboration is a fantastic competitive gaming mouse that comes in at half the price of the X3 Superstrike. It’s incredibly lightweight and integrates seamlessly with the popular Aim Lab training software.

Read our full Asus ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition review

(Image credit: Future)How I tested the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike

• Tested for multiple weeks
• Tried with popular esports titles
• Compared to other competitive gaming mice

I tested the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike for multiple weeks, both in the lead-up to and after its official reveal and release. I used it daily for both gaming sessions and productivity tasks.

On the gaming side, I endeavoured to test popular esports titles including Counter-Strike 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. I also played a range of other games from Gears of War: E-Day to Cities: Skylines 2 and Far Cry 6.

Throughout my hands-on time with the mouse, I compared its performance to that of other high-end gaming mice – particularly my usual go-to models, the Asus ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition and Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro.

• Read more about how we test
• First reviewed: October 2026

Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike review: Two-minute review

The Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike isn’t the gaming mouse revolution that its predecessor was. The X2 Superstrike wowed in our review when it launched earlier this year, earning a rare five-star score, with most of the praise centered around its incredibly HITS (haptic inductive trigger system) switches.

These allow the user to fully customize the actuation point of the two main mouse buttons in the Logitech G Hub companion software, so you can tweak them specifically for the game that you’re playing. Hair trigger actuation cuts down click latency in competitive first-person shooters like Counter-Strike 2, potentially giving you a split-second advantage, while going for deeper, more deliberate clicks might be preferable for productivity work or slower strategy titles.

You can also choose the level of haptic feedback provided with each input, ranging from very little (or even nothing) to robust, strong clicks. Built on much the same principles as popular Hall effect switches, the sensors are extremely durable too, which is a massive plus.

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Though they now lack that initial novelty, the HITS switches remain superb in the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike. Other things we appreciated, like the comfortable right-handed shape, two customizable side buttons, and understated aesthetic, remain just as good this time around as well — as very little has been changed on the surface beyond the introduction of two new colorways: a sleek Midnight Black and a bright Magenta Eclipse (a cool pink and black).

Internally, things are different. Logitech G has redesigned the weight distribution to make the mouse less top-heavy. It’s weighs very slightly less at 59g, so very comfortable and light, and is now more balanced overall, which makes it slide even more smoothly in your hand. It’s also powered by a new chipset, the NxLOGI, designed for increased power efficiency.

Logitech G claims that it has taken the battery life all the way to 135 hours per charge, up by 45 hours compared to the previous model. Although it didn’t quite hit that lofty target in my testing, it still comfortably lasts a full week of daily use even with power-hungry features like click haptics cranked up.

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The Logitech Pro X3 Superstrike has an upgraded Hero 2 sensor, too, raising the sensitivity from the X2’s 44,000 DPI (dots per inch) to 48,000 DPI and tracking speed from 888 IPS (inches per second) to 930 IPS. You can now access the 8,000Hz polling rate when using the mouse in a wired capacity too – the feature was previously locked to just wireless mode.

I’m not exactly an esports pro, but throughout my testing I found the mouse to be incredibly responsive and accurate, undoubtedly helping my performance as I sunk hour after hour into Counter-Strike 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

I do wish Logitech G had packed even more upgrades to really justify the X3 name, but all contribute to a successor that is a clear upgrade compared to what came before. You do unfortunately have to pay a little more this time around, though, as you will see below.

Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike review: Price & availability

• Costs $199.99 / £169.99 / AU$299.95
• Available via Logitech and online retailers
• More expensive than the X2 Superstrike

The Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike comes at $199.99 / £169.99 / AU$299.95 and is available via the official Logitech website and online retailers like Amazon. In the US and UK, it’s slightly more expensive than the X2, which costs $179.99 / £159.99 / AU$299.95 and remains on sale alongside this newer arrival.

That’s firmly in premium territory for a gaming mouse, and whether the added $20 / £10 for the newer model is worth it for you is going to come down to whether you’re willing to pay a little more for even greater specs and better weight distribution.

Bizarrely, the price is the same as the old model in Australia, making the X3 the clear choice out of the two in that region.

Should I buy the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike?Scorecard

Value

The Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike isn’t cheap, but it’s also clearly aimed at competitive gamers willing to pay big bucks for the best of the best.

4.5/5

Design and features

Maintains everything we loved about the X2, but now offered in fresh colorways with improved weight distribution.

5/5

Performance

Snappy, comfortable in the hands, and highly customizable. You can’t ask for more from a gaming mouse.

5/5

Final score

More upgrades to justify the X3 Superstrike name would have been appreciated, but Logitech G has otherwise delivered a superior version of one of the best gaming mice we’ve ever tested.

4.5/5

Buy it if…

You want the best of the best
The Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike is pricey, but you really get what you pay for. Top-of-the-line specs and the incredibly customizable HITS switches make this the best of the best in competitive gaming mice right now.

You want unique haptic switches
There are few alternatives out there if you want haptic switches on a mouse like this, making the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike a clear choice.

You’re a serious FPS gamer
Being able to set the main buttons to activate on a hair trigger cuts down the time it takes to fire – which can make a real difference in competitive FPS titles.

Don't buy it if…

You can settle for less
Realistically, most buyers don’t need the high specs or features on offer here. There are plenty of cheaper alternatives to the Logitech G Pro X3 if you’re not a competitive gamer.

Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike review: Also consider

Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike
The original Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike is still an excellent mouse, and it’s a little bit cheaper than the X3 despite offering nearly all the same features. With this new version out, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s soon on sale at great prices too.

Read our full Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike review

Asus ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition
This Asus and Aim Lab collaboration is a fantastic competitive gaming mouse that comes in at half the price of the X3 Superstrike. It’s incredibly lightweight and integrates seamlessly with the popular Aim Lab training software.

Read our full Asus ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition review

(Image credit: Future)How I tested the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike

• Tested for multiple weeks
• Tried with popular esports titles
• Compared to other competitive gaming mice

I tested the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike for multiple weeks, both in the lead-up to and after its official reveal and release. I used it daily for both gaming sessions and productivity tasks.

On the gaming side, I endeavoured to test popular esports titles including Counter-Strike 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. I also played a range of other games from Gears of War: E-Day to Cities: Skylines 2 and Far Cry 6.

Throughout my hands-on time with the mouse, I compared its performance to that of other high-end gaming mice – particularly my usual go-to models, the Asus ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition and Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro.

• Read more about how we test
• First reviewed: October 2026

The DeepMind co-founder addressed AI’s role in scientific inquiries and the positive outcomes he expects in addressing climate change.

Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.

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Most people spend more time in their browser than in almost any other piece of software they use. It's where they read the news, check their bank accounts, work, shop and more. Yet, for something so central to daily life, most people have a surprisingly limited understanding of what their browser is actually doing behind the scenes.

That gap was easier to overlook when browsers had a relatively simple job. They opened websites and displayed them on a screen. But today, browsers hold login credentials, manage permissions, block trackers and increasingly give AI agents the ability to act on a user's behalf. The browser has gone from being a window on the internet to one of the most important layers between people and everything they do online.

That shift is understandably enough to make users more cautious than they used to be when online. But, misunderstandings about browsers means that caution may be misdirected. Many users make decisions about tools based on outdated assumptions, shaping everything. Users make very different from what they install to what they let an AI feature access.

As the browser takes on more responsibility, understanding what it actually does is becoming a basic part of staying safe online. Here are three common misconceptions worth clearing up.

1. The browser is tracking everything users do

The browser is the interface through which almost everything online happens. So, when people see ads following them around the internet or notice that a website seems to know something about them, it's natural to assume the browser itself is responsible.

But seeing someone's activity isn't the same as the browser collecting, storing or monetizing it.

In most cases, the data collection comes from websites, advertising technology, embedded trackers and third-party scripts, not the browser itself. A single website can have dozens of companies collecting information about a visitor's behavior, even though the user may have no idea those companies are present.

With that in mind, the browser can actually be one of the most transparent parts of the ecosystem. It's the layer that can show users when a website wants access to their location, expose cookie controls and privacy settings, block trackers, and flag potentially dangerous connections.

Those protections don't mean browsers are inherently private, but the browser is often the place where users have the clearest opportunity to see and control what's happening.

That doesn’t mean every browser handles this the same way. Different browsers make different decisions about which protections are enabled by default, what information they expose to users, and how much control they give people over their data. So the browser isn’t necessarily the source of the privacy problem, but it is often one of the most important places to address it. That distinction becomes even more important as AI moves into the browser.

2. AI assistants inside browsers automatically see everything

People sometimes assume that giving an AI assistant access to one part of their browsing experience means giving it access to everything else. But browser access doesn't have to be all or nothing. An AI can be given access to a specific page, tab or task without being given unrestricted visibility into everything else the user has open.

A useful comparison here is employee privilege. No serious organization would give a new hire the keys to every system on day one, or leave that access in place permanently after a project ends. AI assistants inside a browser should be treated the same way. An AI drafting an email should only need access to the email tab, not the banking session running in another window. And when the task ends, access should end with it.

The practical implication for security teams is that AI browser features deserve the same scrutiny as any other tool touching sensitive data. That means asking vendors what the default permissions are, whether access is scoped to a task or granted broadly, and whether users are meaningfully informed about what the AI is doing on their behalf.

The overarching takeaway is that "AI is inside the browser" and "AI has access to everything in the browser" are not the same. Confusing the two is how users end up giving away more than they intended.

3. Privacy and security are the same thing

People often use "privacy" and "security" interchangeably, but they describe two different problems.

Security is primarily about preventing unauthorized access or stopping malicious activity. Privacy is about controlling what information is collected, shared and retained.

Anonymity is a good example of this. More anonymity can mean better privacy because less of a user’s activity can be traced back to them. But take anonymity too far and it can work against security, making malicious activity harder to identify and stop. The two aren’t necessarily opposites, but they aren’t interchangeable either, and maximizing one can sometimes come at the expense of the other.

The same idea also applies to AI tools. An AI feature can be highly secure, with encryption, sandboxing and carefully designed permissions, and still raise privacy concerns if a user’s prompts or page content are sent to a third-party AI provider. At the same time, an AI system can be highly private by running entirely on a user’s device and still create a security risk if a hostile webpage can manipulate it into taking an action the user never intended.

The better option is to ask two separate questions of any browser or feature. First, is my browser safe enough to protect me from malicious activity? And second, does my browser enable me to control the data I’m giving to other companies? A good browser answers yes to both.

The common theme running through all three misconceptions is that browsers have outgrown the way we talk about them. And they’re not done evolving. So, the better we understand where the real privacy and security risks live, and just as importantly where they don't, the better equipped users and organizations will be to make informed decisions about the tools they trust.

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• Researchers found an exposed database containing 13.7 million records from past data breaches and leaks
• Archive included passwords, banking details, and data tied to major firms like AT&T and Amazon
• The database was secured after disclosure, highlighting ongoing risks from exposed breach repositories

Indian software development platform Vibetech seems to have been collecting data exposed in various leaks and cyberattacks and creating one big repository.

Besides the questionable legality of the whole ordeal, an equally important issue is that the archive was sitting on the open internet, available to anyone who knew where to look.

AT&T, PayPal, and more

The news comes from Jeremiah Fowler, a security researcher known for hunting down non-encrypted, non-password-protected databases across the web.

Fowler's research found one database containing 13.7 million records, including a “collection of highly sensitive data from previous breaches,” including names, people’s phone numbers, email addresses, passwords, bank account details, and more.

“In a limited sample, I saw accounts and credentials belonging to individuals from multiple countries," Fowler noted.

The archive was split by company names - the majority of the records (almost eight million) came from an AT&T data leak, but other notable mentions include Amazon (1.2 million), Walmart (420,000 records), BluBank Digital Bank (24,000 records), and PayPal (18,000 records). There were even (relatively small) leaks from the FBI Employee Directory (4,084 records), as well as Interpol (929 records).

This is, by no means, your average data breach archive, as it contained passwords and banking details, which makes it infinitely more potent, as threat actors can directly access people’s online accounts, escalate privileges to deploy ransomware, and possibly wire funds directly from people’s bank accounts.

Fowler later discovered that the IP address of the database was connected to a data intelligence platform operated or developed by Vibetech, which, Fowler speculates, was collecting datasets from previous breaches or leaks, and inadvertently made them publicly accessible without authentication.

The researcher notified both the company and the hosting provider, and the database was restricted and made no longer publicly accessible, soon after. Furthermore, a day later the IP address no longer hosted the plaintext credentials and instead displayed an Information Security Management System (ISMS) compliance platform dashboard.

Unprotected databases - the bane of internet privacy

According to Fowler’s report, there is a “growing number” of organizations that intentionally collect and sell breached credential datasets, apparently for research, monitoring, or threat intelligence purposes, but the question is how legal the activity actually is.

“Although these datasets can provide valuable insights into attack trends, credential reuse, and emerging threats, organizations that collect compromised personal information operate in a legally and ethically complex environment,” Fowler argues.

Unprotected databases are one of the leading causes of data leaks. In many instances, these are unintentional - businesses generating or harvesting data often misconfigure their buckets or are under the impression that securing the data is the cloud provider’s responsibility.

For example, in early 2024, Cybernews discovered an archive with personal information on approximately 223 million Brazilians. Brazil is a country of 214 million people, making some researchers speculate if the country’s entire population was exposed. The researchers said they discovered the database after running a query in Elasticsearch but couldn’t determine who the owners were.

Earlier still, in 2021, a B2B sales and marketing company leaked personally identifiable information (PII) of up to 126 million US citizens, when researchers discovered an unsecured database on Amazon’s cloud computing platform AWS. The archive, owned by a US-based marketing company OneMoreLead, included email addresses, home address, and phone numbers, and more could easily have been used to perpetrate identity theft, financial fraud, or be used to devise effective phishing campaigns.

Individuals who think their information may have been exposed in any of these breaches should change their passwords immediately and be careful with incoming email messages.

If I could scoop up the feeling of playing any game for the first time and relive it, I’d use my free pass on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Thankfully, after two hours with the game in an early access preview with Nintendo of Europe, I’m fully backing the 40th Anniversary remake for the Nintendo Switch 2 as the next best thing.

I was invited to play through the first 45 minutes in Kokiri Forest, a quick 15-minute jaunt across Hyrule Field and into the Hyrule Castle Town Market, as well as the entirety of Adult Link’s forest temple, and in that time, I was totally won over on this long-awaited remake.

From what I’ve seen so far, Ocarina of Time’s 2026 remake is faithful to the original, but additive in all the right ways. Having replayed the same segments in the original through Nintendo Switch Online post-preview, though, these refinements make the two feel worlds apart, and I think the 2026 remake is shaping up to be the definitive way to enjoy the Hero of Time’s epic adventure.

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Rendered in vivid greens and cerulean blues, the Nintendo Switch 2-exclusive 40th Anniversary remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a feast for the senses. The biggest talking point and most drastic change is, of course, the art style.

The level of detail could be described as maximalist, from the intricate woven patterns on Link’s iconic green garb to the litany of floaties, sprites, and fairies crowding the airways of Kokiri Forest. However, online discourse suggests it hasn’t been to everyone’s taste — nor was it to mine, at first glance.

From playing the game, I’m reassured that the art style makes sense in Ocarina of Time’s Hyrule. Nintendo has a history of shifting artistic gears with each new era, but there’s a sound logic, thematically, behind its arguably garish style.

The game has always had plenty of visual cues for the loss of innocence, the death of magic, and the corruption of whimsy; I’ve previously compared many of Nintendo’s artistic treatments within Zelda games to mid-century fantasy media like The Lord of the Rings. That contrast is all the more apparent with such a lush backdrop to build upon, and every second I played felt totally immersive visually. Plus, with free camera movement and no fixed perspectives in Hyrule Castle Town Market, you can take in every angle of the world; it’s a facelift I feel the game really deserves.

There is a cartoonish quality to the character models, with some online naysayers calling them DLSS or AI slop-coded. While I still have my reservations when it comes to Zelda and Sheik’s models, they do fit well in this more fantasy-inspired Hyrule. Perhaps not to everyone’s taste, no, but welcome to the world of entertainment media where your feelings are not fact. To me, all of the stylistic changes feel true to what the game would have looked like if hardware back in the late 90s was capable of rendering it, but most crucially, the feeling of the original is preserved and, in places, improved.

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The soundtrack is grand and sweeping, refining an already beautiful soundscape with re-orchestrated themes, refreshed vocal efforts (read: Link’s “hyup” and “hyaah”s), and all-new cutscene voice acting.

Given there’s a lot more dialog now, too, nailing the voice acting feels more important than ever; I’m personally not sold on some of the performances, though. The sparse lines I heard from Navi weren’t quite as distinctive (nor annoying) as I was hoping for, and the Greak Deku Tree is less epic Shakespearean, more audiobook reader on 0.75x speed. In fairness, I wasn’t immediately impressed by some of Breath of the Wild’s voice acting, either, but over time these grew on me — perhaps it will be the same here.

I noticed in my time with the game a few shifts in the story beats; the Deku Tree gives some more context about spirit stones and the fate of Hyrule in his first meeting with Link, and Malon wasn’t in the Hyrule Castle Town Market by the fountain as she is in the original. Those hoping for a 1:1 repeat of the story might find themselves slightly alarmed when the full game releases, but what I’ve seen so far is minimal at best and serves only to neaten up the narrative and some translations.

Fundamentally, though, the core gameplay loop seems to have been preserved, and again, the bulk of what you’re getting with this remake is refinement. Smoother combat and tweaked dungeons and puzzles work around Link’s increased mobility; menus feel more streamlined, and locations for collectibles and items have moved around somewhat. It’s an altogether more cohesive package and offers older fans a chance to rediscover the Hero of Time’s world.

Outside of the obvious talking points already covered in Nintendo’s 40th Anniversary Zelda Direct back in September (Threads of Time quest log, better mobility with dashing, jumping, and swimming, fewer loading screens, etc.), the main addition I noticed that’s entirely new to me is Fairy Messages hidden around Hyrule. I only encountered two of these, but they seem to be a hint system for finding secrets and clues for dungeons. These appear to replace (and add to) at least some of Navi’s clues; though I did miss her near-constant yelling.

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I’d wager Nintendo was very intentional in choosing these segments for our demo to keep some of the bigger surprises and adaptations shielded from view before release; and my deepest desires for the remake lurk in these as-yet-unexplored locations.

Some are more expected; from extended gameplay footage and these recent demos, we already know the topology of some locations like Kakariko Village has changed, and arguably for the better, with more to see and do.

We were under strict instruction not to enter peripheral locations like the Lost Woods, and my hope is that’s because there’s a meaty change here. I loved stumbling through Breath of the Wild’s swirling mists and spindly trees; seeing something similar here rather than a series of logs would be a great reimagining of the location, and I'm all for borrowing from more recent games' success.

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I’d be willing to bet that changes will be more significant in later adult Link locations I didn’t see in my preview, though. It’ll be interesting to see how Nintendo navigates the gritty, dark themes in the new world of game age ratings and its more squeaky-clean image. Those who skipped the 3DS remaster might be surprised to discover that, in all likelihood, the blood stains in the Bottom of the Well and Shadow Temple dungeons might be heavily sanitized or entirely removed — but I’m really hoping they find a sensible way to keep the sinister atmosphere intact.

There’s also an opportunity to tie up some loose ends: namely, Zora’s frozen domain, which, presumably for file size reasons, never unfreezes after Adult Link defeats the Water Temple in the original game. It's one of my favorite locations, and seeing it returned to its vibrant ultramarine hues would make Link's efforts all the more satisfying.

These are nice-to-haves, but based on what I’ve played, Nintendo has built a reimagining of greatness from the ground up, and it might even be hard to return to the original without noticing its every flaw or limitation. I certainly struggled post-preview despite racking up more than 20 saves in my lifetime.

I’ll certainly be playing the full game when it releases on November 5th, so make sure to check back then for our full review. Provided it doesn’t take me eons to figure out the new Water Temple… again.

Formlabs is bringing its walled garden to home users, which may be a very big deal.

In an inevitable move, Formlabs, which dominates the professional resin 3D print market with high-quality machines that cater to small- to large-scale businesses, has made the move into the more affordable sector, verging on the enthusiast.

From the outset, it’s obvious that Formlabs mean business, and this is an aggressive move into the sector, with a machine that essentially pulls on the quality and design of the Formlabs Form 4, a machine that still retails for around $2,500.

The Form Studio 1, however, is priced at around $700, and while that’s still expensive compared with the competition such as the Uniformation GK3 and Creality Halot X1, as I started to use the machine, that price difference gets you far more than $200’s worth of a better machine.

While the Form Studio 1 is Formlabs’ more accessible resin printer, it still retains much of the professional workflow of the machines that have made them a go-to choice for industry professionals in medical, engineering and product design sectors.

This cheaper machine, for instance, features that same drop-in cartridge system that automatically feeds the resin tank, and the printer is able to monitor both the resin levels and temperature. It also uses the same PreForm software that handles model preparation, supports and print sending.

During my month with the machine, I went through the six resin cartridges supplied for the review and generally found the process unusually clean for this style of printer, especially with the three supplied tanks that I could lid and store after use, although, as ever, longer-term storage would require the usual lengthy tank cleaning process.

What really struck me was the quality of the machine, with some built-in filtration and odours even without the optional filter system did seem low, although it was still used in a well-ventilated workshop following the usual precautions.

While this printer is still more than most resin options, the quality of the machine, workflow and most importantly the models themselves are substantially better than most of the best 3D printers of this type that I've tested. If you are thinking resin, then at present this is the only machine that I would safely recommend.

Formlab Form Studio 1: Price and Availability

At present, the pricing for the Studio 1 Basic package has yet to be set but is expected to be $699 and $749 for the Flex package. The Basic package includes the printer, resin tank and build platform; the Flex package adds the flexible build platform, which I would highly recommend and accessories. The Form Studio Wash+Cure is expected to cost $199, while the optional VOC Extractor is listed at $179. The larger Form Wash V2 and Form Cure V2 are also compatible and sold separately.

Formlab Form Studio 1: Design

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The Form Studio 1 is relatively compact for a resin printer at 342 × 315 × 502 mm in dimensions and with a 200 x 125 × 235 mm build volume. Its orange-tinted cover shields the build chamber from ambient UV light, and you from the screen UV light during exposure.

The orange gives the machine the distinctive Formlabs look, and this, coupled with the transparent panels so you can see the electronics and status lights, gives it a very futuristic look. That Orange cover features a flip-up lid design, so when it comes to placing it, you also need to ensure that there's a bit of headroom. It’s a great-looking machine and will slip into any studio or workshop seamlessly, although I would still place it somewhere with good ventilation.

On the front, there’s also the large touchscreen, which gives you access to the printer’s settings and status. At the back, there’s a space where the resin cartridge slots into the side and feeds the tank once its vent is opened. The build platform, tank and cartridge are all easily accessible, and the overall finish feels closer to a professional product than most of the resin printers that I look at, although they have been steadily improving.

Alongside the printer, there are a variety of optional accessories, including the external VOC Extractor. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to test this, but it looks like a great idea and is something that I have seen with a couple of other resin printers recently, including the Creality Harlot X1.

However, even without this filter, I noticed less odour than with many resin printers I have used, although I don’t have any equipment to measure emissions, so I kept the printer near a window and ensured the workshop had plenty of ventilation. Formlabs is keen to highlight that it has been given UL GREENGUARD Gold certification with the VOC Extractor attached, which should mean that far more of those fumes will be filtered out.

Through the test, the Form Studio 1 sat alongside several new FFF 3D printers and, aside from the faint whirr of the motors, it remained relatively quiet. On the rare breaks when the other machines were quiet, the machine noise was noticeable, but it was a low background and rhythmical sound rather than the fast-paced motion noises of the other printers.

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Initial setup took around five minutes and only required me to fit the build platform and install the resin cartridge before plugging in the power. Then, once started up, I had to connect the printer to Wi-Fi and follow the touchscreen instructions.

One of the first prompts gets you to level the printer, and there's a small disc tool included in the packaging to help you level the machine. Inside one of the many sensors drives a graphical display on the LCD, and this helps with the levelling process. Some of the 3D printers I’ve been looking at recently are extremely heavy, and the effect that they have had on my workbench quickly became apparent at this stage.

While the legs of the machine offer plenty of adjustment, the state of my desk meant that I had to shim one of the machine's legs to get the printer level. Thankfully, the Bambu Lab R1 has been busy cutting place mats, and two of these under each of the right-side feet did the job, and a new workbench has been ordered.

Connecting the machine to PreForm on both PC and Mac was easy enough, although I would have preferred a more automatic discovery process. The process involves entering the printer’s IP address to make the connection; however, unlike other machines that use this approach, the input for the IP in the software is very apparent, and the IP itself shows on the printer's home page.

This manual approach to set-up may be related to the beta software supplied for the review, but it’s less seamless than the setup on some newer printers. USB and Wi-Fi are available; I used Wi-Fi for most of the review as I prefer not to be in the same room as the resin printers when the tanks are full. The other manual point here is that the resin cartridge and print material also need to be matched during setup, again with RFID so available. I would have thought it would have been a small step to include a chip in the cartridge so that it was automatically recognised.

• Design: 4.5/5

Formlab Form Studio 1: Features

(Image credit: Alastair Jennings)Specs

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Print technology: Masked stereolithography (MSLA), using Formlabs’ Low Force Display (LFD) engine
Build volume: 200 × 125 × 235 mm
XY resolution: 35 µm
Layer heights: 30–250 µm, depending on resin
Maximum print speed: 130 mm/hour with Alpha Fast Resin; average 40 mm/hour across materials
Materials: Nine validated resins; Open Material Mode included; no biocompatible materials
Resin handling: Cartridge V2 with automatic resin dispensing
Software: PreForm and Dashboard
Dimensions (W × D × H): 342 × 315 × 502 mm

First, placing the machine on the workbench, it’s obvious that the quality and design of the Form Studio 1 is a level up from other sub £1000 resin 3D printers. Formlabs, with the release of this machine, is moving aggressively into the sector, and while the build quality is excellent, this is matched by a set of features that are frankly so close to the flagship Form4, which is considerably more expensive, it’s difficult to see how any of the other companies are going to compete.

The machine uses Formlabs’ Low Force Display (LFD) print engine, with a backlight unit and LPU S1. This offers a 35-micron pixel pitch and 35-micron XY resolution, which is designed to produce fine detail, and through the initial parts of the test, it didn’t fail to impress.

The build volume at 200 x 125 x 235mm is slightly taller than the Form 4’s, and as I started to lay out models considering the size of the machine, it does seem substantial. A heated chamber and resin have become a standard feature of quality resin machines, and here it’s automatically integrated with the temperature control, dependent on the material used, but it will range between 25 and 45°C. A temperature monitor monitors the ambience inside, and further printers measure the resin level and print force, and through the software you can keep an eye on all the stats as well as the job status.

One of the features that I really like about the Formlabs printers is the cartridge system; this is used by some other manufacturers, and its use instantly cuts down on the fuss and is a far better and more reliable approach than when compared with the feed systems. One of the big differences, aside from the design, between this and the Form 4 is that the Studio 1 only has support for nine materials from Formlabs and none of the biocompatible options; however, it does feature an Open Material Mode.

The tanks are also a little simpler than those provided with the Form 4, and there are two tank types: the standard Form Studio Resin Tank, which is used for eth Alpha and selected Formlabs materials, while the Resin Tank Pro is required for Tough 1500 V2 and Open Material Mode.

Formlabs recommends a separate tank for each material; using an incompatible resin with the wrong tank can damage the tank film, something that I learnt a few years ago. For this test, I used the standard Form Studio Resin Tank and kept three tanks in rotation, assigning one to each material. That was easier than cleaning a tank every time I changed resin, although each tank still needs manual cleaning when you have finished with it or are leaving the printer unused for a few days. Seeing as how this machine has been running pretty much daily for the last three weeks, that hasn’t been too much of an issue, and when swapping tanks, I’ve given the remaining resin a quick mix before use.

One of the many optional extras provided by Formlabs was the Form Studio Build Platform Flex; this is of a different design to the one used in the Form4 but works just as well and is one of the most useful additions. In my experience, it has made removing parts much easier than prizing them from a rigid platform, which can be tricky.

It’s also worth noting that the printer is sold with either the standard or Flex platform, depending on the package and as the price difference is only around $50, I would definitely stretch to get the package with the Flex. The external VOC Extractor is another optional extra and again something that I would be tempted to get.

Backing the printer is the PreForm software, and this is the same as the version that I use with the Form4. It essentially enables you to import your models to the build plate, select the options and print. However, what I like about this is that you can import several models to different projects, choose the material and layer height, orient the parts, generate supports and send jobs to the printer in a queue; this is far more fluid for workflow than the approach of most other slicers, although PRUSA Slicer has taken steps towards this style of workflow as well.

Once a model is imported, there’s a quick one-click button that handles orientation and supports, and for the majority of models this worked incredibly well, while there are also manual controls when I needed that, enabling the ability to adjust support density, contact points, rafts and pillars.

For larger models that can become weighty, there’s a hollowing option with the further ability to add drain holes when you need to reduce resin use or prevent trapped resin within the model.

The touchscreen on the front is huge, and the user interface that it displays is the best I have used on a 3D printer: clear, straightforward and designed to get a job going. What it doesn’t really enable you to do is tinker too much with the settings, although it does offer some adjustment, with more detailed controls in PreForm.

Back to PreForm, while the basics are straightforward, it does take a little more time to figure out all the intricacies, with the main Dashboard keeping print history, job status, materials, notifications and printer information all in one place. For me, the major part of the software is being able to prepare the next job while another was printing, and through the test, the history made it easy to find previous files for repeat jobs. While the setup was not entirely automatic, once connected, the software does make the workflow straightforward.

Pre-supported models made for other slicers can be used but will need Formlabs print settings or exposure adjustments. Checking through the Formlabs’ guide, they recommend using an FPS file for imported pre-supported models and adjusting exposure in small increments if those files have been prepared in Lychee or Chitubox; in this test, all files have been run through PreForm.

• Features: 5/5

Formlab Form Studio 1: Performance

(Image credit: Alastair Jennings)

The initial setup and priming of the printer really set the tone for the review, which, from the perspective of the machine, was very much hands-off.

After that initial setup and installing the tank and cartridge, aside from replacing each as a cartridge ran out or I needed a material change, there really was little need to approach the machine for any other reason aside from removing the prints.

AS the review progressed, the reliability of the print process was what really stood out. Checking through the specifications and fact sheets, there’s plenty of information about the technology and sensors, and it all sounds impressive. However, what this comes down to is one of the easiest to use, least messy, but not mess-free resin printers on the market.

The experience of this printer is so close to that of the Form4 that the difference in use between the two is marginal, and as I don’t print with biocompatible materials, my personal experience of the two is actually very similar. Just that the aesthetics of the Studio 1 take the design of this and all 3D printers up a notch.

As the review progressed, the Form Studio 1 continued to produce clean, detailed prints, and as I switched from the White to clear resin, I didn’t get a single failed print; however, that may be partly due to my familiarity with resin printing and the need for the correct positioning of the supports, but it also felt like a far more reliable process than most other resin printers.

This process started at the setup with the tank slotting into place and the bottle of resin, or cartridge, being dropped into the slot at the back of the machine. The pop vent on the bottle is then opened, and that’s it. When you finish with that resin, you close the vent, pull out the cartridge and pop in the next, all nice and easy.

If you do go down the open resin route, then you select the options and either clean out an old Formlabs bottle and refill with your open resin or go down the traditional route. However, for the price difference in resins, I would personally stick with the Formlabs as it’s just about as good as you get.

The great feature of this system is that as the resin in the tank starts to diminish, it simply refills as needed. In this test, when the resin did get low, the machine pauses and enables you to make the switch; however, in the software it also gauges the amount of resin used so you know how far the print will get prior to starting printing.

After running through a series of my usual test models, I turned to the NK_Heracles and Nemean Lion model by Nerikson, with the model available in 75mm and 100mm sizings. This is a model that I often test with printers, and due to the complexity and quality, few, if any, printers really do it full justice.

The print times and size of the model are often an issue as well; however, the 75mm split into its three parts fitted comfortably onto the build platform and with a bit of shifting around, I managed to get the full 100mm version onto the plate. The fact that it all fitted was in itself an achievement, but then the 10-hour print time was far faster than I’ve seen before. I ended up running this print through twice just to check consistency, and both times it ran through without issue.

I then ran through printing the Metal Slug SV-001 Tank, which took 2 hours 44 minutes; a series of figures; and pinhole-camera exteriors and each printed at speed and with absolute consistency.

Each pinhole-camera exterior took around four hours to print using standard white resin; the interiors will be coated later. These models gave me a mix of larger models, figures and functional parts, and when it came to the actual print process, everything was very straightforward, especially with the Flex plate enabling almost instant print release, with no battles.

As I ran through my test models and then a few more with the resins provided, I was increasingly impressed with the speed and consistency of the prints. While Formlabs quotes a maximum print speed of 130mm per hour with Alpha Fast resin at a 250-micron layer height, the prints with the standard resin were slower, but still even the largest model, which did take 10 hours, I felt was still respectable.

Alongside the hardware is the PreForm software, and this can initially be a little daunting. As I loaded up some models, the printability warnings appeared, and you have to work through adjustments with the support tools and other features to ensure that everything prints ok; this alert system obviously works, as through the test I didn’t get a model that failed.

(Image credit: Alastair Jennings)

I also liked the fact that as the machine was working, I was able to queue up the next job, so when the print finished, the next could be loaded. If you work in a studio with repeat models being printed, this workflow just makes things easy.

As I’ve mentioned, the print process is about as streamlined as it gets; however, resin prints still need to go through the post-process clean-up. As the models came off the printer, they’re wet and uncured, and need washing and post-curing before handling and use.

Because of space restrictions, I used the Form Wash and Form Cure from the Form 4, although the newer Form Studio Wash+Cure units were supplied with the review.

Formlabs recommends isopropyl alcohol for washing, which is quite standard, and there are slightly differing times for the wash and cure process dependent on the resin you’re using.

The Form Studio 1 is an impressive machine, capable of producing superb, and in fact, best-in-class resin prints. If you need to print functional parts, parts with absolute dimensional accuracy and a look that is hard to tell apart from injection moulding, models for desktop gaming or jewelery then this is an ideal option. However, do always keep in mind the clean-up process and those optional extras that are really essential.

• Performance: 5 / 5

Formlab Form Studio 1: Final verdict

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It looks likely that this machine will retail for around $700, which makes the Formlabs Form Studio 1 a superb resin printer and one that will completely disrupt the market.

Having used the Form 4 for two years, the print quality of this new machine is remarkably close, and after a month with the Studio 1, I have to say I preferred it over the far more expensive machine.

The resin tank changing involves fewer parts, and the transparent sides and large touchscreen give the machine a refined feel. I might not be able to print with the bio-materials, and there are a few other smaller features that Studio 1 doesn’t have, but for the majority of users this is absolutely spot on.

Looking at the market for this style of printer, it is still expensive, and when you add in the optional extras, the price rises further with the Flex platform, optional VOC Extractor, resin and wash-and-cure machines.

Even so, if you need detailed, dimensionally accurate parts or want to produce small model runs, the print quality and ease of use make the Studio 1 the machine that I would go for over all others. My one wish is that there was a machine that meant that I didn’t need to handle the resin at all, but then with a requirement for supports, there is a sacrifice for the quality that resin enables.

Should you buy the Formlab Form Studio 1?

Value:

Premium for a hobbyist printer, but the workflow and print quality may justify it for regular use.

4.5

Design:

Compact, well-finished and easy to access, with useful transparent panels and a touchscreen.

4.5

Features:

Automatic resin handling, sensors and PreForm make a capable ecosystem.

5

Performance:

Fine, consistent prints in my test; add measured benchmarks and print count.

5

Total:

A refined resin printer for serious makers and small studios.

5

Buy it if...

You need finely detailed resin parts.
The print quality and PreForm workflow make it a strong choice for prototypes, models and small production runs.

You want a more controlled resin workflow.
The cartridge feed, automatic refilling, touchscreen and job monitoring make everyday use cleaner and simpler than on many hobbyist printers.

Don't buy it if...

You are just starting out or have a tight budget.

Cheaper resin printers can make sense if you are willing to do more of the setup and handling yourself.

You want a printer that needs no post-processing.

Resin parts still require washing, and most materials require curing. The printer reduces the mess; it does not eliminate it.

Read more: I've also tested out the best laser engravers.

70mai 4K A900 Ultra: two-minute review

While many of the best dash cams on the market come with plenty of features and functions, not all of them boast 4K shooting capability. The dual-channel 70mai 4K A900 Ultra captures 4K footage not only with its front-facing camera, but also with the rearward-facing unit that makes up this potent dash cam bundle.

This camera combo benefits from Sony Starvis 2 IMX678 sensors in both units too, which combined with the 4K, HDR and 70mai’s own Night Owl Vision 2.0 processing, means the bundle is perfect for capturing footage night and day. The resolution is impressive, with the f/1.8 front lens capable of shooting 3840 x 2160P (4K) at 30fps, and the f/1.6 rearward camera able to shoot the same 4K quality at 25fps. The field of view for both units is a generous 130 degrees.

The rest of the specification is similarly impressive, with the chunky main camera featuring a 3-inch rear-facing screen and four control buttons, which makes adjusting settings and previewing footage easy. There is a 5-system built-in GPS, and buffered emergency recording that captures up to 3 minutes and ten seconds before and 30 seconds after an incident.

Bonus appeal is delivered with the likes of 70mai’s Smart Parking Surveillance 2.0 (subject to hardwiring the unit into a vehicle), a Driver Fatigue Alert, and 4G Cloud+ 2.0 compatibility that delivers a live view, remote playback and two-way voice communication that covers all bases on the security front.

While capturing 4K footage soon amasses lots of chunky files, the 70mai 4K A900 Ultra features Wi-Fi 6, which means the transfer of footage and general file management is both quick and easy, with speeds of up to 45MBps. Another plus of the 70mai 4K A900 Ultra comes via compatibility with 70mai’s Battery Pack Mini, which gives assured backup power, and up to 30 days of parking surveillance without draining your vehicle’s battery.

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Topping off an impressive set of features is hands-free voice control, while the unit itself features supercapacitor technology that offers more durable performance across the ranged of temperatures that occur inside vehicles over time.

All of this is squeezed into a compact box-shaped design for the main camera unit, while the rearward-facing camera is a fairly typical tube-shaped design. Both units can be attached to screen glass using supplied adhesive pads, and everything needed for the job comes inside the box.

The 70mai 4K A900 Ultra is therefore a one-stop solution, although it is worth noting that a hardwire kit, which unlocks the potential of around-the-clock surveillance monitoring, will need to be purchased separately. Otherwise, the units can be powered via a standard 12V in-car power socket, for which an adapter is supplied. The 70mai Battery Pack Mini is also sold as an optional extra.

70mai 4K A900 Ultra: price and availability

In the US, the 70mai 4K A900 Ultra is priced at $299.99, but at the time of writing can be purchased directly from the US 70mai website for $239.99. In the UK, the 70mai 4K A900 Ultra is priced at £231, but is currently available for £185 from the 70mai website.

70mai 4K A900 Ultra: specs70mai 4K A900 Ultra dash cam specs

Video

Front: 3840 x 2160P (4K) 30fps

Rear: 3840 x 2160P (4K) 30fps

Field of view (FOV)

130 degrees front / 130 degrees rear

Storage

MicroSD up to 512GB

GPS

Yes 5 system

Parking mode

Yes, with constant power cable, not included

App support

70mai app

Dimensions

3.62 x 2.36 x 2.02 inches / 9.2 x 6.0 x 5.14cm

Weight

0.52lb / 0.24kg

Battery

Yes

70mai 4K A900 Ultra: Design

I’ve tested several dash cameras from the 70mai stable, and always found them to be well designed and very nicely made. The 70mai 4K A900 Ultra follows that theme, with a good-looking exterior for the main camera unit that sits upfront. Meanwhile, the tube-shaped rear-facing camera looks fairly conventional, but is also very well put together.

The main camera unit feels great in the hand, weighty and chunky. It also features a built-in mounting bracket, which is non-detachable. The angle-adjustment bracket that joins the camera unit, and the sticky attachment that fits to the windshield felt quite stiff to adjust, but this makes sense when you consider how much vibration and bumping around the unit will be subjected to over time, and should mean that the position of the camera remains consistent over time.

Up front, the lens protrudes from the front of the camera unit, but not so far as to be intrusive when fitting to the windshield. The side of the unit has a slot for microSD cards up to 512GB capacity, and the port for connecting the power and rear camera cable. I like the way 70mai does its connectors, with a push fit for the camera wire that feels almost locked in place once it has been pushed in. Again, having a durable design for components like this means there’s less chance for failure over time.

There’s a 3-inch screen on the back of the front dash camera unit, which is a good size for previewing footage and the like, as well as making the setup process nice and easy. It took me mere minutes to power-up the camera using the supplied 12V power plug and cable. From there, picking through the installation options and setting the language, time and date options was easily achieved via the four plastic buttons directly below the screen.

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Both cameras can be fixed to the glass using the supplied self-adhesive pads. In the case of the front unit this has to be applied to the bracket and then stuck to the screen. There are static sheets for anyone who wants to stick these to the glass first, which isa good option if you think you’re going to need to peel it off and move to another vehicle at some point. The rear camera has its sticky pad already fixed to the bracket.

Getting this into position in a rear window can be tricky, depending on the vehicle, but the good news is that the lens barrel can be rotated into its optimal position, and the view it captures checked within the front-facing screen on the front. This is presented as a picture-in-picture view, so any tweaks can be made if the view doesn’t look quite right. 70mai does sell an optional hardwire kit for anyone wanting to access the entire suite of features and functions, including round-the-clock vehicle surveillance.

(Image credit: Future)70mai 4K A900 Ultra: Performance

I found the 70mai 4K A900 Ultra dash cam very easy to use once I’d got it installed and ready to go. As mentioned, the initial setup procedure is very straightforward, and can largely be done without consulting the manual thanks to the simple step-by-step process, which includes formatting the memory card. I especially liked the way the chunky buttons on the back of the camera could be used for making adjustments. Combined with the 70mai app, which I’ve used before, this combination makes light work of everyday file management duties.

Which brings us to the subject of the video. The 4K quality produced by this twin-channel camera combination is excellent, and I found the after-dark footage it captured was as good as footage shot in daylight. The 70mai engineers have clearly put some effort into squeezing the maximum detail from their HDR software, and the results are clear to see in the clips on this page.

The cameras also coped admirably with variable light quality and weather conditions, as well as sudden changes in lighting such driving through a tunnel, as illustrated in the clips here. Importantly, there's good definition in details such as license plates and road signs.

One of the more interesting features of this dual-channel dash cam is its use of low-voltage differential signaling, or LVDS. 70mai claims this means the 4K feed from the rear camera is relayed as a digital signal, with no re-encoding, which ultimately means there's no compression carried out, even though there is quite a long cable connecting the two camera units. 70mai also says the connection features 20ms ultra-low latency. In essence, that should mean that if you're using the feed from the rear camera when reversing, you'll see it in real time, without any lag. On a more practical note, the more efficient cabling seems thinner than usual too.

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Overall, the 70mai 4K A900 Ultra dash cam is a potent package that left me wanting for nothing. Naturally, the files are chunky, but the latest Wi-Fi transfer capabilities of this bundle and a rock-solid app means file management really isn’t an issue. Granted, the microSD card tops out at 512GB before it starts looping, but I found that transferring files from the camera to cloud-base storage was about as easy as it gets.

As always, one important thing to note is that anyone wanting to use the parking-monitoring feature will to purchase the optional hardwire kit.

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Should you buy the 70mai 4K A900 Ultra dash cam?

(Image credit: Future)Buy it if...

You want top-quality video
There's no doubting the capability of the 70mai 4K A900 Ultra dash cam, thanks to its 4K shooting power. Better still, you get similarly potent video capture from the rear camera too.

You value extra features
The 70mai 4K A900 Ultra dash cam comes with a host of added-value features, including excellent after-dark capability, and parking surveillance via the optional hardwire kit.

You want more power
The 70mai 4K A900 Ultra dash cam can be boosted by adding 70mai's Battery Pack Mini as an option. This avoids any worries about battery drain, and makes the twin-camera setup even more versatile.

Don't buy it if...

Twin cameras are more than you need
Lots of us tend to think driving standards have been slipping, and so all-round protection is useful. But if you crave simplicity then a single-camera setup will suffice.

You're looking for a budget option
The 70mai 4K A900 Ultra dash cam is best described as a mid-range model, and while it is competitively priced, there are cheaper bundles out there.

Fitting a dash cam is a chore
The downside of the 70mai 4K A900 Ultra dash cam is that it requires twice as many cables to be plumbed in behind trim panels. A single-channel camera might therefore be a better bet.

How I tested the 70mai 4K A900 Ultra dash cam

• I installed the dash cam in an SUV for a test period of around four weeks
• I used it during daily commutes as well as for longer trips on a mix of roads
• I installed the 70mai app and used it to view, manage and save 4K files

70mai loaned me the 4K A900 Ultra dash cam along with everything I needed to test it, including a microSD card.

I installed the twin-camera bundle in a test vehicle using the supplied cables and connectors. I didn't call on the option of using a 70mai hardwire kit, which offers a more permanent means of supplying power, and enables parking-surveillance features. I didn't get to try the 70mai Battery Pack Mini either, which is another option offered by the company.

I did, however, make good use of the supporting 70mai app. I've tested this before, and it's received a few tweaks here and there since I last used it. As a result, the app works very well indeed, especially when it comes to managing the larger files generated by the higher-quality 4K setup.

• First reviewed October 2026

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