This week, I travelled to China with Ecovacs to get a deeper understanding of what the future holds for the robotics company.
I'll pull together some deeper dives into what that means next week, but one of the most interesting products I saw was a robot butler, which could put dirty washing in the machine, pick up and organise shoes on the floor and take a dirty mug from your desk when you're finished with it.
The demo robots were pretty slow moving and gentle, and probably a few years away from prime time. But it was undoubtedly cool.
While there are examples of humanoid robots everywhere, the reality is that we'll end up seeing products more like the Ecovacs robot butler before we see as full body human robot in the home.
Because I was in China, it's a bit slower on the news and reviews front this week. But there are still plenty of deals to browse!
Until next week
Nick @ BTTR
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This week's news
- TV giant Hisense expands into personal audio with HiClips » It makes sense for Hisense to have a headphone category, though I am surprised they went with the clip-on style for the first product.
- MOVA's V70 Ultra Complete wants to out clean your corners » The suction spec on this vacuum seems ridiculously high.
- DJI's new Osmo Pocket 4P camera has two lenses and zero excuses » If the Osmo Pocket 4 has a flaw, it's the lack of a real optical zoom. This promises to fix that flaw!
- D-Link's new router has more 10-gig ports than your excuses for slow Wi-Fi » Now the NBN can do more than 100 Mbps, having a router to match the ighest speeds is important.
- HP just turned the humble keyboard into your whole PC » Bring your own monitor!
New reviews
- DJI Osmo Mobile 8P review: The remote it always needed » If you want to shoot stable video on your phone, I don't think you can go wrong with this, though a dedicated pocket camera is going to be more convenient in the long run.
Best deals this week
Here's a taste of this week's top deals. There are 64 total this week.
- Save $1,100 on 16-Inch LG gram Pro Copilot+ PC Windows 11 Home Lightweight Dual AI Laptop (1.2kg) intel Core U7, IPS Display - 16Z90U-G. AU75AP at LG - Was $3,599, now $2,499
- Save $600 on Samsung 65" LS03H The Frame QLED 4K Smart TV 2026 (QA65LS03HEWXXY) - $1,595 at The Good Guys - Was $2,195, now $1,595
- Save $352 on Google Pixel 10 Pro 5G (Dual Sim, 128GB/16GB, 6.3'') - Obsidian at Mobileciti - Was $1,699, now $1,347
- Save $140 on Samsung Ax5500 Air Purifier (Silver ) at Samsung - Was $699, now $559
- Save $70 on PULSE 60MP 10X Optical Zoom 4K Dual Screen Silver with Charger and Extra Battery at Camera House - Was $189, now $119
- Save $45.08 on Black Studio-Grade Folio Flip Case & Corning Glass for iPad Pro 13" M5 | ESR at ESR Tech - Was $148.5, now $103.42