
Alan Martin
Alan Martin is a former tech writer for Shorlist. Alan also has bylines for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The i, Wired, NME, ShortList, TechRadar, The Independent, The Evening Standard, Macworld, Expert Reviews, Coach, IT Pro, Tom's Guide, The Inquirer (RIP), Rock Paper Shotgun, T3, Gizmodo UK (RIP), PC Pro, Ideal Home, Livingetc, Stuff, Business Insider, Wareable and Trusted Reviews amongst others.
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Aldi and Lidl win big at the Gin Masters Gold Awards
Gindependent praise
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Netflix has a new podcast out - it's the DVD audio commentary of 2019
On two films to begin with
By Alan Martin Published
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Galaxy Watch Active 2 set to get Apple Watch-like health tracking
ECG for you and me
By Alan Martin Published
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Hemp laced rum is now a thing. Groovy
Spirit of the 60s
By Alan Martin Published
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New MacBooks set to fix the laptop's biggest problem
Goodbye Butterfly
By Alan Martin Published
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Amazon’s Echo Clock is finally available in the UK
But Alexa is nowhere to be seen
By Alan Martin Published
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Apple TV+ shows might not be as family-friendly as previously thought
Parental advisory
By Alan Martin Published
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Amazon’s Lord of the Rings director is no stranger to blockbusters
Tolkien no chances
By Alan Martin Published
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These two new gaming headsets from Audio-Technica are premium and powerful
A sound investment
By Alan Martin Published
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Whisky could be under fire, thanks to Trump tariffs
One whisky strategy
By Alan Martin Published
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The Flash movie has changed hands (again)
Flash-ionably late
By Alan Martin Published
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Samsung has finished fixing the Galaxy Fold
Out with the Fold, in with the new
By Alan Martin Published
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Pro Evo, no? Sony makes big change to July PlayStation Plus free games
UPDATED: Old-school football no more, Detroit Human comes on as sub
By Alan Martin Published
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Panasonic’s new TVs are designed for Netflix
Automatically calibrated for a picture-perfect stream
By Alan Martin Published
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Vizio brings its Dolby Atmos soundbar to the UK
A sound investment
By Alan Martin Published
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Johnnie Walker Black Label Origin Series celebrates Scotland
Top of the Scotch
By Alan Martin Published
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Nintendo is considering more consoles for Switch Online
Come on Super Mario Galaxy…
By Alan Martin Published
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Amazon has a Taylor Swift-headlined music concert streaming for Prime Day
...but you’ll have to stay up late to watch it live
By Alan Martin Published
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The weight is over: Fat Thor now has an official name
Bit of a Thor point
By Alan Martin Published
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The complete Game of Thrones Blu Ray box set is a work of art
Winter is coming (but not soon enough)
By Alan Martin Published
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NBC is taking back The Office from Netflix - and it's costing them $500m
Not the Dwight call
By Alan Martin Published
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The Commodore 64 is coming back - and you can make your own games
64 games built in, or make your own
By Alan Martin Published
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The Steam Summer Sale is now on: 5 best games to get today
Fill your boots!
By Alan Martin Published
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Did Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul just tease an imminent Breaking Bad movie release?
...or a mutual fondness for donkeys
By Alan Martin Published
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