Tech Addicts 2026 – Smooth Sounds, Hard Clicks and a Retro Fix

Posted on April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 by garethmyles

Alright, tech heads, here’s what’s buzzing this week: We’re diving wrist-first into the sleek, premium vibes of the OnePlus Watch 4 Titanium, then switching gears to pure audiophile bliss with the Topping DX9 DAC to see if it really earns its bragging rights. We also explore a clever browser tool that might just expose whether you can actually hear the difference between FLAC and MP3 (brace yourself), before getting hands-on with the futuristic Turtle Beach MC7 wireless mouse, yes, it’s got a touchscreen. Retro lovers, you’re eating good too, as SNK teases a modern take on the NeoGeo AES, blending nostalgia with new-school convenience. And finally, we round things out with Roberts’ latest portable radios, proving that classic listening still has a place in our always-online world.

With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon
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News

OnePlus Watch 4 titanium smartwatch launches with up to 16 days of battery life

Topping’s new DAC promises “remarkable” sound from both headphones and speakers alike

‘Turns out I’m deaf’: Someone built a browser tool to test the difference between Hi-Res Audio FLAC and lossy MP3 with your own music, so you’ve no excuse for getting it wrong

Turtle Beach launches $160 wireless mouse with 2.25-inch touchscreen and 10-hour battery life

SNK is releasing a modern NeoGeo AES console with ‘unrivaled authenticity’ and £70 game cartridges

Roberts announces two stereo portable radios, one of which has Spotify Connect

Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant

Feedback on Hiding my Film/TV files from Google Photos

Ted recipe…

Make a folder on the card, say “Video Parent”.
Put the .nomedia file in that folder.
Make another folder off of “Video Parent” called, say “Ted’s Videos”.
Put all the video files in there (in nested folder structure if you like), then get VLC (or other players) to reindex from that folder, not the first.
So Google Photos (and the Android system) ignores “Ted’s Videos” (because of the .nomedia file in that folder) and the thumbnails are not littered through the Google Photos App.
And VLC (and any other Media Playing app) is happy once pointed to Ted’s Videos (and sub-folders) and indexed again.
The trick was nesting one folder in another and putting the .nomedia file in the first one, then flowing the nest of folders further down the tree.

Now, the Xperia 5 Mk V’s poxy little 128GB storage is near-empty and everything is on my super-fast 1TB microSD Card!

Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus i3 (not i5) 256GB/8GB, Neptune Blue £399 from £649

NiPoGi E3B Mini PC AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS £399.99 Was £599.99

Bang & Olufsen Beosound Explore Bluetooth Speaker £164 from £219

Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 £161.46 Was: £205.21

Zoom ZDM-1 Podcast Pack Podcast Dynamic Microphone, Headphones, Tripod, Windscreen, XLR Cable, £64.30 from £93

INIU Power Bank, Smaller & Lighter 10000mAh £18.99 was £26.99

Fosi Audio SK01 Headphone Amplifier £64 from £80 – Operating Guide!

Fuse Vert AT Vertical Record Player with Audio-Technica Cartridge – £225.63

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