Verity Burns
Recent articles by Verity Burns
18 of the best garden gadgets for 2025
Here’s our pick of the best garden gadgets to make the most of your outdoor space.
Troubleshoot | How to choose an underwater camera
When it comes to underwater cameras and waterproof kit, what should you look for?
Best soundbars to buy in 2024 reviewed
The ideal upgrade to your home cinema system
The best festival gadgets in 2024
Get prepared for a summer full of festivals with these helpful gadgets.
Sky Glass: New smart TV could spell the end of the satellite dish
Get a first look at Sky’s first television, Sky Glass, which aims to shake up how we buy and pay for our TVs and entertainment.
How do noise-cancelling headphones cancel sounds?
Noise-cancelling headphones use a phenomenon called 'destructive interference'.
Does vinyl really sound better?
CD and vinyl certainly sound different.
Do I need to buy expensive wires for good audio quality?
It depends on the type of cable.
How does a soundbar simulate three-dimensional sound?
Partly angles, partly clever processing.
How do we convert audio from analogue to digital and back?
Computers and phones can't process analogue signals - but they can convert them.
What’s a bitrate, and what has it got to do with music quality?
Bitrate depends on how much the file is compressed.
How do amplifiers work?
Louder for the people in the back.
Bluetooth, AirPlay, Chromecast… Does it matter how I connect to my wireless speakers?
It depends on your priorities.
Troubleshoot | How to master the Raspberry Pi 4
The credit-card-sized computer is back for a sixth generation, and it’s finally ready to replace your desktop PC. Raspberry Pi’s co-founder Eben Upton tells us more.
Troubleshoot | Coding for kids
You don’t have to get technical to teach kids how to code. It’s all about learning through play, says MIT’s Professor of Learning Research, Mitch Resnick
A feast for the eyes: three top 4K TVs tested
Be it Netflix, Sky Q or the latest blu-ray player, wherever you get your UHD content from you'll need one of the latest 4K TVs - we see if three of the best are worth their salt.