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With A $200 Budget, Here's How 4 Southern Interior Designers Transformed Their Front Porches

Refreshing your decor for the summer should start with the spot you and your guests frequent the most: the front porch. After all, what's a Southern home without a welcoming social hub where you can cool off during the scorching summer heat waves? With some strategic seasonal finds from Amazon, we know revamping your outdoor space doesn't have to...

Fujifilm X

　　The X-H2S is pro-spec flagship model designed for shooting sports and action. It introduces the firm’s latest sensor, which is still 26.2MP in resolution, but now employs stacked technology for rapid shooting at up to 40 frames per second. Andy Westlake puts it through its paces to find out if its the best Fujifilm camera. 　　Fujifilm X-H2S at a glance:...

DJI Mini 3 Review – for a drone’s eye view

　　The DJI Mini 3 is the cheapest drone from DJI but how does it compare to the DJI Mini 3 Pro, and should you be looking at this for your first drone? 　　DJI Mini 3 at a glance: $379 / £349no controller $469 / £429with RC-N1 controller $609 / £569with DJI RC controller Drone with integrated camera Take-off weight 248g...

OM System OM

　　The new OM System OM-1 Mark II is the latest flagship camera from OM System, and updates the original OM-1. With high-speed continuous shooting, a weather-sealed camera body and new computational features, is this the most advanced and therefore best Olympus camera ever made? 　　At first glance the OM System OM-1Mark ll doesn’t look very different to the original OM-1....

Love Island’s Samantha Kenny swears by this £4.50 hair product to combat humidity

　　If there is something we love at Closer HQ (aside from Joey Essex and Bridgerton-style dresses), its a brilliant beauty recommendation. Especially when the product in question is 1) affordable 2) celebrity-endorsed and 3) stops our hair from having a Monica Geller from Friends humid moment. 　　Luckily, eagle-eyed Love Island viewers spotted Samantha Kenny, a make-up artist from Liverpool, using...

Lexar Professional CFexpress Type B Card Silver Series 128GB – fast but affordable storage

　　With the latest generation of professional cameras offering high-speed, high-resolution shooting for both stills and video, conventional SD cards are no longer always able to keep up. Getting maximal performance therefore requires the use of CFexpress cards, which come in two different sizes. Sony uses the smaller Type A cards, but the other major camera makers have all adopted Type...

Coach Outlet Just Dropped Black Friday-Worthy Deals On So Many Stylish Accessories—All 70% Off

The best part about freshening up your look for summertime is the colorful accessories you can easily pile on without overheating. Your wardrobe is having its moment in the sun (literally), so put the spotlight on mood-boosting bags and accessories. Forget investing in quality pieces when you can head to the Coach Outlet to enjoy some spectacular markdowns. The...

Tecno Camon 30 Premier 5G review – flagship performance at a low cost?

　　With products aimed primarily at emerging markets, Tecno is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer that has been producing some impressive devices for quite a while. But will the Tecno Camon 30 Premier make it to our list of the best camera phones for photography? Read on to find out. 　　The Tecno Camon 30 Premier 5G is the company’s latest flagship device,...

Sony Alpha A6700 in

　　While Sony usually releases a couple of new full-frame cameras every year, its APS-C line-up receives less love and attention. As the first new A6000-series model since 2019, the Sony Alpha A6700 is an updated replacement for the Alpha A6600, which currently sits atop the firm’s stills-focused APS-C range. At £1,430 body-only, £1,550 with the compact 16-50mm zoom, or £1,800...

Samsung Galaxy A55 Review – Best cheap Samsung?

　　The Samsung Galaxy A55 is one of Samsung’s entry-level phones, but being the A55, it sits at the top of the Galaxy A range. This means you can expect some mid-range or even premium level features. AI however, is not one of these. 　　However, with an RRP of £439, you may even find the phone on offer for under £300,...

Samsung Galaxy S22 Review: still worth buying in 2024?

　　Superceded by the S23 in Samsungs flagship S series, these days the Samsung Galaxy S22 is available for mid-range prices as a veteran in smartphone terms two years old. Does this place it among the best mid-range phones available? Find out in our review by expert Joshua Waller. 　　Key Features at a glance: 50MP main wide-angle, f/1.8, OIS, 23mm equivalent 12MP ultra-wide-angle,...

Best Accessories for the Fujifilm X100VI

　　There’s no doubt that the Fujifilm X100VI is the most popular camera of the first half of 2024, and by quite some margin. It is, apparently, the most pre-ordered camera ever, with long waiting times to get hold of one. But if you’re one of the lucky photographers to have got your hands on this desirable camera, what are best...

Fans swear by these New Look sandals which look ‘so much more expensive’ than they are

　　Sandal season is finally upon us – well sort of. But by this point, we’re refusing to tuck our tootsies away in trainers any longer, especially when there are so many incredible sandals on offer. Don’t believe us? Well let us tell you a little something about our one of our go-to stores for summer sandals: New Look. New Look...