Would you pay £1700 for a washing machine? Samsung thinks so
We go hands on with all Sammy’s smart home tech at its European Forum in Marbella – read on for first impressions of everything from future TVs to fridges

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact review
Can small phones be built without compromises? Sony thinks so, squeezing top specs into a regular sized hero [updated with video]

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) review
A do-it-all tablet with a gloriously hi-res screen, the Note 10.1 is Samsung’s best tablet yet [updated with video]

Toyota FCV is the fuel cell-powered eco warrior motor due on roads in 2015
Some CES tech makes us swoon, some tries to save the world – Toyota’s FCV concept somehow does both

Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboard is the closest thing to a hoverboard you can ride
This solo-wheeled Kickstarter project combines skating, snowboarding and Segway tech in magical ways at CES

3Doodler 3D printing pen gets nozzles, DoodleBlock moulds and accessories at CES
Scribble through thin air in fat plastic, now in different shapes and thicknesses

Can anyone build a smartwatch we’d actually wear? MetaWatch’s Meta thinks so
Designed by an ex-Vertu chief, the new high-end Meta watch is ready to stomp all over Samsung and Sony’s efforts. Maybe a smartwatch really can be sexy…

Lenovo’s ThinkPad 8 packs power and pixels into an iPad Mini-sized Windows 8.1 tab
Here at CES, the ThinkPad 8 is the belle of the Win 8 tablet ball so far with a Full HD screen, Atom innards and nifty QuickCover stand

Pebble Steel: the best smartwatch you can buy now has build quality to match
Our favourite smartwatch gets a metal makeover at CES, plus Gorilla Glass screen protection and leather straps

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2013) review
When the William Shatner cardboard cut-outs sell out, your back-up Christmas gift should be the new and improved Kindle Paperwhite. Here’s why.

Nokia Lumia 2520 review
Nokia’s first ever tablet is a polycarbonate slice of tech history – but is it good enough to compete with the iPads and Androids when it’s hobbled with Windows RT?
