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I spent two weeks testing Amazon’s new Echo Studio, and I love the stylish new design — but I’m not sure it’s worth the audio-quality trade-offs

Amazon’s new, second-generation Echo Studio is powerful yet petite, offering a full retinue of home theatre features and Alexa+ compatibility – but was the trade-off for a smaller form factor worth it?

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Pokémon Pokopia is my favorite Nintendo game in years, but its ‘narcissistic’ Pokémon are too polite for my liking

Pokémon Pokopia has broadly remained a mystery since its first announcement, with little given away about its gameplay mechanics and storyline; I’ve spent two weeks playing, and it’s a surprise worth waiting for.

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Echo Show 11 review: a new, bigger screen size but less for the privacy-conscious

The Echo Show 11 is undoubtedly an accomplished smart display, but it doesn’t quite have enough reason to live. The specs are broadly the same as the Echo Show 8, and the design is just as good as the Echo Show 10 it’s replacing. So, why is it more expensive?

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Using La Pavoni's Europiccola lever espresso machine is a labor of love, but the steep learning curve made me a better at-home barista

This isn’t one for the simple coffee drinker; making coffee using La Pavoni’s Europiccola is a labor of love for the true coffee enthusiast, baristas, or those who simply have way too much time on their hands

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