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Shortlist · Pets

Best pet water fountains: six fountains from 2 to 7.5 litres compared on capacity, filter, power and material

A fountain gets a cat to drink, which is most of the point, and then asks you to clean it weekly and buy filters monthly. What decides which one is capacity against the animals drinking, the filter and how often the maker says to change it, whether the pump runs from the mains, USB or a battery, and the bowl's material. Six fountains from Catit, Cat Mate and PetSafe, on the makers' figures.

Updated 23 October 2026

Shortlist · Bathroom

Best bathroom scales: six body-composition scales from a no-app Salter to the eight-electrode Withings

Every scale here does the same trick: a small current through your feet estimates fat, muscle and water from how your body resists it. What differs is the maximum weight, the step size, whether it syncs by Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or not at all, how many people it remembers, and whether it measures your top half or guesses it. Six scales from Salter, Renpho, eufy and Withings.

Updated 23 October 2026

Review · Fitness

Sunny Health & Fitness Smart Folding X-Bike review: the 23.5 kg folding bike with a backrest, bands and an app

The one folding X-bike on our shortlist with a maker's page behind it: 14 magnetic levels, a padded seat with a mesh backrest, resistance bands clipped to the frame, Bluetooth to Sunny's app and a 135 kg rider limit, in a frame that weighs 23.5 kg. This review is about what the backrest and bands add, what 23.5 kg means for folding it every day, and what Sunny states and the listing supplies.

Updated 23 October 2026

Shortlist · Sleep

Best sunrise alarm clocks: six wake-up lights from Lumie and Philips, on the makers' own figures

A wake-up light is a lamp on a timer: it brightens over a set number of minutes before the alarm so you surface slowly instead of being yanked awake in a dark British winter. The figures that matter are the sunrise length and whether you can change it, the sounds and radio, the light colours, and the warranty. Six models from the two makers that publish those figures, Lumie and Philips, compared.

Updated 23 October 2026

Review · Pets

SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder review: the lid that opens for one cat, and what it does and does not solve

Not an automatic feeder in the usual sense: nothing is scheduled. The SureFeed's lid slides open for the cat whose microchip or collar tag it has learned and shuts behind it, so a diet cat keeps its food and a greedy housemate or the dog keeps out. This review is about what the lock changes, how the sealed bowl works for wet food, what the batteries last, and what you still do yourself.

Updated 23 October 2026

Shortlist · Car

Best tyre inflators: six 12 V and cordless pumps compared on pressure, speed, hose, power and weight

A tyre inflator turns a warning light into a two-minute job instead of a trip to a forecourt with a bag of coins. The figures that matter are how fast it moves air, whether it stops at the pressure you set, how far the cable and hose reach, whether it runs from the car's socket or its own battery, and whether it will do a bicycle. Six pumps from Ring, Bosch and Michelin, on the makers' figures.

Updated 23 October 2026

Comparison · Car

Viofo A229 Plus 2CH vs Nextbase 322GW with Rear Window Camera: the two front-and-rear dash cams, on evidence

Two front-and-rear bundles at a similar price from opposite philosophies: Viofo's enthusiast camera with Sony STARVIS 2 sensors at both ends, 1440p and HDR front and rear, and Nextbase's high-street camera with a touchscreen, Emergency SOS, a 720p rear module and a shop to take it back to. The decision is footage against safety features, and who you call when it goes wrong.

Updated 23 October 2026

Review · Bathroom

Withings BodyFit review: the scale that measures the top half of you, and what the handle is for

Every smart scale passes a current up one leg and down the other and estimates the rest of you. The BodyFit adds a handle with four more electrodes, so arms, legs, torso and abdomen are measured separately rather than inferred. This review is about what segmental analysis changes, what the 40-plus metrics are worth, and what Withings states and does not about the hardware.

Updated 23 October 2026