John Higgins
Editor
John Higgins writes product reviews, buying advice, and editorial analysis for Truthful Reviews.
Latest Reviews
Recent published work from John Higgins.
eufy SoloCam E42 Review
eufy's 360-degree 4K outdoor camera runs on solar power and stores events locally without a subscription, with HomeKit support and strong night performance — held back mainly by digital-only zoom.
Xiaomi Buds 6 Review
Xiaomi's open-fit Buds 6 pair Harman tuning and aptX Lossless with both Apple Find My and Google Find Hub, and finally make the format convincing — if you accept limited ANC and recessed bass.
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Gen 2 Review: Comfort First
The second-generation Arctis Nova 7 is light enough to forget you are wearing it, with spatial audio that gives a real competitive edge and unusually deep Sonar software. The retractable boom microphone is the weak point, and only sounds good with the software installed.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Review: Refinement at a Price
Thinner at 215 g, brighter at 2,880 cd/m² and finally quick to charge, with silicon-carbon endurance of 21 hr 27 min — Samsung’s new folding flagship refines rather than reinvents, and drops the S Pen doing it.
Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2nd Gen Review: Silence, Benchmarked
Second of 57 in the current over-ear ranking and the noise-cancelling benchmark: fan hum, jet rumble and whistle all erased, with freely adjustable intensity. The trade-offs are a narrow soundstage, 39:10 hours of ANC runtime and a premium price.
Shokz OpenDots 2 Review
The current open-ear test winner — 1st of 41: perfect comfort scores in every scenario including with glasses, 10 hrs 51 min measured per charge and 48 hrs 31 min total, Bluetooth 6.1 and IP57. Soft deep bass and a fixed, unadjustable fit are the trade-offs.
Sony Bravia 9 II Review
The best LCD in the current rankings — 4th of 57 overall: a mighty 3,940 cd/m² peak, effectively complete DCI-P3, an immense 90.5% BT.2020 and unusually wide angles for LCD. Two HDMI 2.1 ports and early-days UK availability are the catches.
Mio MiVue 955W Pro Review
The value pick of the dash-cam field: sharp 4K with recognisable plates day and night, a rare assistance suite with UK speed-camera alerts, and event handling that saves the preceding clip too. Inadequate SD-error warnings and mini-USB are the flaws.
LG OLED 55G6 Review
The current test winner of 57 televisions: 3,597 cd/m² peak brightness, an unmatched 3,546 cd/m² in Filmmaker mode after a firmware re-test, 99.7% DCI-P3 and 165 Hz with 11 ms lag. A single tuner, no DTS/HDR10+ and thirsty HDR are the deductions.
Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Review: Blayzer Optics Gen 2
Meta’s prescription-first smart frame wears like ordinary glasses at 49.2 g, with a genuinely good 12 MP camera and speakers that replace open-ear headphones. Unfinished AI, an LED-tampering loophole and subscription creep are the honest caveats.
Samsung Galaxy Buds4 Pro Review
Samsung’s flagship buds entered the rankings 3rd of 119: wide, precise sound, 11 hrs 3 min measured single-charge stamina, IP57 and Bluetooth 6.1 with Auracast. No iOS app, no universal multipoint and ANC that concedes the frequency extremes are the catches.
Sony WH-1000XX The Collexion Review
Sony’s luxury over-ears earned perfect comfort and build scores — the most comfortable in the test’s recent memory — with 36 hrs 51 min measured battery and a 15-minute charge yielding 14 hours. ANC that lets low frequencies through and a "very expensive" price verdict temper it.