Lloyd Coombes
Lloyd Coombes is a freelance tech and fitness writer. He's an expert in all things Apple as well as in computer and gaming tech, with previous works published on TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Live Science and more. You'll find him regularly testing the latest MacBook or iPhone, but he spends most of his time writing about video games as Gaming Editor for the Daily Star. He also covers board games and virtual reality, just to round out the nerdy pursuits.
Latest articles by Lloyd Coombes

Google unveils new AI weather model that beats traditional forecasts
By Lloyd Coombes published
Google's DeepMind AI is now more accurate than leading weather systems when it comes to forecasts.

Huge smart TV sale at Walmart — 7 deals I'd get now from $88
By Lloyd Coombes published
Upgrade your home entertainment system with these huge TV deals at Walmart.

Win! Best PS5 accessory deals I'd get right now
By Lloyd Coombes published
The PS5 is a fantastic console, but these deals will help you level up your console gaming experience.

10 best gifts for PC gamers in 2024, according to a PC gamer
By Lloyd Coombes published
From keyboards to mice, and even a GPU upgrade, here are the best gifts for PC gamers in your life.

Black Friday graphics card deals — huge savings on Nvidia RTX 40-series GPUs
By Lloyd Coombes last updated
Been holding out on upgrading your GPU? Now is the time to upgrade, with big Black Friday deals.

Forget NotebookLM — ElevenLabs launches new podcast creation tool
By Lloyd Coombes published
ElevenLabs is offering a new podcast creation tool that could help you catch up on your reading backlog.

Claude gets custom style feature — makes the AI chatbot write just like you
By Lloyd Coombes published
Claude's new styles option will write like you do, with three preset styles included, too.

Runway launches Frames — a new AI image generator that creates custom worlds
By Lloyd Coombes published
Runway is introducing a new image generation model, with a big focus on being able to curate stylistic choices for your images.

The best gifts for streamers in 2024: Input, PCs, desks and more
By Lloyd Coombes last updated
Looking to upgrade your streaming setup or just getting started? Our gift guide has you covered.

Walmart just launched a huge Black Friday robot vacuum sale — 7 deals I'd recommend buying
By Lloyd Coombes published
Walmart has Black Friday robot vacuum deals galore, so you can get some help tidying for under $100.

Live Camera is coming soon to ChatGPT — here's what we know
By Lloyd Coombes published
'Live Camera' code has been found in the latest ChatGPT beta, suggesting OpenAI's new visual AI could be closer than ever.

OpenAI could be launching a browser to challenge Chrome — here's what we know
By Lloyd Coombes published
OpenAI could be working on a browser to rival Google's own Chrome, as it continues to work to wrest control from the tech giant.

I tried Hume's new AI voice app — it's good but needs some work
By Lloyd Coombes published
Hume's new AI voice app is neat, but gets a little lost at times.

Early Black Friday gaming laptop deals — 5 epic sales I'd recommend today
By Lloyd Coombes last updated
Save on a new gaming laptop and play huge games on the go — and maybe get some work done, too.

I'm upgrading my smart home ahead of Black Friday — these are the deals I'm getting from $19
By Lloyd Coombes published
Get big discounts on everything from doorbells to thermostats with my smart home deal picks.

ElevenLabs now let’s you create a custom voice from a text prompt — here’s why that’s exciting
By Lloyd Coombes published
Use text prompts to give your characters new voices with ElevenLabs new model.

Early Black Friday Apple sale — 11 deals I'd get on AirPods, MacBooks and iPads with up to $500 off
By Lloyd Coombes published
Save big on Apple products with these deals available ahead of Black Friday.

Meet Mochi-1 — the latest free and open-source AI video model
By Lloyd Coombes published
Mochi 1 is looking to take the generative video crown from SORA. Here's why it has a chance.

StabilityAI releases Stable Diffusion 3.5 — a step up in realism
By Lloyd Coombes published
Stable Diffusion 3.5 marks the next step in generative AI images.

Meta Movie Gen looks incredible — 5 impressive examples
By Lloyd Coombes published
Here are the best uses of Meta Movie Gen we've found so far.

Dell's Black Friday preview has monitors from $79 — 9 deals I'd shop right now
By Lloyd Coombes published
Save on gaming monitors and work monitors alike with Dell's latest round of deals, which are Black Friday cheap.

Here comes the holodeck — AI breakthrough lets you play a game from an image
By Lloyd Coombes published
You can now generate a game from an image with AI World Models.

Anthropic CEO says AI will help us live longer and cure disease — here's how
By Lloyd Coombes published
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote a 10,000 word essay outlining the future AI will bring about and it includes us all living longer.
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