Hamish Hector
Hamish Hector covers the fast-moving edge of consumer technology with a particular focus on virtual reality, augmented reality, and smart glasses, while still handling broad tech news across the masthead. His work connects hands-on testing with clear judgments about whether new devices and features are essential upgrades or hype-fueled distractions. He is a Senior Staff Writer, News at TechRadar, contributing written coverage, on-air analysis, and platform distribution across a wide range of topics.
Virtual reality, augmented reality, and smart glasses
Hector’s defining specialty is the world of virtual reality and augmented reality, where he tracks hardware, software, and the broader health of the XR ecosystem. He has written in-depth impressions of Meta’s upcoming VR Glasses, highlighting their dramatically lower weight compared with Apple Vision Pro and positioning them as Meta’s best headset yet.
In a feature asking whether VR is “back from the dead,” he uses those glasses to argue for a brighter future after a difficult year for the category, balancing optimism with market reality.
Smart glasses are a recurring subject, treated with both enthusiasm and caution. He has examined Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses, detailing trade-offs like the removal of cameras alongside gains such as better battery life and Dolby Atmos support. In features on Meta Ray-Ban Scriber Optics and Oakley smart glasses, he describes why these are among his favorite gadgets of the year while also confronting privacy concerns and social friction that make wearing them controversial in everyday life.
Across these pieces he combines technical detail, real-world testing, and thoughtful discussion of comfort, design, and the social acceptability of always-on cameras and AI features.
Beyond Meta’s hardware, Hector follows competing XR efforts and adjacent devices, including Xreal glasses, XR arcade cabinets that rekindled his interest in Quest 3, and reports of ByteDance developing new XR hardware. The through-line is a broad, platform-agnostic view of immersive tech, where he looks at how different headsets, glasses, and accessories fit into daily life rather than treating them as niche enthusiast products.
Weekly tech news roundups and breaking stories
Alongside XR coverage, Hector regularly curates and writes weekly roundups of the biggest tech stories under the ICYMI banner, giving readers a single digest of the most important developments. Recent editions have spanned topics from Apple’s latest iPhone launches and laptop responses from Google to Meta’s AI Tamagotchi experiments, new compact speakers, and broader AI advances from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. These pieces show him stitching together mobile, audio, AI, smart home, and gaming news into clear, prioritized summaries of what matters that week.
His news work also includes individual stories on corporate moves, product launches, and security incidents. He has covered quotes from Nvidia’s CEO on AI and employment, surfaced hacking revelations around Flock cameras and the sharing of vehicle-tracking data, and reported on new robotics factories capable of producing thousands of autonomous devices a year. Across these articles he leans on straightforward explanations, emphasizing what changed, who is affected, and why the story belongs among the week’s most significant tech developments.
Hands-on gadget testing, deals, and consumer advice
Hector spends a significant portion of his time testing gadgets and translating that experience into clear buying advice. He has spent weeks with devices like the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra, questioning whether the generation-on-generation improvements justify an upgrade from earlier models. He contributes to broader masthead roundups such as “The best tech of 2026 so far,” where he helps select and contextualize the standout phones, TVs, laptops, cameras, smartwatches, and more that have impressed in testing.
Across these pieces he uses a broad base of product knowledge to explain whether a new gadget is a must-buy or a fad fueled by marketing.
Deal coverage is another recurring strand of his output, especially around major sales events. His headlines have highlighted last-chance Prime Day savings on Lego Star Wars sets, record-low prices on Amazon Fire TV Sticks, and big discounts on OLED TVs from Samsung, LG, and Sony. In more everyday consumer pieces he has spotlighted products like a favored coffee maker on sale at Target, grounding the story in specific price drops and why that hardware stands out.
He also reviews and recommends audio accessories such as Sony headphones, VR audio straps that improve both sound and battery life, and Bose-tuned glasses, again blending performance impressions with clear advice on value.
His coverage extends into software and ecosystem changes that affect how people use their devices, including iOS 26.5 updates that unlock Apple Watch and AirPods features for third-party alternatives within the EU. He frames these changes around practical impact, emphasizing where policy shifts, interoperability, or new features make platforms more open or compelling for everyday users.
On-air analysis and broader platform work
Hector’s role at the masthead goes beyond written articles into audio and video commentary. He co-hosts the TechRadar Podcast, where recent episodes have seen him dissect the Pixel 9a’s design, debate whether Apple has hurt the smartwatch market, and discuss Samsung’s One UI delays in the context of Android’s update cycle.
In a separate opinion piece he describes himself as a “certified Apple hater” while explaining how new Apple Intelligence tools such as Spatial Reframe are strong enough to make him consider switching from Android, using that personal stance to frame a detailed critique of Apple’s AI strategy.
Outside the podcast he creates short-form video content about major tech news for platforms like YouTube and TikTok and manages the distribution of TechRadar articles on social channels such as Facebook and Instagram. This platform work mirrors the clarity of his writing: he focuses on explaining complex trends quickly, connecting hardware announcements, AI features, and ecosystem shifts to the everyday choices of mainstream consumers.
For communications teams, he is a consistent presence across the masthead’s written, audio, and social output whenever a story touches VR, smart glasses, major platform updates, or headline-grabbing consumer tech launches.
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