Washing machines

Hoover AXI washing machine review

Rating: 4
Author: James Stables

By James StablesJune 21, 20191 Min Read

Impressive smart skills done right

All too often smart features are a gimmick on appliances – but Hoover has added real benefits to its AXI washing machine. App control is genuinely useful and the added context should help you achieve better results. But the diagnostic elements of the app are a genuine reason to choose connectivity, and if it can extend the life of our appliances, we’re all for it.

Pros

Smart wash cycles
Connected diagnostics
Remote control

Cons

Connected mode
Awful Alexa control
No drying

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James Stables

James is the co-founder of Wareable, and he has been a technology journalist for 15 years. He started his career at Future Publishing, and worked on Windows: The Official Magazine until becoming editor of What Laptop Magazine. As an editor of technology media titles, James launched Windows 8: The Official Magazine, and TechRadar's iPad magazine edition .tech. After these launches, James became the features editor of T3 Magazine and T3.com and was a regular contributor to TechRadar – before leaving Future Publishing to found Wareable in 2014. James has been at the helm of Wareable since 2014 and has become one of the leading experts in wearable technologies. He has provided expert comments to a host of sources and has appeared on BBC News and Sky News to talk about smartwatch releases James also appeared as an expert on Channel News Asia's documentary on wearable tech. He has also spoken about wearables at a range of events, and hosts a monthly wearable technology event called Wearables London. And James has also moderated wearable tech panels at Web Summit, IFA, and The Wearable Technology Show.