How to win January – 7 inspiring ways to upgrade your life with tech in 2026
Looking to upgrade your life with tech in 2026? Here's how the TechRadar team are doing it –and how you can do the same.
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New year's resolutions are the last thing you need after the holidays – so below we've rounded all of our personal 'tech resolutions' instead.
These friendlier commitments don't involve hitting gyms or giving up chocolate. Instead, they're about using gadgets or apps to nudge your life in the right direction, or simply help you survive the brutal month that is January.
The ideas are below are just for starters, too – we'll be updating this page over the next week with more expert musings from the TechRadar team.
1. This year I'm buying Blu-rays again like it's 2016 – here's why you should too
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Buying Blu-rays isn't just about nostalgia – it's a tactic that increasingly makes sense in a world of 'streamflation' and ever-changing catalogues.
TechRadar freelance writer Carrie Marshall feels so strongly about it, she's made a nine-step manifesto on why you should join her Blu-ray quest in 2026...
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2. I’m an AI expert – here are my top 5 secret tools that could change your life in 2026
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Yes, ChatGPT and Gemini are great AI tools, but are they really the best ones for everything? And are there unsung alternatives that people are secretly using to run their lives?
TechRadar freelancer writer and AI expert Eric Hal Schwartz has gathered his five favorite lesser-known AI tools that could become significant parts of your arsenal for everything from organizing finances to cooking in 2026...
