Eight products we tested and got really annoyed with
27/12/2021
Translation: machine translated
Not good, just not good. Or even really bad. Here comes the collection with reviews from 2021, where the editors could find few reasons to buy the tested product.
As editors of an online shop, we don't have to find everything great. This selection of articles with tests proves that.
1. smarter than Magnus Carlsen?
Toy expert Ramon Schneider found a four-win game in three dimensions pimped with artificial intelligence while cleaning up. Like chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, it has defeated his opponents again and again and again. That's why Ramon finds the thing "invincible."
2. velo pants test bikers
Sometimes it's the products we're unhappy with. Here, sports editor Patrick Bardelli gets the frustration of a pair of cycling pants he tested.
3. apple marketing vs. reality
You're supposed to be able to shoot Hollywood-quality movies with the iPhone 13 Pro, Apple's marketing machine promised at the launch of its best-selling smartphone. Video expert Armin Tobler tried it out together with film expert Luca Fontana.
4. yawn! - a Marvel movie to fall asleep to
No atmosphere, a boring story, dull images - the Marvel movie "Eternals" is for fan Luca Fontana a single disappointment, as he writes in his merciless review.
5th calendar without sex appeal
In mid-November, I handed editor Carolin Teufelberger the Durex Advent calendar for a test. I could have guessed what would come of it. She mercilessly exposed the weaknesses of the lovelessly made love play stimulator.
6. Roomba is not part of the family
Is the family life compatible with a robot vacuum cleaner? That's what editor Kevin Hofer wanted to know, and his answer is: no. As smart as the latest generation Roomba may be, it's still hardly any help to him because he has to clear too many obstacles out of the way.
7. carbon, but not much else
At the beginning of the year, editor Dominik Bärlocher held a smartphone in his hands that was lighter than ever before. This was thanks to the material carbon. But as new as the shell of the Carbon Mobile 1 Mk II was, the technology inside was old. Therefore, there was a clear non-purchase recommendation.
8. first fluffy, then flat and fuzzy
Editor Natalie Hemengül treated herself to fluffy Birkenstock sandals - and soon regretted the purchase. Cuddly socks have now been rehabilitated in her home.
Test failures at a glance
You don't want to rely on the editors' verdict? That's okay too. Here you'll find all the products that failed our 2021 test - if they're still available in the shop.
Smartphones
Carbon Mobile Carbon 1 MK II
256 GB, Original Carbon Fiber, 6.01", Dual SIM + SD, 16 Mpx, 4G
Martin Jungfer
Head of Content
Martin.Jungfer@digitecgalaxus.chJournalist since 1997. Stopovers in Franconia (or the Franken region), Lake Constance, Obwalden, Nidwalden and Zurich. Father since 2014. Expert in editorial organisation and motivation. Focus on sustainability, home office tools, beautiful things for the home, creative toys and sports equipment.