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Scotsman
27 minutes ago
- Scotsman
Bluetti Elite 100 V2 review: portable power station now £499 in Amazon sale
The Bluetti Elite 100 V2 is a very competent little powerhouse - and an absolute bargain in the summer sale | Amazon This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. We put Bluetti's new Elite 100 V2 through its paces – here's what we think of the rugged portable power station now £499 in Amazon's deal. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Bluetti's Elite 100 V2 has only just launched, but already it's having £300 knocked off the price. Visit Amazon right now, and you'll find a voucher offering this huge discount - slashing the cost of a brand new unit down to £499. This means that, for as long as the offer lasts, you can grab one of the ultimate outdoor tech accessories for the price of a decent tent. And the possibilities of what you can do with the power put out by the Elite 100 V2 are pretty amazing. It has, for example, an 1,800 watt power output from its built-in inverter, and there's a 2,700w "power lifting" mode which is enough to run pretty much any outdoor appliance you can throw at it. Its outputs give it plenty of uses, and it can charge phones or speakers for days | Amazon All this power means you could run a 40-watt fan for 18 hours, or an electric griddle for 1.6 hours, or an electric camping kettle for an hour. To give this a boost, you could connect it to a solar panel, and that's another big boast for the new 100 V2, it can take up to 1,000 watts of solar power. On the subject of charging, the 100 V2 can "turbo charge up to 80% in 45 minutes, thanks to a new 1,200 watt AC input, and it charges faster than any other unit off its car input. Six times faster, in fact. There are four USB sockets, including two USB-C, and one of these can pump out 140 watts, which is impressive, and then two three-pin AC sockets and a car cigarette lighter socket. Connect it to the app and you'll unlock a range of smart features | Amazon It all adds up to become an impressive piece of kit for outdoor work, or a decadent camping trip, or even basic off-grid living. And, to remind you, it currently costs just £500. There are, however, a couple of caveats. Firstly, it's a big old unit. At 12.5kg it's slightly heavier than its closest competitor, the Jackery Explorer 1000 V2, and it's slightly more awkward to carry around, with a built-in fixed handle at the back of the top panel that makes the unit hang awkwardly as you lug it around. And while it feels very robust, and you have confidence it could withstand a few knocks, it's not completely waterproof, unlike some of its rivals. That said, the display on the front is a good size, and it pairs up well with Bluetti's excellent app for remote monitoring and control. It also runs off the latest LiFePO4 cells, which are safer, more efficient, and have better longevity. In fact, Bluetti reckons it'll still perform strongly after 10 years of use.


The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Amazon now offers same-day grocery delivery in 1,000 cities
Amazon has significantly expanded its same-day grocery delivery service, now available in 1,000 US cities, with plans to reach 2,300 by the end of 2025. This strategic move aims to intensify competition with Walmart, which currently leads the U.S. online grocery market. The service is free for Amazon Prime members on orders over $25, with a small fee for smaller orders, and a flat fee for non-Prime customers. Amazon reported over $100 billion in gross sales from groceries and household essentials in 2024, excluding Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh. The company has been building its grocery presence for nearly two decades, including the launch of Amazon Fresh, opening physical stores, and acquiring Whole Foods.


Scottish Sun
2 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
I made £1,800 by dobbing in my neighbour – it paid all my bills and rent for a month & anyone can do it
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) YOU could earn thousands by reporting abandoned properties on your street. YouSpotProperties allows you to earn money by reporting homes that are no longer in occupation and run down. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Lisanda (spotter) and co-founder, Ben Radstone The website gifts £20 Amazon or M&S vouchers to members of the public when the reported home meets the criteria. You can go on to receive 1% of the purchase price if the property goes on to be sold. This is typically capped at £10,000. Lisandra made £1,777 after reporting an empty home she spotted on a walk to her local bus stop. The 37 year old from Crawley said it was the overgrown garden that caught her attention. "Upstairs windows on the first floor were covered with OSB boards, and the bins always appeared to be in exactly the same place. I just knew the house was unoccupied.' She remembered a news story she read about the website and decided to report it as she had "nothing to lose". 'It took months to receive my £20 voucher, but I was delighted when it came through as it was essentially free money. "The surprise was that it took so long as I'd completely forgotten about it.' She later received a call that the property was sold and she would receive a cut of £1,777. All in all, the process took up to a year for Lisandra to get her hands on the cash. And it could not have come at a better time for the Portuguese native. I'm being forced to tear down my loft conversion - my neighbours call it a 'monstrosity' but I'm going to fight back She recently resigned from her job and was hoping to have a break before stepping in to a new role. Lisandra added: "The money was like an extra salary and meant I could stay home for a few more weeks – a bit of a miracle. "I've always believed life brings you what you need when you really need it, in my case it came at a fantastic time for me.' Ben Radstone, co-founder of said: 'Lisandra's story is a reminder of the power and potential of involving local communities in the benefits of getting their empty and derelict houses back into use. He shared the abandoned house was owned by a married couple who were in a dispute over the property following their separation. HOW TO REPORT EMPTY PROPERTIES If you spot an empty property, take a picture of it and upload it to You will also need to share the address of the property. It can take a few weeks or months to hear back from the team. But you will receive a £20 gift voucher for M&S or Amazon if the criteria is met. You can go on to be handed 1% of the purchase price if the team have helped bring the property back into use. They had stopped paying the mortgage for over a year and the bank had started repossession proceedings. Ben added: "We mediated between both the husband and wife to come to an agreement on a sale of the property within a three-week period, and helped avoid repossession." MORE SUCCESS STORIES And Lisandra is not the only spotter who has managed to score some cash. In June, confirmed it handed out more than £1 million in reward monies and vouchers to members of the public. Balham resident Rebecca scored £10,000 after hearing about the initiative after seeing a post on social media. Speaking at the time she said: "The house in question though – on the corner of my road - I thought would be the least likely to get anywhere." "It's a large, 2,000 square foot, late Victorian house with some intricate detailing." The Sun also heard from Mikhail Chekhrinov who has made £8,000 by using the feature.