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70 AEG SenseCook BPE842720M Electric Oven 71 Char-Broil Digital Electric Smoker

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55 Bosch Serie 8 WAYH8790GB

A+++ energy rated, with a 9kg drum, Bosch’s app- connected washer is just plain convenient. It’ll analyse your load to select the best wash settings, automatica­lly adjust itself to tackle specified stains, and reduce your wash times and water consumptio­n along the way. Added bonus: its motor uses magnets rather than brushes for a smoother, more efficient spin, and the side walls are treated with antivibrat­ion tech so you might even be able to hear yourself think while this smart machine is washing your smalls. £969, bosch-home.co.uk

56 Dyson Big Ball Animal 2

So-named not just because it eats pet hair for breakfast, but because it’s a real animal in terms of performanc­e. Dyson makes the best vacuum cleaners. Period. So no surprises that, if you’re a pet owner, the Big Ball Animal 2 is one gadget you can’t live without. It sucks in fine dust and particles, pumping out cleaner air and keeping allergens to a minimum. If your dog happens to barrel into it, the vac will self-right itself then keep on cleaning like nothing happened. Slick. £299, dyson.co.uk

57 Philips Hue White and Colour Ambiance

If you’re taking your first steps in smart lighting, Philips’ starter set is the perfect entry point. The T3 Platinum award-winning system is mature, fast to react, and compatible with every smart home platform worth its salt. And the results are spectacula­r: the colour range of these RGB bulbs is impressive, they can be tied to games and TV for an extraimmer­sive experience, and tweaking (or even automating) their white temperatur­e can help you to feel relaxed, energised and happy. £170, meethue.com

58 Hive Active Heating 2 Kit

The Hive Active Heating thermostat is smart, saves you money and, unusually for a thermostat, it’s even a bit sexy. But the biggest selling point of getting the Hive Kit isn’t necessaril­y the ability to tweak your heating remotely, it’s everything else that can be partnered with it. Hive has built a smart home ecosystem, from lighting to cameras to security sensors, all of which play nicely with home assistants and, even more helpfully, with each other thanks to Hive’s advanced app and web controls. From £179, hivehome.com

59 Bosch Smart Home Security Starter Kit

When something goes wrong at home, from a break-in to tendrils of suspicious smoke, you want to know about it fast. This home alarm starter kit, which combines an ingress sensor with a connected smoke alarm and pet-proof motion detector, offers up some serious security and a great platform to build on. Going on holiday soon? Use the Bosch Smart Home app to set your smart lights on a ‘presence simulation’ cycle, fooling potential burglars into thinking you’re home when you’re not. £350, bosch-smarthome.com

60 LG WK7 ThinQ Speaker

Smart speakers are trendy, but not everyone goes to the lengths LG has to ensure optimum sound quality. Created with the high-end speaker experts at Meridian Audio, the LG WK7 is an accomplish­ed room-filler as much as it is a Google Assistant device. With a built-in DAC that’s certified for Hi-Res Audio over Bluetooth, 24-bit upsampling, Chromecast built-in for streaming over Wi-Fi, this is quite the audio experience. Read our full WK7 review on p97. £199, lg.com

61 Pawbo Munch

Get your dog hooked on your gaming habit with an auto treat dispenser that plays games. Load the Pawbo Munch with treats, then use the supplied remote to give your dog a tasty snack. If you have a Pawbo+ pet camera do it via app remotely. The screen shows symbols in a of match-three game (with sounds), where your pet gets their treat when the right symbols appear on screen. It certainly keeps your pooch entertaine­d while you’re out. £149, pawbo.com

62 Neato Botvac D7 Connected

If you’re going to assign a robot to keep your carpets clean, make sure you choose a good one. And Neato’s top-of-the-line D7 Connected fits the bill perfectly. The D-shaped bot, perfectly sculpted to get into corners and edges, will map out your home using lasers. Keep your valuables safe from its brushes (which are 70 per cent bigger than those of the Roomba) by setting up no-go zones. All this, and it’s a dab hand at dealing with pet hair too. £799, neatorobot­ics.com

cook it up 63 Smarter Fridgecam

You might think your fridge is the last place you’d need a camera, but how many times have you wasted food or bought ingredient­s only to find you already have them in the fridge? Smarter’s wireless camera shows you a live, on- demand feed of the inside of your fridge and snaps a photo each time you close the door. By doing so it enables you to keep tabs on what food is in the fridge at any given time and when produce is likely to go off. £149.99, store.smarter.am

64 Tefal Cook4Me Connect+

Get your very own kitchen assistant with this smart multi- cooker. It can steam, fry, boil, stew, braise, and cook rice, taking the graft out of cooking. The cooker is Bluetooth- enabled, so simply select a recipe from your phone, throw the ingredient­s into the Cook4Me Connect+ and it’ll start cooking. There are 200 recipes to choose from, accessible via the screen on the cooker and the app, including starters, mains and desserts. £257.99, argos.co.uk

65 Terrallion NutriTab

Take the guesswork out of meal preparatio­n with these appconnect­ed smart scales. Put food on the NutriTab, tell the scale what the ingredient is, then watch it measure the nutritiona­l value of that ingredient. This type of nutritiona­l insight is great if you’re following a particular diet or are trying to lose weight. The app enables you to better monitor your food intake, and if you create a profile and add your diet goals it can help you stay on track. £50, terraillon.co.uk

66 Click & Grow Smart Garden 9

Never worry about killing a plant again with this self-growing indoor garden. The Smart Garden 9 takes care of your plants automatica­lly thanks to its NASA-inspired Smart Soil, which ensures your plants have enough water, oxygen and nutrients, as well as an LED lamp for light and energy. All you have to do is plug in the biodegrada­ble plant capsules, fill the water tank and plug in the garden. Use it to grow herbs, veggies, fruits and flowers with minimal effort. €199.95 (£177.41), clickandgr­ow.com

67 Smarter iKettle

Think you can’t live without your kettle? Imagine how indispensi­ble it would be if your tea maker was a smart kettle capable of whipping up a fresh brew on demand? That’s the deal with the Alexa- and Google Assistant-compatible iKettle, which you can control manually, via the Smarter app or via voice control. Dive in to create a custom Wake Up brewing schedule to ensure water is freshly boiled for your morning cuppa, all without you lifting a finger. From £99, store.smarter.am

68 Dualit NewGen 4-Slice Toaster

For those of you with a serious addiction to hot buttered toast, team up with Dualit’s glamorous handbuilt toaster, which can pump out up to 130 slices per hour. In the mood for a more meagre serving of toast? Use the selector control to heat one, two or all four of the slots. Adjust the toaster’s settings further for toasting buns and bagels, or for defrosting frozen bread before toasting. The removable crumb tray should save your floor from a dusting. £195, dualit.com

69 KitchenAid 4.8L Artisan Stand Mixer

For a kitchen appliance that looks like it’s leaped straight off a Pinterest board, try this popular stand mixer from KitchenAid. It has a range of attachment­s, including a flat beater for cake mix and mashed potato, a dough hook for mixing and kneading dough to make bread or pasta, and a wire whisk for properly beating eggs, plus lots more. The mixer comes in a range of beautiful colours, as well as a cute mini size to fit into the nooks of smaller kitchens. From £599, kitchenaid.co.uk Remove the guesswork from cooking with this electric oven from AEG, designed with a built-in food sensor to measure the core temperatur­e of your food, ensuring it’s never underor overcooked. Cleaning the oven is a breeze, thanks to tech that turns any residue into a fine ash that’s easy to wipe away – no more scrubbing! Control the oven via a nifty touchsensi­tive command wheel, which responds to commands quickly and is an intuitive way to cook. £999, currys.co.uk An electric smoker specially designed for those who can’t get enough of smoked foods, like chicken, brisket and ribs, but want a much easier way to make such smoky treats at home. Just use the screen on the front of the machine to set the time and temperatur­e, then add wood chips to the bottom and place your food on one of the shelves to begin smoking. A handy built-in probe ensures your meat is fully smoked and fully cooked. $249.99 (£188.17), charbroil.com

Elevate your health 72 Olfinity

All of the pollution, pollen and other nasties in the air are having a negative impact on our overall health and wellbeing, with the air in our homes vastly more polluted than indoors. The solution? Olfinity, an app- controlled smart home indoor air system that monitors and purifies the air inside your home, capturing 99.97 per cent of any airborne particles that are flying around. It also has a built-in aromathera­py chamber, ensuring that your home smells good as well as being filled with fresh, clean air. £TBC, olfinity.com

73 QardioBase 2

Upgrade your battered bathroom scales with the Bluetooth- enabled QardioBase 2. This smart scale doesn’t just tell you how much you weigh, but also measures your BMI and body compositio­n, including muscle mass, fat percentage, bone and water compositio­n, with a high degree of accuracy. It sends data to your phone, enabling you to keep tabs on weight and body changes. The scale recognises individual family members, and there’s a Pregnancy Mode for soon-to-be mums. £129.99, getqardio.com

74 Bkool Smart Bike

An indoor smart bike for your home, the BKool has automatic resistance control and adjusts automatica­lly to the power level of each session. You can control the bike with your smartphone, tablet or PC, and from any of those screens take hundreds of virtual classes with top instructor­s. If you don’t taking fancy a class, try one of thousands of digitised routes and races instead. At the end of each session you can view stats and track your progress, enabling you to set bigger goals for future rides. £999, bkool.com

75 Sage by Heston Blumenthal The Kinetix Control

This all-rounder blender has a powerful 1,200W motor, a large two-litre shatterpro­of jug and five different speed settings, as well as a pulse setting. On the front there’s an LCD display, so you can follow recipes and gain full control of whatever you’re blending. Powerful, stainless steel blades blend evenly whether you’re mixing, chopping, blending, liquefying or puréeing, or using one of the two automatic programmes for making smoothies and crushing ice. £219.95, sageapplia­nces.co.uk

76 Smart Nora

Goodbye uncomforta­ble nose strips and annoying mouth guards, and hello Smart Nora! This simple anti-snoring gadget fits inside your favourite pillow. If it detects any snoring, it’ll start a gentle movement inside your pillow. The idea is that this will stimulate your throat muscles and allow for more natural breathing – and less snoring. The Smart Nora has proven to be a life- changing product for chronic snorers, and for those who have partners who snore and who were at their wit’s end over what to try next. £300, Smartech at selfridges.com

77 Bose SleepBuds

Designed for any person who has trouble sleeping, these tiny wireless sleepbuds from Bose are like a comfy pair of earplugs. But they also deliver uniquely engineered sounds that mask any unwanted noise, helping you sleep better. They come with 10 pre-loaded soothing tracks designed to mask any outside noise, helping you to relax and fall asleep faster. Many of us move around in our sleep, which is why these buds are designed to suit side sleepers too, and those of you who frequently toss and turn. £229, bose.com

78 Inov-8 G-Series

The problem with runningsho­e grip is that it isn’t usually very durable. That all changes with the release of Inov-8’s groundbrea­king, graphenein­fused shoes. At just one atom thick, graphene is the thinnest material on Earth, yet it’s also the strongest, being 200 times stronger than steel. So when you step into the Inov-8 G-Series you’ll be wearing running shoes with the world’s strongest, stretchies­t, most resistant soles. Nothing will support you on the trail better. From £140, inov-8.com

79 Apple Watch Series 3 Nike+

The sport version of the Watch has Nike Run Club support, heartrate monitoring, activity tracking and serves up notificati­ons and music streaming straight to your wrist. Get the cellular version (EE only) and you can leave your phone at home when you go to the gym or start a workout. It also gets the Nike style seal of approval with a lightweigh­t sport band that dries quickly and easily adjusts to your wrists. Choose from a range of exclusive Nike watch faces. From £329, apple.com

80 Optoma BE Sport 4

Purpose built for fitness, these reliable Bluetooth headphones boast a 10hour battery life, and are sweat- and water-resistant. Comfort is important while you’re exercising, which is why the Optoma BE Sport 4 are lightweigh­t and come with a range of custom ear tips. This means they fit securely in place, no matter how hard you’re working out. The sound is ace, and if you charge them for only 15 minutes you get up to two hours of listening; great for lastminute gym sessions. £89, richersoun­ds.com

Finesse your style 81 Woolet Classic 2.0 + QI Charger

While convenient, contactles­s technology has made it easier for thieves to spend your cash, the Woolet Classic 2.0 RFID wallet prevents your cards from being read, with an anti-theft alarm sounding if someone nabs your wallet. There’s also an integrated Bluetooth tracker monitoring the Woolet’s location, pinging notificati­ons to the app if you move out of range. Can’t find your Woolet? Use the app to activate the wallet’s alarm. A wireless charging pad is onboard to keep your phone juiced. £97.99, woolet.co

82 Blunt Classic

The UK’s legendary drizzle means carrying an umbrella is as essential as breathing. The radial tensioning system and fibreglass six-rib frame within the Blunt Classic umbrella will stand steadfast in the highest winds, and the distinctiv­e blunt corners of the quick- dry polyester canopy mean you’ll avoid jabbing people in the eyes. What’s more, the Blunt Classic has a dedicated pocket for housing compatible Bluetooth trackers such as Tile and TrackR, so your phone can warn you if you’re about to leave your brolly in the pub. £59.99, bluntumbre­llas.co.uk

83 Knomo Hamilton

We reckon Knomo had T3 readers in mind when designing the Hamilton backpack. Inside is a padded pocket for a 14-inch laptop, sitting alongside a main compartmen­t designed to accommodat­e headphones, chargers, a water bottle and other essentials. The all-weather Hamilton is constructe­d with high-frequency welded nylon and water-resistant polyuretha­ne for day-long protection, while the padded mesh back, padded straps and a chest strap should boost comfort and ease back strain.

£119, knomobags.com

84 Philips Smart Shaver Series 7000

Getting a clean shave no longer needs to be a painful experience that irritates your skin. Philips’ Bluetoothc­onnected Smart Shaver employs an accelerome­ter to track your shaving technique in real time, before coaching you (via the Smart Shaver app) to achieve a better shave. If you suffer with skin issues such as redness or ingrown hairs, customise a shave plan within the app. The shaver also boasts anti-friction SkinGlide rings to help it skim lightly across your skin instead of dragging and damaging it. £300, philips.co.uk

85 Mira Mode Digital

Struggling with temperatur­e in the shower? Not anymore! Sync Mira’s Mode Bluetooth- connected shower with the Mira Mode companion app and enjoy a customised shower at the tap of a button. From the app you can configure shower temperatur­e and duration to avoid wasting water. The Mode’s sleek shower head has four spray settings, including a dermatolog­ically tested Soothe mode to help sensitive skin, and Saturate, which blasts you with a deluge of water for an invigorati­ng wake-up call. From £479, mirashower­s.co.uk

86 Quip

An electric toothbrush is your ally in the ongoing battle against gum disease and dragon breath, but most don’t come cheap… Until now. Quip’s American Dental Associatio­n-approved brush is affordable, simple to operate and generates silent sonic vibrations and pulses to give your teeth a thorough clean without damaging enamel or gums. The Quip’s slim design and travel-ready cover means you can easily maintain oral hygiene on the road. £49.99, selfridges.com

87 Junghans Max Bill Automatic

Smartwatch­es are brilliant, but there’s no denying that you get a wider variety of styles for every occasion from traditiona­l watches. This dapper dress watch from German watchmaker Junghans is ideal for all occasions. The clean lines of the stainless steel housing, scratch-resistant plexiglass and calfskin strap are simple yet stylish, and the self-winding mechanism and 38-hour power reserve ensures the Max Bill Automatic never skips a beat. £890, junghans.de

88 Foreo Luna 2 For Men

A busy lifestyle can leave your skin looking grey and feeling congested. Cleansing your face with the Luna 2’s T-Sonic facial cleansing brush eradicates dead skin cells and unclogs dirt from pores. The result? Cleaner, reinvigora­ted skin. Bonus: your next shave will be sharper and your razor blades will last much longer. If you want to turn back the clock on wrinkles, flip the Luna 2 and use the reverse anti-ageing massage head to pep up tired skin and reduce lines. £169, foreo.com

Work smarter 89 NookDesk

However you want to work, NookDesk has you covered. This hybrid sit/ stand desk system is customisab­le with your choice of materials and colours, and includes built-in storage to house your keyboard, trinkets and other desk essentials. There are stacks of options, from monitor arms to integrated power and audio; we’d say the digital actuator, which can store your favourite heights, is a must. It’s all up to you, though, as you build your custom desk when you buy. From $499 (£442), nookdesk.com

90 Apple iPad Pro 12.9

App developers working for the big screen have two choices: iPad or iPad. Sorry, but the standard of Android tablets just isn’t there. In comparison, the iPad Pro oozes quality. Its screen is enormous and retina- dense, and it’s overflowin­g with processing power, giving rise to excellent multi-tasking abilities. When combined with the Apple Smart Pencil and Smart Keyboard, this top-notch tablet transforms into a legitimate, lightweigh­t alternativ­e to lugging a laptop around with you everywhere. From £769, apple.com

91 Freecom mSSD MAXX 512GB

Portable storage is important, and it doesn’t get much quicker or safer than Freecom’s pocket-friendly plug-in SSD. Given that it’s an SSD there’s no fragile energy-sapping spinning platter to worry about, and the USB- C 3.1 Gen 2 connector (or USB-A, if the rest of your hardware isn’t quite up to scratch) means your backups will be fast and reliable – you can transfer giant files in seconds here. Extra bonus points for that brushed metal finish, which combines premium protection with classy looks. £254, freecom.com

92 Microsoft Surface Book 2 15-inch

This is, by no small measure, the best two-inone laptop on the market today. It’s super fast, with enough muscle to manage the latest PC games and pro-level software, and it’s incredibly versatile. You can pull the 3:2 ratio screen (ideal for document work) to use it in tablet mode, turn it on its side for a portrait view, and write lag-free with the Surface Pen thanks to a special processor dedicated solely to reading the beautiful touchscree­n. Sublime. From £2,349, microsoft.com

93 Koncept Z-Bar Mini Lamp

Working without proper light can be bad for your eyes, and not keeping your phone charged can be bad for… being able to use your phone. Solve both problems at once here: drop your Qi-enabled handset onto the base of the AirCharge-toting Z-Bar and it’ll fill with juice as you get on with your day, all while the lamp’s impeccably designed articulate­d arm aims a 28LED array at whatever you need illuminate­d. £298, air-charge.com

94 Logitech Craft

Creative apps sometimes demand a creative solution. Logitech’s compact, backlit and quiet keyboard features a completely customisab­le action dial in the top-left corner, which means it isn’t just a great way to type, it’s a great way to put the controls you need at your fingertips. The dial will adapt to the app you’re using, so you can jump from changing the stroke weight in Illustrato­r to the brightness in Photoshop without any hassle. £179, logitech.com

95 Microsoft Classic Intellimou­se

Legend has it that Microsoft’s engineers, when working on a new mouse design, couldn’t find anything as comfortabl­e and useful as the old-school Intellimou­se 3.0, so they decided to resurrect their timeless design and bring it back as the Classic Intellimou­se. It’s not without a few tweaks, though: the sensor now polls 1,000 times a second and uses blue light for additional accuracy, and there are customisab­le buttons for quickly performing common tasks. £39, microsoft.com

96 reMarkable

Using the pairing of the company’s Canvas display tech (basically e-ink, but don’t tell them we told you that) and a special battery-free, tilt- and pressure-sensitive pen, dubbed the Marker, reMarkable offers you the feeling of writing on paper but in an entirely digital notebook. Organise and return to your scrawls and sketches, sync them to your computer or other reMarkable devices, and enjoy days of battery life on a single charge. This really is the notepad brought into the current century. £549, remarkable.com

Work smarter 97 Satechi Aluminium Type-C to USB 3.0 Adapter

Multiple ports may be a thing of the past, but multiple cables are not. If you have a USB- C laptop and you’re not carrying around Satechi’s ultra-stylish converter you’re doing it wrong. It’s simple: plug this into a USB- C port and it turns it into a standard USB 3.0 port, ready for the vast majority of peripheral­s that don’t plug into the new standard. The little eyelet means you can stash one on your keyring, so you’re never caught out. Grab a USB hub as well and you’re covered for just about anything you could ever need to attach. £14.99, amazon.co.uk

98 HP Elite Slice

The next generation of the desktop PC isn’t the big, heavy, RGB-laden box of power, it’s the streamline­d, expandable vision of HP’s modular Slice. With a base unit that can be powered and connected to a monitor with a single USB- C cable, along with modules that add optical storage, Bang & Olufsen-tuned audio, and a VESA mount so the Slice can live on the back of a screen, this is a mini workstatio­n that grows with you. From £820, hp.com

99 Samsung Galaxy Note8

Large screens aren’t just an aesthetic thing. Used in the right way they make the difference between ‘ just a phone’ and a true work tool. The Note 8, at least until it’s ousted by the forthcomin­g Note 9, is our top choice of phablet. That 6.3-inch screen, combined with the included stylus, is more than large enough to work on, particular­ly if you take advantage of the split-screen feature to pull up your most-used apps side by side. From £650, samsung.com

100 Upright Go

If you’re slouched over a screen or desk, back, neck and shoulder pain becomes an unwanted reality. Why? Poor posture and screen slouch are two of the main culprits. The Upright Go, a slim wearable designed to reduce back pain by correcting your posture, vibrates as soon as you slouch. Your job is to then straighten up, whether sitting or standing, to realign. It also sends you (via the app) personalis­ed posture tips for a pain-free working day. £69.99, uprightpos­e.com

101 AOC I1601FWUX

As long as you’re sporting a USB- C port on your laptop (or a Thunderbol­t

3 port on a Mac), AOC’s portable monitor offers up an extra 15.6 inches of usable screen space employing a single cable. The cover doubles as its stand, you can flip the screen on its side if you want to use a vertical configurat­ion, and the Full HD panel refreshes at 60Hz for a clear picture. It’s even fast enough to game on when you need a break from work. £223, aoc.com

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