UNBEATABLE RUNNING GEAR
We round up the best running tech for every budget, whether you’re a newbie or going pro
1 STAX SR-009S
Electrostatic headphones were at their peak in the ’60s and ’70s,
but these lesser-known cans haven’t completely disappeared. Revered for their low distortion, incredible accuracy and wide
frequency response, they certainly have their place in the
audio world. If you want old-school audio tech in fairly modern packaging, these are the
headphones to beat. $7,300, staxaudio.com
2 ATARI FLASHBACK PORTABLE
At the forefront of the home video game invasion was a company called Atari. Though its glory days were short-lived, its legacy lives on
in the Atari Flashback Portable. Time travel through gaming history with 80 classic games like Asteroids and Pac-Man on its 3.2 LCD screen or plug it into a TV to show your nephew what gaming was like before he was born.
$75, amazon.com.au
3 SNES CLASSIC MINI
If you consider the ’90s to be the golden era of video games, then the SNES Classic Mini is for you. It comes preloaded with 21 classic games like Super Mario
World and Street Fighter 2. And unlike the original system, it won’t require an old CRT TV to connect to – you can actually plug the Classic Mini into any TV with an HDMI port. $78, amazon.com.au
4 G-SHOCK MOVE
G-Shock watches were fly in the ’90s, with their bulky form, neon trimmings and purple LCD
displays. These days, the company has joined the likes of Fitbit and Apple Watch by rolling out its series of watches with activity trackers. The G-Shock Move has contemporary advances
like a heart rate monitor, GPS and accelerometer while reviving that G-Shock look we all adored.
$399, gshock.com
1 MOLESKINE SMART NOTEBOOK
Digital copies of documents saved in cloud storage are indispensable, so naturally, our good ol’ reliable notebooks have to evolve. With the help of its app, Moleskine’s Smart Notebook lets you convert your hand-drawn sketches and doodles into digital files that are uploaded to the Adobe Creative Cloud and can be fully edited on Illustrator CC or Photoshop CC. Never has being an old-school creative been this novel.
$45, moleskine.com
2 MOLESKINE PEN + ELLIPSE
For hand-written schedules, ideas, or the beginnings of your next work of fiction, you can’t go wrong with the Moleskine Pen + Ellipse. Jotting down notes with this nifty device on any compatible paper formats lets you digitise them in real-time so you’ll have easy access whether you’re on your phone or your tablet. If that isn’t next-level ingenuity on a classic writing instrument, we don’t know what is.
$280, moleskine.com
3 COWON PLENUE D2
The Cowon Plenue D2 is not only able to play just about any high-quality music file you can throw at it; due to its premium digital-to-analogue converter, you don’t lose anything in translation when going from a file to actual sound. Music streaming certainly has its place in the new world but, for the more discerning audiophile, only the highest quality music will do.
$499, cowonglobal.com
4 PHILIPS G93 FILAMENT GLOBE
Edison bulbs may have been a massive energy hog, but they are beloved even today for their warm glow and 1900s look. With its G93, Philips takes filament bulbs to the modern age with the same romantic design, but better energy efficiency and smart bulb capabilities like dimming, routine scheduling and voice control via a compatible smart assistant. Thomas Edison himself would be thoroughly impressed.
$42, philips-hue.com