HOME ENTERTAINMENT
OCULUS GO £199.99, ARGOS.CO.UK
The virtual world that sci-fi has been promising for years has arrived, and is everything you hoped it’d be. Play games, chat with friends, visit other worlds, and watch films; all with nothing but a set of goggles. The Matrix is here.
DEVIALET PHANTOM REACTOR PREORDER FOR R £990, DEVIALET.COM
You don’t need a massive speaker to get et perfect sound. This portable box of joy delivers ear-pleasing sound despite its diminutive proportions.
AMAZON FIRE TV STICK 4K £49.99, AMAZON. CO.UK
An easy way to beef up your television’s “smart” credentials. Plug the stick into the back of your TV,
BREWIE+ £1,307, BREWIE.SHOP
Beer brewing is known for being hard to master: one misstep and a whole batch can be ruined. Thankfully, this boozy gadget makes it child’s play. Just choose a recipe (or create your own), chuck in the ingredients and the Brewie+ handles everything else. A little on the pricey side, yes, but you’ll be toasting its brilliance once the first batch is finished.
DA VINCI MINIMAKER €199 (£175), XYZPRINTING.COM
They say that 3D printers are the future of building, medicine and food. But for now, they’re a neat way of creating colourful toys and small household items. The da Vinci minimaker is a good and simple place to start, allowing you to easily print some lovely plastic models from an array of blueprints found
online. connect to Wi-fi, and the menu shows a vast array of content from all the major streaming platforms. It’s voice enabled, too.
BRAGI DASH PRO £299.99, SELFRIDGES. COM
Not only do these swish headphones p stream music from your phone, they’re a also a fitness tracker, an MP3 player, and a Bluetooth headset to take and receive calls. The ultimate e earphones? read in the bath. All that changes next week, with the release of the waterproof Kindle Paperwhite. Bubbles and scented candles extra.
BENQ W2000 PROJECTOR £699, AMAZON.CO.UK
Turn your home into a cinema by screening your favourite films and TV programmes through this wall-mounted projector, widely considered the best value of its kind. Best paired with a sub-woofer and bowls of popcorn.