To paraphrase Ferris Bueller; tech moves pretty fast, and if you do not stop to look around once in a while, you might miss the chance to own a drone with a 12 megapixel camera that starts hovering when it recognises your face.
Movie lover would remember how John Hughes, in the 1986 American teen comedy titled “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” tells the story of a high school slacker who skips school with his best friend and his girlfriend for a day in Chicago and regularly breaks the fourth wall to explain his techniques and inner thoughts. What the film achieved, allow us to repeat it with you this Tuesday by striving to help you gain some measure of self-worth in this tech savvy world. Below is pick of the best gadgets and tech out presently, whether you are looking for something simple to make your every day life more frictionless or something a bit more exclusive.
Google Pixel 7 Pro
There are few phones that can compete with the Pixel 7 Pro when it comes to photography. That should come as no surprise, really: Google’s line-up of handsets have been lauded for their camera capabilities since the first model launched almost ten years ago. But the Cali tech giant continues to innovate, and the Pixel 7 Pro’s triple rear system boasts some brilliant new shooting modes. Best amongst them is Macro Focus, which allows you to zoom in extremely close to objects; the high-definition magnification is made possible by a new telephoto lens, and it’s very impressive indeed. Then there’s the tried-and-tested features that Pixel users have been banging on about for years, like the superior night-shooting functions, as well as Google Lens, the visual search tool which allows you to identity different anything and just about everything by taking a shot and letting the AI do its work (on that note, Google has just collaborated on a “nameless trainer” with MattB Customs and Ellesse, which fans can win by identifying on posters through the Google App.) Then there’s the cinematic video blur, similar to portrait mode, and Top Spot, which automatically picks out the best snap from a flurry of photos.
Philips Series 9000 Prestige Beard Trimmer
How many cheap beard trimmers have you burned through in your lifetime? For something we use so often, it’s all too tempting to opt for budget models over and over again – ones that fail to offer the kind of precision you need and can always be relied upon to conk out on the eve of an important occasion. But listen: invest in a proper shaver. You’ll wonder how you ever lived without it. The sturdy Philips Series 9000 looks and feels premium, with its stainless steel casing and integrated metal comb, which provides a far more accurate shave than a flimsy plastic guard, and the length is highly adjustable. What’s more, the device is wireless and one session requires only five minutes of charging.
TEAC TN-280BT-A3 Turntable
The vinyl resurgence shows no sign of stopping. After years of offering our lives up to The Cloud, it’s clear that people are interested in owning things again – specifically, a well-curated collection of LPs. But the next step is to find a record player that looks as good as it sounds. Opt for TEAC’s Seventies-style ‘TN-280BT-A3’ in walnut, a 2-speed belt drive turntable that features built in Bluetooth, which means no tricky wiring.
Lifestyle gadgets that are a must to have
Staff Reporter
To paraphrase Ferris Bueller; tech moves pretty fast, and if you do not stop to look around once in a while, you might miss the chance to own a drone with a 12 megapixel camera that starts hovering when it recognises your face.
Movie lover would remember how John Hughes, in the 1986 American teen comedy titled “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” tells the story of a high school slacker who skips school with his best friend and his girlfriend for a day in Chicago and regularly breaks the fourth wall to explain his techniques and inner thoughts. What the film achieved, allow us to repeat it with you this Tuesday by striving to help you gain some measure of self-worth in this tech savvy world. Below is pick of the best gadgets and tech out presently, whether you are looking for something simple to make your every day life more frictionless or something a bit more exclusive.
Google Pixel 7 Pro
There are few phones that can compete with the Pixel 7 Pro when it comes to photography. That should come as no surprise, really: Google’s line-up of handsets have been lauded for their camera capabilities since the first model launched almost ten years ago. But the Cali tech giant continues to innovate, and the Pixel 7 Pro’s triple rear system boasts some brilliant new shooting modes. Best amongst them is Macro Focus, which allows you to zoom in extremely close to objects; the high-definition magnification is made possible by a new telephoto lens, and it’s very impressive indeed. Then there’s the tried-and-tested features that Pixel users have been banging on about for years, like the superior night-shooting functions, as well as Google Lens, the visual search tool which allows you to identity different anything and just about everything by taking a shot and letting the AI do its work (on that note, Google has just collaborated on a “nameless trainer” with MattB Customs and Ellesse, which fans can win by identifying on posters through the Google App.) Then there’s the cinematic video blur, similar to portrait mode, and Top Spot, which automatically picks out the best snap from a flurry of photos.
Philips Series 9000 Prestige Beard Trimmer
How many cheap beard trimmers have you burned through in your lifetime? For something we use so often, it’s all too tempting to opt for budget models over and over again – ones that fail to offer the kind of precision you need and can always be relied upon to conk out on the eve of an important occasion. But listen: invest in a proper shaver. You’ll wonder how you ever lived without it. The sturdy Philips Series 9000 looks and feels premium, with its stainless steel casing and integrated metal comb, which provides a far more accurate shave than a flimsy plastic guard, and the length is highly adjustable. What’s more, the device is wireless and one session requires only five minutes of charging.
TEAC TN-280BT-A3 Turntable
The vinyl resurgence shows no sign of stopping. After years of offering our lives up to The Cloud, it’s clear that people are interested in owning things again – specifically, a well-curated collection of LPs. But the next step is to find a record player that looks as good as it sounds. Opt for TEAC’s Seventies-style ‘TN-280BT-A3’ in walnut, a 2-speed belt drive turntable that features built in Bluetooth, which means no tricky wiring.