By ‘Gadget Gavin’ Wheeldon, CEO, Purple
Christmas time is going to be a little different this year 鈥� but we aren鈥檛 letting it dampen our spirit.
I鈥檝e pulled together some top gadgets to satisfy even the hardest person to buy for!
- Game & Watch – Super Mario Bros
Nintendo鈥檚 line of vintage handhelds has come full circle in honour of Mario鈥檚 35th birthday. The 1985 Super Mario Bros. game has been听brought to life on this crisp 2.36鈥�, LCD colour screen that lets you play games in mere seconds from听start up听鈥撎�and also听tells the time.听
- PhilipsAmbilightTV听听
Ambilight,听essentially the inclusion of an LED array around the side of a television, projects colour on听to the wall behind a TV听鈥撎�which听can follow video, audio or static light听鈥� to make the viewing experience more immersive.听At less than 拢400 this is the best TV in听its听price range.听
- Fizzics Draftpour听Beer Dispenser听
In the UK it’s听now听more difficult to get to pubs or bars听– and听Fizzics听can provide an听alternative source of听draft beer. Its听DraftPour听dispenser听works with听any can or bottle, using听micro-foam technology听to听pour听through a tap听before听creating听a dense, micro-foam head听via听the use of sound waves.听
- Sisyphus听
Sisyphus is a relaxing kinetic sculpture that doubles as a coffee table. Named after the legend of a Greek God who was sentenced to forever roll a boulder up a hill, a metal ball 鈥� via a magnetic, robotic arm 鈥� rolls silently through the sand, forever creating and erasing beautiful patterns.听
- Oculus Quest 2
The latest line of VR headsets produced by Oculus is ideal for those who don’t have the budget for a PC-based VR set-up. The mobile headset offers high-quality virtual experiences at an affordable price of 拢299.听
- Dream Machines P960RN
Choosing the right laptop for work and down-time can听be听difficult, but Polish-owned Dream Machines‘听P960RN听may have solved the problem.听Boasting a mighty Intel Core i7 9750H processor and a super-fast Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics card,听it is听just 20mm thick and weighs only 2kg.听听
- Sony WH-1000XM4 wireless noise-cancelling headphones
Whether working at home or in an office, there are no shortage of distractions. These听noise-cancelling headphones听boast听a number of听new features including multipoint pairing, DSEE Extreme upscaling, conversational awareness and auto-play/pause using a built-in sensor.听
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