GREAT
GADGETS FOR WORK & PL AY
The great thing about tech is that it can make your life better whether you’re grafting or enjoying leisure time. Here we select our favourite items for doing just about any task
Words: Louise Blain Photography: Neil Godwin
WORK
1 DYSON PURIFIER HOT+COOL FORMALDEHYDE
Trust Dyson to remove a pollutant we didn’t even know to worry about. While this follow-up to the original Purifier heats and chills when necessary, it also snares dust, allergens and bacteria, and has a filter specifically to destroy formaldehyde in the air. There’s also voice control, 350 degrees of oscillation, and a display to keep you in the air quality loop.
£599.99, dyson.co.uk
2 JURA E8 BEAN-TO-CUP COFFEE MACHINE
If your working day has moved from an office via Pret to the study via the kitchen, it’s time to invest in a barista-level coffee machine. The Jura E8 serves up coffee-shop-quality beverages at the press of a button. Seventeen drinks are offered via the preprogrammed menu, including a cortado, latte macchiato, and the ability to add an extra shot when it’s that kind of day.
From £1,145, jura.com
3 EPSON ECOTANK ET-2710
Choosing a printer is all about balance. Something cheap to buy will nearly always come back to bite you with inky teeth when the cartridge needs to be replaced. The Epson Ecotank is a bigger outlay but, rather neatly, is cartridge free. This means all you need to do is fill the large ink tank when required, making it a significantly better long-term investment.
£179.99, epson.co.uk
4 PHILIPS HUE AMBIANCE WHITE AND COLOUR SIGNE TABLE LAMP
Because everyone needs at least one stylish light in the house. Unlike the majority of Philips Hue lighting, the Signe Table Lamp just uses an app and Bluetooth instead of the additional Philips Bridge. This means it’s easier than ever to bring just the right mood to your office space with a huge range of colours. Or you could always just use voice control.
£159.99, philips-hue.com
5 SHURE AONIC 50
It’s a crowded market these days but the Shure Aonic 50 make choosing Bluetooth active noise cancelling headphones very easy. They’re ultra comfortable, sturdy, and have intuitive fingertip controls. They also produce simply the best audio, which finally makes hi-res streaming content worth the extra cash. Just don’t expect to want to listen to anything less ever again.