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B&O Play | Beoplay P2
One great thing about the modern concept of luxury is that it revolves more around experiences than the mundane acquisition of goods – and brands are recognising that. Bang & Olufsen have always been a brand synonymous with the super affluent but the Danish audio design company are not only growing upwards with intelligent stylistic technological…
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EXPERIENCED | DEVIALET PHANTOM
This speaker’s design – yes it is a speaker – is such that it wouldn’t look out of place on a set of Star Wars film; that said look inside and you’ll find that your initial misgivings were not far misplaced, such is the technical advancements housed in its droid-like frame. Called the Phantom by…
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LYFE: Growing plants at Zero-Gravity
Conceived by the makers of FLYTE – the luminescent hovering light bulb – their new product LYFE employs the same concept but this time enabling plants to hover, in a “Marty McFly” type manner. “LYFE isolates and concentrates the earth’s magnetic poles allowing you to suspend plants on a cushion of air.” [easingslider id=”6471″] …
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Sennheiser Orpheus HE 1: A new Dimension of Sound
It was 1991 when German audio experts Sennheiser first unveiled the Orpheus dubbed the ‘best headphones in the world’. These futuristic headphones transcended the conventions of price and practicality in the guise of an electrostatic headphone, conjoined with a valve amp crafted of glass, metal and wood. At a cost of £10,000, 300 units were…
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HUAWEI x LEICA: The HUAWEI P9
In recent times feels almost like a deregulation of the mobile phone sector, with almost any electronics brand able to enter the fray, using the Google Android platform, to offer and interface that can compete with the very best. As with the opening up of any industry, what has followed is an influx of new…
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Cristiano Ronaldo x Monster present ROC Headphones
For a long time music has flowed closely alongside sport; be it as ammunition during the athletes’ training process, or the actual promotion of the sport itself. But in the last decade this relationship has surged, with the advancement of technologies allowing for new synergies between the two. And as such it comes as no real…
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MB&F Sherman Robot Clock
Just because you can make something doesn’t mean you should – but it doesn’t necessarily mean that you shouldn’t either. That is certainly the case with this latest carnation of the MB&F Robot clock. Called Sherman, the robot clock serves no further purpose than to tell the time and be… well, aesthetically pleasing, romantically captivating…
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Bowers & Wilkins C5 Series 2
Curated by the leaders of audio innovation, Bowers & Wilkins, the C5 Series 2 is modern interpretation of in ear audio. Providing the perfect balance between stylistic endeavor and functional brilliance the earphones are a level above their predecessor. Although they retain a similar level visual impact as before, it is the intimate changes within…
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Bang & Olufsen: BeoSound 35
Since 1955 masters of audio Bang & Olufsen have been pioneers in the use of aluminium in their product design. The latest product to benefit from this experience is their new high-end wireless speaker and all-in-one multiroom music system – the BeoSound 35. Formed from an extruded aluminium profile, the Beosound 35 is one of…
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The Gift of Time: Punkt. MP01
It is the time of year when many requests will be made for gifts to improve – at least in perception – their daily existence. But ask many what the greatest gift they can receive is and they will tell you “more time”. Time is getting away from us at an alarming rate, and this…
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Revolutionary: Leica T-System Camera
There are many reasons why people pine after the iconic red circle on their camera; a symbol of heritage, style and above all performance. Past Leica models have been first and foremost centred around facilitating the taking of great photographs; the same can be said for their latest model, but this time the design aspect…
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Seiko Astron GPS Solar
The thought of a travelling lifestyle is driven by an inherent desire to explore that exists in all of us, albeit to varying degrees. To cater to these aspirational travellers Seiko have developed their own, patented, low-energy-consumption GPS receiver, which allows a watch that can receive GPS signals and identify time zone, time and date data using…
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The Parajet Paramotor
What do you give a man that has everything…? An apt question, and one no doubt being asked as these very words are being commited to type. The answer is quite simple really – nothing. However for the times when the gift of “nothing” is not permissible in danger of offending without reprieve, it’s good to…
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Meridian Audio DSP3200 Loudspeakers
It was in the early 1970’s that two Cambridge students made their acquaintance; a fated meeting driven by their mutual love of music. Since then Bob Stuart and Allen Boothroyd have spent the last 35 years developing that high-performance audio standard that has become a signature feature of Meridian Audio. Meridian’s progress has been somewhat…