Sonos Beam (£399) Fresh out of food-based projectiles and suffering from a collective loss of voice, the gadget of the year award looked like it was going to be decided by some sort of mute Royal Rumble, before one Stuffling used their notes app to remind us we should settle this like adults. Sadly with […]
Sony WH-1000XM3 Sony already had form for making some of the best active noise-cancelling headphones for relieving tortured ears, but somehow it’s created an even more compelling package with the WH-1000XM3’s. They’re Chesterfield sofa-comfortable, sound fantastic, and zap an even wider array of frequencies than Bose’s QC35 II. In fact, did Bose just get out-Bose’d? […]
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge The S6 Edge is every bit the great phone that the S6 is, albeit a futuristic-looking one with curves on both sides. What are they for? Not an awful lot. But they sure look cool. The runners-up Apple iPhone 6s It might look near identical to the iPhone 6, but Apple’s […]
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Futuristic in its design, spectacular in its execution and supremely crafted, the curved-screen Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is the smartphone all self-respecting early adopters should aspire to owning. The runners-up Amazon 4K Fire TV Amazon’s new box of tricks is the first TV streamer to pack 4K, but throw in its […]
Google Photos Banish your external hard drive to the bin: Google’s given the world unlimited snaps storage, with smart-learning search tech that makes locating your best pics a cinch – no tagging required. The runners-up Apple News It may have been late to the party but News is clever content curation that learns from your […]
Crossy Road Frogger, but endless, with oodles of charm through a gorgeous (and massively ripped-off) art style and loads of unlockable characters make this one of the year’s undoubted big hits. The runners-up Fotonica Fotonica is fast – you leap through semi-abstract wireframe levels, snatches of recognisable landscapes zooming past in a haze as shapes […]
Tesla Model X A 250 mile range, 0-60mph in 3.2 seconds, gullwing doors, a grill-free frontage and Beemer-like bulbs – all on a four-wheel drive family wagon. No, you’ve never seen a family car like this before. The runners-up Apple Macbook Apple re-thought the entire physical construction of their flagship typing titan from the ground […]
LG 55EG960V Fancy a face-wrapping 4K telly with OLED to make your retinae pop? Look no further: 55 curved inches of opulent organic ultra-HD heaven in a package as pretty as the picture it pushes. The runners-up Panasonic TX-40CS520 Downsizing doesn’t mean downgrading with this well-built 40-incher. What it lacks in 4K it more than […]
Nest Stick this smart-learning digital dial by your boiler and you’ll never be caught chilly. Algorithms assess time and temperature pairings, whilst geo-fencing and app-controls make it a truly toasty thermo. The runners-up Amazon Echo Less annoying than a constant echo, Amazon’s always-available tabletop tubular assistant is just a tap and a talk away, able […]
Sony RX10 II Shoot 1/32,000 stills with the RX10 II’s memory-attached sensor and you’ll be left in awe. With a hi-res OLED viewfinder also onboard, this is a cash-happy dream of a bridge camera. The runners-up Canon Powershot G3 X Looking for a new travel-cam? The rugged, weatherproof G3 X will survive pretty much whatever […]
Apple iPad Mini 4 Speedier than its predecessor and lighter than ever, the dinkiest ‘Pad in Apple’s pack is a dream to prod and poke, wherever you go – thanks to finger-friendly Touch ID tech. The runners-up Amazon Fire Neither the biggest nor the brightest, Amazon’s low-end slab o’ glass is a hard-up hardware fan’s […]
