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LENOVO THINKPAD
FOLD X1
Lenovo is no stranger to
tablet-laptop hybrids, but
we were as surprised to see
the bendy-screened Fold
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company’s concept labs. It
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market – and it could be a
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3D processor, too.
Around £1,920, lenovo.com
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ONEPLUS
CONCEPT ONE
A handset that offers us
a glimpse of phones to
come. It uses specially
miniaturised electrochromic
glass, just over a millimetre
thick, to completely mask
the camera lens cluster until
you open the camera app, at
which point a current makes
the glass transparent. You
can’t argue that’s not cool.
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8K TV
An Olympic year inevitably means a long jump
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will be unsurprised to hear that perennially
forward-thinking Japanese broadcaster NHK
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With a raft of new TVs on the way and the price
premium quickly dropping off, 2020 is truly the
year that 8K blasts off. Oh, and BT has said it will
show Premier League matches in 8K this year.15
AIR PURIFIERS
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need them are a big thing
this year, helping your
respiratory health. From
big home units to the tiny
Blueair Blue Pure 411
that’s made for cars, to
Dyson’s PureCool Me
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all breathe easier in 2020.13
TRUE WIRELESS
FOR LESS
Just one year matters.
Battery life is going up
and the price is coming
right down: around £100
seems to be the norm now
for great sets such as the
Lypertek Tevi (pictured),
with noise cancellation only
adding a small extra fee,
with the Amazon Echo Buds
feature Bose NC tech but
coming in under £120.12
JBL BAR 9.1
Just about as compact as virtual surround can
be, the Bar 9.1 squashes full-on Dolby Atmos
audio, HDR passthrough and a whole stack
more connectivity into a standard soundbar
shell. Standard apart from the rear speakers,
that is: they mount magnetically onto either end
to charge, and wirelessly assign themselves a
channel when you pull them off.
Around £760, jbl.com16
NEXT-LEVEL
ACTION CAMERAS
Say goodbye to the classic
cuboid action cam; things
are getting more extreme.
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(pictured), a box which
brings 360 shooting to
the action market, or the
Insta360 One R, a modular
5.3K cam system with
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essential accessories.18
DUNE
Denis Villeneuve’s new
adaptation of Frank
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- due towards the end of
the year – could prove to
be the most ambitious and
gorgeous movie ever made.
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Hans Zimmer soundtrack,
and the potential for a string
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time, mind.