Stuff - UK (2020-05)

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Daddy fuel

ORBITKEY NEST

Fed up of losing things and

seeing your devices run out

of juice? You need Orbitkey

Nest, the lovechild of a Qi

charger and desk tidy. Its

leather tray surface offers

wireless charging; open

the lid to get at a space with

movable dividers. On the move

it flips open like a book, but

stays shut when dropped.

$89 / orbitkey.com

Vinyl fantasy

COTURN CT–01

You might love your vinyl, but

where can you actually play it?

Just in one room? The CT-01

wants to free records from

the home: this is a dinky player

you can sling in a bag. It’s made

from premium materials and is

smart too – there’s Bluetooth

support and a headphone jack

hidden at the rear, well out of

headbanging harm’s way.

€299 / coturn.de

What grows around...

ROTOFARM

This kitchen gadget is ideal if

you have a green mind but lack

green fingers. Within minutes,

you can plant seed pods, top

up the water and nutrients and

watch the Rotofarm slowly spin,

giving your herbs and veggies

net-zero gravitational pressure

and loads of light – while your

other plants in traditional pots

look on, sobbing gently.

£368 / bace.co/rotofarm

Little rad hiding HUD

EYERIDE

Fans of terrible ’80s TV rejoice:

Street Hawk’s HUD is (sort of)

coming to a bike helmet near

you – in fact, the one you own

already. With the EyeRide, a

combo of fingerprint-sized

display, clever projection and

mic/speaker integration makes

your helmet smart, giving you

instant access to maps, music

and contacts as you ride.

€259 / eye-lights.com

40 bots in 40 nights

CLICBOT

Finding it tough to decide which

adorable programmable robot

to buy? Then go modular, and

potentially fashion thousands of

creations from what you find in

the Clicbot box. Components slot

together like Lego, letting you

build everything from a worm-like

face-tracker to a robot that can

climb walls like Spider-Man (if

Spider-Man’s limbs ended in huge

suction cups). There are wheels

for racing, and a grasping claw for

your plastic pal to hand you your

tea when you can’t be bothered

getting it yourself. You’ll need the

£535 kit for the full experience,

but even the entry-level package

nets you 10 official setups – and

countless custom options.

$299 / bit.ly/clicbotkickstarter

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