T3 - UK (2020-12)

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32 T3 DECEMBER 2020

Christmas gadget gifts

Turn downtime into doingtime with these recreational gadgets

HOBBIES

5 iPAD PRO

Apple’s go-anywhere platform

has grown into a creative tool

beloved by artists, engineers and

musicians; there’s enough power

inside to turn your ideas into, if

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very presentable indeed, and it

scores over the iPad Air thanks to

its incredible display. Pair with the

Apple Pencil (£119).

From £769, apple.com

4 REMARKABLE 2

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changed the way we think about

e-ink, turning an e-reader into

an e-sketcher perfect for making

paperless notes and getting ideas

down fast. This new model ups

the battery life, adds USB-C and

a highly premium shell, cuts the

writing latency down to a tiny

21ms, and is just 4.7mm thick.

From £399, remarkable.com

1 POLAROID NOW

There’s something special about instant

cameras. No composing the perfect photo,

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the wrinkles, just a true snapshot of life that

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£120, uk.polaroid.com

6 SYNTH WAVE KIT

Bring out the inner musicality

of those kids who are always

humming a tune with this super-

cheap, super-fun synth kit. Easy

to put together, with a surprising

amount of depth to it, there’s access

to an online recording studio

where they can layer up their

bleeps and bloops. And you’ll enjoy

it just as much as any youngster.

£30, pimoroni.com

7 RYZE TELLO

It’s telling just how far we’ve

come with drone technology

that the Tello comes in at under

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experts at DJI, a live-view 720p

camera, and a modest (but not

unreasonable) 100m range, Ryze’s

mini drone is a great way to take

some stunning shots or just muck

about in the air.

£99, ryzerobotics.com

3 RUBIK’S CONNECTED CUBE

This is a new generation of Rubik’s Cube, a

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which one of the 43 quintillion possible

combinations it’s in at any one time. You’ll

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solving, or if you’re a little more pro you can

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even take part in online battles with others.

£46, rubiks.com

2 ROCKETBOOK FUSION

Sometimes you just want a way to scribble

without killing too many trees. The

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£39, getrocketbook.co.uk

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