T3 - UK (2020-12)

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34 T3 DECEMBER 2020

Christmas gadget gifts

Eyes and ears are precious: make sure you give them treats

SOUND & VISION

5 PHILIPS OLED+935

You’d be forgiven for being so

dazzled by Philips’ extras – the

Ambilight back illumination, the

Bowers & Wilkins Atmos soundbar

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you might overlook its screen.

Don’t: this is LG’s latest OLED

panel technology paired with

Philips’ excellent P5 processor, and

it goes as low as 48 inches.

From £1,800, philips.co.uk

4 LG CINEBEAM
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LG’s vertical projector might seem
pricey, because it is, but it’s no
slouch in the getting-things-on-walls
department. It builds in decent
speakers, uses lasers to shine out
an impressive 4K HDR image, and
it’s totally portable, so it’s perfect
if you’re looking to host a bit of
socially distanced outdoor cinema.
£1,999, lg.com

3 SENNHEISER MOMENTUM

TRUE WIRELESS 2

Although they’re dear, Sennheiser’s second-

gen true wireless ear buds are a treat for the

ears. Smaller than before but with stronger

noise cancelling and almost twice the battery,

these feature a spacious soundstage packed

with character. And if you don’t like it, you can

EQ the heck out of it via Sennheiser’s app.

£279, sennheiser.com

6 ENACFIRE E60

The headphone space has gone

a little mad, with good, cheap

true wireless buds now more

widespread than ever. Case in

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priced E60s. They cram in aptX

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a wireless charging case, and an

eight-hour battery, and they don’t

skimp on the sound quality either.

From £28, amazon.co.uk

7 CHROMECAST WITH

GOOGLE TV

This year Google has changed

what the Chromecast is, bringing it

much more into the same space as

the Amazon and Roku’s streamers.

That means you get a remote with

voice search, a Google TV interface

rather than the phone-only control

of its predecessors, and all the 4K

HDR content you can eat.

£60, store.google.com

2 FIRE TV CUBE

You’re not short of options when it comes to

Fire TV devices – if you don’t need 4K, the Fire

TV Stick Lite is just £30 – but this double-

duty combination of Alexa speaker and TV

streamer is currently the best of the bunch.

Its hexa-core processor gives it a good lick of

speed, there’s more internal storage, and you

can hook up Ethernet if your Wi-Fi’s a bit iffy.

£110, amazon.co.uk

1 ROKU STREAMING STICK +

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you could do a lot worse than going Roku.

This is highly affordable, manages a solid 4K

HDR picture and, critically, is unbiased. While

Roku now offers its own programming, the

voice search on its remote will direct you to

the smart TV app that makes the most sense

without leaning towards its own platform.

£50, roku.com

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