£100 &
UNDER36 T3 DECEMBER 2021Christmas gadget gifts
2 iROBOT ROOMBA J7+
Ten times as suckular as the Roomba 600 series
and (yes) now able to detect and avoid pet
leavings, as well as trailing cables and discarded
toys, iRobot’s latest certainly boosts the smarts.
It can also adapt its cleaning schedules to match
your own, or give things an extra run around
during times of high pollen or pet shedding –
and it’ll empty its own dust bin, too.
£900, irobot.co.uk1 NANOLEAF LINES
Nanoleaf’s experiments in lighting reach a
pretty spectacular peak with the Lines, a set
of modular light bars, which illuminate your
wall rather than themselves. They’re artistic
enough even without the RGB glow, can be set
to react to music and sound, and work with just
about every home assistant as well as tying into
Razer’s Chroma lighting system.
From £180, nanoleaf.me5 ECHO SHOW 15
Amazon’s latest feels both utterly radical and reassuringly familiar. It
takes a tweaked version of the screen-based Echo interface and spreads
it out into a shallow 15-inch panel – one which can sit on a stand or hang
on your wall. There’s space to leave notes, to stream video, to make calls,
in a device which feels like the true beating heart of the smart home.
£240, amazon.co.uk4 HOMEPOD MINI
The chunky Homepod is dead: long live the mini, now available in a host of
new colours. Apple’s small orb is fantastic for those who own iOS devices,
offering up not only Siri smarts and a powerful speaker, but also a host
of clever ways to send what’s on your phone to your Homepod and vice
versa. Let’s be real: giving Apple gear as a gift shows you’re not skimping.
£89, apple.com
3 KÄRCHER WV6 PREMIUM
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surface, which never seems to end. You wet,
you wipe, and then you furiously wipe again to
try to get rid of the residue from your original
wetting. It is infuriating and stupid, but not
entirely necessary. The WV6 Premium, with its
liquid silicone squeegee and 150ml dirty water
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£120, kaercher.comBecause why wouldn’t you want to make it as fabulous as can be?
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