H O T S TFUF
POLAR M
We’re a funny old race, us
humans. We live in a time of
great abundance and yet we
crave more. Hark at razors
with seven blades, or cars
with multiple exhaust endpipes.
It’s ridiculous.
But here’s a thing. When
it comes to fitness – when it
comes to accurate recordings
of the agonising effort we’ve
expended – we’ll take all we
can get. So we’re not laughing
at the new Polar M430, which
has an optical heart-rate sensor
packing no fewer than six LEDs.
Tell it like it is, Polar.
€229 / polar.com
IT HAS ALL THE
FEATURES OF
THE FENIX 5,
BUT IS THINNER
AND LIGHTER
Tiny tilty telephoto travel tickler
CANON POWERSHOT SX730 HS
Not all photographers want a revolution. Fans of pocketable cameras
with big zooms will be pleased to hear that the SX730 is in many ways
similar to its predecessor, the SX720. It still has a remarkable 40x
zoom lens and a 20.3MP 1/2.3in sensor, but it now also has a vertically
tilting LCD screen, some extra shooting modes and the addition
of Bluetooth to its already useful Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity. That
tilty screen adds a smidge of size and weight, but otherwise the
SX730 is still dead handy.
£379 / canon.co.ukThere’s noir rush
ONEPLUS 3T MIDNIGHT BLACK
You’re in rather a nice position. OnePlus likes a bit of drama, so it
released a limited number of its new ‘midnight black’ phones and then
watched gleefully as the little mice scurried hither and yon. But the
scrum has dissipated, and you can now get yourself one – three layers
of subtly sandblasted ultra-thin black coating to the better of the
standard gun-metal grey version – by just bumbling over to the
company’s website and buying it. The price is the same as the standard
128GB version, and it’s a fine phone for sure; no drama required.
£439 / oneplus.netMORE LIGHTS
GOOD