OUR MONTH
I BELIEVED
I COULD FLY
It might look like a bold
take on Microsoft Flight
Simulator, but this was
Beats’ novel way of testing
the transparency settings on its new
Solo Pro on-ear noise-cancellers from
the comfort of a swanky hotel suite (and
out of reach from Extinction Rebellion). The
cans feature plenty of proprietary ANC tech
to block out this godforsaken miserable
world, but should you need to listen in to
vital airline announcements regarding the
lack of cheese and ham toasties, one button
press lets just enough noise in.
James Day, Editor-in-ChiefSPHERO MADE
ME ENVIOUS OF
TODAY’S YOUTH
I’m pretty sure we did get
to play with a robot when
I was at school, but the sole
objective of the hour-long class was to get
the temperamental blob to move forward.
It definitely didn’t have an customisable
expansion plate to which you could attach
a Raspberry Pi, nor a sensor that would
launch a ping-pong ball at my face. But
that’s all in a day’s work for Sphero’s
modular RVR robot, which the company
plans to roll out in classrooms across the
UK. And suddenly I want to be nine again.
Matt Tate, Hot Stuff EditorI DEFILED THE
MONACO ELITE
There’s no way of writing
this without sounding awful,
but enjoying collection by
chauffeur from Nice Airport
in a new Bentley is about as lovely as life
gets. No, I hadn’t become an overnight
pop sensation – I was among the world’s
billionaires to test the new Flying Spur. With
supercar performance and an interior more
opulent than a sultan’s smoking room, it
might just be one of the greatest material
possessions in the world. Unlike my shirt,
which might just be one of the worst.
Leon Poultney, contributorI HAD LUNCH
WITH FUJI’S NEW
RETRO CAM
Fujifilm’s X-Pro3 is a bit
special – aimed at those
who have retro sensibilities,
probably still love film cameras, and quite
possibly own a selection of berets. I spent
the afternoon in London’s Borough Market
to test it out... but having skipped lunch, my
acute desire to go head-first into a massive
paella meant that none of the photos I took
inside the food market were in focus. So
I dashed back and asked this willing staff
member to strike a quick natural pose.
Natalya Paul, Online EditorSnapping, swerving, silencing and schooling
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