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AUDIO-TECHNICA ATH-ANC300TW
Smaller, faster, cheaper sound processor and microscopic
surface-mounted microphones mean it’s no wonder that
active noise cancelling is fast becoming a standard feature
in headphones, but trust Audio-Technica to take the ball
and run with it with this set of tiny and super-powerful true
wireless buds. Its QuietPoint tech brings with it three-
level hybrid noise cancelling, tweakable depending on the
environment you’re in. And the incorporation of Qualcomm’s
TrueWireless Stereo Plus means a compatible device can
stream to both of these earphones simultaneously, making
for better battery and lower latency. Could this be a new
true wireless benchmark?
Around £209, audio-technica.comXBOX SERIES X
The PlayStation 5 is coming too, but we
know a little more about the new top-
end Xbox model than Sony’s console (at
the time of writing, at least). Next-gen
processing and graphics tech promises
mind-blowing visuals, including ray
tracing support, which is a tech for
realistically recreating the physics
of light, so worlds look much more
life-like. It will offer frame rates up to
120fps (great for racing or fast arcade
games), and even promises 8K output,
but we’ll believe support for actual 8K
games when we see it. Expect it just
before Christmas, likely over £400.
£TBC, xbox.comBELKIN SOUNDFORM ELITE HI-FI SMART
SPEAKER + WIRELESS CHARGER
A Google Assistant smart speaker with a little groove
to place your phone. How neat. Oh, but there’s more:
that groove houses a Qi charger, juicing up that device
while you get on with something else. And that’s not all:
Ludicrously, Belkin has teamed up with the high-end audio
wizards at Devialet to create the vibration-reducing dual-
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$299 (around £230), belkin.comALIENWARE CONCEPT UFO
Why shouldn’t PC gaming be properly
portable? And we’re not talking
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Taking more than a few design ideas
from the Nintendo Switch (to the point
that we imagine a few furrowed brows
at Nintendo HQ), Dell’s concept device
suggests the company could be set to
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product just yet but expect an eight-
inch display, detachable controllers,
USB Type-C monitor connectivity and
syrupy-smooth (if slightly dialled-back)
PC games on the go.
£TBC, alienware.com
TCL X915
Expect to see a lot more of this company in 2020 as it breaks into the UK, and
this TV will be one way it makes waves. It’s an 8K TV with a QLED panel and
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TVs, but it’ll likely arrive at an extremely aggressive price. Available in 65-
inch or 75-inch sizes, it also includes Dolby Vision (and HDR10+) and IMAX
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an all-round premium set. And it has a built-in camera that rises and hides
automatically if you use a video-chat app through the Android OS.
£TBC, tcl.com