MARCH 2020 T3 352020’s gadget wishlist
LULUPET AI SMART
LITTER BOX
This is no ordinary litter box. It’s “the
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stool and urine image [recognition]
and excretory behavioral algorithms”.
What does that mean? Basically, every
time your cat pops inside to do its
business, the Smart Litter Box will
gather data about your cat’s behaviour
and the appearance of its poo. Once it’s
crunched the numbers, it’ll be able to
make judgements of your cat’s health
and well being, giving you a (slightly
oddly gleaned, if we’re honest) heads
up on if your cat might need a vet trip.
£TBC, lulupet.com.twL’ O R E A L P E R S O
Who knows your skin better than you?
Perso might. Using a three-step process
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environmental conditions in your local
area, then listening to your personal
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cartridge-based system to mix together
a single dose of a tincture precisely
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It’ll even adjust the mix for morning
or evening application, and if you’re
going out and about you can detach the
mirrored tray on top and take it with
you. More features still are planned to
be added in the next year.
£TBC, loreal.comCOOKINGPAL JULIA
One machine that cooks, chops, mixes,
blends, kneads, weighs, boils, steams,
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Your overburdened kitchen surfaces
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family may well thank you for the
fact that Julia’s integration with the
CookingPal network helps guide you
through cooking the most delicious
meals. Using CookingPal’s Smart
Kitchen Hub (or just opting for the
app) you can control the whole cooking
process away from the kitchen, and
if you’re stuck for meal ideas it’ll
turn a photo of your fridge into a full
suggested menu. Delicious.
£TBA, cookingpal.com
LG SIGNATURE ZX 77
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OLED wonder, all contrast and brightness and colour. At 77
inches corner to corner, with super-slim bezels and one of
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promises an impeccable picture, too, with four-step noise
reduction increasing sharpness, Dolby Vision support for
amazing HDR, and AI-based upscaling turning lesser picture
sources into a visual feast. The ZX 77 even supports Nvidia
G-Sync and FreeSync for a massive gaming experience.
£TBC, lg.comJBL L82 CLASSIC
The much larger L100 Classics dropped last year and blew us
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these cheaper front-ported bookshelf speakers look set to
bring that vintage experience to far more listening rooms.
Clad in walnut veneer, with a very cool segmented Quadrex
foam front grille in either orange, blue or black, there’s little
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either. Each speaker has an individual attenuator for little
tweaks, and JBL’s experience and poise in the eight-inch
loudspeaker world speaks for itself.
$2,500 (approx £1,910), jblsynthesis.com
LG CORDZEROTHINQ A9
WITH POWER DRIVE MOP
Mopping? Vacuuming? Get a device
that can do both. Switch out the
Power Drive Nozzle head for the
newly-developed Power Drive Mop
on LG’s super stick and you can go
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in an instant. The dual-purpose Smart
Inverter Motor promises superior
suction to get the job done and a smart
charging stand means convenient
storage for the CordZero itself as well
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extra battery pack, ensuring you can
keep cleaning until the job’s done.
£TBC, lg.com