Stuff - UK (2020-05)

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ECO TECH

Apple Pro Display XDR

GREEN SCREENS

Sony A8H OLED

Sony is using plastic

recycled from optical

discs and water bottles

in 12 of its 2020

televisions, including

this forthcoming 4K

HDR OLED all-rounder.

How much plastic, we

don’t yet know – but

the smart part is it can

be recycled again to

further cut down on

e-waste. Pair it with

the HT-ST5000 Dolby

Atmos soundbar,

which is made of

65 % recycled materials.

£tbc / sony.co.uk

iFi Aurora

This classy all-in-one

music streaming

system has cabinetry

made from sustainable

bamboo. The wooden

battens might be there

mainly to look good, but

with six drivers and all

the hi-res streaming

you’ll ever need, it

sounds sweet too.

£1399 / ifi-audio.com

JBL Flip 5

IPX7-rated, meaning

it’s waterproof down

to three feet, this 20W

Bluetooth speaker

is made from 90 %

recycled plastic,

while the portable

case is completely

biodegradable. Its 12hr

battery life should see

off the party stragglers.

£104 / jbl.com

Focal Chora

Where woke warrior

and astute audiophile

collide, this speaker

has a composite cone

made from recycled

carbon fibres and

thermoplastic polymer

that’s super-rigid and

ultra-light, creating a

dynamic, exceptionally

balanced sound.

from £599 / focal.com

House of Marley

Redemption ANC

These true wireless

buds offer ANC and

up to 28hrs’ playtime.

IPX4 sweatproof,

they’re built using

bamboo, natural wood

fibre composite and

‘regrind silicone’ made

from consumer waste.

£180 / thehouse

ofmarley.co.uk

Sky Q

Lockdown or no

lockdown, sometimes

all you want is to have

a nice night in with the

telly. And with a Sky Q

subscription you get

the works (Sky Sports,

Sky Movies, Netflix,

Disney+) in one small,

energy-saving box...

plus you help fund

Sky Ocean Ventures,

who have already

invested £25million

in innovations to rid

the oceans of plastic.

from £20 + £25/m /

sky.com

hen Apple launched its latest

dreamy monitor, many

people shrugged it off as

a folly for the overpaid graphic design

brigade... but with a screen that beats

anything LG and Samsung have to

offer, this might just be the finest

hybrid workhorse and entertainment

centre money can buy.

Plug in an iMac or MacBook (2018

and up) and bask in its pixel-perfect

6K resolution, supported by unrivalled

brightness and the array of blue LEDs

modulated by 12 controllers that mean

light and dark don’t spoil each other’s

fun. Then you can stream Disney+,

Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky Go,

Apple TV+, iPlayer... basically anything

you’d get from a smart TV.

Yeah, you’re thinking, but where’s

the green angle here? Well, all the

aluminium used is smelted in factories

powered by hydroelectricity, 50%

of the plastic comes from recycled

sources, so does the tin in the solder,

and every single supplier Apple

uses has committed to using

100 % renewable energy. Oh, and

the Pro Display XDR itself is no

planet-plunderer: its electricity

consumption is 40% below the

Energy Star limit.

All of which begs the question

we’d all like to know the answer

to: If Apple can make a 6K computer

monitor with game-changing new

screen technology that destroys

the competition, and Macs that can

feed it all those streaming services,

why on earth don’t they just get on

with it and make an actual TV?

from £4599 / apple.com

Whether your

favourite Green

is Professor, Peter,

Ceelo or Al, you’ll be

needing some of the

finest eco-focused

audio kit to do their

sweet music justice

Way back when, if you wanted to be eco-friendly and get some entertainment you’d

chain yourself to a bulldozer and hang on for the ride; these days, however, there’s

plenty in the way of sustainable technology to satiate your thirst for fun at home

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