Fujitsu Lifebook U772 - This is the life
Price: $1,390
Website: www.fujitsu.com
Fujitsu
Lifebook U772
Okay, so ultrabooks have effectively taken
over the world and embedded themselves deep within our souls. Every major
laptop manufacturer and their pet gerbils have launched ultrabooks, and though
super-premium Fujitsu are a bit late to the party, they got here nonetheless.
Their new U772 supports 3rd generation Intel Core processors, is just 15.6mm
thick and has a 14in anti-glare display. After all, life these days is all
about ultrabooks.
Nikon D600 - Picturewala
Price: $2,510 (body only)
Website: www.nikon.com
Nikon
D600
You’re going to need to invest in a
high-end camera to justify people paying you money for taking nice pictures of
them looking good enough to endorse products or getting married or whatever.
The D600 is the lightest and smallest FX-format DSLR camera by Nikon. It’s got
a 24.3MP sensor, Full HD video recording and weighs just 760gm. Cool.
HP Envy X2 - Tabla book
Website: www.hp.com
HP
Envy X2
In the recent past, we’ve been subjected to
horrible terminology such as ‘phablet’. Our contribution to the world of
nonsense is Tabla Book, i.e. a tablet that becomes an ultrabook, like the new
HP Envy x2, which is a hybrid device that can be an ultrabook when you want it
to and a tablet when that becomes convenient. It has a 14in multi-touch display
and a detachable screen and keyboard, so you can use it how you want. Say it -
Tabla Book. And now go tell all your friends.
1920 pocket watch – Good day, gentlemen
Price: $600
Website: www.tissot.com
1920
pocket watch
Ever wondered why the gentlefolk of yore
said ‘Good day’ to each other in greeting? It was probably ‘coz nobody knew
what time of the day it was! Understandable - this elegant pocket watch from
Tissot wasn’t available then and nothing else would do, we’re sure. But guess
what! It is available now, so, Good <insert time of day> to all you
folks!
iPod Touch - Ooh, is that an iPhone 5?
Website: www.apple.com
iPod
Touch
Want the thrills of owning an iPhone 5 -
that 16:9 Retina display, iOS 6, those shiny new Ear Pods - minus the contract?
Fancy playing games as they’re released, not when they’re ported to other
devices six months later? Like the look of all those Apple-only speaker docks?
The Touch is for you. With Siri, front and rear cams and 32/64GB of space, all
squeezed into a 6.1mm shell, its only weakness is that you might forget it’s
there. Too pricey for sir? Try the new iPod Nano
Fujifilm XE-1 - Mount Fujifilm
Price: $1,280 (approx, body only)
Website: www.fujifilmcameras.com
Fujifilm
XE-1
Since the world has unanimously decided
that DSLRs are too big for anyone who doesn’t receive money for taking
pictures, the concept of interchangeable lens system cameras has taken off.
Fujifilm started out with the X-Pro 1, but have now launched the new XE-1, with
a 16MP APS-C CMOS sensor and OLED electronic viewfinder. We think that the
people who receive money for taking pictures also want to secretly use one of
these, but they won’t admit it.
Harman/Kardon CL - DLontheCL
Price: $180
Website: www.harmankardon.com
Harman/Kardon
CL
While you’re right to assume that most
headphones are now made by rappers, you’d be wrong to leap to the assumption
that the Harman/Kardon CLs are the brainchild of Korean female rapper CL, real
name Lee Chae-rin. Just as you’d be wrong to assume that their slightly more
expensive (?13,990) wireless counterparts are named after the American dance
music producer BT. They’re just some nicely designed iOS-ready headphones with
memory foam cushions, metal-and-leather construction, ported drivers and a
detachable, woven cable. So there.
Urban Ears Plattan - Swedish urban mafia
Price: $140
Website: www.urbanears.com
Urban
Ears Plattan
This Swedish headphone brand chooses to
dress up its audiophile headphones in first-hand fabrics, denim being the most
popular. Strip off the fabric and you have 40mm handmade drivers and the unique
Zound plug, which essentially allows you to Daisy Chain multiple Plattans or
other Urban Ears with the same feature and share the music, legally! Its
in-line remote works with HTC, BlackBerry and, of course, iDevices. The
sprightly delivery and strong bass make the Plattan a compelling buy for its
sonic prowess, if not its fashion sense.
