insideKENT Magazine Issue 47 - February 2016 | Page 118

GADGETS+TECH our favourite gadgets for 2016 My Wraps Headphones amora™ Harmonia Scent Hub amora™ Scent Hubs turn water into a fine mist acting as a humidifier and ioniser. Add just a few drops of your favourite essential oil into the water and an amora™ Scent Hub becomes an aroma diffuser, providing the atmosphere you desire in your home. These are combined with the additional feature of inbuilt speakers, allowing you to send and control music via Bluetooth on your phone, tablet or any other media device, completing your sensory experience. £75, www.ashleigh-burwood.co.uk Wearing headphones is not just about listening to music, it’s about how you look listening! Wraps were created from this concept but took it a step further by making the wraps permanently wearable, whether wearing them in your ears or on your wrist. When worn on the wrist, the unique patented slider system keeps the lightweight alloy heads, slider and jack plug all connected together for a secure and compact fit. The cables are kept in perfect alignment and remain tangle free and always close to hand. Available in a range of colours. From £14.99, www.mywraps.com HoverTech Battle FX Take aim and fire in this multiple player game of skill and accuracy with the HoverTech Battle FX. This flying drone hovers in the air between 1 – 1.5m from the floor. With a friend, load up your blasters with darts and fire the darts at two orange targets located between the centre of the drone, hit both to shoot it out of the sky. The set comes with two blasters and six darts. For 1 to 2 players. £24.99, www.smythstoys.com StreetParty Dance Speaker The StreetParty Dance speaker features an integrated light board that dances to the music being played to really light up any party. Its colourful visual effects with five different light settings help create a party atmosphere or set the mood for a romantic night in. The speaker’s eight hour battery, carabineer clip and waterproof capability means the party can be taken outside anywhere the user wants to dance, or on holidays in the summer months. £59.99, www.argos.co.uk Anki OVERDRIVE Anki OVERDRIVE is battle racing at its best where players control physical supercars via handheld mobile devices to compete against friends, family or AI commanders. The game introduces an innovative magnetic modular track system that allowes gamers to custom build their own battlefields within seconds. The supercars are customisable with hundreds of new virtual weapons, upgrades and special items for all-out vehicular mayhem. £149.99, www.anki.com Hotpoint Milk Frother The new Hotpoint Milk Frother can produce frothed milk in minutes thanks to induction technology, offering faster heat up and ease of cleaning compared with standard frothers. It’s ideal for cappuccinos, hot chocolate and lattes, or to liven up instant coffee. £49.99, www.hotpoint.co.uk 118