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1 HOT
BUY
Raspberry Pi Zero W
from £9.60 / raspberrypi.or
It might be nearly twice the price of the original
Pi Zero, but when you’re still getting change
TIPS & from a tenner, the wireless Pi is fantastic value.
TRICKS Simplicity is the key word, with no need to
mess about with dongles, adaptors and USB
Plonk that Pi camera hubs. This also means that your Pi projects can
you bouht on a be squeezed into much smaller places. If you’re
birdfeeder and you’ll looking for more advanced stuff, you’re better
be able edit your off with the Pi 3; but for value and simplicity,
own Springwatch. the Pi Zero W tops our chart.
The free, open-source Stuff says
Kodi will turn a Pi into The Pi Zero was already fantastic;
a media centre for wireless add-ons make it even better
watchin your locally
stored films and telly.
● NOW ADD THIS
Plannin on turnin Raspberry Pi Camera Module V2
your Pi into a SNES Not every Pi project has to be a
emulator? Leally, homage to your childhood console.
you must own the This adds smartphone photo pizazz.
ames to play them. £18 / raspberrypi.or
2 BARGAIN 3 HOT 4 Amazon Echo Dot
£50 / amazon.co.uk
BUY
BUY
This smart home assistant is a lot smaller than
the full-size Echo, but it’s a much bigger bargain.
OT
HOT SoundMa
ic E10C
5 £45 / soundmaicheadphones.com
BUY
UY
SoundMagic is royalty when it comes to budget
buds. For the cash, these are stupendous.
6 Amazon Fire TV 4K
£80 / amazon.co.uk
If you’ve bought a 4K TV, fill it with lovely content
from Amazon’s Ultra HD media streamer.
7 Vodafone Smart Prime 7
£59 / vodafone.co.uk
Despite decent specs, this smartphone is
dirt-cheap compared to the competition.
Go
le Chromecast Audio Moov Now 8 Philips Hue Starter Kit
from £59 (white) / meethue.com
£30 / oole.com/chromecast £60 / moov.cc Start your smart home with two bulbs and a
bridge before turning it into a palace with more.
This disc doesn’t just transform You know you’re onto a winner
the streaming capabilities of your when your fitness gadget isn’t
speakers – its lossless hi-res just a tracker but a personal trainer. Amazon Kindle
The Moov is a honeycomb-covered
audio option can also boost their workout guide with voice coaching 9 £60 / amazon.co.uk
sound quality. This is an infinitely Top of our holiday packing list, the basic Kindle
superior alternative to streaming and rep-counting. And yes, it is thinner and lighter than its predecessor.
via Bluetooth, with less battery still tracks your daily steps and
drain and no interruption from calls. auto-detects your sleep. Goo
le Daydream View
Stuff says Stuff says 10 £69 / madeby.oole.com
If you’ve not
ot a Sonos setup, The best bud
et tracker –
ives An inexpensive headset that works with your
this’ll do rou
hly the same job most Fitbits a run for their money Google phone to deliver VR experiences.
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