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H O T S T U F F
THIS CAMERA
CAN KEEP
SHOOTING
200M DEEP
Watch and woof
WITHOUT HIVE CAMERA
A HOUSING,
AND IN 4K Most normal people might use Hive’s smart camera to watch over their
humble homes, what with its night-vision smarts and two-way audio.
For those with a creepier streak, though, it’s a great tool for putting
the jeepers up unsuspecting neighbours as they stroll past the door.
The little snapper’s sound- and-motion-sensing system detects
who’s lingering outside, before streaming HD footage live to
your smartphone, where you can zoom in remotely and trigger
various noises – including police sirens and dog barks. It’ll
do double duty as a baby monitor too, so you can watch the
kids while imitating a Rottweiler.
£129 / hivehome.com
DEEP BREATHS
HOLLIS
EXPLORER 2
REBREATHER Hush buddies
Taking your camera down BEOPLAY E4
to the murky depths might
sound like a fishy frolic, but Quiet… can you hear that? No, because you have the new Beoplay
the fun soon stops when E4 noise-cancelling buds bunged in your ears – and the only thing
the bubbles run out. Keep caressing your lugholes is Scott Walker. Or Harry Styles, or Cliff
your stream flowing with Richard – we’re not here to judge. A small box on the wire harbours
this Rebreather. It recycles a pair of mics, which work together to cut through external audio
the carbon dioxide from your clutter, silencing up to 15dB more low-frequency background noise
breath to keep you happily than previous models. All of which means sweet silence for your
under the waves for up to favoured crooner’s climactic warble. It can’t do anything for a terrible
two hours. A head-up display taste in music, mind, beyond a transparency mode that lets in a little
keeps you abreast of the more of the outside world.
system status, while the £229 / beoplay.com
lightweight build won’t drag
you down to the ocean floor.
£3599 / hollisuk.com
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