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100 GREATEST GADGETS OF 2017

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Wrist easy
Watches should live
on your wrist, not by
the mains. The Apex’s
two-year battery life
means you’ll always
be together.

BRA GI D A SH GARMIN
PRO FENIX 5
KRONAB Y APEX
Long before Apple
whose idea of a good
snipped the wires A watch for people
to create its AirPods, time is more strenuous
Bragi’s cable-free than just sprawling
Mark Wilson be used as a remote shutter for in-ears proved a totally in front of a Game of
Features Editor your phone’s camera. But you might wireless future was Thrones marathon, the
have to demonstrate it controlling possible. But while Fenix 5’s heart-rate
A lot of smartwatches your music or declining a call before Apple’s buds just play monitor and GPS
look like the lovechild anyone will believe it’s not just a music, Bragi’s also tracking can tell when
of a cheap chronograph and a pocket regular tick-tocker. have biometric fitness you’re not working
calculator. But I’d happily be seen You can customise its functionality tracking built in, plus hard enough. It will also
wearing this one – it’s so understated, using the accompanying app and it real-time translation send you notifications
most people would have no idea of its comes in either black PVD or steel, tech for when you’re when your mates text
secret skills. with a choice of five straps – none of trying to order dos to ask why you’re not
The Apex delivers rumble-based which are gaudy enough to give the cervezas on your in the pub.
notifications for texts from specific smartwatch game away. annual jaunt to Alicante. from £500 /
contacts, counts your steps, and can from £445 / kronaby.com €349 / bragi.com garmin.com

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