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ATEST GADGETS OF 2017

S T U F F
F O R YO U R
B R E A K

Musical squares
For £170 you can
buy the Lightpad
Block to link up to
your Seaboard Block,
or to use as a
standalone device.

APPLE i P A D NINTENDO ROLI SEABO ARD
PRO 10.5in S WIT CH
BL OCK
Some say you should Bringing your
take regular breaks PlayStation 4 into
from your screen work might make
during the day. To you popular with your
those people we say, colleagues, but it won’t Chris Rowlands more than 200 sounds to choose
“Haven’t you seen the do wonders for your Acting News Editor from, pair it wirelessly with one of
new, brighter True Tone back. Stick a Switch four phone apps to unleash its full
display on the iPad in your satchel and Not since Korg’s Kaoss potential as you prod, press, tap and
Pro?” A little bigger you’ve the best of both Pad has the humble swipe across its inviting surface.
than the previous 9.7in worlds: a console you human finger been capable of making Once you’ve finished flying solo,
edition, this Pro packs can easily cart (and so much sweet noise. hook it up with some of its siblings
– you guessed it – a play) on the train, and Equipped with a touch-sensitive – such as the Loop, Live, Touch and
10.5in Retina display, a party trick that’ll surface that harbours physical keys, Lightpad Blocks – for a gig-worthy
and a faster chip for have the whole office responds to swipe inputs and delivers setup that could well make you the
even more midday go-karting or, even two octaves of sound, the Seaboard next Jean-Michel Jarre. I haven’t
productivity. better, milking cows. Block is the portable plaything I’ve given up hope yet…
from £619 / apple.com £280 / nintendo.co.uk been dreaming of. With a library of £280 / roli.com

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