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Gifts For Geeks: What’s Next

Published 13 hours ago
Nafisa Akabor

A tumbler that reminds you to drink water and an 18k-gold ring that helps make your payments. Whatever’s next?

Apple Watch Hermès

The Apple Watch Hermès Series 10 comes in the signature Hermès orange box, available at Apple or Hermès. The new model supports sleep apnea and wrist temperature, a 6m- depth gauge, on-device Siri, precision inding for Find My and fast charging. Unique Her- mès touches include a silver titanium inish, logo on the back, two watch straps including a leather Hermès one that can be single or double tour, and exclusive watch faces.

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Price: from $1,249.

Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition

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Amazon has released its irst-ever color screen Kindle called the Kindle Colorsot Signature Edition. It promises eight weeks of battery life, improved speed and contrast, supports pinch to zoom and increased display sizes. The seven-inch display is optimized for reading without glare, suited for travel guides, cookbooks, comics, or graphic novels. Highlighting can be done in yellow, orange, pink or blue, plus searching by color. It is waterproof, features USB-C and wireless charging.

Price: $279.99

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ASUS ZenBook S14

The ASUS Zenbook S14 Copilot+ PC is a pre- mium Windows 11 laptop from ASUS that fea- tures an all-metal 1.1cm thin body that is 1.2kg light. The new Intel Core Ultra 7 chipset and AI Boost powers its AI features like productivity assistance, text and image creation, faster photo and video edits, and built-in security, while its vapor chamber keeps it cool. It has a 3K display, 72Wh battery, large touchpad and Harman Kardon sound.

Price: $1,299

Meta Quest 3S

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The new Meta Quest 3S virtual reality headset lets you turn any room into a personal theater. You can play standalone VR games, watch live concerts, experi-

ence mixed reality by blending the digital and real world, or cast games on to a television. It has multi-tasking support for YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, etc. It features a Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chip, 8GB of RAM, 128GB storage, up to 120Hz refresh rate, and 1832×1920 screen resolution per eye.

Price: from $299.99

Samsonite Restackd Carry On

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Samsonite’s revamped Stackd collection called Restackd features a lighter design and larger packing volume. The 55cm carry-on cabin spinner with easy access has a front pocket for a laptop, tablet and other accessories, suitable for business travel. It includes two packing cubes and plenty of zipped pockets. At 3.1kg, it mea- sures 55x40x23cm with a 3cm depth expansion. It features an integrated ID tag, TSA combina- tion lock and comes in black, green, pink and navy.

Price: ZAR7,299 ($400)

Hyperice Hypersphere Go Hyperice, known for its health- tech products for recovery and movement, has the perfect travel companion called the Hyper- sphere Go. This TSA-approved massage ball is palm-sized and supports three speeds of vibra- tion when you roll it over your muscles. Whether you’re in-flight, post-workout or at your desk, you can target muscles, with preci- sion, such as the arms, legs, back or feet. It is USB-powered, has a two-hour battery and weighs under 500g.

Price: $99

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Dyson Airwrap i.d.

The Dyson Airwrap i.d. multi- styler and dryer is Dyson’s irst Bluetooth connected hair tool. It pairs to a smartphone app for more personalized styling to automate the curling process using proile data such as hair type, length and skill level. The styler comes in two versions: for straight to wavy hair (T1-2) or for curly to oily hair (T3-4). The new Airwrap introduces three new attachments: the conical barrel, wave+curl diffuser, and blade concentrator.

Price: $599.99

Hobot S6-Pro

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Hobot has released its irst window cleaning robot, the Hobot S6-Pro. The award-winning robot window cleaner is suited for framed, panoramic or frameless windows for an ei- cient clean-up. It has dual mops to polish and uses ultrasonic sprays for a streak-free clear inish. Safety features include an anti-falling algorithm, a safety rope and 20-minutes of back-up power. The microiber cleaning cloth is washable and the water tank replaceable, making it eco-friendly.

Price: ZAR7,999 ($438)

HidrateSpark Pro Smart Tumbler

The HidrateSpark Pro 590ml smart tumbler bottle stands out for its connected features. It syncs with Bluetooth to a paired smartphone and tracks water intake with reminders when to sip through its glowing feature on the base. It is vacuum insulated and keeps drinks cold for 14 hours and hot for four hours. It comes with a removable stainless-steel straw, sup- ports the Find My Bottle feature to track it and integrates with itness apps.

Price: ZAR1,799 ($98)

VezoPay Ring

A South African company is redeining wearable tech through its payment ring that works with Visa and Mastercard on iOS and Android. The ring is available in black, pink, white, silver or gold, which goes up to 18K gold, in either a slim or wide cut and a matte or gloss inish. It requires no charging and is secured through an NFC tokenization that encrypts data. Durability includes impact resistance and it’s water- and dust-proof.

Price: from ZAR2,100 ($115)

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