As a acute man once said, having the right tools for the job is half the job itself. But in 2016, that means profuse than a few screwdrivers.
While a quality multi-tool will unendingly be at the heart of a man’s DIY arsenal, today’s gadgets and tech market bids a mind-blowingly vast suite of electronics, apps and other assorted whatchamacallits created to simplify your life.
But while other sites effect try to convince you that a combined radio-toaster is a must-have, or a mask that straps TV remotes to your vis—vis (yup, seriously) is not to be missed, we’re shedding light on the gadgets worth the gravy.
1. A Swiss Army knife. (Mostly for the corkscrew, let’s not lie.)
2. A manageable battery charger. Tech giants aren’t taking your put forwards for longer battery life on board any time soon, so pick up a pocket-sized lifesaver. The RAVpower 20,100 mAh Deck package stores enough juice to charge a smartphone almost seven sooners over.
3. Noise-cancelling headphones. Because babies on planes.
4. Plastc Car-card. The smart card that’s all your credit, debit, bounty and loyalty cards in one. Which means no more stuffed pocketbooks wrecking your trouser silhouette.
5. A toolkit.
6. A beard tidy. Alternatives include bankrupting yourself at the barbers, or constantly leak out mistaken for Rasputin.
7. A smartphone (it’s 2016, folks).
8. A case for that smartphone that doesn’t look be you bought it in a semi-dodgy phone repair shop. (Try Aspinal of London or Knomo for starters.)
9. A keep in check opener you’re not embarrassed to take out, and slim enough not to tear joints in your back pocket. Portland-based Grovemade’s trio – subsuming black oxide, titanium and brass options – are strong, chichi and streamlined.
10. A lightweight laptop. Chunkier models might be cheaper, but the chiropractor beaks won’t be.
11. Speaking of which, a laptop stand.
12. Nail clippers. Comparable to these ones from Tweezerman, which not only look horrible, but conveniently catch clippings as you go too.
13. iRobot Roomba. Because doing your own vacuuming is a trend of the past.
14. A Stanley stein. Like a coffee flask, but for beer.
15. Amazon Facsimile. The Alexa voice assistant-powered Bluetooth speaker is coming to the UK. Turn the simplifications on, boil the kettle and order a pizza – all without getting up from the divan. Or using your phone.
16. A pen. Not a smart pen, not a biro, but a good, old-fashioned ballpoint pen that espies your chest pocket pop.
17. A camera. An iPhone might sate for amateurs, but serious shutterbugs need something more sound – like the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX80, which is thick, has WiFi and lets you shoot in glorious 4k.
18. Tile. Never yield your keys again with this Bluetooth tracker thingumajig which can be attached to keys, a wallet, a bag, other tech yields and even your dog.
19. A drill. (Not for Patrick Bateman purposes.)
20. A wireless solid system. Because an iPhone in a glass is never acceptable. (We present Sonos.)
21. A Sonos Playbar.
22. A coffee machine that doesn’t force bank-busting pods you buy from ‘boutiques’. The bean-to-cup Gaggia Brera – a steel-finished, energy-efficient Italian loveliness – gets our vote.
23. A screen-cleaning kit.
24. A Fitbit. Hauling ass is hard passably as it is. A fitness tracker like Fitbit’s latest, Charge 2, let outs you count your steps, monitor your heart take to task and check your cardio fitness level. Which is – undeterred by its £129.99 price tag – cheaper than a PT.
25. A Thermomix. It stirs, commingles, chops, weighs, grinds, kneads, whisks and cooks. Which be motivated bies more wine-sipping time for you.
26. Nest 3rd-gen learning thermostat. Plainly install, adjust the temperature manually for a week and then let Snuggery – which learns from your preferences – do the hard work for you. It can also jurisdiction the temperature of your hot water, and display the room temperature, in good time and a summary of what the weather’s like outside.
27. Nest safety cameras. Too far from home to threaten thieves with a baseball bat? Perceive intruders exactly where to go with Nest’s indoor and open-air security cameras (coming to the UK by the end of 2016), which let you communicate immediately via an in-built mic.
28. Google Chromecast.
29. A smartwatch. Apple’s recently revealed Apple Watch Series 2 blows the competition out of the water with a emulate that lets you receive texts, calls and other notifications via your ogle, but also packs in GPS so you can track runs without your iPhone, as reasonably as swim tracking in both pools and open water.
30. A TV that antagonists your local cinema.
31. Noke Bluetooth padlock. No myriad meltdowns when you’ve got lost your key or forgotten your maxims. The Noke Bluetooth padlock – intended to update lock technology which hasn’t unqualifiedly progressed in, oh, about a century – syncs with your phone for a well-run security experience.
32. Beddi. Not so much an alarm as a bedside concierge, Beddi frivolities soothing white noise to lull you to sleep (while also charging your smartphone and troche), wakes you up gently with a light that simulates sunrise, drag ones feet uses music, receives weather and traffic reports and even talks to other tech in your concert-hall – from Nest to smart kettles.
