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» GEAR WE WANT<br />
OAXIS INKCASE<br />
$129 | SHOP.OAXIS.COM<br />
Reading books and long articles on your backlit<br />
smartphone screen is more taxing on the eyes than it is on<br />
an ereader, but it can be difficult to keep an E-Ink screen<br />
with you at all times. Or at least it was, before the Oaxis<br />
InkCase. This clever iPhone 6, 6s and 7-compatible case<br />
adds a Bluetooth-connected 4.3-inch E-Ink display to the<br />
back of your smartphone, allowing you keep a library’s<br />
worth of comfortable reading in your pocket. With the<br />
added ability to display a grayscale photo of your choice,<br />
the time, local weather, personal calendar info, upcoming<br />
events and your Apple health info, this is a pretty nifty<br />
and informative backpack for your smartphone. JB<br />
GOPRO KARMA<br />
$1,350 | GOPRO.COM<br />
After a false start due to some faulty<br />
battery tech, GoPro has finally<br />
relaunched it’s photo- and videofocused<br />
GoPro Karma drone Down<br />
Under. With battery life lasting only<br />
16–20 minutes, flights may have to be<br />
curbed a little prematurely, but the<br />
overall body size (which is especially<br />
compact when folded) and the ability<br />
to use a gimbal-mounted Hero5 will<br />
go some way to make up for this lack<br />
of longevity. It’s also certainly not<br />
the cheapest option, at $1,350 for<br />
the drone and a 2.4GHz wireless<br />
controller, or $1,800 with a Hero5<br />
camera bundled in. JB<br />
LEGO BOOST<br />
$TBC | WWW.LEGO.COM/EN-US/BOOST<br />
Earlier this year, Lego was said to have become the<br />
world’s most powerful brand, overtaking Ferrai. And<br />
now comes Lego Boost, a new 843-brick coding kit that<br />
lets create your own working robot. Set to come with a<br />
Bluetooth LE-enabled Move Hub that has an integrated<br />
tilt sensor, as well as motors and a colour-distance<br />
sensor, you’ll be able to build five high-tech models —<br />
a robot, a playable electric guitar, an interactive cat,<br />
a bulldozer and an autobuilder which constructs small<br />
models for you. Unlike Lego’s more advanced robotbuilder,<br />
Mindstorms, Boost will utilise the ordinary<br />
iconic bricks. The creations can then be brought to life<br />
using a simple, easily learned drag-and-drop coding<br />
language. Lego is hoping the set will encourage a new<br />
generation of robotic enthusiasts and coders.<br />
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