Get your hair done wherever you go with the new Dyson Supersonic Travel. Capture scenery from the air like you’ve never done before while piloting the DJI Avata 360. Or, put on a pair of Nothing headphones that look as cool as they sound. This month, my Latest and Greatest picks from Best Buy Canada focus on looking good and flying the friendly skies.
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Dyson Supersonic Travel
Dyson officially makes its Supersonic travel-friendly. With universal voltage, just plug it in anywhere in the world and it takes care of the rest—no need to worry about whether you’re going to blow a fuse. It also cuts down in both size and weight so it takes up less space in your luggage or carry-on.
What really sets it apart from others is the intelligent heat control, measuring air temperature over 100 times a second to help protect against heat damage. There are two speed settings, three heat modes (high, medium, and cool), and a redesigned styling concentrator in the box. Plus, it works with prior Supersonic and Supersonic Nural attachments, letting you keep using the same pieces you may have already used before. Get it in either Ceramic Pink or Rose Gold.
De’Longhi PrimaDonna
You don’t have to be a seasoned barista to figure out the De’Longhi PrimaDonna (but you’ll look like one to your friends when you use it). It all starts with coffee bean adapt and grinding technologies that just know what to do. Load in a new bag of beans, tell the machine the roast level and whether they’re oily, and it automatically sets the grind size, dose, and brew temperature on its own. It’s an adaptive system that keeps monitoring every shot and adjusting as it goes.
Choose 38 hot and iced coffee recipes on board, along with three separate extraction systems for espresso, drip coffee, and cold brew. In fact, you can make cold brew coffee in just three minutes. You can also go with either dairy or plant-based milk, covering everything from flat steamed milk to cold foam. And the best part? It won’t get loud enough to wake up slumbering loved ones.
DJI Avata 360
The DJI Avata 360 is the company’s FPV drone that can capture full 360-degree photos and video, courtesy of two 1/1.1-inch sensors capable of capturing footage at up to 8K and 60fps. It’s also a pretty flexible system: You can take photos or record using a single, forward-facing lens mode to capture more traditional 4K/60fps video and 120-megapixel still photos.
For 360 footage, you’ll need to work in DJI Studio or similar specialized software as the files are recorded in DJI’s OSV format, which doesn’t work with other video editing software. Depending on the kit you have, you may be able to fly it with goggles and a motion controller for the full FPV experience, or with a standard twin-stick RC-2 controller like a regular drone. While drone rules limit where and when you can fly, the footage coming out of it feels almost unreal.
Nothing Headphone (a)
The Nothing Headphone (a) looks a lot like the more premium Headphone (1) but with some changes to drop in price. Plastic cups replace the aluminum cups and Nothing’s own audio tuning takes over for KEF’s tuning. Otherwise, these unique headphones maintain a similar signature industrial look with transparent accents. They come in yellow, black, white, and pink.
Active noise cancellation (ANC) is pretty good for the price, with up to 75 hours battery life—or a whopping 135 hours with ANC off. In a pinch, a quick five-minute charge gets you up to five hours of playback. If you want hi-res audio on a non-Apple phone or tablet, LDAC Bluetooth codec support gives that to you. Tune sound quality your way through the Nothing X app. Physical audio controls on the headphones come in the form of a roller, paddle, and action button.
HP HyperX Omen 27q
This is one of those monitors your eyes appreciate when you gaze at it, so why not consider doing that every day you’re working or playing? The colour output from the HP HyperX Omen 27q is already a standout given the excellent OLED panel in QHD resolution. When pairing it with a 240Hz refresh rate, it’s fast enough for competitive first-person shooter games and sharp enough for everything else. It’s hard to beat the amazing contrast OLED offers, which is why just about anything can look good on this monitor.
You also get some flexibility in how you use it, thanks to an adjustable stand to change the height, tilt, swivel, or set a 90-degree portrait orientation. No need to worry about making choices since the monitor plays nice with both AMD G-Sync or NVIDIA FreeSync. You get one DisplayPort 1.4 input, two HDMI 2.1 ports, and a 3.5mm audio jack on the connectivity side.
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