Reply to: Essential Tech?

[Hobosapien]

OLED 4K HDR 55" TV (LG) now £1350 with 5 year warranty at Currys, if the discount code(s) still work as found on that hotukdeals site.

Been waiting for OLED 4k to become reasonably priced, though still fairly happy with my 50" plasma. Just need 4k blu-ray to become more ubiquitous, or more 4k content on Netflix/Amazon Prime, but in the meantime the OLED picture quality is unbeatable (better than plasma/LCD) apparently.

May have to pop down Currys for a gander, not been in one of their stores for years.

[Hobosapien]

Nokia 3310, 2017 relaunch edition. £50 or less.

Was tempted, as a backup PAYG phone for my second number I hand out to companies/people I don't want to pester me on my main phone, but it's only 2.5G so can't use Three's 123 sim* for uber cheapness.

* As it's used mostly for incoming calls/txts only, a tenner top up lasts me about a year.

[Einstein Jnr]

Surely you should be picking something from here - https://howtospendit.ft.com

[d000hg]

DJI Mavic UAV.

I just entered the drone market but at an order of magnitude cheaper... no idea if it's something I really will enjoy and wanted to dip my toe in the water

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01I2KECNU

[redgiant]

DJI Mavic UAV.

That's a impressive drone and very portable too unlike some of the ones I have seen being used. I have checked the prices here in the US and it's $999 (inc. all taxes and delivery) as opposed to £1099. Did you get all the extras (charging hub, spare batteries etc.)?

[DimPrawn]

Sex robot.

Essential for all nerds that are so devoid of intellect they don't even know which tech is essential or desirable...

[d000hg]

An e-reader?

Smart heating system such as EvoHome (hacking optional)?

[Hobosapien]

Next buy I reckon will be a smart coffee machine, "hey google, make me a latte" would be nice.

If it's 'internet of things' ready don't be surprised one morning if it holds you to ransom offering only Nescafe Original crud () until you give it some bitcoins.

[InsertWittyNameHere555]

Battery power pack, you can have all the gadgets you want but if they run out of power when out and about they are just paperweights, I have an Anker and it's rock solid

[BackupBoy]

DJI Mavic UAV.

[WTFH]

Estate car, roll of carpet, shovel.

[original PM]

Is this about essential tech you want?

Or essential tech you need?

[l35kee]

I have a Huawei smsrtwatch which is pretty nice, the main comments I get are shock that it's a smartwatch, and not a traditional one.

Google Home is awesome too. Saying "hey google, goodnight" before you go to sleep and watching your lamp and tv turn off is pretty awesome. As is "hey google, play suits on netflix" when the kids are in bed.

Next buy I reckon will be a smart coffee machine, "hey google, make me a latte" would be nice.

[darmstadt]

Got a new turntable for the office: Vinyl to Digital Turntable | USB Record Player| PS-HX500 | Sony US and little amplifier to plug it into: https://marshallamps.com/products/lifestyle/stanmore/

[TheFaQQer]

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