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Tech & Life: tech objects worth keeping on display

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Nothing Ear

Music and calls while staying aware

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Marshall Stanmore III

Music in the living room and vinyl

Saint Nicholas · Sunday 6 December

Saint Nicholas gifts.

An instant camera, earbuds, a pocket sampler: three ideas for teenagers.

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Bang & Olufsen Beoplay HX

Noise-cancelling wireless headphones (Black Anthracite)

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Logitech MX Creative Console

LCD keypad and control dial (Pale Grey)

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Bose SoundLink Home

Portable bookshelf Bluetooth speaker (Cool Grey)

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Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds

Wireless noise cancelling earbuds (black)

Our method

Chosen with method.

Manufacturer sheets re-read, no invented price, and always the case where you should not buy.

  • Three models per guide. Three objects of the same class, compared on the same characteristics.
  • No invented price. Prices live on Amazon. Here, manufacturer facts re-read before publishing.
  • One case not to buy. Every sheet says who the object is not for.
How we choose

Our picks. The best of every guide.

Full catalogue

The guides. Three models compared, one default pick.

Which mouse prevents a sore wrist when working from homeThe pain rarely comes from the mouse alone, but changing shape is the fastest lever. Three shapes, three uses.Read the guideEye strain at the screen: light bar or desk lamp?Eye strain at the screen comes from the contrast with a dark room, not from blue light. YEELIGHT and Xiaomi monitor light bars, Philips Hue Play.Read the guideLED desk lamp: 3 models that don’t reflect in your screenAn LED desk lamp that lights keyboard and page without reflecting in the screen: Dyson Solarcycle Morph, Xiaomi LED Desk Lamp 2 or Desk Lamp Lite.Read the guideWhich ambient lighting gives your desk some characterAmbient light for your desk: wall panels behind the monitor, a light column in the corner or a pixel display on the desk itself. Three constraints.Read the guideThree beautiful, useful tech objects for the desk and the homeA speaker, an e-reader, a pocket camera: three objects you can leave out on display, and that genuinely earn their place every day.Read the guideWhich design keyboard gives your desk some styleA good-looking keyboard sits in front of you eight hours a day, but you also type on it. Three wireless keyboards with a strong style, three ways of typing.Read the guideBest design Bluetooth speaker: B&O A1 vs Marshall vs BoseThe most beautiful Bluetooth speaker? Beosound A1 3rd Gen, Marshall Middleton II or Bose SoundLink Max: design, battery and sound compared.Read the guideSt Nicholas 2026 tech gifts for teenagers: three standout picksTech gifts for teenagers: an instant camera, earbuds with a dial, a pocket sampler. Three good-looking, useful objects for 6 December 2026.Read the guideWhich e-reader to buy? Kindle Colorsoft, Kobo or PocketBookKindle, Kobo or PocketBook: three colour e-readers compared on screen, ePub support, Belgian library lending and reading comfort.Read the guideLight therapy lamp for desk: which one to choose for workThree well-designed light therapy lamps for your desk, with their lux at a stated distance, exactly as the manufacturers publish them.Read the guideGifts for remote workers: 3 design objects for the home deskA mug that keeps coffee hot, a metal and glass charger, a paper tablet: three design gifts for anyone who works from home.Read the guideChristmas 2026 design tech gifts: 3 objects worth leaving on showA connected photo frame, a cordless Flos lamp, a Netatmo weather station: three tech gifts for Christmas 2026 that make the living room look better.Read the guide