74 January 2014 www.bahrainthismonth.com downtimegadgets Technologically Advanced The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are old news. This month, we look at the gadgets which will help you start the year right! Along came a spider You’d be hard-pressed to find a more futuristic looking watch than the Tokyoflash Kisai Spider Transparent LCD watch! With this screen, it gives the illusion that time is floating, and comes in a variety of sleek colours. Cloudy with a chance of signal Western Digital’s My Cloud is technically a hard drive in a box; the device, though, is actually so much more than just that. You can operate services such as Dropbox from the comfort of home, and you can use it as a home media server. Time for tech Sony’s latest SmartWatch, the SW2, has come a long way since the original. With competition from the likes of Samsung and possibly Apple, Sony has upped the anti with loads of social networking apps and a slick, streamline design. Old-school charm At a first glance, the Consolette from Marantz looks like a wonderful mix of old and new, with the front looking rather striking and vintage. The device comes with an iPod dock, of course, as well as three chunky buttons and a scrolling wheel to add to that vintage feel. Editor's pick! Bar none Soundbars are being upgraded by the minute. The SB60 airSound Base from OrbitSound is one of the best available, and comes with 200W output, an integrated subwoofer and side-firing speakers. It is one of the most powerful available and one of the sleekest.
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