What is your favourite piece of technology that you bought in the last 5 years?

badabing106

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Philips fidelio x2hr headphones . Imagine listening to your favourite album and having the band play that album live just for you. That's how great these headphones are

whiskeyman

There's very little tech I bother with these days.
However a recently bought smart TV has really impressed me.

Jeff2

badabing106 wrote: »

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Philips fidelio x2hr headphones . Imagine listening to your favourite album and having the band play that album live just for you. That's how great these headphones are

What band were you listening to.?

BurnUp78

Absolutely love my Huawei p30 Pro. Amazing battery life, really good screen and camera and solid all round build quality. I also like their skin over android never understood the hate it gets.

Nintendo switch because the abiltity to play top quality games on the go while also functioning as a fully fledged home console.

Dell XPS 13. Super fast and fluid laptop that's small and light and kind of makes my high end desktop PC a deadweight.

badabing106

Jeff2 wrote: »

What band were you listening to.?

Every album sounded better. You hear 50% more detail. Even albums I didn't initially like,
In rainbows by radiohead, thought it was naff until I listened to it with proper headphones

eviltwin

My kindle, it goes everywhere with me.

simongurnick

Got a lovely abacus the other day

Vita nova

Power multi-tool
Replaces saws and chisels in many cases, especially where using other power tools would be difficult. Great for cutting around skirting boards and architrave.

An Ri rua

I bought a wheelbarrow. Very impressed with it, so I am.

Birneybau

badabing106 wrote: »

Every album sounded better. You hear 50% more detail. Even albums I didn't initially like,
In rainbows by radiohead, thought it was naff until I listened to it with proper headphones

Far from bloody naff. 'Weird Fishes' is so intricate, love it.

feelthepower

Probably my new 86 inch TV which cost me 2600. Money well spent.

NIMAN

badabing106 wrote: »

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Philips fidelio x2hr headphones . Imagine listening to your favourite album and having the band play that album live just for you. That's how great these headphones are

How are you listening to them?
On CD?

KungPao

Fleshlight.

Only drawback was I had to get an extra long one custom made.

It was worth the investment.

Neames

My kindle.

Super device. Very easy on the eyes.

Strumms

simongurnick wrote: »

Got a lovely abacus the other day

You can always count on an abacus.

SmartinMartin

I fitted a remote central locking kit to my 89 carina. Life changer.

old_aussie

Vita nova wrote: »

Power multi-tool
Replaces saws and chisels in many cases, especially where using other power tools would be difficult. Great for cutting around skirting boards and architrave.

Nice range of accessories,

old_aussie

SmartinMartin wrote: »

I fitted a remote central locking kit to my 89 carina. Life changer.

Had to look up what a "carina" is.

Nice upgrade, the best part of "fitting it your self" is the "I did that myself" part.

Vita nova

old_aussie wrote: »

Nice range of accessories,

Actually, that's just a random photo from the internet, the one I bought was a Bosch but had a similar range of accessories.
It's one of those tools that once you start using it, you ask yourself how did I manage without it.

Google Nest Heating.

Graces7

A baby buggy in V de P so I can carry heavy stuff from a to b ….. a liberation!

The Nal

Firestick...so much functionality for so little outlay.
or
live traffic information for my car's built-in GPS is hugely useful to me. I have a number of routes I will use to work depending on what the GPS is telling me saving me a couple of minutes on the trip.
or
remote pre-heating in Winter too

But for best bang for the buck it is definitely the Firestick.

JohnnyFlash

I bought a clock radio for the bedroom. Leave the phone outside to charge. Reading far more as a result and find I sleep far better.

Bit of a hipster answer but there you go.

monkeysnapper

Mine is 3 items really that kind of came together....

Garmin forerunner 25
Garmin edge-25 that was upgraded 2 years later with a
garmin edge 520

Until I bought these I used to just go cycling and running and didnt record anything ... i found after i started recording and putting on strava i can really see details and friends i can compare my fitness with and push myslef ...

I'm sure theres a ton more stuff I could do with these but haven't yet .....I did accidentally find out my Garmin 520 can adjust my smart turbo trainer resistance and can recreate rides on it I've done on real spins which is cool.

It's also pushed me to get out more when i can see others getting out which has helped my mental health.

Gooey Looey

The Nvidia shield TV, it's just outstanding!

highdef

Vita nova wrote: »

Apart from the branding and the colour of the power switch, that is identical to the Aldi one. Must be the same manufacturer.

My best buy, tech wise, has been a robot vacuum cleaner. It vacuums the living, dining and kitchen areas every day. All I have to do is empty the collection bin every couple of days. I've a dog which constantly sheds and the robot has literally saved me a couple of hours of manual vacuuming and dusting every single week.

tdf7187

Would have to be my Garmin Forerunner. Would love decent headphones but can't afford them right now.

theteal

Need to pick up a multi-tool, thanks for the reminder.

I'm struggling to think of much "tech" bought in the last few years.

Most useful is probably the Harmony remote - it saves 4-5 remotes floating i.e. getting lost, around the living room.

The Xiaomi smart home/alarm gateway thing is pretty cool too.

KungPao

KungPao wrote: »

Fleshlight.

Only drawback was I had to get an extra long one custom made.

It was worth the investment.

A novel way to store your dildo.

Apple Airpods.

greasepalm

The Nal wrote: »

Do you need to thumb a lift often:D:D

Greyfox

Definitely my Nintendo switch.

moonage

A 1.21 gigawatt flux capacitor.

vriesmays

Roland sh101 original.

StupidLikeAFox

I bought a stairlift on one of those dodgy Chinese websites but it only let me down

branie2

My tablet

Ger Roe

A projection bedside clock - it displays the time on the ceiling.

I wake up often during the night and the need to know the time would usually prevent me from going back asleep, the head turning required to see the clock on my locker would be enough to ensure that I was then wide awake - at whatever hour it is.

Now with the projection I only have to open my eyes a peep, see what time it is on the ceiling and go back to sleep. Minimal movement required and the brain stays in sleepy mode.

It's a game changer, and a simple one at that.:)

My iPad Pro. Didn’t realise how good a proper stylus could be and it also showed me that iOS was usable for me now.

wexfordman2

My robot lawblnmower, three seasons ago and still going strong, my lawn has never looked so good, it does a better job that I ever did.

maninasia

Noise cancelling headphones, especially for flights but also noisy street. My all in one coffee grinder and maker fresh coffee from beans everyday , if you use something everyday and enjoy it it's got to be a good buy. My Samsung smart tv has been fantastic easily switching between Netflix, YouTube ,TV.and browser.. Dehumidifiers work well for preventing allergies.

Loafing Oaf

55-inch OLED smart tv. Well strictly speaking it was bought by my siblings for my 40th birthday...

donspeekinglesh

Gooey Looey wrote: »

The Nvidia shield TV, it's just outstanding!

This. Absolutely. Easily 99% of our TV usage over the past three years have been through ours. Between Plex, YouTube, Netflix etc, and GeForce Now.

The Harmony is a great remote too, particularly because it interacts with the room lights etc.

Would be lost without my Kindle too.

ED E

maninasia wrote: »

Noise cancelling headphones, especially for flights but also noisy street. My all in one coffee grinder and maker fresh coffee from beans everyday , if you use something everyday and enjoy it it's got to be a good buy. My Samsung smart tv has been fantastic easily switching between Netflix, YouTube ,TV.and browser.. Dehumidifiers work well for preventing allergies.

The concept of a favourite seems to have been lost on you.

Anesthetize

HTC One M8
Got it roughly 5 years ago and it's still going strong. HTC make quality smartphones, it's a shame they've fallen so far behind Samsung and Apple in terms of sales.

Beyerdynamic DT990
Quality headphones that let you hear so much detail in the music. Great value at under €200.

Samsung Galaxy Fit e
This cheap and simple tracker is my latest technology purchase. Very happy with it so far.

Gooey Looey

Gooey Looey wrote: »

The Nvidia shield TV, it's just outstanding!

I would have said that too up to recently, but for the past 6 months I don’t think I’ve used it for anything you wouldn’t just use a Chromecast for.

Stheno

Jabra elite earbuds they are amazing

I’d love to buy a proper set of earbuds with good sound and noise cancelling (well, as much as you can have with buds) but none of them have anything to hold them in your ears any more.

Your Face

Various bluetooth speakers.
Very handy.

Anesthetize

I'd definitely avoid bluetooth when it comes to speakers and headphones. Bluetooth compresses the audio even further and gives you worse sound quality than wired.

H.20v3

Brushless 18v sds drill if that counts as tech