Waking up in summer is a lot easier than waking up in winter. The main reason being that the sun rises earlier in summer and later in winter. This is fine if you’re living like our ancestors using the sun as our evolutionary alarm clock, but you’ve got to be in the office early for that big breakfast meeting and it’s still dark when your alarm goes off… The Philips Wake-Up Light is your personal sunrise, clinically proven to naturally wake you up so you can get out of bed easier, feeling happier and more energised. The coloured sunrise simulation matches the warm red glows of an early sunrise and gradually brightens up through orange to a bright yellow light. If you find yourself still needing a nudge to get you up, The Philips Wake-Up Light comes with 5 natural alarm clock sounds from rainforest to seaside. It also has an FM radio and an auto-dimming digital clock. It’s not just ideal for waking you up though, with Sleep Mode it’s perfect for bedtime too. Reversing the process from light

What do you get when you mix Billionaire Boys Club with umbrella makers London Undercover? A mouth-watering, limited-edition umbrella that’ll look great whether you’re strutting a suit or rocking streetwear. The Billionaire Boys Club x London Undercover Umbrella has a navy canopy with BBC’s signature Starfield print lined on the inside. Treat it well and it’ll age like a true British umbrella, with its Beech Wood shaft, Malacca Wood handle, and steel tipped accents.

The Japanese aren’t instantly known for their whisky, but over the last few years their rise to the top has been so lofty, that there is now officially a 10 year worldwide shortage. A prized multi-award winning single malt from the ever popular Suntory distillery, the Yamazaki 12 year old whisky is when the Japanese get serious. Aged in Sherry and Japanese oak casks, it is delicate and elegant with plenty of fruit aromas. Enjoy with a splash of mineral water to really open up this single malt whisky.

Minipresso is a portable espresso maker lets you brew and drink espresso when you’re on the move, with just a few pumps of your hand. It uses a hand-pumped internal semi-automatic piston to pressurise and extract perfect espresso with generous crema. Designed to be the smallest, lightest and most versatile handheld espresso machine, the Minipresso requires no compressed air, no electricity, and no N20 cartridges to work so you will always be able to brew delicious espresso wherever you are. Coming in two versions, one for coffee-pods, and the other for ground coffee beans, whether you’re a casual coffee drinker or a purist, there’s at least one you’ll want to carry with you.

Splash-proof, wireless, and up to 10 hours of music playtime with an interactive light show. The LED lights may seem like a gimmick, but that quickly dissolves into an appreciation of mesmerising ambience while you listen to your favourite tracks. The award winning JBL Pulse 2 also lets you capture the colour light you want to see using the colour-detecting prism on the front. Simply it at the colour you want; be it a wall, t-shirt, or pet, press the button and watch it glow. Accompanied with two 45mm transducer woofers, you’ll literally feel the bass as this speaker pumps, and aside from great sound, you can connect up to three Bluetooth devices allowing you and couple of others to take turns playing the music. The JBL Pulse 2 also has a built-in microphone making it perfect for talking to Siri if it’s connected to your phone, or hosting conference calls if you’re into that sort of thing.

Little known but somewhat celebrated as curiously strong peppermints, they are a great alternative to other brands on the market. The other real winner is the useful tin itself. We’ve seen people carrying all sorts of things besides mints in these tins; from fishermen using them for hooks, urban preppers and their survival gear and electronic enthusiasts holding fuses and components. It sure does come in handy for storing things or packing something to protect it from a hard knock or weather damage.

When people hear Braun, they usually think Electric Shavers. Braun has actually designed a trove of products that expertly combine beauty and usability. Their 10 commandments of good design (introduced by Dieter Rams) have influenced designers and companies alike, the most notable being Apple, playing a key part in shaping how their products look and feel today. The Braun Classic Mesh Analogue Watch is a great example of good design. It’s case is stainless steel with a mesh strap, it’s water resistant up to 5 ATM (50 meters), has a quartz powered movement for accurate timekeeping and it’ll also tell you what date it is. Not bad for a hair removal company.

New Balance are often underrated and left unconsidered. Quality, craftsmanship, comfort, and style; re-released from the 80’s and made in the UK, the New Balance 770 Made in UK are back. These kicks are available in 2 colour ways, burgundy and beige, offering unrivalled softness and stability, with perfectly crafted leather, suede and mesh to compliment the comfort and style New Balance are known for.

Designed by Apple in California is a beautiful, minimalist book dedicated to the late Steve Jobs. Available in little and large, and showcasing a comprehensive 450 photographs of past and current Apple products, Designed by Apple in California covers everything from the 1998 iMacs to the 2015 Apple Pencil, documenting the materials and techniques used by Apple’s design team over two decades of innovation.

Fashionable, sleek, and sexy are not the usual words you associate with a hard drive. Redefining the aesthetics of portable storage, Western Digital have given their My Passport range a facelift with a beautiful new look in a range of colours. Available in 6 colours, black, white, orange, blue, yellow, and red, and starts at 1TB (1024GB) going up to a whopping 4TB of storage capacity. They’re also blazing fast with USB 3.0. You’ll only need one, but you’ll want them all.

The Timex IQ+ Move is Timex’s answer to fitness tracking, matching enhanced analogue functionality with expert watchmaking. The smart looking and discrete case has some great technology to keep tabs on your daily activity, like steps, distance, calories burned and sleep metrics. You can check on your progress in the accompanying app or with a quick glance at the sub-dial on the watch face. The Timex IQ+ Move features a traditional watch battery so there’s no charging required, and the interchangeable straps allow for a deeper and more personal customisation while the 50 meter water resistance means you don’t have to worry about taking it into the shower or for a swim in the pool.