Seiko 5 Automatic

The highly anticipated update to Apple’s MacBook Pro line has finally come. It’s been a wait since it’s last iteration but look what goodies they’ve been working on; most notably the OLED Touch Bar with Touch ID that sits just above the keyboard. The Touch Bar dynamically changes display depending on the application you’re using giving you a whole new set of tools helping you navigate around quicker. It’ll also let you pay for things just like you can with the Touch ID on the iPhone. Very nice. 130% faster graphics, up to 10 hours of battery life, 100% faster flash storage, and it features the most colourful and brightest Mac notebook display ever (you can quote them on that, I just did). There’s also better speakers, a trackpad that’s up to 2x bigger… that’s huge. Unlike the iPhone 7, it still has a 3.5mm audio jack, but it does lack all the ports we’re used to like USB, HDMI, SD Card slot, MagSafe charge and has instead opted for Thunderbolt 3 ports that support USB-C. It comes in Silver and Space Grey.

The Gerber Shard is a lightweight multitool. This key-sized, flight friendly, shard of  nitride coated titanium features a bottle opener, philips screwdriver, two sizes of flathead screwdriver, a wire-stripper, nail-puller, and it’s a mini-crowbar. It’s also pretty much indestructible. I’ve personally had this on my keyring and it’s been one of the most useful things I’ve carried.

What else do you need to know other than Monopoly and Pokémon hooked up and had the cutest baby you’ve ever seen? Well, instead of the usual thimble or iron, they’ve replaced them with solid metal Pokémon characters. Even if you don’t play the game it’s worth getting just for those. However, you’ll probably want to play the game. In this edition you travel through all eight gyms, battling their leaders, plus with Trainer Battle and Professor Oak cards replacing the usual Chance and Community Chest, you’re in for a fun mix of surprises.  

Inspired by fashion, the Rolls-Royce Dawn is a head-turner of a car and this season's must have accessory, though you may need to syphon money from your company's funds look for an extra source of income. Lead by design director, Giles Taylor, and with an army of luxury fashion experts, the exterior boasts an Andalusian White paint job with three choices of bright folding roof colours (Mugello Red, Cobalto Blue and Mandarin). The interior has leather stitching, piping and embroidery to match your choice of roof colour, and proud at the front is the dashboard, painted Piano White with aluminium particles giving it a silk-like appearance (the dashboard alone takes 9 days to finish).

Remembering what you’ve been working on and for how long is always a gruelling task, which is why there’s a ton of apps that help track your time. Few do it well, others only exist in pixels. That’s where ZEI comes in, making it easy to instantly switch between your time-tracked tasks with a physical 8-sided device that sits unobtrusively on your desk. Using the polygon shaped device is simple. Mark each side with your tasks using pen or stickers and whatever task is on top will be the task that it’s currently tracking. Connect it all up to their app (which works on macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS, and Android), flip it, sit back do work, and watch your time track itself.

Award winning, small batch, handcrafted Brooklyn Gin is a craft spirit passionately made in New York. Unlike mass-produced gins, Brooklyn Gin do everything by hand. Hand-cracking the juniper, hand-peeling the 100% fresh citrus peels, it’s no wonder that a single batch is a three-day process.

Stick it, shape it, do whatever you want with it. Sugru is the world’s first mouldable glue that once stuck, turns into rubber. Kind of like a better, useful version of Silly Putty. Boasting a 6-in-1 formula that can fix, bond, cushion, replace, create, and seal. It’s unique formulation means it does what you want it to in all kinds of environments (think freezer, dishwasher or a steamy shower). Great for indoors and outdoors too. The real magic, however, happens when you mix Sugru with a bit of imagination.

You may know this console by it’s rumoured name the Nintendo NX. Available to buy in March 2017, this console bridges the gap between a stay-at-home console and an out-and-about gaming machine. The beauty of Nintendo is it’s inclusiveness. Other consoles have evolved to rely heavily on network multiplayer gaming rather than the old-school style of actually being in the same room. Nintendo has kept this tradition alive with it’s modular controller that can be taken apart to be used as two controls so you can bust out a game of Mario Karts with your mates in the park.

We all know drinking plenty of water everyday is a good thing, but sometimes we lose track and forget to hydrate. Joseph Joseph’s innovative Dot water bottle tracks how much you’ve drank by adding dots to the lid every time you refill. Those extra steps to and from the toilet can’t be a bad thing either.

Swiss made, tough aluminium casing, fluorescent orange. Caran d’Ache make some of the best pens going and their 849 range is no exception, with their show stopping colours and meticulously engineered cartridges. There’s good, and then there’s “can-we-put-their-awesome-cartridge-in-our-£20k-pen” good.