Christmas Gadget Gifts

Looking for the best new tech upgrade to put on your wishlist? Or something unmissable for the tech lover in your life who’s hard to buy for? Welcome to the world’s greatest gadget grotto…

- Alex Cox

SOUND & VISION

Indulge your senses (or those of the person you’re buying for) with a sleigh-full of awesome-sounding TV and audio tech

AMAZON ECHO STUDIO

Apple HomePod? Google Home Max? Three can play at that game! Amazon’s high-end everywhere-firing 3D audio speaker uses Dolby Atmos tech to really dial up the hi-fi immersion, with all the convenience and smarts of the usual Echo line. amazon.in

SAMSUNG Q900R QLED 8K TV

This Christmas, grab a next-gen 8K TV. Tech includes a full array backlight, rated to go around 50% brighter for HDR highlights, with impressive black levels. An AI processor handles upscaling brilliantly from 4K to 8K. samsung.com/in

PHILIPS OLED+ 984

Time to salivate. Philips claims its top-end telly has ‘the most advanced sound system ever offered on a TV’, and with the TV’s floating soundbar and unique centrally mounted tweeter delivering exceptional high-frequency performance, it’s hard to argue. philips.co.in

BENQ W2700

Texas Instruments’ 2019 4K DLP chip is quite the mover: it’s brought true 4K down to a reasonable price, and BenQ takes full advantage of it here. Impeccable contrast, HDR-Pro support and even a decent set of speakers mean this is a do-anything projector. benq.co.in

SAMSUNG QA65Q90R

Want to really see the future? It’s an extravagant gift, sure, but nobody will complain about getting Samsung’s stunning telly. With a few small tweaks, it offers much of Samsung’s advanced tech from its 8K TVs, but with a 4K panel instead. samsung.com/in

PANASONIC DP-UB9000