A German company, Magura applies to bikes and motorbikes what Germany is famous for when it comes to cars; highly efficient and technical design and engineering. Founded by Gustav Magenwirth in 1893 (where it got its name ‘Gavin Magenwirth GmbH & Co.’, aka Magura), the company creates and distributes highly competitive, advanced-level cycling related products from brakes and suspension systems to helmets, bags, and even sunglasses and clothing.

Imagine an alarm clock that does more than just jolts you awake in the morning, well the Lenovo Smart Clock can play your favourite tunes, let you know whether to grab an umbrella or sun cream and remind you of your daily schedule. That’s because this clock has built-in Google Assistant. Featuring a colourful 4” touch screen wrapped in a soft touch cloth grey wedge design body, it looks attractive without being too ‘in your face’.

Leatherman was formed in Portland, Oregon in 1983, it has now become one of those brands that become synonymous with a product to the point were people call any multi tool a Leatherman, however you will never get the quality you are after unless it is the real deal. The Raptor is a 420HC stainless steel folding shears multitool, with a shear length of 1.9” (4.8cm) and closed length of 5” (12.7cm) with a weight of 5.8oz (164g) making it a great tool for keeping on your person.

Mountain biking is risky enough as it is but throw in poor light conditions and it’s downright dangerous. The PWR Mountain is a modular bike light designed for the rough and tumble of trail and mountain biking with a few added extra features thrown in. This powerful bike light provides up to 2000 lumens of light output, it can be removed from the bike and doubles as a camping light and also becomes a 10000mAh power bank to charge up your devices.

When your working life or even your social life revolves around sitting in front of a screen for hours, you deserve to have some decent speakers. The 104 speakers from JBL One series are compact powered desktop monitors. Created with the mission to give content creators the ability to hear all the details in their audio for better control while mixing and editing, they have drawn on seven decades of JBL professional engineering experience to achieve this.

The FLIR ONE Pro uses ‘VividIR’ thermal image processing that lets you see with greater detail any problem with precision, and allows you to check that the issue has been fully resolved and reassure the customer. Suitable for inspecting electrical panels, looking for HVAC problems, or finding water damage. The new ‘FLIR ONE’ app requires a sign in, which enables automatic warranty registration and access to all the latest updates from FLIR.

Earin is a Swedish based company that take audio seriously, they were one of the first companies to produce truly wireless headphones after a successful Kickstarter project way back in 2016 which is about 50 years in gadget time. At first look the Earin M-2 appears to have the same level of quality and class as their older brother, these small but mighty earbuds are wonderfully light that you could be forgiven for thinking you weren’t even wearing them.

Ever wondered what you would need to make a cake in a bucket? No? You should get more experimental in the kitchen! If you were to attempt it the Dewalt DCD240X2 54V XR Flexvolt Brushless Paddle Mixer is what you need. If you would rather use it for something more sensible, like mixing up concrete, you know, like is was made for, then it will perform just as successfully (seriously, don’t use this to make a cake, use one of those barrel type mixers, it will look better on Instagram).

Recently we moved to a beautiful house in the countryside and with this move we wanted to embrace a slightly more grown up, homely lifestyle, so when I invited my friends over I decided to provide some homemade cookies and banish my long-standing reputation of being a hopeless baker. I had total faith in my new Cuisinart Precision Stand Mixer and even found a recipe in the booklet provided: white chocolate and cranberry cookies. I decided if I followed it word for word, I couldn’t go wrong.

The Amico, meaning “friend” in Italian, is a portable music system based around the Como Solo with with some added extras, including a real teak wood veneer for weather resistance, a nearly ½” marine-grade plywood substrate for additional moisture protection and a slip-resistant bottom silicone pad. The 2200mAh rechargeable LI-ion battery will give you up to 8 hours of play time whilst the included 100-240V external power supply is ready to keep the party going if you do run out of juice.