My Christmas List
My Christmas List
in no particular order
Leica SL, £5,050
The world’s most respected camera brand has made its first mirrorless camera, housing a DSLR-quality sensor in a body the size of a regular compact. Rest assured, though, the traditional Leica price tag remains intact. leica-camera.com
Astell & Kern AK320, £1,500
Storing tracks on a phone is all very well but you can’t beat a dedicated music player. This digital player supports 24-bit high-resolution file formats, has 128GB of memory to store all those lovely tunes and contains a powerful headphone DAC — that’s digital to analogue converter, hi-fi fans. astellnkern.com
RealFX, £80
Move over, Scalextric. RealFX radio-controlled cars don’t need slots, but instead use under-body sensors to detect the track, constructed to any shape you like from the 20 pieces supplied. You can race against the computer or up to three other players. realfxracing.com

DxO One, £449
This camera plug-in contains a DSLR-style sensor and quality optics. Snap it in to an iPhone or iPad’s Lightning connector and the device acts as a viewfinder and — via the free DxO app — a powerful post-shot editing suite too. dxo.com
Imagine you’re Hemingway bashing out a novel on a 21st-century phone or tablet with this retro-styled wireless keyboard. Proper, clicky keys with real “travel” enhance the effect; best of all, sliding the carriage puts in a paragraph return. qwerkywriter.com


Nixie Tube Clock Kit, £125
Think of the satisfaction every time this alarm clock wakes you to know you’ve built it yourself from the dozens of components provided. The colour and light effects are all programmable — dial it down to cool blue at night, for example.
pvelectronics.co.uk


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