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This Lego masterpiece isn’t just a faithful 1:8 scale replica of the 1964 Aston Martin DB5.

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DYSON SUPERSONIC BLACK/NICKEL

A black hairdryer

OMEGA SPEEDMASTER DARK SIDE OF THE MOON BLACK BLACK

A black, black watch

BLACKMAGIC EGPU

And black magic for MacBook Pros

GO ON, EJECT ME

This Lego masterpiece isn’t just a faithful 1:8 scale replica of the 1964 Aston Martin DB5. It also includes many of the unique features from the movie Goldfinger, like a working ejector seat, revolving number plates, radar tracker, hidden telephone, and front wing machine guns. The car features 1,290 Lego pieces and is a beauty, with drum-lacquered silver front and rear bumpers, an opening boot, bonnet, and doors.

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ONE EGG TO RULE THEM ALL

Struggling to deal with too many remotes at home? Replace them all with just one Aico Smart Egg and control them via your phone! With the ability to emit more than 300 different infrared protocols, the Aico Smart Egg should be able to pick up your remote’s features in no time.

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A BEAUTIFUL HEADDRESS FOR YOUR THINKING CAP

These may be one of the most beautiful headphones we’ve ever seen. But the Master & Dynamic MH30 is designed for longevity as well as looks, with an anodized finish for all metals, a forged aluminum body, and memory foam wrapped in lambskin. Custom 45mm Neodymium drivers provide high-performance audio for what Master & Dynamic calls its ‘mobile thinking cap.’

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MID-TOWER GOODNESS

The Cooler Master MasterBox K500L is an affordable mid-tower chassis that comes bundled with three cooling fans. A pair of 120mm front fans with red LED lighting and a rear outlet fan will ensure optimal cooling. This is helped by its front partial mesh for air-intake. The chassis has a clear side acrylic side panel to show off your components against its black interior paint coat.

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IT CAN GO ON FOR DAYS

How about a smartwatch that can last up to 30 days? The Mobvoi TicWatch Pro achieves that with its ‘layered display technology,’ which combines two screens and two modes on a single watch. Use the AMOLED display with Wear OS and you’ll get up to five days of battery. Switch to the LCD screen on ‘Essential Mode’ and it’ll run up to 30 days.

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VAIO IS BACK!

This made-in-Japan 11.6-inch Full HD laptop is powered by Intel 8th generation Core i5 or i7 CPUs, and integrated Intel UHD graphics. A 128GB PCIe SSD, which is configurable up to 512GB, handles storage. It weighs just under 900 grams and comes in a multitude of colours; black, brown, silver, white and pink. It may no longer be a Sony, but the return of VAIO in the local laptop market certainly makes things interesting again.

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A DURABLE PREMIUM SMARTPHONE

The LG Q7+ is a mid-range smartphone with premium features, a front arc glass design, 5.5-inch IPS LCD, and 18:9 FHD+ display. Its metallic body and rear metal frame provides a sturdy build, plus the device is shock-, water-, and dust-proof! The LG Q7+ ships with Android Oreo 8.1, 64GB of internal storage, and supports microSD card expandability. It comes in two colors: Aurora Black and Moroccan Blue.

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HOW MUCH MORE BLACK COULD THIS BE?

With a name like ‘Black Black,’ you know this watch isn’t kidding around. It was the Apollo 8 moon missions that inspired the all-black Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon, but this Black Black variant goes one step further with brushed blackened hands and indexes. All of which are coated with Super- LumiNova, so you can still read a black watch in the dark.

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PRO TO POWERHOUSE

Designed in collaboration with Apple, the Blackmagic eGPU gives MacBook Pros (with Thunderbolt 3 ports) desktop class graphics processing. Equipped with a Radeon Pro 580 graphics card, the eGPU is built for video editors, colorists, and visual artists who need the extra power. The eGPU also doubles as a docking station, with four USB 3.0 ports, a Thunderbolt 3 port, and an HDMI port.

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LIQUID COOL IN STYLE

Cooler Master jumps onto addressable LED bandwagon with its new MasterLiquid ML240R and ML120R RGB closed-looped liquid cooling system. This maintenance-free cooling kit boasts of a low-profile dual chamber pump that houses 12 addressable LEDs. The cooling system features up to two MasterFan MF120R ARGB fans that also house such LEDs. The cooling kit supports the latest generation AMD and Intel desktop CPUs.

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PREMIUM AUDIO ON THE GO

The first in Astell&Kern’s A&futura line of premium digital audio players, the SE100 uses a professional grade DAC and an octa-core CPU for the cleanest sound possible. It handles up to 32bit/384kHz PCM audio and is able to play all major audio formats natively, even Quad DSD! With a playback time of up to 11 hours on a single charge, the SE100 is hours of listening pleasure for the audiophile on the go.

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