Flybe / February 2018

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64 FEBRUARY
TECH TIME
Clever gadgets you’ll wonder how you ever lived without
BUSINESS
PICK
OF
THE
LISTEN UP
Avanca D1 Wireless Sports Headset
£36.85
ONE MANÕ S TRASHÉ
Pentatonic recycled furniture
Airtool chairs from £199 and tables from £830
The Avanca D1
Sports Headset is
a must-have for all
runners, bikers and frequent
gym visitors. Connect
these wireless and flexible
headphones to a smartphone,
MP3-player or other Bluetooth device and
listen to music or audio coaching during your
work-out. The stylish in-ear earbuds come with
three different sizes and are carefully designed
to make sure they never fall out as well as
maximise the sound output. The removable,
all-weather covers protect the ear buds from
dust and rain, while traffic and city sounds are
reduced to a minimum. The compact control
panels in the ear buds let you skip songs,
change the volume and answer incoming calls.
The award-winning BioLite CampStove
just got a serious upgrade with 50 per cent
more power, an integrated battery, and
an updated LED dashboard for improved
control and feedback. By
burning only wood, the
CampStove 2’s fan
creates a smokeless
fire that can cook
meals and boil water
in minutes while
turning its heat into
usable electricity
so you can charge
all your wireless
devices. Perfect
for happy campers
who want to stay
connected.
BIOLITE CAMPSTOVE 2
£129.95
Pentatonic is a furniture manufacturer who
wants to turn landfill into lifestyle. Their first
range of Airtool chairs and tables are made from
rubbish that has been recycled into new materials
to form a sleek range of office furniture. These
futuristic-looking designs are made from plastic
bottles, shoe soles, food packaging, aluminium
cans and DVDs. Furniture legs are available in
white, cool grey, steel blue and red, while the
chair’s seats and table tops come in either a
smooth carbon-fibre-like material or a plyfix
shell that feels like wool felt, but is actually
wipe-clean plastic. State-of-the-art engineering
means that all the products are modular so
everything is compatible.
Karst is a paper product that does not
use timber, water, chlorine or acids in
its production. Instead, it’s made from
calcium carbonate, one of the most
abundant substances on the planet,
which is sourced from wasted stones
produced by the mining industry. The
stones are crushed into powder and
combined with non-toxic, recyclable
binding agents to make stone paper.
The whole process leaves a carbon
footprint 60 per cent smaller than
traditional methods, and the resulting
paper is whiter and smoother than
your standard writing pad. As an
added bonus, it’s also waterproof,
tear resistant and doesn’t allow ink
to bleed through it. Karst notebooks
are available in A5 and A6 sizes, with
hard or soft covers, lined or blank
pages and in three colours: stone,
navy and desert.
HEART OF STONE
Karst Stone Paper notebooks
From £8.95
EDITOR’S
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