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I INVESTED IN AN APPLE WATCH TO BOOST MY SELF-ESTEEM It’s taken me a while to fully embrace wearables, but as I’m determined to get fitter in 2018 I decided that a) I’m locked into the iOS ecosystem forever, and b) the Apple Watch’s persistent coaching methods are exactly what I need. After setting some low activity goals, I’ve become addicted to its congratulatory wrist buzzes – and when I say ‘low’, I mean a couple of strolls to the office watercooler see me smash my targets by lunchtime. Matt Tate, Hot Stuff Editor
I HAD TO PLAY LUGGAGE TETRIS WITH A SUPERCAR Ring, ring… Hello, Audi? I’m going away for a long weekend to visit my folks – have you got anything I could borrow with a big boot and lots of room in the back for passengers? No, you’ve only got a two-seater, V10-powered supercar with 600 horsepower? Ah well… I’ll call Volvo in that case. As if! I hopped straight in that R8 and, with some very careful arranging and years of Tetris training, solved that puzzle. Tom Morgan, Reviews Editor
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OUR MONTH Fitness woes, reading prose and techy shows I DISCOVERED THE GREATEST FRENCH MANICURE Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: One of the best pieces of tech I saw at this year’s CES was from L’Oréal. The French cosmetics company has developed a wearable, the UV Sense, which measures your exposure to harmful rays and alerts you via your phone when you need to get in the shade. It’s so small it can be worn on a single fingernail. There’s no battery to worry about running out, and it’ll cost just £30 when it launches in 2019. Shellac is so last year. Guy Cocker, Global Brand Director
I REKINDLED MY LOVE FOR READING WITH A PAPERWHITE I’m happy to techify most things in my life – heck, even the dog could do with a mute button – but when it came to books I was reluctant to jump on the Kindle bandwagon. However, since London commuting is no friend to hefty tomes, I saw my book obsession start to dwindle soon after taking up my post as Stuff’s cabin boy. Worried I might forget how to read entirely, I finally bought a Kindle Paperwhite. Not only am I now reading again, but I’m saving trees too. Ryan Jones, Staff Writer
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