5 top Christmas gadgets from #SDNEL!

SDNEL
North East Lincolnshire Service Design
3 min readDec 18, 2018

Written by Alex Mihai

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It’s December! Which means only one thing: we’re mere days away from the arrival of the man in red.

Besides leaving you little time to improve your naughty/nice ratio, that means the Christmas clock is ticking — and it’s time to get your shop on.

Not to worry, there is still plenty of time to start your Christmas shopping or dabble in a stocking filler or two. And because is the season of giving, our team has decided to bring you tech that we think it’s cool.

  1. WALLI THE SMART WALLET
WALLI THE SMART WALLET

Ah, the Christmas party: paper crowns and pub grub. Bag yourself a Walli and at least you can cross a lost wallet off that list.

No matter how much festive spirit is coursing through your veins, Walli will ensure you never leave your stash of cash behind: paired via Bluetooth, it’ll ping your smartphone if you stray too far without it, while a smart pocket will keep tabs on your favourite card. What a champ.

2. MOPHIE POWERSTATION PLUS XL

MOPHIE POWERSTATION PLUS XL

It’s hard to beautify something as plain as the humble power bank, but Mophie’s made a darn good go of it with this fabric-wrapped number.

Packing a 10,000mAh capacity that’ll juice your mobile several times over, it also comes equipped with an integrated Lightning cable, a 10W USB-A output and the ability to recharge wirelessly. Really, though, we just want to stroke that furry finish.

3. KODAK MINI SHOT

KODAK MINI SHOT

What’s better than compact snaps of the family looking glam on Christmas day? Those same snaps, printed in an instant!

Give every relative something to remember the joy and good tidings with this Bluetooth-enabled shoot-and-print combo from Kodak — capable of spitting out palm-sized prints mere seconds.

4. GARMIN VIVOFIT 4

GARMIN VIVOFIT 4

Eating, drinking and merrymaking left you with a Santa belly and a fear of the scales? Tackle those Christmas pudding calories with the help of Garmin’s latest budget fitness tracker.

Capable of counting all the important stuff, its biggest boon is a battery life of more than a year — so it’ll log you all the way through to next year’s festive binge.

5. EMBER CERAMIC MUG

EMBER CERAMIC MUG

Slurp. Too hot! Slurp. Too cold! Picking the right moment to brave the first sip of your warming winter brew is an annual challenge that risks burnt tongues and festive resentment.

Invest in Ember’s clever cup and you’ll never need guess again: connect it to the app, set your ideal temperature and the smart ceramic mug will keep your restorative beverage at the perfect degree for drinking.

Well, that’s it from team #SDNEL for this year. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and an amazing New Year! Ho ho ho.

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