Lumia 435
The most affordable Lumia smartphone to date and available only through Tesco Mobile. The Lumia 435 comes with Windows 8.1, built-in Skype integration and a full suite of Office software. A better carrot might be the 30Gb online OneDrive storage.
Price: From €39.99 (Tesco Mobile exclusive)
ODiN
It looks like an angry robot but Serafim’s ODiN projection mouse could be the mouse/gesture controller alternative you’ve been waiting for.
The ‘projection mouse’ measures 2×1.6”, weighs 40g and plays as well with Windows as Mac OS. Unlike gesture controllers like Microsoft’s Kinect, the ODiN Aurora uses laser projection to map out a mouse on your desktop, turning any surface into a touchpad, complete with left and right clicking buttons.
The idea was strong enough to smash its modest Kickstarter goal of $50,000. As with all crowdfunded projects, your guess is as good as ours as to when this will land on the shelves.
Price: tbc
HP Z1 G2
HP’s Z1 G2 workstation is a multimedia juggernaut with plenty of customisable options that will be mainly of interest to multimedia professionals and gamers looking for a futureproof rig.
It comes with a choice of Linux, Windows 7 or Windows 8 and Intel Xeon E3, Core i3 or i5 processors. Graphics come courtesy of either Intel HD Graphics quad-core 4600 or dual-core 4400 chips.
It can support up to 32Gb RAM and either 3Tb HDD up to 1Tb SSD.
Aside from that, it comes with a 27″ IPS display and weighs no more than 21.32Kg no matter what you choose to put in it.
Price: €3,561
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