BBC Science Focus Magazine

CHRISTMAS WISHLIST

…the podcast lover

The third generation of Apple’s wireless earbuds now come with spatial audio (a kind of surround sound), a battery that lasts longer and charges faster, and a new, improved skin sensor that pauses your audio when you take them out of your ears. Spatial audio takes these earphones to a level above and beyond other earphones out there, squeezing impressive cinematic sound out of teeny, tiny speakers.

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…those who can’t be bothered to clean their oven

If the Instant Pot (an electric pressure cooker, slow cooker hybrid) was last year’s must-have kitchen gadget, this year it’s all about air fryers, which blast food with ultra-hot air to make it taste as though it’s been deep-fried. You can thank TikTok for their popularity, where home cooks use them to make viral recipes like pasta chips, giant cookies and full English breakfasts. Our pick would be this dual zone cooker that can dehydrate foods

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