The Smartest Gadgets a Man Can Buy in 2022
From a ring that turns your hand into a phone to a self-cleaning water bottle, these gadgets make perfect gifts – yes, even for yourself
Philips 3-in-1 Air Purifier, Fan & Heater
They said it couldn’t be done. An air purifier, a fan and a heater, all wrapped up into one sleek package? Inconceivable. The fan and the heater are natural adversaries, after all, and the addition of an air purifier would surely guarantee that any such device would end up as large, ugly and spluttering as a 1950s computer. But Philips have created a true triple threat with the 3-in-1: the fan oscillates 350°, ensuring that (warm or refreshing, but always purified) air is distributed around the room.
Dodow Sleep Aid Device
Finding it hard to sleep? It might be that you’re struggling to turn your brain off. There are plenty of mindfulness methods you can apply to fix that, but Dodow is perhaps the simplest tech-based approach. It’s a simple device that projects a blue light onto your ceiling at a metronomic pace (for 8 to 20 minutes), which you match to your breath. Take a breath in when it expands, and breath out when it retracts. You should find that focussing your attention on the exercise calms your mind, and you’ll be off to sleep in no time.
LARQ Water Pitcher
LARQ’s self-cleaning bottles strip tap water of harmful bacteria and chemicals, eliminating 99.8% of E.coli in a 20-second cycle. It’s all very impressive stuff, and you can really taste the difference in the quality of your water. So the the Bay Area-based startup’s decision to reinvent the humble pitcher is a good one – it uses advanced technology to get rid of chlorine, mercury, cadmium, copper and all that nasty stuff, and can track your water intake on the app (the filters also last a surprisingly long time.)
Theragun PRO Limited Edition Gold-Plated Massager
If Salt Bae has taught us anything, beyond messy seasoning methods, it’s that covering something in gold is the key to success. So it goes without saying that your workout would benefit from this gold-plated Theragun PRO, of which only 550 have been made (a bespoke serial number is engraved on the device.) You can read our full review of the device (sans gold) in our best massage gun round-up here.
Samsung Wireless Charger
It may be a Samsung gadgets, but this affordable and unobtrusive wireless charger works with Apple and Android phones too, as well as headphones that are set up for the feature. An LED light lets you know when the charge is finished, dimming at night so as not to disturb your sleep, and the 9W Fast Charging support ensures that you’ll get the job done quickly.
