>>>Start Feed your mind. Feast your eyes.

18 DEC 2015 maclife.com

MakerArmmakerarm.com$1,399

>>> We’ve featured 3D printers, material carvers

and more here… but the MakerArm does it all.

Yes, it can 3D print material, but it can also carve

any shapes you need out of wood or metal, and

it can put the component pieces together, and

can place screws and fi xings into its creations,

and it can draw precision designs onto the fi nal

product… it’s a whole manufacturing line in a

single arm. It can even print and assemble printed

circuit boards for custom electronics! It takes up

much less space than most 3D printers too, but

can create much larger objects.

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NextDesk Encorenextdesks.comFrom $1097

>>> Sick of being reminded to stand throughout the

day by your Apple Watch? Try this standing desk!

The Encore is made from sustainable wood for its

top, and includes a motor for lifting it up for standing

use, or down for when you just need to sit. You can

see its exact height on its LED monitor, and it has

programmable memory buttons, so you can set

different heights for different users and have the desk

change between with a single press. When you order,

you can add extras too – such as an ergonomically

positioned keyboard shelf, a power strip with surge

protection, a monitor arm, and even a health sensor!

Skarp Laser Razorskarptechnologies.com$TBC (around $189)

>>> This issue’s reminder that technology can make

anything better is the possibility of a shaving razor that

has no blade at all. In theory, you pass the Skarp over

your skin, and when it makes contact with hair, it shines

a specifi c light wavelength that reacts with hair to

cause it to basically cut. There’s no sharp edge to

irritate, and the laser isn’t absorbed by the skin, so

shouldn’t cause any long-term damage. The Skarp is

barely a prototype right now, but has met its Indiegogo

funding targets, so we hope it’ll be reality soon.

Sharp LV-85001 8K TVsharp.com$133,000

>>> Sorry if you’ve just bought a 4K TV, but it’s offi cially

outdated. Old news. Primitive. No, what you need now

is this 85-inch 8K TV, with its 7680x4320 resolution.

It’s super-convenient, too – to watch 8K content, all you

have to do is plug in four HDMI 2.0 cables. Easy! And

what 8K content can you watch? Well, there’s… uh…

give us two seconds [sound of frantic Googling].

Okay, there’s nothing. But this is Crave! A mere

lack of usefulness outside of mega-high-end video

editing or really expensive signage isn’t going to stop

us coveting a 33-megapixel screen!

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