From hoverboards to robots, this is the tech you need in your life

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium

Ok its not for you car but it the world’s first phone with a 4K screen and 4K video capture. Takes mobile filming and viewing to a whole new level, previously the domain of pro digital cameras and stonkingly expensive televisions.

£629 sonymobile.com

Parrot Minikit Neo 2

The easiest, and cheapest, way to go handsfree in the car. This stylish little gadget doesn’t create an in-car eyesore, and doesn’t mean you have to upgrade your entire dashboard for handsfree talking.

£45-£69 amazon.co.uk

Cobra CPP 8000

It’s a jump-starter that fits in your handbag. But despite its chocolate-bar proportions (just 1.7cm thick), it has enough juice to start almost any engine, even if the battery is completely dead, and can also boost your phone. All you need now is a handbag.

£79.99 cobraelectronics.co.uk

Airboard

Although its name suggests flight, you’ll only be airborne when you fall off. Which you will be while practising. But it doesn’t take long to grasp, especially if you’ve ever tried a Segway – it’s like a mini one of those, without handlebars. And much more fun.

£599 theairwheel.com

AKG N90Q

Look at these range-topping headphones by AKG. Using two microphones in each cup, on-board software analyses the shape of your ear canal based on frequency response and air-pressure distribution. In other words, it knows how sound moves in your head holes and applies filters and corrections accordingly.

None of this comes cheap, but they’re at the top of their game and come in a shiny gold box. Which will go very nicely with the Gold Sony Xperia Z5 Premium

£1,300 uk.akg.com

Walkcar

The size of a large laptop, this claims to be the world’s smallest electric vehicle. Essentially it’s a motorised platform capable of carrying an adult human at 6mph for seven miles, and can be stored in a backpack when you’ve finished looking absurd.

£550 cocoamotors.com

Garmin Dash Cam 30

Its 113-degree viewing angle should have most kerbs covered, whilst the 1.4in built-in screen is perfect for playing back their tarmac indiscretions whilst they wait for a tow from the kitty litter. It even has a g-sensor to capture impacts and an auto-blackout screen for disctraction-free driving.

£130 maplin.co.uk

Plantronics Voyager Edge

Is this not the best looking headset you’ve ever seen? With signature Plantronics audio technology, the sleek styling is accompanied by great functionality, too.

£75-£100 amazon.co.uk

4G mobile WiFi Buzzard

The ultimate gadget for all your in-car gadgetry. Stay connected on the go with the EE Mobile WiFi, meaning you can access high speed internet on the go, wherever you may roam.

£65 amazon.co.uk

Hoverboard

Unlike the Lexus hoverboard, this one is clearly in contact with the ground, although it gives its rider the sensation of flight thanks to a central ‘drive hub’ comprising an electric motor and stabilising gyroscopes.

The hub talks to ground-sensing sonars at each end, and together they work to keep the board level, so the deck itself ‘floats’ above the floor like a finely balanced see-saw. Having said that, the wheel also pivots, so you can carve turns like a surfer.

A word of warning though: by its makers’ admission, it’s not the simplest thing to master. “The riding experience isn’t learned,” they say. “It’s earned…”

It’s currently at the crowdfunding stage and a pledge of around $4k bagsies a board…

£3,5000 about hoverboard.com