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Gadgets of the Year: Consumer Tech of the Year
2020 may not have been a fun year, but numerous gadgets rolled in to make lockdown a little easier. In the 2nd of a 3-part series, ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK and BRYAN TURNER select the best consumer tech of 2020.
Personal Technology of the Year: Philips Sonicare DiamondClean toothbrush
The Philips Sonicare DiamondClean electric toothbrush comes with numerous promises, but the most significant is probably that its brush strokes drive fluid deep between the teeth and along the gum line for a better clean than a manual toothbrush can manage in a month. That’s just for starters.
The DiamondClean offers five modes, namely Clean, Polish, White, Sensitive and Gum Care, giving one the clean that suits one best. The claim of a “whiter smile in one week” remains questionable, but the promise of “improved gum health in just 2 weeks” was borne out by our experience.
It comes with a curious charger glass which doubles as a glass for storing the brush. Placed on a charging base overnight, it gives around two weeks of regular use from a single charge.
A USB travel case also doubles up as a portable charger.
At more than R3,000, it’s not cheap, but is probably the main reason we didn’t need a dentist once during nine months of lockdown.
- Arthur Goldstuck is founder of World Wide Worx and editor-in-chief of Gadget.co.za. Follow him on Twitter on @art2gee. Bryan Turner is senior writer on Gadget.co.za. Follow him on @BryanTurnerZA
