Lifestyle innovations
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Every month new products vie for our attention in the highly competitive lifestyle market. To make the purchase decision easier for you, we test exciting new products in advance and report on our experiences.
Food favorites, technology goodies or new fitness methods: the lifestyle world has new, exciting attractions ready every month. So that you can find your way through the jungle, we test exciting new releases for you and tell you openly and honestly whether the purchase is worthwhile.
That fits! Wine and chocolate – the perfect combination for colleague Lara. © PR
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Product: Vinzery x Lindt packages of wine and chocolate
Price: Box costs from 36.90 euros
To use: Especially for the festive season, the popular Swiss chocolatier Lindt and the German online wine provider Vinzery have teamed up and created five irresistible pairings of wine and chocolate. Each of these combinations has been carefully checked by professionals and thus perfectly coordinated. The limited boxes (5000 pieces) each with five bottles of wine and five bars of Lindt Excellence are available from November 15 to December 13, 2021.
Use: Very important: make yourself comfortable and enjoy! Let a nice glass of wine melt on your tongue together with a delicious piece of chocolate. And maybe share it with your loved ones.
Conclusion: You can’t get more enjoyable moments! The bars are perfectly matched to the nuances of the wines, so that you have the all-round carefree package for at home and know: It fits, it will be very delicious.
Keep me warm Editor Friederike finally has a better alternative to the hot water bottle – the pillow from Stoov. © Ilja Gauß / PR
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Product: Stoov infrared heating cushions
Price: around 100 euros
To use: Anyone who regularly struggles with tension knows that warmth can help. The Stoov pillow replaces the hot water bottle and uses far infrared heat instead. It has three different heat levels from a minimum of 34 degrees to a maximum of 42 degrees. Depending on the set power, it can be used for up to six hours.
Use: Three different heat levels can be set at the push of a button. Thanks to the integrated battery, the pillow can be used anywhere, regardless of whether a socket is nearby – or not. There are also different covers to make the comfort and design perfect.
Result: I love hot water bottles, which is why I can no longer do without the heat pad. I use it every day at work and I put it on my back. It also never gets too hot (like a hot water bottle). I also take it with me on the couch in the evening. A real game changer!
Nut bars with an addictive factor Fashion and beauty editor Jessica loves speculoos – and was therefore very happy when she discovered the new nut bars with a speculoos taste. © PR
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Product: Foodloose speculoos nut bars
Price: 1.80 euros
To use: How nice that my favorite snacks follow seasonal trends and use ingredients such as roasted almonds, spiced biscuits and cinnamon for the Christmas season.
Use: When the midday low threatens, I prefer to reach for nut bars. They give me energy and get me through the day.
Result: Handy and small, they fit in every handbag and are therefore always at hand, even when you are out and about. And what should I say? My hype about sweets has been steadily quenched.
No more fighting over the socket With Anke there is no longer a fight for the loading places © PR
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Product: InLines Family Powerstation – a charging station for the whole family
Price: approx. 29.90 euros
To use: Tasteful and space-saving quick charging station for up to five devices
Use: Plug the power station into the socket in a suitable place, look for a tablet, smartphone, fitness watch, power bank, etc. with the associated charging cables one last time in the apartment and connect it to the power station.
Result: All devices can now be found in one place and in a charged state. The smartphone charges at the socket next to the bed, the power bank on the kitchen shelf next to the toaster socket, which only needs to be connected to the power later, and the tablet lies next to it and waits until the power bank is fully charged. All around a happy tangle of cables. That was yesterday.
With the InLine Powerstation there is no either or more, no searching and no devices in the charging queue. All devices can now be found in one place and they are all charged when you need them. The compartments of different widths hold smartphones and tablets of various designs, and protective covers can simply be left on when charging. With a maximum output of 40 watts, the power station with 4 USB-A ports and a USB Type-C port as well as Quick Charge 3.0 and Power Delivery 3.0 offers everything you need to charge mobile devices.
For those who find so much power a bit scary, the reassuring information from the manufacturer: If the temperature becomes too high, the power bank switches itself off.