STATIONERY
P2P Magazine |
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My Favourite Things
1
My iPhone
This is one of the three things I rely on
for everything on a day-to-day basis.
Running numerous businesses in various
sectors – lingerie, homeware, stationery
and experiences with Red Letter Days,
which I co-own with Peter Jones – I need
to be contactable 24/7. Like many people
I also use my phone for taking photos,
whether I’m racing cars, somewhere
beautiful or I just want to capture the
moment. The quality of the imagery is
fantastic. No doubt I will pick up the
latest iPhone when it arrives and the
quality will be even better.
2
My AppleWatch
I love all watches, having started out
in retail at Watches of Switzerland, but
the AppleWatch is a firm favourite
and something that makes my life
a whole lot easier. This has been a
worthy addition to my tech armoury
in the last couple of years and I was
an early adopter. Again, you cannot be
everywhere at once and it allows me to
have immediate visibility of anything
urgent that perhaps might not be able
to wait. The watch also looks good and
I can change the straps so it is versatile
in style too. It doesn’t replace the phone
but complements it well and certainly
makes my life easier, helping me to keep
on top of urgent messages and news
alerts as and when they happen.
3
My iPad Pro
Clearly Apple is a big part of the Paphitis
world, and with the phone, watch and
iPad I have all bases covered. They are
my staple three pieces of tech. My car
is often viewed as an extension of my
office and having a driver enables me
to work in the car and make the most
of all the time I have…usually working
dawn ’til dusk on whatever needs my
attention on any day. I use the iPad Pro
to read documents and keep up to date
on current affairs that I like to have an
opinion on, usually via social media. A
recent news article said ‘it’s almost too
good’ as a tablet, but I disagree…you can
never be too good!
4
Power bank
Power banks have been hugely
successful at Ryman, and a favourite
is a relatively new one, the iWALK
Extreme TRIO 5000, with integrated
cables for charging all smartphones and
tablets. It can charge three devices at
the same time and has a backlit LCD
display showing a battery meter.
When travelling around the UK
or abroad, a power bank can be
a lifeline for staying in touch.
The power bank has become
the antidote to tech’s
limited battery life.
This one is lightweight,
only 13mm thick, has
a great 5 stars rating on
our site, and looks pretty
good too.
5
Bose QC35
headphones
Now, a fantastic pair
of headphones can
transform your travel
experience, and when I
am flying off somewhere,
for business or pleasure,
I will always make sure these
headphones are within easy reach, so
that I can watch whatever box sets
I am enjoying at the time, such as
Game of Thrones or House of Cards.
The fantastic quality of these Bose
headphones means that you can 100%
concentrate on what you’re watching
or on the music you’re listening to. They
Theo Paphitis, well known TV Dragon, retail entrepreneur and owner of
Boux Avenue, Robert Dyas, Ryman and London Graphic Centre, lists his
six favourite items of stationery, tech and office equipment
are also some of the most comfortable
headphones that I’ve had, because
they are so lightweight. Being wireless
they are also very flexible. They have
20 hours battery life per charge, 40
in wired mode. This helps any delay
when travelling go by more quickly
– you’re entertained and the quality
makes it a pleasure. They’re not cheap,
as headphones go, but for me they’re
worth every penny.
6
Canary
Travelling around the
UK and abroad I want to
have peace of mind that
my home and family are
happy and safe, so the
Canary, an intelligent
home security camera,
was a no brainer for
me. It looks more like a
speaker than a camera, so is pretty easy
on the eye. It is also a clever user of
time, as although it is always on, it only
records things that may be of interest.
You then receive a live-time clip to your
phone that you can view immediately
if you wish to. If, worst case, there is an
intruder, you can activate an alarm or
call the police. It is also very intuitive
and knows when you are in the house,
due to GPS, so won’t send you a clip of
yourself. They’ve been so good, we now
stock them in Robert Dyas and Ryman
too. The cost is £159, which for peace of
mind, doesn’t seem much at all!
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