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A X SIM FOR M U L A SIM U L ATOR You may feel like your racing wheel and pedals give you an immersive racing experience but, compared to AXSIM’s Formula Simulator, they aren’t much better than steering with a dinner plate and making ‘vroom’ noises. Perhaps the most realistic F1 simulator ever, it comes with three levels of breathtaking immersion. The cheapest option offers its D-BOX Haptic System, which uses dynamic actuators to not only replicate the suspension of an F1 vehicle but also vibrations in the racetrack.

Step up a level and you also get its yaw platform, which simulates the rear of the vehicle swinging out and helps recreate the sensation of drifting round corners. Lastly, the most pro model also includes multiple pneumatic airbags in the seat and seatbelts that expand and contract to simulate g-force as you rip round the track. Hook it up to a large 8K TV using HDMI and you’re in for a treat.

From £39,900, axsim.racing

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From virtual worlds to OLED laptops, here’s the future tech you need to know about

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Adidas’ self-drying earbuds allow you to enjoy no-sweat tunes while you run

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GARMIN FENIX 7 From £600, garmin.com Apple hasn’t tied the smartwatch market up in a bow quite yet. As much as the fitness features of the Apple Watch shine, many serious runners want something meatier: more often than not, that comes from Garmin.

The Fenix 7, available in three sizes and a range of specs, is probably the sharpest iteration on its premium, outdoorsy, triathlonfriendly vertical so far.

Garmin hasn’t thrown its carefully honed formula to the wind. Though the Fenix 7 earns itself a new touch screen for quick control, the buttons are still there, now with a little more rugged shielding. Solar charging makes an appearance on more expensive models, helping you power through without a charge, but if you opt for the Solar Sapphire edition you no longer have to choose between juice from the sun and an extra-tough screen. Pick up the bigger Fenix 7X, and you can expect up to five weeks’ battery with GPS off.

Many of the biggest improvements are logical. A host of new training tools help you drill down into your performance in your chosen sport or set up a personalised training plan to help you reach your goals. You can also automatically generate new training routes to use with the Fenix 7’s pinpoint turn-by-turn navigation. Garmin’s fresh stamina monitoring tech even takes a look at your past performance compared to your current metrics and offers an indication as to when your tank’s likely to go dry. If you’re really pushing it, that’s the kind of tech you need.

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SENSOR SENSIBILITY The Fenix 7 is packed with sensors. You get a heart rate sensor and pulse oximeter module on the rear, and positioning smarts like an altimeter, barometer and compass inside.

“This isn’t just a watch – it’s a training coach, one with abs for days” Josh Russell, Editor

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GPS PRECISION The Fenix 7 comes packed with maps and uses GPS, Galileo and GLONASS satellites in tandem; opt for the most expensive Sapphire Solar edition for multi-band GPS, which promises to pinpoint your location even more accurately.

Want an adventure? Drop a pin with Garmin’s TracBack and it’ll send you back to your starting point when you’re done.

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OFF THE CLOCK When you’re not training hard, qualityof-life features like Garmin Pay make this perfectly useful as an everyday watch, and it’s compatible with a bunch of third-party apps, too. If you are out getting sweaty, there’s space on board for music or audiobooks, so you can leave your phone at home.

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ACER PREDATOR TRITON 500 SE From £1,999, acer.com Acer's giving us a bit of a weird sell for the Predator Triton 500 SE. It's a trim and slimmed version of its beastly high-end gaming laptop, which Acer reckons is just brilliant at 'multitasking' and 'empowering your creativity'. Let's be honest here: that is the modern day version of convincing your parents to buy a Commodore 64 in order to help with your homework. You could work on it. It looks far more professional than many gamer-centric machines of this ilk, and features a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports for expansion and a fingerprint reader for security.

But this is really about pushing those polygons in style, with a 30-series graphics card inside, Intel's class-leading 12th-gen CPU at the helm and a 240Hz 2560x1600 IPS panel up top.

Good luck staying focused on that spreadsheet.

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T3 SAYS: Luxury gaming in a slimline package.

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BEOPLAY PORTAL PC PS £449, bang-olufsen.com

T3 SAYS: The ultimate wireless gaming headset.

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The original Portal made a big splash (and presumably many other sounds) as B&O transferred its audio expertise over to the gaming market. But where the first was an Xbox headset, this latest version – engineered, as its name suggests, for PC and PlayStation gamers – has much more universal appeal. And what's not to like? There's no ugly boom mic to breathe into, with beamforming mics instead doing the job of collecting your voice for your friends. And dual connectivity means you can connect the Portal to your phone as well as your console, meaning you won't need to stop what you're doing if your mum unexpectedly calls. Decent ANC means you can really immerse yourself in the game, a 19-hour battery means you can keep going much longer than you should, and they'll charge to full in two hours.

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KÄRCHER VC6 CORDLESS PREMIUM £380, kaercher.com

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Kärcher has been quietly grinding away in the vacuum cleaner game for an age, but now it’s getting loud enough that we’re listening. The company has unveiled a whole new range of cordless cleaners, which pair Kärcher’s traditional industrial design with some triedand-true tech – much of which will be familiar if you’ve been following Dyson’s wire-free evolution. With the VC6 Premium you get a 50-minute battery (30 minutes on the VC4 model) and a spare in the box, as well as LED lighting to help highlight the dirt, a very reasonable 800ml dust tank, and HEPA filters with an included cleaning tool. They’re light enough – this is 2.6kg – and not overly noisy, topping out at under 78dB. No word on the suction power yet, but at least the price is right.

T3 SAYS: This is going to suck. But not like that.

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HP ELITE DRAGONFLY CHROMEBOOK £TBA, hp.com The prevailing tide of extremely crummy Chromebooks offers the entire range something of an undeserved reputation. Look at HP’s new Elite Dragonfly, the first of the Dragonfly line to run ChromeOS, and it turns out that may not be true: Chromebooks could just be fantastic road-warrior work machines.

They get a light-touch OS that offers them excellent battery life, the ability to expand their abilities way beyond basic browser apps and, in the case of the Dragonfly specifically, some pretty gorgeous hardware. It’s hardcore for business use, with a blazing-fast 12th-gen Core chip with (for the first time in a Chromebook) vPro support, as well as a 51 Watt-hour battery.

Pick the right options, add a stylus, and it might qualify as an awesome machine for creatives.

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T3 SAYS: Windows? MacOS? Who needs ’em?

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STERN’S RUSH From $6,899 (around £5,090), sternpinball.com

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Though the arcade industry is now pretty much entirely based on the principle of earning tickets to spend on Drumstick lollies, pinball refuses to die. If anything, it’s levelling up. Stern’s Rush, unsurprisingly, comes with a rockin’ soundtrack, and features footage of the band on its large screen. It’s a feast of LEDs and loops, with some innovative playfield elements. But it’s Stern’s new Connected feature that’s most intriguing. Use the machine’s QR scanner to scan your phone, and it’ll head off to the internet to track your high scores, help you earn unique game achievements, and compete with remote friends – though the physical nature of pinball means everything is registered on a per-machine basis.

T3 SAYS: The silver ball goes next-gen.

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LEGO SANTIAGO BERNABÉU STADIUM £310, lego.com

T3 SAYS: Now let’s see microfig-scale Galácticos.

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Real Madrid fan or not, it’s hard to resist the pull of Lego’s showpiece sets – particularly one as huge and intricate as this. Built to celebrate the stadium’s 75th anniversary, Lego replicates its iconic architecture over 5,876 pieces – not quite as many as the enormous Colosseum set, admittedly, but this is arguably more visually interesting than Rome’s beige behemoth.

Everything from the pitch pattern to the stands to the corner towers to the stairwells gets a faithful scale recreation. There’s even a dinky player bus parked out front. Grab a couple of straws and a suitably sized pea and you might even get a solid game of blow football in.

Okay, perhaps not – but all credit to Lego for expanding its 18+ range so regularly and with so many certifiably cool structures.

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AUDIO-TECHNICA ATH-CKS50TW £150, audio-technica.com cancelling (which will chop about five hours off the battery), all the niceties of Bluetooth 5.2, aptX Adaptive for low-latency connections, and AudioTechnica’s 9mm Solid Bass HD TWS drivers to further hammer your skull with low frequencies. Decidedly not for reference listening, then.

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Audio-Technica is a reliable brand.

You pretty much always get big sound, a slight (or definite) lean towards the bass end, and solid hardware. So A-T’s new wireless buds, which claim to tick that bass box through a super-snug fit, are exciting by default – but the fact that the company has somehow squeezed in a 20-hour battery, with an extra 30 hours in the charging case? That’s extra-tempting. These are slightly more bulbous than they might appear, but that size is not only there to hold the beefy battery. The ATH-CKS50TWs also include noise

T3 SAYS: Earbuds with a boom.

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AYANEO NEXT From £1,250, ayaneo.com platform, the Next is basically just a compact Windows PC, meaning you can run your Steam library as well as games got elsewhere. Yes, the price is a big jump from Valve’s machine – and Ayaneo’s small scale operation may make it hard to find – but what price can you put on freedom?

T3 SAYS: Hardcore gaming on the go.

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The Steam Deck looks incredible, but the Steam Deck is what it is: a Linux-based machine built to a very attractive price. If you want to get more out of your portable gaming, Ayaneo’s power-packed handheld covers all the bases. It crams in AMD’s newest 5000-series mobile chip, which brings with it both battery and cooling benefits as well as some incredibly capable Vega 8 integrated graphics – enough that it’ll handle AAA games at medium settings without missing a beat. And where the Steam Deck is restricted only to those games that support its

TIKI BRAND PORTABLE FIRE PIT $295 (around £220), tikibrand.com into a handy drawer. And perhaps most importantly it’s engineered to burn off a lot of the smoke that would otherwise upset your neighbours, allowing you and yours to gather around its four-foot heat radius without choking.

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Now is the time to kit out your garden for those long, cool spring nights. Should you be lucky enough to get one where it isn’t chucking down, a fire pit should be high up your list of wants – and why not one that’s small and light enough that it could live in your shed when you’re not using it? Hence Tiki Brand’s compact new pit, which ticks so many boxes for urban burning besides its compact size. Its 16-gauge stainless steel frame is powder coated and painted to resist the rust that some pits claim is a patina. It’s easy to clean, dropping all of its ash

T3 SAYS: We’re more than ready to get outdoors.

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Prep yourself for the changing of the seasons with a new jacket that’s perfect for springtime weather ALL-WEATHER ATMOS Blending style and practicality, this four-way, durable stretch weave jacket will keep those April showers at bay while the SympaTex membrane is windproof. Perfect for bucolic jaunts at Easter weekend. £425, nobis.com

PADDED MAC Sustainable Dutch brand Maium designs outerwear that can be worn on the bike so this versatile mac has side zips that transforms it into a bikefriendly coat and a poncho that can cope with the vagaries of Northern European weather. ¤215, maium.nl

DENIM JACKET Stalwart denim designer Lee Jeans says its SS22 collection puts comfort to the fore. Sherpa collar, striped blanket lining and quilted lining on the sleeves means this jacket will suit nippier spring days too. £125, lee.com

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JAPANESE SELVEDGE JACKET Gender neutral and sustainable clothing is the USP of London denim and lifestyle brand I And Me. Natural fabrics with a focus on form is its vibe and this 100% cotton hooded jacket from its SS22 collection boasts plenty of laidback style. £295, i-and-me.com

COTTON CHORE JACKET While its optimistic blue hue looks light and airy, this is a chore jacket, which not only makes it hard-wearing but will protect you from brisk spring winds. A perfect marriage of fashion and function from the London designer. £225, paulsmith.com

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Making the leap from city financier to cufflink designer is something of a unique transition but it’s one that Robert Tateossian made in 1990 when he launched his luxury jewellery brand. Starting with a modest workshop in the heart of the silversmith industry, Birmingham, Robert soon earned himself the moniker ‘king of cufflinks’ as his reputation grew for producing jewellery of high quality and an unusual pairing of materials (meteorite and dinosaur bones have known to feature in his designs).

The Tateossian brand has grown to encompass the whole gamut of men’s and women’s accessories, from earrings to necklaces.

Inspired by his global travels, Tateossian designs have an international aspect and often feature ethnic influences, including his wide range of stacked, handmade macramé bracelets, most of which start from circa £150. If you have a bit more to spend, however, Tateossian also caters with pieces such as this hand-wrapped macramé bracelet. It earns its £1,950 price tag as it holds 139 micro black pavé diamonds set within a sterling silver frame, with a total carat weight of approximately 1.29ct. £1,950, tateossian.com

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The 9FORTY’s structured front panel and contoured crown provide a close fit that feels and looks good on the head. Not a hat you’ll wear for running but in the gym, this headpiece will surely help you blend in. £19, bulk.com

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DON’T SWEAT IT Adidas launches new workout headphones with plenty of features

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HOKA ALL GENDER PERFORMANCE HAT This lightweight and fastdrying hat is all you need to tackle your outdoor sessions when the sun’s at its full power. The adjustable fivepanel construction is lasercut for more breathability and features a flexible brim for easy packability. £24, hoka.com

Adidas is at it again. It’s back with another new release/update, the FWD-02 SPORT ($169, adidasheadphones.com), that is said to “offer a superior experience for runners seeking freedom, uncompromising sound quality and innovative features designed to help them go further”.

New and notable features include customisable ear wings and tips to provide the perfect fit for any ear shape and a new force-touch interface that allows runners to control media, regardless

of weather conditions, running gear or sweaty fingertips.

In addition, the FWD-02 SPORT has a compact carry case with a breathable mesh fabric lid that displays battery level and helps dry earbuds from sweat or water when stored. The only missing feature is in-case UV sterilisation: that would make the FWD-02 SPORT the ultimate earbuds for workouts. Battery life is up to six hours in the buds plus another 19 hours in the self-drying case.

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BORN FOR THE TRAILS New Saucony Peregrine shoes reduce weight and improve speed Made with tear-proof woven fabrics, ultra-soft sweatbands, clip-pull sizing and finished with hand-detailing, the On Lightweight Cap is a truly functional yet surprisingly stylish running hat for people who appreciate expert craftsmanship. Whether it’s searing sunshine or a sudden downpour, this cap won’t let you down. £32, on-running.com 18 T3 A P R I L 2 0 2 2

Over 30 grams lighter, the Saucony Peregrine 12 (£130, saucony.com) takes flight with a redesigned 5mm lug pattern and PWRTRAC rubber outsole to allow for maximum traction on uneven surfaces. The improved rock plate sheds moisture and provides more flexibility, and the even more breathable upper protects the foot from damage with its pliable overlays. The PWRRUN cushioning will see you fly across any obstacle while running off the beaten path.

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BRIMSTONE HOTEL AND SPA, LAKE DISTRICT Looking to escape the city and relax? You can’t go wrong with the stylish suites at Brimstone. Influenced by the spectacular landscape, it’s the perfect getaway where your every need is looked after.

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AND RELAX…

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available battery capacity is sufficient to return to the starting point without charging, and what’s particularly impressive about this system is that it will prioritise faster chargers.

The sat-nav is controlled using the large, curved ‘Hyperscreen’, which sweeps from A-pillar to A-pillar. It’s hugely impressive from the moment you sit in the driver’s seat, automatically logging into your profile using facial recognition and setting up the car with your personal preferences. It feels more like you’re piloting a spaceship than driving a car.

The EQS has a similar level of cruising tech to a spaceship as well, the most advanced of which is Drive Pilot, a semi-automated mode that works up to 40mph where traffic density is high or in traffic on the motorway. I was also very impressed by the ‘Intelligent Recuperation’, which uses the car’s cameras and computers to decide when to draw power back into the battery and when to coast.

Driving the Mercedes EQS was a genuinely interesting glimpse into the future of motoring. Not only did the semi-autonomous systems make driving long journeys effortless, the long-range and clever mapping essentially killed range anxiety. It showed me a future where electric cars aren’t simply as good as ICE cars, they’re 100-times better.

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Reviewing the very latest high-end luxury vehicles is always an exciting experience, not because I get to see what it’s like to be Alan Sugar for a week, but because it gives you a glimpse of the technology that will eventually trickle down into vehicles that most people can afford. The new Mercedes-Benz EQS is the perfect example of this – it’s just as much a rolling tech showcase as it is a car.

For a start, the EQS marks the launch of a new generation of batteries with significantly higher energy density and innovative battery management software.

The result is a range of up to 453 miles (WLTP), which genuinely lets you forget about dreaded ‘range anxiety’. I drove down to Chichester from Oxford and back on a single charge, something that I wouldn’t have even attempted with previous electric cars I’ve reviewed.

When it does finally come to charging, the EQS can be charged up to 200kW at fast-charging stations with direct current, adding up to another 185 miles (WLTP) in just 15 minutes.

Finding the electric charging points has never been easier thanks to Mercedes ‘Navigation with Electric Intelligence’, which plans the fastest and most convenient route taking into account traffic, your driving style, and electric charging points along the way. It will tell you at the start of the day whether the

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This big beast is also a humidifier and a cooling fan.

Even better, the name of the product absolutely spells this out to you, so nobody can be in any doubt what it is.

There’s app control and some good auto sensing settings. £600, dyson.co.uk

HEY, SUCKER

A LITERAL DUST MAGNET Blueair DustMagnet is an air purifier with a twist

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AIRTHINGS VIEW PLUS If you want to check your air purifier is doing its job, try this advanced sensor.

View Plus can detect gases, particles down to 1 micron across and even radon – a radioactive gas that’s far more commonplace than you’d like. £260, airthings.com

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MOLEKULE AIR PRO This chic purifier claims to ‘break down pollutants at a molecular level, including viruses, bacteria, mould, ozone, allergens, and chemicals’. It certainly looks nice, and emits a pleasingly purple glow as part of the purifying process. £1,049, molekule.uk 2 0 T3 A P R I L 2 0 2 2

A lot of people complain the tech in their home acts as a ‘dust magnet’, attracting filth from the air, from exterior pollution through human skin particles to everyone’s favourite: insect excrement.

Lovely. Scandinavian air purifier purveyor Blueair takes a different approach, though. It’s unleashed a literal dust magnet called, logically enough, DustMagnet (from £349, blueair.com).

Disappointingly, this does not look like a massive cartoon horseshoe magnet, of the kind Wile E Coyote might have bought from Acme Products in order to catch Road Runner. It looks like a rather stylish air purifier… because that’s what it is. That and a rather stylish side table, because this is also the first ever air purifier that you can safely stand a cup of coffee on.

DustMagnet has a compact footprint, four short legs at the bottom and that small shelf on the top. This covers the air inlet, which draws in pollution, dust and general foulness, then removes and traps it via not one but two filters in the chamber below.

As well as a simple control panel on the device itself, with three speed settings, DustMagnet also allows you to control it via an app or just leave it on Auto to react to changing air conditions in your home.

Unusually, there’s also a geofencing feature,

which causes it to start up as it detects you’re nearing your home, using your phone’s GPS. The idea is that it cleans the air ready for your return, without needing to be kept on 24/7. Voice control via Alexa and Google Home is also possible.

Now, it must be said that any air purifier will remove dust from the air to some extent. However, Blueair claims that DustMagnet has ‘unique’ HEPASilent filtration technology that ‘captures and removes airborne dust before it settles on floors and surfaces.’ That sounds like a dream come true, right?

On top of that, it also sucks up the usual air purifier stuff – allergens, pollen, mould, pet dander and microplastics from the air. It further claims to be able to deal with ‘bacteria and viruses’ to some extent. A pair of carbon filters means it can do a job on smoke, gases and bad smells too.

In T3’s test bedroom, DustMagnet kept the constant grime bombardment at bay to an extent, but it definitely hasn’t ended the need for dusting. Our reviewer’s bedroom is insanely dusty though, it must be said. As an affordable, well made and practical air purifier it’s very good indeed, however. Slightly reducing the amount of dusting you have to do is just the lazy icing on the clean air cake.

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WHAM, BAM! Forget discretion, designers in 2022 are embracing all that is bright and bold with the optimistic Maximalism trend NILO MIRROR Interiors are leaning towards a more vibrant, expressive vibe in 2022 with the bold colours and designs of the Maximalism trend. Confident, vibrant hues and clashing styles: everything goes with this look and Hommés Studio embraces it all with this Art Deco-inspired, black nickel mirror in gold and bronze aluminium. £2,873, hommes.studio LARGE AMPHORA JUG Working the Maximalist trend doesn’t necessarily require heavy investment and you can hint at the look with a few well-chosen accessories. This statement jug, made from dolomite, boasts a seductive curved design and comes in a confident shade of deep blue. Maximalise your dinner table or display some brash flowers. Magnolia, anyone?

JULIETTE LAMPSHADE The Maximalism trend is undoubtedly an indulgent one that allows you to feast your eyes on a riot of colour, clashing styles and creative ideas, but let’s not forget a sprinkle of decadence will always enhance bold interiors and this chandelier in Burnt Orange ticks that box nicely.

Made from goose and rooster feathers with a ball and chain in brass, this is a sensory delight for any room. £420, coldharbourlights.com

GIANNA LED NEON CANVAS Artistic expression is a key driver of Maximalism, alongside a sense of optimism, and both are in abundance in this neon, hand-painted canvas. Orange, red and teal fizzle in contrast, further enhanced by 3D neon LED sunglasses. Embrace the future, people, it’s bursting with colour! This canvas measures in at 70x90x4cm and it comes with a 12V DC UK adaptor plug. £269.95, audenza.com

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T3’s pugilistic tech titan limbers up for another Q&A session

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Can tech help me train my fighting skill?

Alright, reader. You want to fight? Guru will see you outside, bub. Except he won’t, because in truth GaGu is actually some kind of pathetic shivering jelly, terrified of anything even resembling combat. Spook him and he faints like a goat, at which point you’re basically free to kick him in the face. Please don’t.

He has a note from his mum.

Even more supremely punchable than GaGu is the classic Century Bob (between around £380 and £550, depending on if you want the big one), which is basically an eerie and extremely ugly armless flesh-coloured man, sliced-off at

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the waist and jammed on to a base.

The tech doesn’t stretch far beyond ‘you can punch this’, and Guru may not follow the promo photos and drag Bob out to a wasteground in order to kick him in the chops, but you could.

Something fancier, you say?

Please don’t look at Guru like that.

Why not try the Bruce Lee Slam

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Century Bob is basically an eerie and ugly, armless, fleshcoloured man, sliced-off at the waist and jammed on to a base

Man (£500, if you find the right deal), which is neither a man (it resembles a frightening yellow robot mannequin) nor suitable for practicing your bodyslams. Instead, its various lights map out a pattern for you to batter, helping improve your accuracy and violence speed.

If you prefer to roll, the Grappling Smarty ($280 or around £210 unfilled, which is your only option if you want to import it) seems like the thing: it doesn’t do anything, as such, other than laze about in a guard position waiting for you to snap its limbs – pick one up if you want the true ‘having a fight with GaGu’ experience.

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Is it okay to go out and launch a rocket into the air?

Guru, somehow, was delivered to several rocket-making classes in his youth – clearly his parents hadn’t quite worked out his tendencies at that point – so he knows a thing or two about failing to launch a homemade spacecraft. The answer is: yes. In fact, as long as your booster doesn’t exceed 160 Newton-seconds (and basically no hobby rocket motors do) you can do whatever you want. Go wild. Set it off in your living room.

Essentially the CAA’s conditions are that you don’t send something off beyond the stratosphere (that’s 50km up, and you’re not getting that far, reader, however hard you try) and that, if you do go beyond the 160Ns limit, you follow the appropriate rules in the Air Navigation Order 2016, which is far more lenient than the rules attached to piloting a drone.

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science here, but it’s not brain surgery: you can pick up a basic rocket body from a site like the excellent modelrockets.co.uk for about £30, or a ready-to-fly set for around £65. It’s a surprisingly cheap hobby to get into, even with all the extras accounted for.

Guru especially recommends the Klima Me-163 Komet – a rocketpowered glider, therefore moderately more fun than just hurling something skyward – which is £85, though you’ll also need to add your own remote control gubbins and build a nice launch ramp. You may also wish to consider the Estes Astrocam (around £48), which packs its own camera so you can capture your gawping face looking up at it, or a multi-stage rocket if you’re looking to truly bother the clouds.

Look, rockets are cool, okay?

There’s fire and everything. Try mixing fire with a drone that hasn’t been catastrophically crashed.

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GADGET GURU’S MAGIC BOX Guru has had a Framework Laptop DIY Edition on loan for a little while (from £750, but you can double that once you’ve picked up all the other components you need) and he feels it his duty as a serious journalist to put in ink his unwillingness to give it back. It’s just so cool, for so many reasons. You can pull out the ports, which are all in selfcontained slot-in modules, and switch ’em around or replace them with extra storage. You can open it up with five captured screws and drop in whatever RAM or SSD you want to use, and every replaceable component inside is labelled up with where to get a new one. The screen is spiffy, the keyboard solid, it looks great, and it runs fast. Not a gaming laptop, but for work GaGu can think of nothing finer – this sustainable design is one every manufacturer should be looking at as an example because it’s brilliant.

GaGu’s own treat money this issue went on something a little less pricey in the form of a 2021 Kindle Paperwhite (£140 without the pesky ads). This may not be news to you, but it was to him: e-ink has definitely come on a long way. The page, as it were, looks incredible, with basically no ghostly remainders of previous passages spoiling Guru’s reading; the fact that it is waterproof enough that he is now apparently able to fling it in the bath is a bonus. Do allow Guru to indulge in a tech support tale, however. Plugging the Paperwhite into his desktop PC saw it randomly and repeatedly connecting and disconnecting to USB, which seems to be a problem with certain internal USB controllers. The trick, if this affects you, is not to get stroppy with Amazon support.

Just plug it into a USB hub, or a different machine, and it’ll work. Not ideal, yes, but one you’ll have to suck up.

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How practical is an electric car really?

Guru’s prognostication abilities suggest that the answer now will not be the answer in two, five, ten years. Now, you might struggle to recharge.

Now, you might have to sit and wait on long journeys to get it done.

The car you buy today may not meet the tech to come. But don’t let that stop you upgrading, because it is an upgrade.

Don’t think this is GaGu going on an environmental journey, as his mysteriously leaking and possibly radioactive pile of discarded electronics is all the evidence the authorities would ever need of his culpability in the climate crisis. The fact is that EVs kick hard, they’re smooth, and many find them much more fun to drive than petrol grumblers. Even if you just add a little battery runabout to your car collection – the dinky Honda E, for example, starts around £26,000 and will fit just about anywhere – you’re set for a future where buying fossil fuels will cost, if not an arm and a leg, at least a finger.

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Can you help me get more storage in my loft?

Although this is T3 and not Practical Storage Magazine (incorporating Unseen Collections), you’re asking the right man. Many of GaGu’s prize hoardables – his RoboCop memorabilia, his Amstrad CPC collection, et al – are stashed safely in his loft, sat not on the crawl boards but on mid-rafter shelves.

It’s a clever way to get a bit more space; LoftZone’s Steel TrussShelves are probably the easiest to fit, but do check the space between your trusses before you buy – Guru’s were a weird distance apart, so he had to make his own with LoftLeg’s Loft Ledge brackets and some chipboard.

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TOO LATE NOW / OH NO Indie, you say? They don’t come much more fuzzy and catchy and indieriffic than Wet Leg, whose latest EP contains four excellent 6-Music-baiting tunes that will not leave your brain.

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How do I know when my washing is done?

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THE CANDYMAN A chucklesome six-part podcast covering the harrowing details of a suspiciously familiar 1971 chocolate factory visit, which left four children horribly maimed and one missing.

IMPER A According to 4chan, Ghost make ‘metal for people who don’t like metal’ and ‘ScoobyDoo chase music’. That is one of the reasons Guru is so excited for the new album in March.

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While there are connected washers that could do the trick – LG’s ThinQ range, Miele’s awkward-to-pronounce WifiConn@ct, models from Candy and Hoover – you may not be due an upgrade, and it’s probably not worth switching just because you’re lazy. If your washer is tucked away in a utility room, Guru suggests a more lateral solution: a cheap Wi-Fi camera.

For around £30 you should be able to find a camera, which can be trained on your washing machine’s screen (or its contents) and be easily checked to see when things are clean – though, admittedly, this only really prevents a small amount of manually leaving the sofa.

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Many of GaGu’s prize hoardables – his RoboCop memorabilia, his Amstrad CPC collection, et al – are stashed safely in his loft

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Dice. Can I make my own dice?

If you’re happy to accept that without an expensive injection moulding machine your dice will be wonky and not roll true, you can. You will need: resin (go for ArtResin, about £36 for 500ml), a set of dice moulds (check Etsy, or make your own with some silicone), a pressure pot (one meant for paint spraying works to squish the bubbles in your resin, expect to pay around £100), a compressor to fill the pressure pot (about £100 for a decent one) and safety gear because resin is Not Nice and your pressure pot might explode. So that’s about £300 all in, not counting your time and well-being, for something, which you can pick up pre-made for a fiver. Good luck!

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Duncan Bell is saving money When you have a load of tech and the price of the energy to run it is soaring, what’s a guy to do? he world is not in its happy place right now.

Who knows what state it’ll be in by the time you read this, but even if we’re not warming our hands on a smouldering building whilst eating rats, chances are we’ll be less well off than we were last year. And last year was no bed of roses, let’s face it.

I am not going to claim to be terribly off. There are clearly plenty of people worse off than me in the current cost of living crisis. With the weather getting warmer, I won’t have to decide between heating the house or eating. I won’t have to decide between turning the air conditioning on and eating either, but it will cost me more to run. A lot more. You don’t have to be down to your last few quid to be narky about having to tip hundreds and hundreds of pounds every month into a big hole marked ‘gas and electricity costs’.

The problem with having an interest in technology – especially when people just send it to you, like poor old me – is that it nearly all needs electricity to run. In the very recent past, this was only an issue in terms of finding enough sockets to plug it all into. Now, everywhere I look, I don’t see gadgets. I see potential additions to an already painful leccy bill. Thank god I don’t have a smart meter, in spite of my energy supplier emailing, texting and writing to me practically every

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day, informing me they’re absolutely gagging to fit one in my domicile. Seeing the consumption in real time would probably give me a nervous breakdown at this point, like seeing footage of a fruit machine paying out in reverse, so all the shiny coins are sucked back into the machine.

At least I no longer have a plasma screen in the front room. I’m not going to pretend to be any kind of eco warrior, but with hindsight, the energy consumption of some plasma TVs is very hard to justify.

There are probably small towns in

Seeing the consumption in real time would probably give me a nervous breakdown poorer parts of the world that use less electricity than firing up some of my old plasmas.

The problem is, although I have been actively thinking about how I should and could use less electricity, I haven’t really done anything about it. I know I should be turning things off properly rather than leaving them on standby, but I don’t want to go around the house unplugging things every night and then having to go around and plug them back in

the following day.

However, just for once, having too much tech lying around the house has paid off for me here.

Searching through my various storage rooms – tech graveyards, filled with the ghosts of gadgets past – I was able to locate enough smart plugs to have at least one in every room. I’ve just sort of accumulated them over the years, and never had a need for them before. With an eight-way power strip plugged into each, I can now turn everything off via Alexa without having to even get off the couch. It’s the ultimate lazy person’s way to save money.

Obviously, the cost of buying five smart plugs and five multi-way plug strips would be in the low hundreds for normal people who don’t just accumulate this stuff over the years while working as a technology writer. Also, with no smart meter, I actually have no idea if it is saving me any appreciable amount of money. But at least now I feel like I’ve done something.

If energy costs – and the cost of the products that energy powers – continue to rocket, perhaps eventually we’ll have to really take a hard look at our tech-filled lives.

That’s probably no bad thing, but I’d sooner put it off for a while longer, personally.

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#87 SUPERSONIC FLIGHTS

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#83 GARMIN INREACH MINI 2

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#82 LOGITECH LITRA GLOW

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#81 WAVERLY LABS AMBASSADOR INTERPRETER

The Ambassador’s dorky looks are practical – this universal translator is designed to be shared (it comes in a two-pack) so it’s meant to be easy and hygienic to slip on an HDU LQ D PRPHQW ,WV DSS supports 20 languages and 42 dialects, and its microphone is tuned to SLFN XS VSHHFK IURP DERXW HLJKW IHHW DZD\ SHUIHFW IRU VRFLDOO\ GLVWDQFHG FRQYHUVDWLRQ $149 (around £110), ZDYHUO\ODEV FRP

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#80 LABRADOR CADDIE/ RETRIEVER

0DQ\ FRPSDQLHV FRPH WR &(6 DQG VKRZ RII KRPH robots. Virtually every RQH LV LPSUDFWLFDO DQG ZLOO never be released. We see a different future for /DEUDGRUèV SDLU RI VHOI driving smart motorised OLIWLQJ WUROOLHV 7KH\èUH WKH PRVW SUDFWLFDO DVVLVWLYH ERWV \HW DQG ZLOO FHUWDLQO\ help a lot of people. )URP e ODEUDGRUV\VWHPV FRP

#78 IRSAP POLYGON #79 EDIFIER MC500

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NEHA SHUKLA, TEEN SCIENTIST & INVENTOR

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#75 BLACK AND DECKER BEV

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#74 E-INK FOR CARS

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#73 PLUME HOMEPASS

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ANKERWORK B600 VIDEO BAR

Basically a studio in a box, designed to make your video calls look and sound as amazing as possible. And it works both ways: it packs a sharp 2K frame-tracking camera and a bar light to make your face look great, uses a four-mic array to cancel outside noise and help you sound awesome, and incorporates a pair of speakers that’ll best your laptop’s output. e DQNHUZRUN FRP

THE HAYMAKER

At last. Headphones ostensibly made for everything from gaming to working out, with DIRAC’s UHD Hi-Res 7.1 Surround Sound and True 3D Audio tech built and tuned into them. That’s cool, but it’s the ballsy LED-infused style of the Haymaker that intrigues us most. If one celeb straps ’em on they’ll be everywhere.

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#70 WITHINGS BODY SCAN

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GARMIN TREAD XL

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RAZER SEIREN PRO V2

Audio is paramount, whether you’re streaming, recording, or just Zooming with colleagues. Razer’s mic doesn’t just look the part, it plays it, offering a deliberately radio-friendly vocal tone, improved noise suppression over other cardioid mics, DQG G\QDPLF KLJK SDVV ĆOWHULQJ DQG JDLQ limiting to ensure that even those with terrible technique sound amazing. e UD]HU FRP

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#60 WALLBOX QUASAR 2 While many people look to Powerwalls as the answer to blackouts, the lateral step of the Quasar 2 might be a better choice. It’s a bidirectional charger, compatible with the CHAdeMO and CCS standards. If your EV works in bidirectional mode, you can switch your home from grid power to your car’s battery when you need to stop your Magnums thawing out. £TBA, wallbox.com

#59 RAZER PROJECT SOPHIA

Desks-as-PCs are a popular area of extreme creativity for builders, but Razer’s concept is something else. It’s fully modular, designed to accept snap-on components under the desk to add things like pen tablets, macro keys and audio systems to the glass surface – even if you’re not big on gaming, this could be the perfect way to align your personal workspace. £TBA, razer.com

#55 PICOO #56 JOY BUOLAMWINI, FOUNDER, ALGORITHMIC JUSTICE LEAGUE

A true champion for equality in the tech sector, Joy Buolamwini’s research and activism has highlighted glaring issues with the technology we’re taking into the future. These include serious racial and gender bias in both AI data sets and speech recognition systems, which the Algorithmic Justice League aims to squash with a movement towards equitable and accountable AI. 3 6 T3 A P R I L 2 0 2 2

You want to get your kids outside, but your kids don’t want to stop playing videogames. It’s the modern conundrum.

Picoo’s clever self-contained outdoor console might just solve it: there’s no screen to gawp at, it’s fuel for a whole host of wacky runaround wide games, and in the future kids will be able to set their own rules and create their own games. €249 (around £210), picoo.com

#58 EUFY SECURITY VIDEO DOORBELL DUAL

#57 BIRD BUDDY

Eufy’s new dual-cam setup offers some very decent resolution to its packagewatching lens, pointing to a pivot in doorbell tech: the priority for many of us is what’s on our doorstep, rather than who. And if you’re in an area frequented by porch pirates, evidence of both is a bonus. $260 (£195), eufylife.com

Not only does this give you a chance to offer your local birds a delicious meal, and feature a camera which can allow you to watch them enjoying a snack, but with its app it’ll automatically snap, identify, and collate a database of your avian garden visitors – assisting experts track migration and population, and helping you collect birds like feathered Pokémon. $199 (around £150), mybirdbuddy.com

#54 RICOH THETA X

#53 MRNA VACCINES

Using previous Theta models has felt a little like taking a 360-degree shot in the dark. Not so, now: the Theta X includes a touch screen for easy previewing of your shots, stitches its scenes together even more seamlessly, and can utilise an external memory card if you’re running low on space. Shooting video at 5.7K, that’ll happen sooner rather than later. £899, theta360.com

The way we protect ourselves has changed.

Let’s not dwell on the reasons, but two-thirds of us now has a turboYDFFLQHbćRZLQJ WKURXJK our veins, one which was EXLOW IURP D SUH GHĆQHG template and basically ready to go when disaster struck. As a proof of concept, that’s pretty strong, and should see future diseases met with similar speed. Now, about those antibiotics...

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#52 DYSON V15 DETECT ABSOLUTE

What more can Dyson do for the vacuum market? Laser beams, that’s what. The point being that there’s probably a lot of GXVW RQ \RXU ćRRUV WKDW \RXèUH MXVW QRW going to see, which the V15’s groundlevel beam highlights as you go. It then measures how many dust particles are coming in, ramping up the power if required and offering you detailed stats RIb\RXU FOHDQLQJ VHVVLRQ £629, dyson.co.uk

#51 PIVO POD PRO X

What Apple’s personfollowing tech does in software, the Pivo Pod X does in hardware. It’s a motorised phone mount and app combo that tracks you around the room, does cinematic zooms and AIbased motions, and even tilts 60 degrees up and down. Forget roping in a cameraman for that social shot: self photography has just got a whole lot easier.

From $289 (around £215), getpivo.com

#50 GRAND THEFT AUTO VI

5RFNVWDU KDV FRQĆUPHG it’s in development, and ZLOO êVLJQLĆFDQWO\ PRYH beyond what we’ve previously delivered”.

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#49 VICTROLA RE-SPIN

Given that it’s a relatively cheap portable record player, this suitcase spinner has a surprising amount going for it. It bumps up the speaker quality from Victrola’s previous efforts, adding extra anti-vibration tech to counteract the newly-improved bass response, and allows you to throw your Bluetooth tunes to it – or stream \RXUbYLQ\O WR DQ H[WHUQDO speaker instead. $100, victrola.com

#48 AMAGAMI HAM HAM ‘Amagami’ is the delightful gesture whereby babies DQG SHWV JLYH \RXU ĆQJHU a little delicate nibble. Yes, there’s a Japanese word for it – and a Japanese soft toy for it, too, in the form of Ham Ham. Stick your digit in its craw and it’ll offer you a soft playbite, for no other reason than it’s nice and cute and heart-warming. More robots like this, please. £TBA, hamham.ux-xu.com

#45 MARISSA GIUSTINA, QUANTUM ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, GOOGLE

After a PhD thesis that conclusively proved that quantum entanglement is indeed, as Albert Einstein hand-waved it, “spooky action at a distance”, Marissa Giustina took to Google’s drive for next-gen computing, helping demonstrate quantum supremacy with a machine able to solve in 200 seconds a problem that would take an ordinary computer 10,000 years to crack. Next up for Giustina: an actually useful quantum computer...

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#47 RAZER ZEPHYR PRO

Razer’s oh-so-Razer face mask, with its transparent mouth window, RGB lighting and cyberpunk design, was a concept that surprised us when it became reality. But with the requirement for masks still a thing in some places, we’re a little less surprised about this XSJUDGH ZKLFK PDLQWDLQV WKH WKUHH GD\ ĆOWHUV RI WKH RULJLQDO DQG DGGV YRLFH DPSOLĆFDWLRQ WR help you sound a little less Bane-like. £TBA, razer.com

#44 JOBY WAVO

Let’s be real. While DSLRs and photography never shall part, their application in video – allowing even amateurs to produce pro-looking footage with beautiful focal depth – is one of their stronger assets. Not so much sound, though, which is what makes Joby’s Wavo range so exciting. Lavalier mics, shotgun mics, you name it: the GorillaPod maker is coming for camera audio.

From £45, joby.com

#43 MAESTRO PEDALS

Maestro changed the way guitarists play. The FZ-1, released in 1962, made modern rock what it is – and Gibson’s acquisition sees the brand refreshed with a line up of classicstyled pedals offering both vintage tone and modern bite. There’s a new fuzz pedal, chorus, delay, distortion and overdrive, all in a pedalboard-friendly package at a pub-gig price. £139, maestroelectronics.com

#46 ASTELL & KERN ACRO CA1000

When you’re already jamming a whole load of smarts into your headphone amp, it’s sometimes hard to stop.

A&K basically didn’t, adding a ten-hour battery, four outputs, a host of inputs, support for 32bit/384kHz playback, and a whole digital music player into the portable CA1000. Iconic stuff. £1,999, astellnkern.co.uk

#42 SAMSUNG ECO REMOTE 2022

The newest Eco Remote, Samsung’s apparently eternal remote that never needs charging, adds the ability to harvest RF energy and juice up its battery through the radio waves of your router. We wonder whether that’ll add much beyond what its solar back can drum up – but we’re impressed with the concept, at least. £TBA, samsung.com

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#41 GARMIN INSTINCT 2 SOLAR

7KRVH IDPLOLDU ZLWK 3HEEOH ZDWFKHV ZLOO ĆQG WKHLU spiritual successor in Garmin’s newest Instinct, which combines an e-ink screen with the company’s solar-charging glass. Theoretically, that means certain models of the Instinct can keep on ticking in perpetuity, monitoring your health, multi-GNSS position, and current external conditions. There are even special versions for surfers and truckers.

From £299, garmin.com

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#40 MASONITE M-PWR

Your front door is probably plastered with gadgets, but Masonite’s smart door combines them into one sleek whole. Streamlining LED courtesy lighting, a Ring doorbell, a Yale smart lock, and the necessary connectivity to help you keep tabs on whether some born-in-a-barn heathen has left it open, this is nextgen ingress. A suggestion though: how about switchable frosted glass? £TBA, masonite.com

#39 MERCEDES VISION EQXX

Mercedes certainly has a lot of ideas, but the most exciting tweak in its EQXX concept comes in terms of its range – especially as its guts are set to land in a 2024 saloon. A new battery designed with the Mercedes-AMG F1 team, combined with lightweight materials, a new drive WUDLQ DQG IUHVK VRIWZDUH HIĆFLHQF\ WHFKQLTXHV apparently offers the EQXX a range of over 1,000km. That sounds impressive to us. mercedes-benz.com

#35 FLIC TWIST #36 JOHN TERNUS, SVP, HARDWARE ENGINEERING, APPLE

Wondering why Apple is so great at hardware? ,WèV -RKQ 7HUQXV +H KDV KDG KLJK OHYHO ĆQJHUV in the iPhone, iPad, Mac and AirPods pies, and played a big part in the move to M1 processors – a major and risky change which, it has to be VDLG KDV EHHQ VRPHWKLQJ RI D TXDOLĆHG VXFFHVV 1HZO\ LQ WKH 693 UROH 7HUQXVè LQćXHQFH ZLWKLQ Apple is only growing.

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Flic’s tiny tactile smart home buttons made a splash a while back, but they were so small they ZHUH WRXJK WR ĆQG WKH larger Twist just makes so much more sense to us. It’s tailor-made for guests to be able to control, say, your lights, without having to install an app to do it, and its twistable control gives us so many ideas. Turning the volume up will be more fun than ever. õ DURXQG e ćLF LR

#38 #37 APEMAN SEEKER R1 RING ALARM GLASS Bike safety has moved on, and the Seeker R1 BREAK SENSOR sees itself as the ultimate solution. It offers a 4K 60fps rear-facing camera and a smartphone dashboard to supply you not only with metrics but with a safe rear view. It also features a slowing sensor WKDW ćDVKHV D EUDNH OLJKW to those behind, and even lasers that beam anticollision markers on the road. $399 (around £295), apemans.com

Put up all the window sensors and cameras you like. If someone smashes your double glazing and just walks through, there’s little you can do about it. But with this, you can at least be informed. It listens specifically for the IUHTXHQF\ RI EURNHQ JODVV sends a push message to your phone, and can set off Ring’s sirens. £35, ring.com

#34 LOOKING GLASS 8K GEN2

#33 OKAI ES800

Looking Glass calls its displays ‘holographic’; realistically they’re just really lenticular, allowing you to move around them and see real depth. Pricey, but for group visualisations of three dimensional ideas it’s ideal. And could it be the future of TV? In some rich universes, maybe.

From $17,500 (around £13,000), lookingglassfactory.com

You know how electric scooters are legally iffy on our roads? Where you’re going, on the Okai ES800, you don’t need roads. Not that this trail-shredder would be street legal anyway: beyond its chunky wheels and full suspension it packs a 2.4 horsepower motor, which can (at least in its unregulated version) hit 37mph and tackle 35-degree inclines without breaking a sweat. £TBA, okai.co

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#32 Q ACOUSTICS CONCEPT 30

Amusingly, Q Acoustics calls these standmounters the world’s quietest speakers. That would be pretty useless, but they’re saying it with a wink: really, these have been crafted and honed to have the most neutral, vibration-free enclosures possible. There’s no resonance, no colour to your sound which shouldn’t be there. For the price, this just may well be peak audio. £899, qacoustics.co.uk

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#31 NFTs

There’s no arguing that NFTs (non-fungible tokens) aren’t a hot topic right now. They’re a great way for digital artists to actually access the market – at $6m, Beeple’s Sotheby’s NFT auction was the third largest art sale ever by a living artist ever – though fraud, art-stealing bots, and the environmental cost of minting monkeys makes the NFT a tricky sell for us at the moment.

#30 SKYWORTH W82

Does tech have to make sense? Actually, scratch that, we’re not asking TXHVWLRQV KHUH MXVW marvelling at the W82’s bonkers gimmick. It’s ELOOHG DV WKH ZRUOGèV ĆUVW ‘transformable’ OLED, ZLWKbWKH RSWLRQ WR EHQG into a 1000R curve or straighten itself out into D IXOO\ ćDW FRQĆJXUDWLRQ You don’t need a reason to want this, other than it being really neat. £TBA, skyworth.net

#29 JBL 4305P STUDIO MONITORS

*UHDW ORRNLQJ DQG VXSHU ćDW LQ WHUPV RI their audio response, JBL’s latest bookshelf monitors are exactly what compact speakers should be. They’re loud and detailed enough WR PLPLF VHULRXV ćRRUVWDQGHUV LQFOXGH WKHLU RZQ DPSOLĆFDWLRQ DQG FRQQHFWLYLW\ IHDWXUH D high-resolution DAC, and the studio tech they borrow from makes a serious difference in terms of sound. $2,200 (around £1,625), harman.com

#26 BENQ X3000I #27 ACER CONCEPTD 7 SPATIALLABS EDITION

We don’t think you’re too likely to see stereoscopic displays as a commonplace laptop add-on, but for those who need to visualise their creations in three dimensions they’ll be absolutely invaluable. Acer’s glasses-free panel takes that old Nintendo 3DS tech to the next level, and it’s coupled with more than enough PC power to satisfy any 3D creator.

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It’s 4K, it’s HDR, and it’s made for gaming: BenQ’s big box 4LED projector has EHHQ WXQHG VSHFLĆFDOO\ WR make open-world games work on the wall. More VSHFLĆFDOO\ WKDW PHDQV D 4ms response time and 240Hz refresh rate, DSPtuned audio output that apes surround sound, and 3,000 lumens brightness with colours tweaked to work perfectly with the latest titles. £TBA, benq.eu

#25 AUDEZE FILTER

Planar magnetic drivers aren’t just a headphone tech. Audeze is out to prove that they’re perfect for any space-saving speaker where audio TXDOLW\ LV SDUDPRXQW ,Q this case, the Filter – which looks amazing – acts as a go-anywhere conference call speaker with a noiserejecting beamforming mic to ensure it picks up only your dulcet tones. $250 (around £185), audeze.com

#28 GRAPHENE BATTERIES

Safer than lithium, 50% more efficient, faster to charge and 25% better in terms of carbon footprint, graphene batteries may be the ultimate next-gen portable power solution.

Graphene power banks like the pictured Apollo Traveller exist, electric buses in China are testing graphene, and the first car maker to the punch is going to score a knockout.

#24 MSI RAIDER GE76 12UX

MSI’s super-powered laptop looks every bit the gamer’s dream with LWV REOLTXH DQJOHV DQG innovative LED elements.

But it’s the insides – the 12th-gen Intel CPU, the speccable 30-series RTX card, the radical cooling solution and biggest legally possible battery – that set it apart. Oh, and the screen.

From $1,599 (around £1,185), msi.com

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#23 WONDERCISE FLEX CYCLE

Peloton’s fortunes may be ćRXQGHULQJ EXW WKHUHèV QR VWRSSLQJ WKH ĆWQHVV PDUNHW 7KH )OH[ &\FOH should hopefully be far cheaper than the big-name devices, giving it a serious chance, and its four training modes (including a glute-punishing lean-forward FRQĆJXUDWLRQ PDNH LW IDU PRUH interesting than a standard bike. £TBA, wondercise.com

#22 INNOVATIVE COOLING

PCs get hotter, cooling gets better. That’s the graph, you can SORW \RXU RZQ D[HV å EXW WKH ZD\ we’re getting there is fascinating.

Cyberpower’s Kinetic case, with its breathing front fins; HP’s Omen 45L case, which incorporates a separate Cryo chamber to chill its water cooling loop; EK’s fancy new processor water blocks. Things are JHWWLQJ FROGHU å EXW SUHWWLHU

#21 DENON AH-C830NCW

There’s a science to noise cancelling, but the big advancements are going to come not from new signal processing chips but from changing the way they operate. The tuning on Denon’s debut ANC in-ears is all based around the shape of the typical ear canal, allowing them to block more noise and deliver a clearer signal from a very compact set of true wireless buds. £139, denon.co.uk

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#20 ALIENWARE CONCEPT NYX

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#18 #17 NVIDIA RTX 3090 TI PIEGA ACE :KHWKHU \RXèOO DFWXDOO\ EH DEOH WR JHW RQH LVQèW WIRELESS #19 TCL X925 PRO

TCL’s transition from cut-price follower to bona ĆGH LQQRYDWRU LV H[FLWLQJ :LWK WKH LQFUHGLEOH ORRNLQJ LQFK ; 352 LW GURSV D QHZ PLQL /(' EDFNOLJKW GXEEHG 2' =HUR EHKLQG LWV .

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#12 NIKE ZOOMX STREAKFLY These are the best running shoes you can buy. That’s basically all you need to know.

Nike is just so committed to improving its footwear tech: here it incorporates a Pebax compound plate into the sole to provide better energy return than carbon, pairs it with its incredible ZoomX foam, and includes an outsole design based on extensive data research to match the foot perfectly £135, nike.com

#11 SONY SIGNATURE SERIES WALKMANR NW-WM1ZM2 Housed in a machined oxygen-free copper chassis, equipped with Sony’s own S-Master HX digital amp, shielded, specced-up and capable of 16-bit 44.1/48kHz lossless playback, this is high-end everything in a portable package. A worthy carrier of the Walkman name, and the perfect home for your hi-res collection – even if you RQO\ HYHU XVH LW KRRNHG XS WR \RXU KL Ć £TBC, sony.co.uk

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#09 THE METAVERSE

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#07 FOLDABLES

The latest Samsung foldable phones proved a tipping point, where folding screens definitively transitioned from a sales gimmick to a practical and useful part of today’s top hardware. Expect to see a lot more, and not only in phones: devices like the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold prove they’re awesome in laptops, and rollable or otherwise unfurling TVs might make a mainstream impact soon.

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#06 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S

Porsche jumped on the electric bandwagon early, and its dedication shines through in every aspect of the new Taycan 4S. It goes like the wind, handles like a dream, might just be the most comfortable sporty Porsche ever built, and it isn’t actually as expensive as you’d imagine.

As much as you might like a growly engine, sports cars are all headed in this direction.

From £83,580, porsche.com

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#05 SUSTAINABLE TECH

Right-to-repair, environmentally friendly tech, a path to upgrades that doesn’t mean buying a whole new device: the market is moving in that direction.

Samsung and Acer are embracing ocean plastics, Apple is easing its stance on repairability after some legal shenanigans, and Framework has launched a laptop made to be taken apart, fixed, and upgraded – one which could influence the entire market.

#04 WIRELESS SURROUND SOUND

All credit to soundbars, which are now really very good at speaker-wrangling virtual surround, but the future of compact and inconspicuous living room audio lies in allaround wireless surround systems. Sony’s HT-A9 proves what it’s possible to do with that virtual surround code and just four speakers; Philips is cooking up something for later in the year. Listen out for it.

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#03 PLAYSTATION VR2

6RQ\ KDV FRQĆUPHG LWV H[LVWHQFH UHYHDOHG LWV design, and we couldn’t be more excited. 4K resolution, new sensors, eye-tracking with foveated rendering (meaning the bits you’re not looking at get less detail, making things smoother) and at least one major game on the way in the form of Horizon: Call of the Mountain? Fire up the PS5, because we may never see the real world again. £TBC, sony.com

#02 STEAM DECK

Others have tried the same thing on a smaller VFDOH EXW 9DOYHèV FUHDWLRQ LV WKH ĆUVW WR JHW WKH consolised PC-as-a-handheld design right. The Steam Deck is powerful, well-cooled, controls like a dream, and is available for an entirely affordable price. With ever-growing game compatibility, we’re already ready to peg this DVbWKH JDPHV PDFKLQH KLJKOLJKW RI From £349, steampowered.com

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#01 QUANTUM DOT OLEDS

The next big display tech is strangely familiar. Tomorrow’s premium screens will combine the brightness and per-pixel lighting of OLED with the colour saturation and depth of 4XDQWXP 'RW VXEVWUDWHV 4' 2/(' UHPRYHV WKH ĆOWHULQJ effect of traditional OLED, with blue light-stimulated Quantum 'RWV DOORZLQJ LW WR JR HYHQ EULJKWHU WKH ĆUVW VFUHHQV SHDN DW D ULGLFXORXV QLWV 7KH VHOI OXPLQHVFHQW 2/(' SL[HOV effectively eliminate the halo effect that plagues LED-lit screens, even those with dense mini-LED backlights. Multiple OLED layers even help to spread the load of brightness production, which should help them last longer. Sony’s excellent Master Series A95K LV ĆUVW WR PDUNHW 6DPVXQJ LV RQ LWV ZD\ DQG 'HOO LV SXVKLQJ WKH tech in Alienware gaming monitors. Expect much, much more over the next year.

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HOW WE TEST In T3, we feature only the finest gadgets out there, and we believe that you – our loyal reader – deserve only the best tech in your life. We don’t want you to waste time, and money, on inferior products, and that’s exactly why our Tested section exists.

In here you’ll find only the latest and hottest tech. Each product has been handpicked and tested by T3’s experts.

We only choose people with specialist knowledge for each test, so you know you’re going to get an outcome based on many years of experience in their respective field.

As well as our traditional five-star rating system (right), we also give out awards to particularly exceptional gadgets, using the line-up below - so when you spot one of these, you’ll know you’re onto a good thing.

THE SCORES EXPLAINED Forget it Below average Good for the price Very good all round An exceptional, best-in-class product

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Display 6.8-inch 120Hz HDR10+ 3088x1440 AMOLED CPU 64-bit 2.80GHz Octa-Core Processor RAM 8GB / 12GB Capacity 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB OS Android 12 Camera 108MP wide angle, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP 10x telephoto, 10MP 3x telephoto rear; 40MP front Battery 5,000mAh Connectivity USB-C, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 Dimensions 77.9x163.3x8.9mm Weight 229g

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amsung has done it again.

Every year it manages to pack the latest in smartphone tech into a range of sleek, sturdy devices. And the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is no different – every part of it is sure to impress you. Whether it’s performance, camera, battery, design or screen, this smartphone is about as good as they get right now.

Straight out of the box, the S22 looks very different from its predecessor, the S21. Its rectangular shape strikes you straight away, and not so instantly you’ll notice the now included S Pen neatly tucked away in the body of the phone. It definitely takes inspiration from the Galaxy Note series. We didn’t see a Note 21 hit the shelves last year, and now it’s clear why. Samsung has combined the Ultra and the Note to create the ultimate productivity handset for professionals and enthusiasts.

On the back there’s four camera lenses that don’t sit in a module.

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COMPARING NOTES With its expansive 6.8-inch screen and enclosed S Pen, it’s clear the S22 Ultra has become the spiritual successor of the now defunct Galaxy Note series.

HOT CHIPS As well as the latest 4nm processor – the Exynos 2200 or the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 depending on your region – Samsung has also squeezed in its new, twice-as-fast NPU to provide AI tasks a boost.

fit neatly with the phone design and look very smart. But they do stick out a little and the phone rocks slightly when you use it on a flat surface, but not so much so that it gets annoying. It’s a small minus in a sea of pluses.

Speaking of seas, one of the bonuses here is Samsung’s commitment to being more ecoconscious. The S22 Ultra is made from ocean-bound plastics like discarded fishing nets, and the packaging it comes in is completely recyclable as well. Definitely a step in the right direction.

Its size might be a minus for those with small pockets and small hands but it does mean that you get a serious amount of screen to play with. The unit measures 77.9 x 163.3 x 8.9mm and weighs in at 229g, so it’s not a lightweight, but the 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X Edge QHD+ screen is beautiful. Sharp and detailed, you can use it for just about anything, whether that’s photo editing, gaming or streaming video.

It’s big enough to comfortably watch

shows on, more like watching on a miniature tablet than on a phone.

You’ll also be able to see every inch of the video with no problems at all; it’s well balanced with clear contrast between light and dark areas.

There’s also an Adaptive Refresh Rate that is automatically adjusted from as little as 1Hz right up to a seriously smooth 120Hz, based on the task at hand. This will help conserve the battery and makes it a delight to scroll and swipe while using the screen.

Made from Armor Aluminium and Gorilla Glass Victus, it’s durable and tough enough to withstand damage if you were to knock it or drop it. It’s also IP68 rated, so it will survive being submerged in up to 1.5m of water for 30 minutes, and won’t be impacted by dust or dirt.

A lot of the S22 Ultra’s hardware is complemented and improved by artificial intelligence, and the screen is no different. There is a Vision Booster that intelligently adjusts the display so you can see every detail even when you’re looking at it in

Dust, dirt, water and being dropped shouldn’t bother the Ultra too much

bright sunlight. It looks to maximise the contrast and make colours look more vivid and bright. And it does a great job. We were able to watch videos under the sun and take photos with a clear view of the screen. There is room for improvement but then there always is.

Cool camera The camera tech on smartphones is critical to its success and the S22 Ultra keeps the same impressive lenses as last year’s model. There’s a 12MP ultra-wide camera, a 108MP wide camera and two 10MP telephoto cameras (one with 3x optical zoom and the other with 10x optical zoom).

You also get a 40MP front camera for those all-important selfies.

You can expect to take some impressive shots – the camera system is one of the best you’ll find on any smartphone up to this point.

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FOCUS GROUP Unlike the S21, there’s no module for the cameras here: they’re integrated straight into the back panel. But they’re just as stellar as you’d expect, offering an 108MP wide angle, 12MP ultra-wide and two 10MP telephoto lenses.

SMOOTH OPERATOR Not only is the Ultra’s 6.8-inch AMOLED display gorgeous but it offers up to 120Hz variable refresh rate and HDR10+ support.

and improved camera features that are really worth talking about.

One of the most useful features is the improved Night mode, which blends multi-exposure frames to create clearer, brighter shots. Then it uses AI to identify objects; Samsung reckons it’s able to capture their true shape and colour tones, as well as enhance the details in the shot and reduce noise. In action, it did a great job at illuminating the scene without losing out on detail or looking unnatural. But for the best results, you need to be stood quite still as it takes a few seconds to capture the image.

Shoot videos in the evening without fear of graininess or losing detail

Another cool feature is the Nightography, which allows you to shoot videos in the evening without graininess or loss of detail; it’s the first time Samsung has applied a Night mode to both photography and video. There’s a shiny new Portrait Mode as well, which uses deep learning to improve its accuracy; Samsung claims it’ll be able to pick up even the finest of details like a single strand of hair.

For simpler Portraits where you just want to blur out the background, it worked well, but it was more hit and miss when we went to block it out

completely. It also gives you studio lighting on selfies, an Automatic Night Portrait Mode on the front camera and even a Pet Portrait Mode.

Like the S21 Ultra, you get a 100x Super Zoom here. It’s incredible and will be able to capture far more than the human eye can see. Keen on editing your photos post-capture? The new Expert RAW takes multi-frame raw images to allow for more information in one picture and more effective post-capture editing. You’ll also be able to choose your own settings including the ISO, white balance and focus.

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PHILIPS FIDELIO T1 The T1 aren’t just good, they’re excellent. The sound quality is powerful with extraordinary detail, while the noise cancelling is incredible.

They offer 48 hours of battery and pause your tunes when you remove them. £249, amazon.co.uk

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ELECTRIC DREAM The Ultra’s 5000mAh battery seems to last an impressive 17 hours. Coupled with 45W wired and 15W wireless fast charging, you’ll rarely struggle for juice here.

Packed with power

Slingshot and Slingshot Extreme tests. If you want all of the perks of a Under the hood, the S22 Ultra packs flagship handset and you’re a gamer, in the latest 4nm processor, which this is one of the best gaming phones could be either the Exynos 2200 or the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 depending on you can buy right now.

Browsing the web is just as fast where in the world you are. Alongside thanks to the most up-to-date Wi-Fi that, there’s a choice of 8GB or 12GB 6E and 5G support. But it’s the NPU, RAM paired with 128GB, 256GB, or Neural Processing Unit, that’s 512GB or a huge 1TB of built-in memory. There’s no MicroSD card slot really interesting. It’s supposedly twice as fast as it was in the S21 here so you’ll have to make sure you get the right amount from the get-go. series, which will go a long way to improving the efficiency of the Promising serious amounts of phone’s AI-based features. power, this phone will cope with Keeping things up and running is a anything you can throw at it. After 5,000mAh battery with up to 45W using it for a number of different tasks, it was clear that this lives up to wired charging and 15W wireless charging. It lasted us a whole workday the Note 20 as being a productivitywithout coming close to needing a focused product. You can open up charge. We ran a video over two hours games without long loading times, on full brightness and the battery and there’s no lag when you’re level only dropped by 12%, which flicking through a few different suggests a good 17 hours in total. windows open at once.

The brain of the operation is In our Geekbench 5 benchmark Android 12 with Samsung’s One UI tests on it, it matched last year’s S21 Ultra as well as being similar to other 4.0 interface – it looks fantastic, is the most customisable OS yet and it’s flagship smartphones like the super easy to use. The privacy features OnePlus 9 Pro and the Xiaomi Mi 11 have been updated to give you much Ultra. To test out its gaming more control over the system, which capabilities, we ran 3D Mark’s Wild includes a new privacy dashboard Life test, the phone giving an impressive average frame rate of 44.90 where you can find all of your settings while it actually maxed out 3D Mark’s in one easy-to-access place. You’ll be

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able to switch off all of your camera apps from there and an indicator shows every time a mic or camera is switched on.

We can’t think of many downsides to the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. Everything about how the phone works feels very considered and suits the device perfectly. It won’t be for everyone – because it’s very expensive and very big – but if you want an all-singing, alldancing smartphone then they don’t get better than this.

VERDICT WE’RE IMPRESSED Incredible 6.8-inch display; long-lasting battery; top camera.

WE’D IMPROVE No MicroSD card slot; charger not included; expensive.

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Tested Sony LinkBuds WF-L900

£149 sony.co.uk

ACE IN THE HOLE

Sony LinkBuds WF-L900

The Sony LinkBuds have a hole in the middle, and it turns out that can be a good thing he world is far from short of wireless in-ears but these… are different.

These have a hole over your ear canal.

On purpose! By deploying a 12mm ‘ring’ driver in each earbud, Sony has created an in-ear headphone that doesn’t block the wearer’s ear. Which means greater awareness of surroundings for the user and reduced inclination to shout at the user for the rest of us.

It’s fair to say it takes a few minutes to get used to the sensation of wearing true wireless in-ear headphones and yet not being utterly unaware of sounds that might be happening all around. But once you get accustomed to the amount of ambient sound you receive, there’s lots to enjoy about the way the LinkBuds make music.

Theirs is an open sound. They create a generous soundstage, giving competing elements on it plenty of elbow-room in which to do their individual thing. And they organise it well, too – it’s not at all difficult to understand an individual musician’s position relative to the others, even if you’re talking about a full-on symphony orchestra.

With EQ levels left flat, the top of the frequency range has just about enough bite and shine to avoid being described as ‘dull’. There’s a sensation of roll-off, certainly, but it’s acceptably mild. The transition into the midrange is seamless, and once down there the LinkBuds are brimming with detail both broad and fine.

Problems, such as they are, concern the way the buds reproduce lower frequencies. At the

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otherwise-ideal flat EQ setting, bass is rather flimsy and insubstantial – there’s a decent level of detail revealed and proper shape to it, but as far as substance and punch go, well… there’s just not all that much of it.

The LinkBuds are small and very light (just 4.1g each), and are therefore able to fit into a small, light (34g) charging case. Despite the dimensions, the LinkBuds have a respectable enough battery life of between five and six hours and another couple of full charges in the case – and a 10-minute charge will give you an hour’s playback. None of this is especially impressive though.

Light weight and tidy dimensions go a long way to making the LinkBuds comfortable – and to make absolutely certain Sony provides five different sizes of soft ‘fitting supporter’ (which is a sort of fin or wing that helps keep the earbud stable when in position).

Almost all the news here is positive. The Sony LinkBuds are innovative, comfortable, sound great (with just one significant caveat), are adaptable and easy to control. For now, they’re number one in a field of one. In some ways, a pair of noise-cancelling headphones is more flexible, since you could turn on the ambient/ transparency mode if you want to let sound through. But it’s not quite the same thing, and they’re all bigger and heavier.

When it comes to the mix of features and that barely-notice-they’re-in-your-ears design, the LinkBuds are a solid buy, if that’s what you want.

VERDICT WE’RE IMPRESSED Light and comfortable; excellent control options; open, well-organised and energetic sound.

WE’D IMPROVE Bass not that convincing; average battery life; hit-and-miss call quality.

THE LAST WORD If you like VPDOO FRPIRUWDEOH DQG ĆQH sounding in-ear headphones, but you also like to know what’s going on in the outside world, Sony has answered your prayers.

Find great deals on the Sony WF-L900 at: bit.ly/t3snyl900

Tested Garmin Dash Cam 67W

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Garmin Dash Cam 67W $ ćDJVKLS GDVK FDP ZLWK DOO WKH EHOOV DQG ZKLVWOHV EXW LW FRPHV DW D SULFH e can’t blame you for losing track of the Garmin Dash Cam range.

There are currently three models that look almost identical, yet span a price range of £130 to £200. But with 180-degree FOV and Vault Storage, Garmin’s new cloud storage solution, the latest flagship 67W is worth taking notice of.

If you’re familiar with recent Garmin dash cams then you’ll know the score here. Compact, matchbox-shaped and subtle, the Dash Cam 67W packs a lot of technology into its small frame. The rear is taken up by a 2-inch display, controlled using four buttons on the right side – with the most important one, which manually saves video, protruding slightly to make it easy to press without taking your eyes off the road.

As well as working like any other dash cam, sensing impacts and automatically saving the most recent portion of recorded video, the 67W has various extra features. There’s a suite of driver assistance systems, including warnings when you drift out of your lane or the camera thinks you might collide with the vehicle ahead.

There’s also an alert for if you don’t notice the traffic ahead has set off, plus alerts for nearby speed and red light cameras.

The Dash Cam 67W has a battery but this is only rated for 30 minutes of use. Instead, owners are advised to use the included USB cable, or purchase Garmin’s hardwiring kit for a constant power supply. With this fitted, the camera’s Parking Guard mode can be enabled, where the

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video will be recorded and your smartphone notified when a collision is detected.

We’ve been very impressed with the footage produced by the Dash Cam 67W. The resolution is slightly higher than Full HD, at 1440p, and there’s HDR for retaining detail in the brightest and darkest portions of the video.

We also liked the 180-degree lens. While its wide view causes some slight fisheye-style distortion, this is worth the benefit of being able to see right to both front corners of your vehicle.

That way, you’re more likely to capture footage when a car drives into the side of you, or when a pedestrian or cyclist is alongside.

Day and night, the footage captured by the Garmin 67W is very good, with crucial details like road signs and vehicle registration plates visible. Footage can be viewed on the dash cam display itself, transferred to a computer or tablet via the microSD card (not included), or uploaded to Garmin’s Vault cloud storage system using Wi-Fi and the Drive phone app.

Not everyone will want to spend £200 on a dash cam. Especially when other options from Garmin itself start at just £90, in the case of the Mini 2. But the 67W still manages to make a compelling argument for itself, thanks to its 1440p resolution, GPS, compact design and 180-degree wide-angle lens. We’re also big fans of the effortlessly simple windscreen mount, and the new cloud storage system is convenient for those who want to connect their dash cam to Wi-Fi and the cloud.

£149 garmin.com

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Screen 13-inch 2880x1920 120Hz display CPU Quad-core 11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 / i7-1185G7 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics RAM 8GB / 16GB / 32GB Storage 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB Operating system Windows 11 Home Connectivity 2x USB-C, Thunderbolt 4, 3.5mm headphone jack, Surface Connect port, Surface Type Cover port, Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.1 Battery life Up to 16 hours Dimensions 287x208x9.3mm Weight 891g (tablet only)

DUAL IN THE CROWN

£879 microsoft.com

Microsoft Surface Pro 8 An impressive piece of kit that shows Microsoft is still leading the way when it comes to 2-in-1 laptops ight from the get-go, we can tell you that this is one of the best 2-in-1 laptops you can buy. Surface PCs are the very definition of a hybrid device so they rule this category.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 looks almost identical to the previous generation. Despite having a bigger screen it’s all still packed into a similar-sized device, measuring 287 x 208 x 9.3mm. You’ll find slimmer

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bezels and the same matte black aluminium on the back; it looks smart but then it always did.

The 13-inch touchscreen is stunning. It has a resolution of 2880 x 1920p, up to 120Hz refresh rate and Dolby Vision. Bright, sharp, smooth and colourful – it’s great for just about any task you could throw at it. The 3:2 aspect ratio means you can fit a lot on the screen as well, displaying almost a whole page of work at once.

To hook the tablet up to a Surface Type Cover, you just need to magnetically snap the keyboard onto the bottom edge of the display – simple. Do bear in mind that this won’t feel completely like a laptop to type on.

The Type Cover is so thin, and it leaves a gap between the keyboard and the table, which means it moves a little when you press down on the keys.

Writing on the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 using the Surface Pen 2 feels

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natural and very satisfying. Whether you need it for quick note-taking or detailed drawing, the pen is accurate and the touchscreen is responsive.

One reason the pen feels this good is because of the haptic feedback feature, which mimics the friction you feel when you write on paper by sending tiny vibrations through the stylus.

Both of these add-ons need to be bought separately, though: they aren’t included as standard.

Higher power Promising plenty in the way of performance, the model we tested out uses the 11th-gen Intel Core i7-1185G7 processor, 16GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. It’s certainly powerful enough for most tasks; we never had any problems with long loading times or opening up software. As a tablet, it’s seriously powerful. As a laptop, it’s not quite as impressive but it’ll still do more than enough for most.

To compare it to other PCs, we ran the Geekbench 5 benchmarking test where the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 scored 1,142 in single-core and 4,133 in multi-core. That’s lower than other similarly priced PCs like the Samsung

Galaxy Book Pro 360 and the Huawei Matebook 14s, but not far off either.

The battery seemed to last us through most of a day’s work, comprising some typing and clicking through the web, but it won’t last much more than that. We ran a video over two hours on full brightness and in that time the battery level dropped by nearly 40% so it would have lasted just over five hours in total – that’s okay but we’ve definitely seen better.

If you need a laptop for work, and therefore video calls, it has a highquality 5MP front camera that is detailed with balanced colours. You won’t be plagued with graininess from your webcam. Meanwhile, the 10MP rear camera takes shots that are actually useable and can record footage in resolutions up to 4K. It still won’t match your smartphone camera but, for a tablet, it’s really good.

The 2W speakers with Dolby Atmos surround sound produce audio that is much better than on most other tablets and it’s even better than a lot of laptops. The Pro 8 sounds full and rich and is good for watching movies and making calls. Admittedly it does sometimes distort the audio slightly

The display is 2880 x 1920p, up to 120Hz and has Dolby Vision

THE ALTERNATIVES ASUS ZENBOOK FLIP S

HP ELITE DRAGONFLY G2

This is far dearer than the Surface Pro 8 but it’s good for those who need a laptop more than a tablet. The screen swivels back by 360-degrees to transform it, but the quality of the 4K OLED screen is fantastic. £1,299.99, amazon.co.uk

Another premium device to consider, which like the Asus laptop, has a screen that swivels back to turn it into a tablet.

This laptop is small and lightweight with incredible performance. £1,558.80, hp.com

so won’t beat a dedicated speaker for listening to music.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 improves on what came before it in a few big ways while maintaining the essence of the Surface Pro series. It switches between laptop and tablet without any fuss, and if you don’t intend to use it much as a laptop, this is one of the most powerful tablets you can buy. It’ll be great for notetaking and drawing too.

Okay, so the battery life could use a boost and it’s a shame there’s no MicroSD card slot. But the only real reason we would say not to buy this is if you’re only planning to use it as a laptop because you can get more power for your money elsewhere.

VERDICT WE’RE IMPRESSED 13-inch screen with 120Hz refresh rate; HD webcam and 4K rear camera; impressive performance.

WE’D IMPROVE Average battery life; no MicroSD slot; extra cost for the keyboard and pen.

THE LAST WORD A 2-in-1 laptop that packs in plenty of power as well as a stunning touchscreen display. It won’t be for everyone but it’s a truly fantastic piece of kit.

Find great deals for the Surface Pro 8 at: bit.ly/t3mssrfpr8

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Besides, getting a new pair of running shoes can be an excellent motivator to start running for those who find it hard to muster up the energy to go and exercise.

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Tested Sony A7 IV

£2,399 sony.co.uk

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Sony A7 IV Sony’s latest generation full-frame mirrorless camera holds appeal for both photographers and videographers ony remains a respected force in photography and videography, with its latest full-frame mirrorless in the Alpha A7 IV building on its Mark III predecessor from three years ago and reaffirming the seriousness of its maker’s intent. At the heart of this latest offering is a generous 33-megapixel full-frame sensor, pitched at both stills photographers and those recording video.

To the casual observer, the look and design of Sony’s A7 series has barely altered since its inception, even if there have been slight incremental shifts. We once again get a robust build and a design that resembles a downsized DSLR. This comes complete with a shooting mode dial, command wheel and various buttons and switches that will enable anyone trading in an old DSLR and swapping to this mirrorless system feel on fairly familiar ground.

Rather than an optical viewfinder, the Sony features an electronic viewfinder (EVF) above the now fairly standard flip out and twist touch screen LCD. With the camera raised to our eye, it’s easy to forget we’re composing our framing without the use of an optical viewfinder, so detailed and lag-free is the EVF. As well as a newly developed 33MP chip, the Sony A7 IV features the latest-generation Bionz XR processor to cope with all that extra data processing. Autofocus speed and accuracy has been an area that developers and engineers have keenly focused on – forgive the pun – of late.

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autofocus was frequently spot-on, while there’s the ability to tap the screen and move the focus point around manually if desired.

Though the Sony A7 IV itself offers as solid a lineup of features as any semi-professional Alpha camera to date, a boast this time around is the ability to record 4K quality 60P video continuously for more than one hour. That’s useful perhaps if we’re attempting a single shot project similar to Sam Mendes’ supposedly ‘one take’ 1917, doubling the recording duration we’d typically have got in the past from this ilk of camera.

A camera body costing £2,400, or £2,600 with lens, is not inexpensive, and for that price, with the new 33MP sensor factored in, we were expecting to be knocked out by Sony A7 IV’s results. Though on occasion we did notice some fall-off of focus towards the extreme edges of the frame, images were as detail-packed and colour rich as we were expecting. Most of us won’t require all 33MP for everyday shooting, but wedding, portrait and fashion photographers – as well as landscape photographers seeking to make wall art – will certainly find the specification of use.

The Sony A7 IV sees the manufacturer stick to a tried and tested winning formula – a robustly built camera that delivers swift responses and accurate, detailed imagery. It also excels thanks to your ability to expand the system beyond the camera body and lens you bought to begin with, thanks to the manufacturer and third parties’ very extensive accessory offerings.

VERDICT WE’RE IMPRESSED New 33MP full-frame sensor; usual robust build; 4K video; high quality, semi-pro-level mirrorless camera.

WE’D IMPROVE Not all that compact; could be more lightweight; conspicuous.

THE LAST WORD Offers Sony’s newly developed 33MP fullframe chip, coupled with a robust build, 4K video and lots of handson creative control. In a nutshell, high quality from the get-go.

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From £829, oneplus.com Very much an HYROXWLRQ RI WKH OnePlus 8 Pro, with a similar design and iterative specs bump IRU WKLV \HDU WKH OnePlus 9 Pro has doubled down on the camera. And the results are excellent.

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iPHONE SE (2020)

SAMSUNG GALAXY S20 FE

From £420, apple.com Apple’s iPhone SE (2020) handset has taken this year by storm, the hot new handset winning acclaim worldwide ZLWK LWV EDODQFH RI IHDWXUHV TXDOLW\ DQG SHUIRUPDQFH IRU D very attractive price.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S22 ULTRA From £1,149, samsung.com Combining everything we loved about the Galaxy Note series ZLWK WKH VSHFV IURP the Galaxy S series, the S22 Ultra has an S 3HQ D LQFK VFUHHQ D WRS WLHU FDPHUD and internal storage options up to 1TB.

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From £699, samsung.com The best core S20 IXQFWLRQDOLW\ DORQJ with 5G, but at a PRUH DIIRUGDEOH price point, this is actually nothing like a budget handset, as it is still loaded with premium hardware DQG IHDWXUHV HONOR 50 From £249, hihonor.com 7KLV ORRNV DQG IHHOV like a premium handset, covered in glossy glass and IHDWXULQJ D FXUYHG OLED screen on the IURQW 7KHUHèV HYHQ D PD[LPXP UHIUHVK UDWH RI +] VR LW IHHOV VR smooth to use.

SMARTWATCHES Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsmartwatch APPLE WATCH SERIES 7 From £369, apple.com Apple is king when it comes to smartwatches. The Series 7 includes a bigger, better screen, DQG IDVW FKDUJLQJ ,WèVbVWLOO WKH RQO\ device to straddle WKHbOLQH EHWZHHQ WHFKbDQG IDVKLRQ SAMSUNG GALAXY WATCH 4 From £269, samsung.com A modern, stylish take on a smartwatch – it’s VOLP FRPIRUWDEOH DQG able to withstand knocks and bumps.

3OXV LWèV ZDWHUSURRI The only downside KHUH LV EDWWHU\ OLIH DW 40 hours it’s not the ORQJHVW ODVWLQJ SAMSUNG GALAXY WATCH ACTIVE2 From £269, samsung.com 6OHHN DQG SRZHUIXO this is the best VPDUWZDWFK IRU Android users. The screen and design are on par with the Apple Watch, while D FROOHFWLRQ RI QHZ ZDWFK IDFHV JLYH LW DbPRGHUQ HGJH APPLE WATCH SE From £299, apple.com Despite being the çDIIRUGDEOHè VPDUW ZDWFK IURP $SSOH WKH SE is a truly excellent smartwatch. You ZRQèW QRWLFH LI $SSOH has cut corners in JHQHUDO XVH DV LW IHHOV OLNH WKH IXOO $SSOH Watch experience.

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HYBRID SMARTWATCHES

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besthybrid

WITHINGS STEEL HR SPORT £190, withings.com Featuring a heartrate monitor and the ability to track 30 different exercises, this is ideal for ĆWQHVV IDQDWLFV ,WèV water resistant to 50 metres, and the battery lasts around GD\V

WATCHES Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestwatch AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK CHRONOGRAPH £21,500, audemarspiguet.com We love Audemars 3LJXHWèV VLPSOH stainless steel model with a blue Grand Tapisserie pattern GLDO ,W IHDWXUHV D VHOI winding manufacture calibre 2385 movement with a 40KRXU SRZHU UHVHUYH

GARMIN VIVOMOVE HR PREMIUM

BAMFORD LONDON MAYFAIR DATE

£250, garmin.com

£500, bamfordlondon.com The Bamford Mayfair Date is dependable and has the added EHQHĆW RI EHLQJ waterproof to 10ATM, making it a great accessory for outdoor activities whilst remaining cool DQG VW\OLVK

One of the most comprehensive hybrid watches you can buy, with a wide range of ĆWQHVV DQG KHDOWK tracking features, a subtle touchscreen digital display, and several different FRORXUV WR SLFN IURP FOSSIL HYBRID SMARTWATCH HR £129, fossil.com This timepiece features activity and sleep tracking, plus app and call alerts, time zones, and buttons to control VPDUWSKRQH PXVLF Yet it mostly looks like a regular watch, aside IURP WKH H LQN GLVSOD\ WITHINGS MOVE ECG £129, withings.com Think a pricey Apple Watch is needed to take an ECG reading of your heart? This can do that, plus activity tracking and sleep monitoring, ZLWKbD PRQWK battery life, for a UHDOO\ ORZ SULFH

BAUME SMALL SECONDS £430, baume-et-mercier.com Baume uses sustainable and recycled materials where possible, and its elegant watches are fully customisable, with over 2,000 permutations achievable on an RQOLQH FRQĆJXUDWRU BELL & ROSS BR03-92 NIGHTLUM £2,300, goldsmiths.co.uk No complicated bells and whistles here; the BR03-92 has its roots in aviation, a heritage the folks at B&R have clearly channelled LQWR WKH %5 èV straightforward, seconds-minutesKRXUV GDWH GHVLJQ

WATCHES UNDER £1,000

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestwatchunder1k CHRISTOPHER WARD C60 SAPPHIRE

£795, christopherward.com Striking, bold designs really set this British brand apart from its more conventional 6ZLVV ULYDOV 7KH EHVW example of this is the C60 Sapphire, which features a seethrough dial made IURP VDSSKLUH FU\VWDO VICTORINOX I.N.O.X £459, victorinox.com +DYLQJ XQGHUJRQH 130 durability WHVWV bWKLV ZDWFK ZLOObVWDQG XS WR anything you throw DW LW 7KH SDUDFRUG strap hints at its adventurous heritage, DQG LWèV JUHDWbIRU DOO ZULVW VL]HV

HAMILTON KHAKI FIELD £375, hamiltonwatch.com This is a faithful recreation of its original 1960s forebear and is WUXHbWR +DPLOWRQèV PLOLWDU\ KHULWDJH 7KHb PP VWDLQOHVV steel case is paired with a durable 1$72bVWUDS TAG HEUER FORMULA 1 QUARTZ MENS WATCH £895, tagheuer.com This F1 timepiece features a steel case with sapphire crystal protecting the legible PRQRFKURPH GLDO 7KH strap is black leather, a quartz movement provides the power DQG LWèV ZDWHU UHVLVWDQW XS WR PHWUHV

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TVs Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttv SAMSUNG 75QN900A £7,999, samsung.com A master of SD, 8K and everything in between, this isn’t OLED but has so many dimming zones you’ll swear it is. This is an outstanding TV, ready for anything today or tomorrow can offer.

TVs UNDER £1,000

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttv1000 SAMSUNG QE55Q80A £839, samsung.com

This well-specced 55-inch set from Samsung is the overall best bang-for-buck TV at the time of writing, balancing image quality and features. Bright and colourful, it acquits itself excellently.

SAMSUNG 65QN95A

LG OLED48A1

£2,999, samsung.com 7KH ćDJVKLS . PRGHO from Samsung’s 2021 UDQJH LV DOVR WKH ĆUVW to use the new Neo QLED Mini-LED display tech, and the results are utterly incredible, beating even the OLED TVs we’ve seen so far.

£799, lg.com

PHILIPS 55OLED936

SAMSUNG 43QN90A

£1,799, philips.com

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£1,999, optoma.co.uk This second-gen ultrashort throw projector GHOLYHUV D IDQWDVWLF . viewing experience overall. Image quality is superb, and you can get a 120-inch picture with the projector placed around a metre from the wall.

£1,499, benq.com A brilliant buy if you ZDQW . ELJ VFUHHQ sports, but don’t particularly want to dim all the lights. Its motion smoothing is highly effective, so onscreen action looks wonderfully naturalistic.

BENQ TK700STI £1,199, benq.com

The only TV with Samsung’s next-gen ‘Neo QLED’ panel that comes within our budget, you can expect bright images with deep blacks in precise areas of the screen. It also handles motion really well.

SAMSUNG 65AU9000 £999, samsung.com LG’s mid-range screen may lack a couple of the G1’s features, but it has all you really need: taking the design of the CX and making it better, adding in HDMI 2.1 and VRR as well as LG’s revised webOS.

OPTOMA CINEMAX P2

BENQ TK850

£899, samsung.com

£1,100, lg.com

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestprojector

The LG A1 isn’t as bright as more elite OLED TVs, but it costs a fraction of the price. More importantly, it gives you rich HDR performance. And LG’s excellent smart TV platform.

For a total home cinema upgrade in a single simple package, this is unbeatable. It’s not only a fantastic 55-inch OLED TV, but built into the stand is a Dolby Atmos system, complete with XSĆULQJ VSHDNHUV LG OLED48C1

PROJECTORS

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60fps), with movies and TV catered for via a hidden Google TV stick, and an impressively short throw of 2m.

VIEWSONIC M2 MOBILE STUDIO £616, viewsonic.com

This is Samsung’s best 2021 TV that isn’t QLED, which means it might not have quite the same punchy colours and brightness, but costs a lot less, enabling this huge 65-inch model to squeeze under £1k.

The perfect 1080p option for big-screen fun and games. It requires next to no warm up, runs cool and is maintenance free. Images are sharp and detailed, and colour performance is similarly outstanding.

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GAMING TVs Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestgamingtv LG C1

GAMES CONSOLES

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/gaming PLAYSTATION 5

£1,300, lg.com You still get 4K 120Hz, VRR and ALLM on all four HDMI ports, and a great low input lag level, but you can also now customise the gaming mode depending on what you’re playing.

SAMSUNG Q80A

£449, playstation.com Look beyond the big, bold design.

This console offers powerful next-gen hardware, backwards compatibility, an excellent DualSense controller with haptic feedback and truly stunning graphics.

£449.99, xbox.com QLED at a more affordable price.

There’s one HDMI 2.1 port, with support for VRR, 4K 120Hz and ALLM, plus three 2.0 ports. Image quality is really strong, and it really punches above its price range.

SONY X85J

If you’re looking for an HDMI 2.1 gaming TV that won’t break the bank, this is it – and it’s one of the few gaming TVs that’s available in a 43-inch variant, which is handy if you don’t have much room.

£599, hisense.co.uk

£349.99, nintendo.com How easily you can switch between playing on your TV to gaming on the go hasn’t changed.

What has changed is that bigger, brighter screen; it makes handheld gaming much more enjoyable.

£249.99, xbox.com The A6G features HDR10+ and Dolby Vision HDR, and supports VRR and ALLM on all three HDMI 2.1 inputs. You get eARC, Wi-Fi, USB, Ethernet, CI Card and RF too. Even composite video.

SONOS BEAM 2

Microsoft has nailed it. This is a console that delivers massive amounts of power and performance. Because of its raw pixelpushing prowess, it’s a superb base for a new generation of jawdropping experiences.

MICROSOFT XBOX SERIES S

HISENSE 55A6G

£1,599, samsung.com Delivering over 600W of power from 22 different drivers, this really brings the cinema experience home, yet still retains all the size and convenience advantages of owning a soundbar.

£449, sonos.com

NINTENDO SWITCH OLED

£1,100, sony.co.uk

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsoundbar SAMSUNG HW-Q950A

MICROSOFT XBOX SERIES X

£999, samsung.com

SOUNDBARS

A superb soundbar that’s small enough WR ĆW XQGHU HYHQ D 32-inch TV but big HQRXJK WR ĆOO \RXU room with brilliant sound. This version adds Dolby Atmos, and improved onboard processing.

SAMSUNG HW-Q800A £800, samsung.com Our top mid-range soundbar right now strikes just the right balance between being a big audio upgrade, being useful with most TVs, and a good price. It’s a hard target to hit, and the Samsung excels.

SONY HT-G700 £399, sony.com

Stylish, affordable, easy to set up and taps into the very slick Xbox ecosystem seamlessly. It does have limited storage space out of the box though, and can’t play current or previous gen games on disc.

An excellent package that makes it easy to recommend – it JLYHV \RX VLJQLĆFDQWO\ more spectacular directional audio than budget soundbars, and you need to spend double to really improve on this.

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TURNTABLES Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestturntable PRO-JECT ESSENTIAL III £250, project-audio.com Really sounds great for the money, with an expansive and enjoyable sound across a range of genres and volume levels. It also looks very pleasing, in a variety of high JORVVbĆQLVKHV

STREAMING DACs Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestdac SONOS PORT £399, sonos.com A great streamer, especially if you already own a Sonos speaker. It has an analogue input and output, as well as streaming to any Sonos speaker, so you can plug in \RXUbWXUQWDEOH YAMAHA WXAD-10

£1,199, technics.com With rock solid build quality, easy set-up, immense bass, and a hugely exciting and involving sound, this is much more than just a DJ deck. There are few turntables that are more enjoyable to own.

£120, yamaha.co.uk

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ELIPSON CHROMA CARBON RIAA BT £699, elipson.com

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£1,300, naimaudio.com 0X 6R FUXVKHV its competition. An awesome, thumping wall of sound and reliable, versatile software platform DQGbVWUHDPLQJ support make for the perfect 21st-century music experience.

SONOS ONE SL £179, sonos.co.uk

This Yamaha lets you stream everything from Bluetooth to hi-res audio, with support for AirPlay, most of your favourite streaming services and, of course Yamaha’s RZQb0XVLF&DVW

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In terms of the sound quality, this really impresses with detail and clarity across the whole range, and how well balanced it is for treble and mid-range especially. You can get two for stereo, but RQH ZRUNV ĆQH RUARK R5

This dinky little combined Bluetooth receiver, DAC and headphone amp supports AAC and aptX and sounds really superb. It has a battery, and can be used with earphones as well as speakers.

AUDIOLAB 6000N £449, audiolab.co.uk

Elipson’s top-line turntable pulls GRZQbDbORW RI IHDWXUHV from the truly high end. You get a super-stiff carbon ĆEUH WRQHbDUP DQG new digital belt drive motor, plus AptX Bluetooth and USB.

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestmultiroom NAIM MU-SO 2ND GENERATION

TECHNICS SL-1200GR

£179, project-audio.com Pro-ject’s entry-level player is the record player stripped down to its most basic form.

Everything comes pre-adjusted and preinstalled, so it’s ready to go right out of the box with the perfect tracking force.

MULTI-ROOM SPEAKERS

£1,000, ruarkaudio.com Like a mini system for the 21st century, Ruark’s R5 chucks in a CD player, DAB and )0 UDGLRV DQG WZR extra inputs, including one pre-amped for use with a turntable.

There’s even Bluetooth too.

AUDIO PRO ADDON C10 MKII £359, audiopro.com

Probably impractical if you don’t have a KL Ć VWDFN EXW ZLWK support for audio up to 192Khz/24-bit, its sound quality is noticeably better than the Sonos and Yamaha streamers further up the list.

Audio Pro makes speakers that cater to every type of music and the Audio Pro $GGRQ & 0.,, is no different. It’s energetic, loud and three-dimensional, showing off every detail of the track.

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BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestbluetooth BANG & OLUFSEN BEOSOUND A1 V2 £199, johnlewis.com

BLUETOOTH HEADPHONES

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestwireless SONY WH-1000XM4 £330, sony.co.uk

If you want a full, punchy sound that’s fairly expansive, and that doesn’t crush when going loud, then this is the place to start. It’s also an object of desire, and is available in a great range of colours.

JBL TUNE 660NC

£78, amazon.co.uk

£90, jbl.com The Wonderboom 2 doesn’t really try to straddle home and outdoors: it’s clearly meant to be taken to wherever the party is.

It’s waterproof, and well protected against grit, dust and beachside sand.

£379.95, bose.co.uk One of the best portable speakers money can buy.

Connect it to Wi-Fi for Alexa or Google Assistant functionality, or use it over Bluetooth, for powerful, accurate, 360-degree sound.

AUDIO PRO ADDON C3 £178, electricshop.com A super-portable speaker with Wi-Fi streaming for higher quality and multiroom, with Bluetooth for total convenience.

It’s a stunner, especially if you can avoid using Audio Pro’s quite crappy app.

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttruewireless PHILIPS FIDELIO T1 £249, philips.com

The new kings may be beaten on individual features, but not on them combined.

Great all-rounders, they offer rich bass, clear treble and a detailed mid-range.

Being comfortable and light helps too.

ULTIMATE EARS WONDERBOOM 2

BOSE PORTABLE SMART SPEAKER

TRUE WIRELESS HEADPHONES Powerful and crisp with a great level of GHWDLO \RX ZRQèW ĆQG many wireless buds that sound better.

With effective noisecancelling and battery life of up to 48 hours with the case, the T1s are a winner.

SONY WF-1000XM4 £225, sony.co.uk JBL does great work at bringing big sound to affordable packages. If you’re looking for a comfortable option that offers great detail in your music, and are heavy on the bass, they’re ideal.

AUDIO-TECHNICA M50XBT2 £179, audio-technica.com Long battery life and sound that’s closer to the more neutral WRQHV RI KL Ć FDQV (though still with a slight extra kick of bass), plus great comfort levels, make these ideal for losing yourself in music.

SONY WH-CH510

The latest version of Sony’s high-end buds has slimmed down in size and weight, but improved on battery life, boosted audio quality and polished their noise cancellation. That’s quite the upgrade.

CAMBRIDGE AUDIO MELOMANIA 1+ £120, cambridgeaudio.com High-end sound for a pretty incredible price. With drivers made of miracle substance graphene, the Melomania 1+ are uniformly excellent.

And their battery life is also right up there with the very best.

NOKIA BH-205 LITE

£36, sony.co.uk

£40, nokia.com While you may not be getting the latest and greatest audio technology, you’re still getting truly remarkable quality for something so cheap.

30mm drivers deliver sound that’s powerful and upfront.

Cheap and cheerful, as you’d expect, but they deliver where you need it. The sound is well-balanced, and doesn’t feel like you’re missing out on anything. Solid audio and long battery life.

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NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONES

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestnoisecancelling SONY WH-1000XM4 £349, sony.co.uk

Nailed it. Light, with broad, soft ear cups and a remarkably comfortable headband, these offer best-in-class noise cancellation with great sound, rich bass and a lively approach to music.

WIRED IN-EAR HEADPHONES

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestinear MEZE AUDIO RAI SOLO

£179, mezeaudio.com With a single-driver design capable of excellent dynamic range, these can pull from a deep well of bass as well as shimmering treble. $bZHOO SULFHG XQIXVV\ and great-sounding pair of headphones.

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FLARE AUDIO FLARES JET 3

£319, bose.co.uk

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Comfortable, and great sounding, these feature some of the best noise cancelling we’ve (not) heard.

Elsewhere, there’s no manual EQ, and you can’t turn noise cancelling off, but this is rarely a problem.

JBL TUNE 660NC

If you’re looking to immerse yourself in music without spending hundreds, these deliver punchy sound, have excellent noise-cancelling capabilities, and are genuinely surprising åbD WRS EX\ SONY WH-1000XM3 £199, sony.co.uk

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Maintaining the quality of the Flares Pro (see Bluetooth headphones), removing the DAC element and thereby slashing the price, these audiophile inear headphones are a tremendous option.

£49, soundmagicheadphones.com Can we really be recommending a pair of headphones for under £50? Yes we can! The grown-up sound quality and exemplary comfort RIbWKH F PDNH WKHPbWKH VRQLF bargain of the year.

KLIPSCH T5M WIRED £65, klipsch.com

The XM4s may be at the top, but the XM3 cans are still absolutely brilliant.

They’re comfy, have excellent noise cancelling, are pretty superb in the sound department, and the price is good too.

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestoverear FOCAL CLEAR MG £1,399, focal.com

Simply sumptuous, ZLWK VRIW PLFURĆEUH on the earpads and a headband that you can sink into; then comes the rich, warm sound to totally lose yourself inside.

They’re just fantastic in that regard.

GRADO SR325E

SOUNDMAGIC E11C

£80, jbl.com

WIRED OVER-EAR HEADPHONES

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AKG K52 £25, akg.com These have absolutely no right to sound half as good as they do. For at-home listening they offer a massive soundstage, impressive balance and a frankly ludicrous amount of detail for the dosh.

SENNHEISER HD 660 S e VHQQKHLVHU FRP One look at the HD 660 S tells you everything you need to know about them: clear and open earcups for air movement; big plush pads that wrap around your ears for comfortable listening.

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LAPTOPS Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestlaptop APPLE MACBOOK AIR (M1, 2020) £999, apple.com

2-IN-1 LAPTOPS

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/best2in1

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttablet

ASUS ZENBOOK FLIP 13

APPLE iPAD AIR (2020)

£800, asus.com Apple’s cheapest laptop is a revolution.

Think thin and light laptops have to VDFULĆFH SRZHU" 1RW any more. This is the EHVW RI DOO ZRUOGV ZLWK DQ HLJKW FRUH 0 &38 DV SRZHUIXO DV those in gaming PCs.

The Zenbook Flip PLJKW EH WKH EHVW laptop Asus has ever released. Tooled up ZLWK DQ HLJKWK JHQ ,QWHO &RUH SURFHVVRU the tablet mode feels JUHDW WR XVH WKDQNV to a responsive touchscreen.

ASUS VIVOBOOK S15

MICROSOFT SURFACE BOOK 3

£899, asus.com

£1,439, microsoft.com 3XOO WKH VFUHHQ DZD\ from the keyboard and it’s a tablet.

Connect them for more graphics SRZHUbDQG EDWWHU\ OLIH $ SUHPLXP IDQWDVWLFDOO\ SRUWDEOH and supremely versatile system.

This slim and super light laptop hits a ZRQGHUIXO VZHHW spot. With an Intel &RUH L *% RI 5$0 D *% 66' and a touchscreen 6FUHHQ3DG LW UHSUHVHQWV ZRQGHUIXO PLG UDQJH YDOXH DELL XPS 13 (9310) £1,194, dell.com

HP ELITE DRAGONFLY G2 £2,630, hp.com

7KH 'HOO ;36 LVbWKLQQHU DQG PRUH SRZHUIXO WKDQ HYHU 8S WR 7% RI 66' VWRUDJH *% RI 5$0 D . VFUHHQ DQGbIDVW WK generation Intel chips KHOS PDNH LW D WRS TXDOLW\ DOO URXQGHU MACBOOK PRO (M1) 2021 From £1,899, apple.com $YDLODEOH DV D LQFK RU LQFK ODSWRS ZLWK HLWKHU WKH 0 3UR RU 0 0D[ FKLS 0DFERRN 3URV RIIHU WRS OHYHO SHUIRUPDQFH and yet hugely impressive battery life. The very best Apple has to offer.

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Versatile and transportable.

MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 8 From £999, microsoft.com $Q\RQH ZKR QHHGV versatility and portability should consider the 0LFURVRIW 6XUIDFH Pro 8. If you buy the optional Surface Type &RYHU LW ZRUNV MXVW DV ZHOO DV D WDEOHW DV LW does a laptop.

From £479, apple.com Technically the iPad $LU EXW PRUH like the latest iPad 3UR ZLWK VRPH RI the ‘pro’ features removed. Apple Pencil VXSSRUW LV KHUH WKRXJK DQG WKHUHèV D smart connector for DbNH\ERDUG WRR APPLE iPAD 10.2 (2021) From £319, apple.com 7KH FKHDSHVW IXOO size Apple tablet has evolved in some UHDOO\ XVHIXO ZD\V The storage options have been increased WR *% RU *% ZKLOH WKH SURFHVVRU has been boosted to WKH ]LSS\ $ %LRQLF SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB S5E From £319, samsung.com This is Samsung’s QHZHVW WDEOHW DQG if your needs aren’t that demanding and \RX ZDQW D ZHOO EXLOW $QGURLG WDEOHW ZLWK DQ H[FHOOHQW VFUHHQ LW GHĆQLWHO\ VWDQGV out as one of the best WDEOHWV RI APPLE iPAD MINI (2021) From £479, apple.com $ OLWWOH SRZHUKRXVH of a tablet and a fantastic creativity PDFKLQH SDFNLQJ LQ an incredibly fast $SSOH $ SURFHVVRU that makes it the PRVW SRZHUIXO L3DG RXWVLGH RI WKH 3URV remarkably.

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GAMING LAPTOPS

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestgaming ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS G14 £1,099, asus.com A game-changer that delivers buckets of performance despite being compact and light. It does this thanks to its use of AMD’s hot QHZ 5\]HQb&38V and Nvidia’s RTX b*38 RAZER BLADE 15 ADVANCED £2,499, msi.com The sort of system WKDW 3& JDPHUV dream of owning, VRbWKH IDFW WKDW LW DOVR looks like something you could take LQWR D )RUWXQH FRPSDQ\bERDUGURRP at the same time is just heavenly.

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Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestheadset STEELSERIES ARCTIS 7P WIRELESS £160, steelseries.com This is an impressive piece of kit, delivering an excellent audio experience for PS4 DQG 36 $ 86% & dongle makes it quick to set up and means it will also work with a 3& 1LQWHQGR 6ZLWFK or Android phone.

LUCIDSOUND LS50X £249, lucidsound.com A hugely impressive new entry as we enter the era of the next-gen consoles, with an all-round package – style, setup, audio – that’s YHU\ GLIĆFXOW WR EHDW %XLOG TXDOLW\ LV ĆUVW rate too.

ASUS ROG DELTA S

£750, acer.com

£190, asus.com A lower spec is UHćHFWHG LQ WKH ORZHUbSULFH :LWK D &RUH L *% RI 5$0 *% 190( 66' SOXV D 7% KDUG drive and a Nvidia *H)RUFH *7; 7L *% LWèV VWLOO D SRWHQWbSHUIRUPHU

MSI GS66 STEALTH £1,500, msi.com

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Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/best4kmonitor PHILIPS BRILLIANCE 328P6VUBREB £692, amazon.co.uk

This monitor’s vibrant display will do your graphic design, video editing and gaming pastime justice.

It’s also shockingly affordable, especially when you consider WKLV LV D LQFK display with 4K.

EIZO COLOREDGE CG319X £3,989, eizoglobal.com (TXLSSHG ZLWK D UDIW of high-end features, this screen is ideal for high-end photo and video work, as well as general usage and gaming. Serious hardware commands a serious premium price, however.

SAMSUNG U28E590D £279, samsung.com

A very impressive headset that will ZRUNbZLWK MXVW about any device.

Audio quality is of the highest order whether you’re rocking out or WDNLQJbSDUW LQ LQWHQVH gaming sessions.

RAZER KRAKEN V3 HYPERSENSE £130, razer.com

An astonishingly powerful gaming laptop with up to a 10th-generation Intel &RUH L DQG 1YLGLD *H)RUFH 57; *38 7KLV LV QRW D cheap laptop, but it delivers incredible performance.

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Delivers a super-fast 1ms response time, 170-degree viewing angles and a 1000:1 contrast ratio. You don’t get quite as much size as other models, but it cuts very few corners hitting its low price.

PHILIPS BRILLIANCE 329P1H £816, philips.co.uk

:LWK LWV FRPELQDWLRQ RI SRZHUIXO ' VRXQG and haptic feedback, you won’t just hear your game but feel it too. The mic is crystal clear, but the feedback tech makes it chunky, and there’s no wireless option.

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Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestcompact SONY RX100 VII

£849, nikon.co.uk The D780 is, in many ways, a Nikon Z6 (mirrorless) camera inside a larger DSLR body. Thanks to this, we’ve got room for dual memory card slots and a lot more direct control dials and buttons.

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£1,099, sony.co.uk All the best bits IURPbWKH = UDQJH shrunk into a more affordable package.

A smaller (APS-C) 20.9MP sensor means a smaller overall body, ideal IRUbWUDYHO DQG everyday shots.

For the best image quality in a pocketfriendly body, look here. The RX100 VII continues t o build on Sony’s reputation for high-quality premium compacts, and does so without breaking the bank.

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£1,249, canon.co.uk A mid-range model that packs a lot of power for its price.

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£699, sony.com An APS-C sensor means you don’t have to lug around heavy lenses and accessories but still leaves you with cracking image quality. The X-T3 has impressive 4K video capabilities too.

Quite possibly the ideal vlogging camera, with 4K video recording, a vari-angle 3-inch touchscreen and the ability to use an external microphone.

It can also shoot the occasional still image.

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£1,719, nikon.co.uk This solidly built camera is the SHUIHFWbFKRLFH IRU those who like to shoot a little bit of everything, thanks to a brilliant autofocus system and glorious image quality from its 20MP sensor.

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This might be the ideal travel companion, with a versatile zoom lens XSbWR [ DQG D fantastic one-inch sensor that captures bright, sharp images.

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A straightforward navigation device without fancy features. It is ultimately about utility, not fancy tricks, and there’s no doubt TomTom delivers excellent usability here.

The latest dash FDPbIURP 1H[WEDVH boasts muchimproved video quality, improved stabilisation and the inclusion of some rather clever What3Words geolocation services.

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GARMIN DASH CAM 66W

£290, tomtom.com

£169, garmin.com This state-of-the-art sat nav links with IFTTT, so you can connect to home devices, interact with personal digital assistants, get QRWLĆFDWLRQV DQG share location and arrival data.

GARMIN DRIVESMART 61 LMT-S £209, garmin.com

THINKWARE F800 PRO

£999, pureelectric.com The Flux One offers exceptional value for money and punches above its weight in terms of looks and performance. Its max range is only 25 miles, but for urban riding that is plenty, and recharging is rapid.

CANYON ROADLITE:ON

A great example of how electric bicycles have evolved in recent years.

Mainly because it feels, handles and largely looks like a normal bike, but with electrical assistance to keep you moving.

XIAOMI MI SMART FOLDING ELECTRIC BIKE £1,399, xiaomi.com

With an almost invisible design, time-lapse recording and a great night mode, this is a good stealthy option if you’re worried PRUHbDERXW YDQGDOLVP or theft than your fellow drivers.

NEXTBASE 522GW £149, nextbase.com

Packed with good IHDWXUHVbEXW QHYHU ĆGGO\ DQG ZLWK Google and Siri support, this is a really good mobile companion too. The price includes lifetime updates via Wi-Fi for most features.

PURE ELECTRIC PURE FLUX ONE

£2,799, canyon.com

£249, thinkware.com

£299, tomtom.com

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This fantastic little cam earns its place on this list with good image quality, extra features including GPS and speed camera warnings, and an attractive design.

Video is 1440p, in a 180° angle.

This sleek sat-nav KDVbVXEVWDQFH WR match its style, ZLWKbDbELJ GLVSOD\ OLIHWLPH WUDIĆF and maps (for Europe) and useful points of interest information courtesy RIb7ULS$GYLVRU TOMTOM GO 6200

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Perhaps not the most fun on two wheels, but it really packs in the features. It folds up small, but drives along smoothly enough at the legal 15.5mph top speed, and has gears, a display, and lights.

GOCYCLE G4I £3,999, gocycle.com

7KH ĆUVW GDVK FDP available in the UK with Alexa builtin, this also has impressive safety features that will alert the emergency services of a crash. It also crisply masters the basics.

A folding bike with a riding position that’s practically identical to a full-size bike, everything from the overtly ‘futuristic’ styling to its wealth of high-tech features marks this out as one of the best in the biz.

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Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsmart AMAZON ECHO SHOW 10 £239.99, amazon.co.uk The most comprehensive Alexa smart speaker to date, capable of doing lots, and with a unique trick: its large screen rotates to follow you around the room, so that you can always see it clearly.

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LIFX

£239.99 (without stand), amazon.co.uk Amazon’s biggest smart display can be mounted on the wall or on a stand. The 15-inch HD screen looks fantastic, and the brand new Alexa widgets, make this the most useful smart display yet.

From £19, lifx.com

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Bigger than the previous model, it has beefed up speakers and features, while the Zigbee smart home functionality that used to be part of the Echo Plus only has been moved into the standard Echo.

GOOGLE NEST HUB MAX £219, store.google.com Winner of our 2020 T3 award as the best smart speaker for doing absolutely everything. You get a crisp 10in screen, a VSHDNHU WKDW FDQ ĆOO a room, a front camera and of course *RRJOHb$VVLVWDQW

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TADO SMART THERMOSTAT £99, tado.com If you fancy a Hue system but don’t want to spend so much, LIFX has a strong product range and integrates with your favourite personal digital assistant.

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This excellent system LV ĆWWHG E\ D TXDOLĆHG engineer, and includes a receiver, an internet hub and a wallmounted thermostat.

It’s easy to use, and tracks your phone so the house is warm when you get home.

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£629, bosch-home.co.uk $ WRS QRWFK GLVKZDVKHU WKDW XVHVb]HROLWH D PDJLFDO PLQHUDO WKDW WXUQV PRLVWXUH LQWR KHDW LQbWKLV FDVH WR GU\ GLVKHV ZLWKRXW XVLQJ H[WUD HOHFWULFLW\ $QG E\ GU\ ZH PHDQ ERQHbGU\ BOSCH SERIE 2 SMS24AW01G £329, bosch-home.co.uk :LWK D VLPSOH LQWXLWLYH GHVLJQ DQG D EUDQG QDPH \RX FDQ WUXVW WKLV SODFH VHWWLQJ GLVKZDVKHU KDV D ORW JRLQJ IRU LW EHVLGHV WKH ORZ SULFH :DVKLQJ DQG GU\LQJ SHUIRUPDQFH LVbH[FHOOHQW MIELE G7110 SC £1,199, miele.co.uk (FRQRPLFDO HDV\ WR XVH DQG FRQWUROOHG IURP \RXU VPDUWSKRQH WKH * 6& FRPHV ZLWK DXWRPDWLF GHWHUJHQW GLVSHUVDO IRU XS WR ORDGV DQG KDV D KDQG\ TXLFN SRZHU ZDVK F\FOH HISENSE HS520E40WUK £259, hisense.co.uk

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COFFEE MACHINES

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestcoffee SAGE BY HESTON BLUMENTHAL THE ORACLE TOUCH £1,999, sageappliances.com The Oracle Touch looks like a baristaoperated machine, it produces coffee like one, yet all the clever stuff – dosing, tamping, extraction, milk texturing, is done for you. Not cheap – but amazing.

FRIDGES Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestfridge MIELE K 28202 D WS £875, miele.co.uk

£720, delonghi.com

£75, russellhobbs.com This A+ rated, 43-litre counter-top fridge is perfect for studio ćDWV EHGVLWV VWXGHQW digs and mobile homes. For its size, this dinky chiller provides surprisingly ample estate for PRVWbVROR QHHGV

£999, sageappliances.com Cheaper, faster DQG ZLWK EHWWHU frothed milk than WKHb2UDFOH bWKLV PD\ be the better buy for most unless being unable to make FRIIHHbDQG VWHDP PLONbDW WKH VDPH WLPH is a deal breaker.

GAGGIA VELASCA £479, gaggiadirect.com The espresso and lungo that the 9HODVFDbPDNHV DUH DVbJRRG DV anything you can buy in most coffee shops. It produces a reassuringly oldfashioned, intense ćDYRXU IRU \RXU EUHZ

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If you have the spondoolicks and FP RI VSDFH ZLWK no cupboards above, this cooler should be top of your list. Its clever cooling keeps foodstuffs fresh ZLWKRXW KXPLGLW\ DQG it’s cavernous.

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£789, neff.co.uk

DELONGHI LA SPECIALISTA EC9335.M Solidly built using VZDWKHV RI EUXVKHG stainless steel and good quality SODVWLFV bWKLV ORRNV MXVWbOLNH D small version of a professional café espresso machine.

Dynamite coffee too.

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LIEBHERR TP 1760 PREMIUM £489, home.leibherr.com Arguably the only A+++ rated undercounter model on the UK market.

Despite its diminutive exterior, inside it’s like the Albert Hall, D FKLOOHG 7DUGLV ZLWK WZR VHSDUDWH VDODG YHJ GUDZHUV BOSCH SERIE 2 CLASSIXX KSV29NW3PG £643, bosch-home.co.uk Looking for a midsized larder fridge that doesn’t cost the Earth, provides SOHQW\bRI IRRG VWRUDJHbVSDFH FRROV quickly and is cheap to run? Consider this HIĆFLHQW DQG ZHOO made Bosch.

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MIELE H7164BP £1,389, appliancesdirect.co.uk Reliable and easy to operate, this model FRPHV ZLWK SOHQW\ of features that are going to appeal – like its Moisture Plus tech for getting perfect ‘bake off’ results. You can even control it from your phone.

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ELECTRIC SHAVERS

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ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSHES

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PHILIPS SONICARE 9900 PRESTIGE £300, philips.co.uk

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£300, philips.co.uk

£35, oralb.co.uk The second best shaver has a silly RRP (£430!) but is DYDLODEOH IRU DURXQG e ,WèV JRRG IRU sensitive skin, mows long stubble and is really close to the VKDYH \RX JHW IURP WUDGLWLRQDO UD]RUV

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2IIHULQJ WKH FXUUHQW EHVW EOHQG RI IHDWXUHV and price in the 6RQLFDUH UDQJH WKLV brush doesn’t pile on too many pointless cleaning modes – just WKH VHOI H[SODQDWRU\ ‘clean’ and ‘white’ plus D çJXP FDUHè PRGH ORAL-B IO9

7KLV WULPPHU IHHOV OLNH JRRG YDOXH IRU PRQH\ earning it a place on WKLV OLVW 6PDOO OLJKW and easy to use, its tough blades shave FOHDQO\ %DWWHU\ OLIH LV solid, and the unit is ZDWHUSURRI HQRXJK IRU HDV\ ULQVLQJ PANASONIC I-SHAPER ER-GD60

£500, oralb.co.uk A rotary shaver that requires a circular PRWLRQ RQ WKH IDFH 6WXEEOH GLVDSSHDUV like magic, and the whole experience is YHU\ ORZ LUULWDWLRQ You get a clipRQ WULPPHU IRU VLGHEXUQVbWRR

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Philips’ most advanced electric toothbrush yet, it IHDWXUHV 6HQVH,4 WHFKQRORJ\ ,W VHQVHV pressure, motion and coverage up to 100 times per second, adapting the intensity LI \RX EUXVK WRR KDUG ORAL-B PRO 2 2500

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FITNESS TRACKERS

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GARMIN FORERUNNER 945

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There are new GPS chips and heart-rate sensors, plus onboard maps.

POLAR VANTAGE V2

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RUNNING HEADPHONES

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e EHDWVE\GUH FRP XN These true wireless powerhouses absolutely crush WKHLUbSUHGHFHVVRUV when it comes to quality of sound and VHFXULW\ RI ĆW $OO but impossible to accidentally dislodge from your ears.

JAYBIRD VISTA 2 e MD\ELUGVSRUW FRP Real class, with an H[FHOOHQW ĆW DQG advanced water and PXFN SURRĆQJ 6RXQG quality is great, and there is both effective noise cancelling and a ‘SurroundSense’ mode to hear what’s going on around you.

SKULLCANDY INDY ANC e VNXOOFDQG\ FR XN An amazing piece of workout kit for the price, combining Audiodo technology with active noise cancelling, making it possible to listen to your playlists in the gym without having to crank up the volume.

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And for non-workout music too. As a bonus, they boast a longer battery life.

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