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S eptemb er may not b e the mos t p op ular month

It ’s not got July ’s exub erant glee or April’s rainy emo cred. Ins tead, it ’s the c alendric al killjoy that ushers summer of sight seeing and sun-basking.

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Behold! Samsung’s bold new folding phones: the Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4

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Super light and packing 5G , this ultrabook is great for work on the go

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Sleekly designed and blisteringly fast , this could well be the best laptop for most people

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The c amera package marks the strongest improvement in the G alax y Z Fold 4 The main sensor (the precise model of which is as yet unannounce d) jumps f rom 12M P to 5 0 M P, while the zoom c amera bumps it s optic al magniﬁc ation f rom 2 x to 3x You also get access to the really rather good 12M P ultrawide c amera from last time, as well as 1 0 M P front facing shot s on the outer selﬁe c am and 4M P on the under display sensor inside

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The point here is that going foldable no longer fe els like a sacriﬁce: S amsung is sque ezing stronger and stronger hardware into this svelte , complex form , and it might just be making the ultimate phone in the process

Time and S amsung ’ s determine d engine ering has made a big dif ference to the way we fe el about the G alax y Fold So many of it s initial wrinkles have be en (all too literally) irone d out: now, here in it s four th iteration , the seam in the middle of it s internal scre en is both barely noticeable and entirely forgivable O ur expectations of a folding phone have set tle d down , and this might me et ever y one of them

SAMSUNG GAL A X Y Z FOLD 4 From £ 1 , 6 49, sa msung com

1 0 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 Horizon S a m su n g a lre a d y n a il e d th e s cre e n i n th e l a s t m o d e l s o we ’ re h a p py th at th e s a m e b e n d y A M O L ED p a n e l retu r n s h e re: a 2 176 x 1 8 1 2 i n n e r p a n e l th at u nfo l d s to 7 6 i n ch e s co r n e r to co r n e r I t c a n r u n at 1 2 0 Hz a n d su p p o r t s H D R 1 0 + it ’ s a tre at The best new tech heading your way “Price aside, there’s no reason a Galaxy Fold shouldn’t be in your pocket right now ” Jo sh Ru s sel l, E d itor

N ewly trimme d down to be even slimmer than before , the G alax y Z Fold 4 hasn’t be en radic ally re designe d , just gently pare d back It s also been toughened with a new stronger ultra thin glass covering both the internal and ex ternal scre ens , making it look and fe el premium That said , it does lack any kind of vibrant colour, with it s aluminium f rame coming in a mute d gre en , a safe black and a f rankly dull beige

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Pe r h a ps th e n ex t a re a S a m su n g n e e d s to fo c u s o n i m p rovi n g is th e b at te r y T h e Fo l d 4 s ch i ps et is q u ite n ew, s o it s ef ﬁ ci e n c y is yet to b e te s te d , b ut th e 4 , 4 0 0 m A h ce ll i n h e re m ig ht n ot b e q u ite b ig e n o u g h to p owe r a p a i r of s cre e n s fo r l o n g

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C H I P S E T C H A L L E N G E T h e G a l a x y Z Fo l d 4 u s e s Q u a l co m m ’ s S n a p d r a g o n 8+ G e n 1 ch i ps et a n d o n ly th at ch i ps et , a s S a m su n g h a s d itch e d it s E x yn os ve r si o n s fo r n ow with a p a cka g e of 1 2 G B R A M a n d at l e a s t 2 5 6 G B s to r a g e T h at ’ s a sp e e d y ch i p b ut o n e wh i ch c a n g et ve r y h ot s o we ’ll s e e h ow it p e r fo r m s i n ti m e

S amsung ’ s latest clamshell didn’t quite hit the marks the rumour mill wante d it to there’s no larger cover scre en display, for example , and not much of a radic al re design In fact, it ’ s not far remove d f rom the Flip 3 in terms of it s shape The inner and outer scre ens are the same , and the dimensions are vir tually identic al apar t f rom f ractions of a millimetre shave d of f by a marginally slimmer hinge B ut Samsung has toughened the glass f ur ther, booste d the Flip’s chip to a Q ualcomm Snapdragon 8+ G en 1 , uppe d it s charging spe e d and bat ter y c apacit y, and made a number of sof t ware t weaks to what was already the best ﬂip folder on the market And that ’ s a ver y good thing The price has jumpe d a lit tle , but it ’ s still well within reach

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T3 SAYS: The best ﬂip phone ever, but only by a slim margin

The true wireless buds just don’t stop coming, so the fact that the LG Tone Free T9 0 piqued our interest so strongly should really tell you something LG is not in the true wireless game to just put out ear buds it ’ s here to innovate C ase in point (pun ver y much intended), the T9 0 charging case can be plugged into any 3 5mm audio source to stream that sound directly to the buds , and it carries over the UV C sterilisation tech from the previous Tone Free model The ANC buds suppor t 24 bit /9 6kHz audio for superb clarit y, and they ’ re the ﬁrst wireless buds to work with Dolby Head Tracking, which use spatial audio smar ts and Atmos to help build a super immersive soundstage At the price likely to be somewhere in the region of 150 notes these are going to strongly bother the top end

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T3 SAYS: Ever y set of buds should have features like this

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LG TONE FREE T90 TB C , lg com

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T3 SAYS: Treat your wrist s: this is ergonomic ally excellent

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B oy, does G armin know it s ver tic als So while ever yone is welcome to wear the Enduro 2, and it has features like G armin Pay that make it usef ul in urban environments it ’ s been speciﬁc ally tune d to suit endurance athletes That means ex tra long bat ter y life which tops out at around 1 5 0 hours in G P S mode , with the help of in scre en solar charging and G armin’s S atIQ tech that smooths out it s multi band G N S S loc ation recording without troubling the satellites too much Switch of f the G P S , and it c an manage upwards of 3 4 days in smar t watch mode There’s a new touchscre en inter face to back up it s but tons , a whole laundr y list of training f unctions and sensors , f ull on mapping and even a super bright LED torch to help you navigate if your event ke eps going through the t wilight

T3 SAYS: A watch that goes on and on and on

R AZER DEATHSTALKER V2

From £ 20 0, raze r.com

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Who says mechanic al keyboards ne e d to be chunk y? Don’t answer that, keyboard nut s Apple’s be en all in on slim keyboards since 201 5 , af ter all, and the shor t travel of low profile switches could make all the dif ference if spe e d is key Razer ’ s newest Deathstalker proves there’s a ver y viable divergent path for gaming keyboards; using a new low profile version of the company ’ s optic al switch tech , this put s proper mechanic al switching beneath chiclet keys , and it doesn’t forget the fancy lighting G o for the Pro version if you want the fl exibilit y of Razer s HyperSpeed wireless connectivit y; opt for the tenkeyless version if you c annot abide a number pad G o click y, go linear It ’ s all about options and if you prefer your keyboard slim , now you have one

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MOTOROL A R AZR 2022 £ TB C , motorola .com

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T3 SAYS: Strong spec s , now let ’ s se e that chip on these shores

This is another China only release at least for now, but M otorola’s third stab at the reborn Razr (announce d alongside the non folding M oto X30 Pro, which has a bonkers 20 0 M P c amera) shows the company has finally worke d out that a flagship phone ne e ds flagship spec s and looks H ere the conspicuous notch and chin f rom previous models have be en excise d not ver y Razr, sure , but e qually a lot less 20 05 M eanwhile , the chipset has be en kicke d up several notches to a Snapdragon 8+ G en 1 , paire d with 12G B R AM and 5 12G B storage The 6 7 inch inner display c an now run at 14 4Hz, and the outer display has be en of fere d a bunch more f unctionalit y We actually want one , which isn’t a fe eling previous new Razrs conjure d up so fingers crosse d it makes it out of the East

T3 SAYS: A classy folder that could se e M otorola actually competing

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Look , if you c an , past the Apple baiting appearance of the O ppo Watch 3 , which was launche d cleverly (or, perhaps , shor t sighte dly) on the same day as the G alax y Watch 4 Tr y to ignore the fact that it appears to be a China only release for the time being The real meat of the O ppo Watch 3 is what ’ s inside: Q ualcomm’s just announce d Snapdragon W5 G en 1 plat form makes it s debut appearance here , and it shows promise O ppo reckons the base model Watch 3 with a 4 0 0 mAh bat ter y and the company ’ s own proprietar y OS will last four days of f ull usage on a single charge That ’ s impressive longevit y Tellingly, though , O ppo has also include d a coprocessor for the really hard work , which suggest s the W5 G en 1 is here for a long time , not just a good time

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OPPO WATCH 3 Aro und £ 1 9 5 , oppo com

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GOOGLE PIXEL BUDS PRO £ 1 8 0, store google com

The big headline feature of G oogle’s ‘ Pro’ spin on the Pixel B uds is Audio Switching , which makes handing over f rom one Android device to another easier and quicker H owever well it works that ’ s a pret t y niche feature The price is solid , but again there’s a c aveat: the highly accomplishe d Sony WF 1 0 0 0XM4s basic ally cost the same The ﬁt looks to be okay, but these won’t be the most comfor table around So what ’ s the big deal? It ’ s this: our early test s suggest these sound great, they have ef fective AN C , their touch controls are magniﬁcent, and their bat ter y

life is a solid seven hours on a charge with another 20 packe d into the c ase We have no doubt G oogle will continue to improve them (at least until it get s bore d) so they could become Android’s AirPods killers in time

obsesse d) and c an be controlle d with Minorit y Repor t esque gestures This isn’t just a way for Insta360 to show of f it s fancy robotic gimbal, either : the sensor it self is a half inch monster that should really shine in low light

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Allow us the indulgence of arguing that Apple’s Center Stage tech isn’t actually any thing par ticularly special It ’ s a c amera trick , with sof t ware chopping and zooming a section of a sensor ’ s f ull resolution to ke ep a subject in f rame Why bin of f pixels , though , when the Insta360 Link exist s? H arnessing Insta s experience with handheld c ameras , gimbals and AI this 4K eye tracks and focuses automatic ally c an point whe reve r you want it to (including to your desk , if that ’ s usef ul for work , or in por trait mode if you ’ re TikTok

ex tra large 59 0 mAh bat ter y (60 % bigger than the Watch 4), which should give it 8 0 hours on a charge compare d to the base model’s 4 0 hours U ntil the Pixel Watch drops this could be the best Wear OS ﬁtness watch going

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COO LN E SS I N N OVATIO N FE ATU R E S

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Like the Flip 4 , the standard tier of the G alax y Watch 5 is iterative rather than world beating There are big improvements to it s health tracking abilities par ticularly in the area of sle ep, and we ’ re promise d that (eventually) it ’ll be able to intelligently monitor body temperature even when the ambient temperature changes , but other wise things are much the same It ’ s the Pro spin that really makes an impact It ’ s be en suitably toughened with a raised bezel and titanium c asing , given new G P S features like a G armin st yle route workout mode , and af forde d an

T3 SAYS: A solid ef for t which we expect to ke ep get ting bet ter

SAMSUNG GAL A X Y WATCH 5 PRO

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T3 SAYS: A really tough and tenacious timepiece

T3 SAYS: The ﬁnal evolution of the webc am? If you c an af ford it, maybe

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Adidas’ new athleisure capsule collection aims to quash plastic waste

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T h e M e rce d e s B e nz EQ E 3 5 0 + (f ro m £ 7 3 , 4 5 0 , m e rce d e s b e nz co u k) is a n e l e c tric a lte r n ative to th e p o p ul a r E C l a s s a n d is th e l ate s t a d d itio n to th e G e r m a n m a rq u e s EQ r a n g e I wa s p re p a re d to d islike th e EQ E a s it se e m e d like j u s t a n oth e r b u sin e s s s a l o o n (a lb e it a n e l e c tric o n e), b ut I wa s p l e a s a ntly su r p rise d T h e EQ E fe atu re s th e n ow d is tin c tive M e rce d e s EQ a e s th etic , with a swo o p in g silh o u et te a n d a c a b fo r wa rd d e sig n A ll h a s b e e n d o n e to a ch i eve a l ow d r a g co ef ﬁ ci e nt of 0 2 0 , m a k i n g it th e m os t a e ro dyn a m ic p ro d u c tio n c a r in th e wo rl d I n si d e yo u g et m o re sp a ce th a n th e cu r re nt E C l a s s , with th e inte rio r fe e lin g lig ht , sp a cio u s a n d a ir y T h e re ﬁ n e m e nt is n ex t l eve l a s we ll it ’ s se rio u sly q u i et a n d co mfo r t a b l e I co m p l ete d a ro u n d trip of a ro u n d 2 5 0 m il e s a n d n eve r fe lt f atig u e d o r u n co mfo r t a b l e

I n te r m s of p e r fo r m a n ce , th e EQ E 3 5 0 + h a s a 2 8 8 b h p e l e c tric m oto r th at d rive s th e re a r wh e e ls I t ’ll a cce l e r ate f ro m 0 62m p h in 6 4 se co n d s a n d g o o nto a to p sp e e d of 1 3 0 m p h

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range of cof fe e making options , from straight for ward espresso to a few that we hadn’t even heard of before Kyoto St yle Slow Drip , anyone?

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P O D P O W E R

N espresso machines are a lit tle misunderstood B ec ause they are so af fordable , omnipresent and easy to use , with cheap pods for them available in ever y supermarket, a lot of pe ople assume they are of poor qualit y This is not the c ase though N espresso like most of it s pod cof fe e rivals is actually an excellent cof fe e deliver y system It uses consistent pressure and temperature to deliver the same result s over and over again that is exactly what baristas look for f rom a cof fe e machine

That s thanks to the M orning app There , you c an ﬁnd your M orning pod of choice f rom the long list of high end c af feine pe ddlers signe d up to supply c apsules for the machine The app will then send exactly the right set tings for this morning’s pod of choice to the machine , so in the or y you get the per fect cup of ar tisanal cof fe e ever y time , without having to know the ﬁrst thing about the intric acies of ‘ proper ’ cof fe e making

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The issue with N espresso up to now has be en that a lot of the pods are not great qualit y rubbish in , rubbish out, af ter all and that it ’ s impossible to t weak any parameters apar t from the amount of cof fe e dispense d The M orning M achine changes all that, and some M ade by a Singapore cof fe e tech star tup the M orning M achine (£3 49 with 1 0 0 pods , drinkmorning co uk) manages to be st ylish , ultra adaptable and yet still easy to use They ’ ve hooked up with a seemingly huge number of ar tisanal, small batch cof fe e roasters , ever y where f rom Tok yo to B ath , to bring some of the world’s most complex and delicious brews to your space age kitchenet te Plug this compact, elegant machine in and a scre en on it s f ront panel imme diately of fers you a

A s a result, the M orning M achine ser ves up c apsule convenience with classy cof fe e shop result s And we’ll drink to that

It m ight not look much but th is wooden ba rrel is the best k n i fe sha r pener we ’ ve ever tried It comes w ith a magnetic cla mp that holds the blade at exactly the right a ngle. A l l you have to do is then rol l the Horl 2 a long its edge u nti l ra zor sha r p From £99, horl com

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Designe d for connoisse urs , the M orning M achine gives you control to quite a minute degre e over temperature , pressure and volume of cof fe e ex tracte d There are actually sc ales built in to the plat form where you place your cup, so you c an have exactly the amount you want While this will set true cof fe e nerds salivating , many users will consider this a lot to be dealing with ﬁrst thing in the morning H owever, the M orning M achine has one really brilliant trick up it s sle eve that means you don’t ne e d barista grade skills to use it

W I L L I A M M O R R I S C U S H I O N A tre n d th at ce l e b r ate s n atu re , q u a lit y a n d si m p li cit y wo u l d n t b e co m p l ete with o ut p ayi n g h o m a g e to ce l e b r ate d 1 9 th ce ntu r y a r t ico n W illia m M o r ris H is d e lic ate d e sig n s we re i n s p i re d by th e b e a ut y of th e n atu r a l wo rl d , a n d h is cl a s si c Str awb e r r y T h i ef ill u s tr ati o n a d o r n s th is 4 5 cm x 4 5 c m c u s h i o n p e r fe c tly £ 39, lin en ﬁ eld s .co. u k

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N e s tl e d i n a d e e p g re e n b e d of l e ave s , th e s e lit tl e h e d g e h o g s co u l d n’t b e h a p p i e r A l ove fo r n atu re is a co re e l e m e nt of th is n ew wave of co u ntr y co re a n d a ce l e b r ati o n of B ritish wil d life , with h e d g e h o g s , sq u i r re ls a n d d o r m i ce a d o r n i n g a cce s s o ri e s T h is m o n o ch ro m e sh a d e with swath e s of g re e n h a s a n a p p ro p riate ly V i c to ria n vi b e T h e sh a d e s a re p ri nte d o n ﬁ n e a r t p a p e r £65 , mountainandmolehill .com

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Delicate and pretty with a tip of the hat to a bygone era, this autumn sees countrycore revived once more, led by a love for pattern and nature

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Can I play heav y weight PC games on my laptop? IV Y WEST, BIGGLESWADE Your phone, your tablet, even your smart TV could be perfectly capable of piping your PC wherever you might want it

The best thing about this kind of digital tomfooler y is that it isn’t only restricted to pulling of f virtual telepresence through your laptop Your phone, your tablet, even your smart T V could be perfectly capable of piping your PC wherever you might want it If you can hook up a controller, you’re golden It ’s one of the things Guru looks forward to doing on the Steam Deck he’ll be waiting a year to get: while there’s plenty of grunt on the device itself, potentially porting into his desktop for the really meaty stuf f is quite the proposition

contraption made of cables and mirrors The problem is that low lag does not equal no lag For certain games this won’t make a dif ference, but for others it ’ll absolutely ruin their twitchy action, and it might crunch up the picture too To get the best experience connect via wires where you can this reduces both the natural input lag of

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Guru has been running Parsec (free) for some time now, which of fers an easy, low lag way to bring up one computer onto another; you might tr y something similar Steam Link, or Nvidia’s Moonlight, or an elaborate

Bluetooth controllers and the still crap nature of Wi Fi

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T3 s techno whizzkid downloads himself to our eyeballs once more

Write your own Guru fans will likely have already imagined a sentence like ‘depends on your laptop, idiot ’ by now But it is you who is the idiot, idiot: it doesn’t depend on your laptop as much as it depends on the big heat slinging main PC that ’s tucked away in your of ﬁce. If that can run them, your laptop can do it, albeit with the teensiest of caveats

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Rather than going into too much detail, here are the bits you really want to know: the passthrough mode is acceptable and non robotic, though it does get a bit windy; the ANC is less reactive and strong than that of the AirPods Pro, coping well with loud fan noise but failing to neutralise a primar y school playground; the ﬁt is good and there are plenty of options in the box; the sound is well

Guru is not usually one to miss out on the chance to spew an opinion, but his judgement chunks are stuck in his throat here These sound fine If he was to force up just a little opinion, they ’re light on bass and lack any distinct character but they ’re fine For the money (£ 109 to you) these work, though they ’re tussling with some serious contenders in the space Time for Guru’s of ficial verdict, then: if Guru had four ears he’d definitely choose two pairs of these over a single pair of AirPods Pro (£239) and two open ears No, you’re confused

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This isn’t an easy answer for Guru to give, because although he is, by order of the courts, neither allowed to refer to himself as dermatologist nor a metallurgist, he’s still inclined to of fer a pretty deﬁnite answer of ‘none of them’ Even plastic backed smart watches use small metal bits on the back for sensing and such, because plastic doesn’t tend to be too conductive

ephemera that doesn’t break the bank, you could get yourself a Perfect Fitness Ab C ar ver Pro (£53) to add a bit of variety to your routine as you pretend to be a stretchy Robin Reliant An exercise ball can also be used to good ef fect Guru won’t recommend a ‘best ’ one, because they ’re all on a fairly similar level and there are various stupid sliding and crunching devices that GaGu will not recommend because he’s cross at the amount of never used ﬁtness gear currently languishing at the back of his shed.

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The real key is to work hard Do your sit ups, your crunches, your burpees Grab some weight maybe some dumbbells, maybe Olympic plates, maybe a small child, and clutch them to your chest while you crunch Find a well braced bar that can hold your weight and push out core exercises like leg raises; use a bench or a sofa to raise your legs and plank like heck

Guru falls squarely into the ‘one big ab’ camp, reader, with his distinctive midsection developed through a steady combination of jaw exercises and a dedication to diet Consulting with svelter chums on Team T 3, though, reveals to GaGu that hardening one’s gut into several lovely lumps is really a case of putting in the hard work and dealing with subcutaneous fat

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Believe it or not (and you probably do) Guru is a miserly curmudgeon who would sooner sneer at the cur ve he’s behind than spend money to get ahead of it He didn’t build his empire with investment he built it through a combination of cheap tricks and asking nicely Which is why he has an admission: until he’d convinced Amazon to send him a pair of second generation Echo Buds, he had not spent any signiﬁcant time with ANC Mrs Guru, not quite the penny pinching goblin that Guru is, has a set of AirPods Pros that Guru stole in order to compare these

There’s no one weird trick, despite what ever y other internet advert would have you believe Do not drink cider vinegar at night, or balance a carrot on end while closing one eye and reciting some awful mantra to the dark lord Don’t even rely on the ser vices of an ab belt like the £ 140 Slendertone Evolve, because while that might do a good job of sending your gut wall into spasm, it ’s not exactly going to lase away the goo

If you’re determined to ﬁll your home gym with six pack sculpting

Let ’s get the Amazon bit out of the way: there are Alexa features on board Indeed, you set the Echo Buds up with the Alexa app These functions work about as well as those of any other Alexa device, which is to say they var y between brilliant at one end of the scale, infuriatingly obtuse at the other, and ﬂip the scale around as they see ﬁt

There’s nothing to stop you chopping out those extra features with a bit of clear nail varnish on the back, completely invalidating most of the point of wearing a smart watch (apart from, perhaps, getting alerts on your wrist) but at least making it wearable You might also opt for a device with a titanium back (presuming you’re not also allergic to that) but Guru of fers no guarantees if you do, particularly because even things like Garmin’s £9 00 quatix 6 Titanium, which uses titanium for its bezel and strap, only claim to have a ‘metal’ back So, yeah Good luck

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I’m allergic to metal. So what smart watch?

For some, home robots are more interested in vacuuming your feet, smearing cat sick across the landing, or combining both

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For some, home robots could be transformative, helping people to overcome disabilities and improving their quality of life For others, home robots are more interested in vacuuming your feet, smearing cat sick across the landing, or doing both in combination GaGu would suggest that, beyond vomit avoidance, this isn’t likely to change any time soon

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We’re probably teetering on the cusp of another wave of practical home automatons, and these will be far better than before, but the cost of, say, the up down and all around Labrador Systems bot is going to be prohibitive for those who just want to muck about

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You can’t usually plug an elec tric guitar into your computer ’s audio inter face, because that expec ts line level audio There are plug in guitar inter faces (the iRig H D2, around £95 , is one) that can boost your axe up and US B it into a computer or phone, which is par ticularly usef ul if you want to take advantage of the iPad ’s sneak y double life as an amp simulator

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While manufacturers will desperately tr y to sell you them for ever y window (why buy one when you could buy 12?) smart blinds and smart curtain rails are, in Guru’s estimation, best suited to those pain in the bum windows that aren’t easy to shroud Retroﬁttable options like SwitchBot ’s £85 Curtain Rod 2 can automate your drapes, too Guru has a question for you, though: where are the smart sk ylight blinds? This is the sweet spot, and while there are plenty of crusty remote controlled versions out there, app enabled ones are lacking Get to it, reader

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That said, you could just as easily plug the output of your existing amp (or a suitable ef fects pedal) into your computer ’s input, or mic that amp up If you’re going acoustic, tr y a condenser mic pointing to the sound hole and a dynamic mic like a Shure SM58 recording half way up the neck

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They say that money can’t buy you happiness But in fact, if you drop a few grand on a massive OLED T V, and then have lots of great movies and T V shows to hand, money very much can buy you a lot of joy So in autumn of the black year of 2020, I splurged on an LG OLED T V, with all the 4K and HDR trimmings and lashings of Dolby whatnots What a spectacular picture it has at least once you turn of f all the image ruining technology T V manufacturers invariably turn on by default in their sets

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ver yone hates having to deal with customer ser vices That ’ s not meant (entirely) as a slight on anyone who does that thankless job I just mean if you ’ re having to deal with them , by deﬁnition something’s gone wrong

itself of f, it also meant I ’d have to log back in to my nine billion streaming ser vices and turn of f motion smoothing, image sharpening and all the eco settings all over again Spool for ward three months and the intermittent turning of f had become an issue again Again I was told to tr y resetting ever y thing Spool for ward another three months and the turning of f was now ver y frequent This time I demanded someone come and actually ﬁx the T V, since I was unconvinced that resetting settings was really working Why didn’t I say that when I ﬁrst got in touch? So foolish of me LG’s response: “ We’d be delighted That will be £60 0 since your T V is now out of warranty! ” Their customer ser vice people are ver y polite, but they have an annoyingly perk y email manner Af ter I had spent half an hour on the phone to a nice young man who listened ver y politely while I explained ever ything that was wrong about LG’s systems, this was still the outcome So now I have to go back to John Lewis, where the T V is not out of warranty, and Groundhog Day can begin again

“ Tough shit, not bov vered mate, take it up with LG ”

bought the T V from Being an old fashioned sor t, I fondly imagined that John Lewis was still renowned for its great customer ser vice, and that a rosy cheeked young man in a crisply ironed, white shir t would say: “ I am so sorr y for your inconvenience Mister Bell, please have a new T V And this crate of claret, for your trouble, sir ” Well, that didn’t happen John Lewis and his Par tners just told me to bog of f and bother LG about it They didn’t literally use those precise words but that was the gist of it When I avered that I

I hope to have a fully working T V some time in 2023 by which point electricity prices will render it too expensive to turn on

So I contacted LG , who essentially advised me to turn the T V of f and back on again, and if that didn’t work, to reset all the settings This was doubly annoying because not only was I fairly sure it would not stop the T V from turning

had bought the T V from them and would prefer to deal with them to get it ﬁxed long stor y shor t and again I ’ m paraphrasing, they said:

I contacted LG, who essentially advised me to turn the TV oﬀ and back on again

Tr y i ng to get a fa ncy OL ED T V ﬁ xed is prov i ng to be a lot more d i ﬃcu lt tha n a nticipated

For me, over the last year, something has gone eve r so wrong It ’ s been a kind of slow motion car crash of indif ferent customer ser vice It has lef t me thinking that af ter sales care for premium T Vs is a bit broken It ’ s also made me think that I need to be far more aggressive from the get go, when something goes awr y

Duncan Bell is out of warranty

However, something went wrong with this telly Af ter about eight months, it began turning itself of f, usually while watching any thing plugged into the HDMI sockets “ No problem,” I thought “ It ’ s still under warranty ” So I contacted John Lewis (and his Par tners), who I had

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A nd it’s not just Tesla that is beneﬁtti ng from the sw itch to electric The K ia e Ni ro a nd Vol kswagen ID 3 a lso sold more tha n 10,000 u n its each i n 2021 a nd th is yea r has seen i mpressive new models from BM W, K ia, Hy u nd a i, C upra, Fisker, Porsche a nd Vol kswagen.

For a lot of d rivers, the a nswer is yes. Despite the ca r ma rket sti l l bei ng ravaged by component shor tages a nd globa l supply cha i n issues caused by lockdow ns, electric ca rs a re buck i ng the dow nwa rd trend In 2021, U K sa les of new BE V (batter y electric veh icles) grew by 76% on the prev ious yea r, to 114,500,

Electric ca rs outsel l i ng thei r i nterna l combustion cou nter pa r ts, i n the U K especia l ly, is a ver y recent phenomenon A nd it is on ly i n the last few yea rs that the l i kes of Tesla, K ia a nd Vol kswagen have demonstrated how a n E V ca n travel for 300 m i les a nd cost u nder £45,000 Unti l those ba rriers were breached, d rivers rightly had thei r concerns over the practica l ity of batter y powered veh icles.

Ra nge a n x iety is the big one here, where fea rs over l i m ited ra nge a nd a lack of cha rgi ng stations combi ne i nto a cockta i l of doubt potent enough to sca re buyers away E V eva ngel ists w i l l a rg ue that r u n n i ng a n electric ca r, even coveri ng ma ny

h is yea r ma rks the 10th bi r thd ay of the Tesla Model S It’s been a decade si nce the d rea m of a mass produced electric ca r w ith fast chargi ng, i nternet con nectivity, over the a i r sof twa re upd ates, massive performa nce, loads of practica l ity a nd hu nd reds of m i les of ra nge beca me a rea l ity

va r y a l most as much, a nd a l l i mpor ta nt ra nge genera l ly fa l ls between 100 a nd 300 m i les There a re even compa n ies, l i ke Electrogen ic a nd Everatti, that tu rn classic ca rs electric, mea n i ng there rea l ly is someth i ng for ever yone when it comes to E Vs

Du ri ng that ti me, i ncreasi ng awa reness of the d a mage caused by fossi l f uels, ma rried to a su rgi ng publ ic appetite for electric ca rs, has seen my riad new a nd legacy ca r ma nu factu rers enter the e veh icle space A s a resu lt, there’s never been more choice a nd E Vs a re more a ﬀord able tha n ever before So is now ﬁ na l ly the right ti me for you to buy a n electric ca r?

Perh ap s even more i mpre s sive i s how t he Te sl a Mo del 3 wa s t he second b e st sel l i n g ca r i n t he U K i n 202 1, sh a r i n g a p o d iu m w it h t he fo s si l f uel p owered Vau x h a l l C ors a a nd M i n i

A l ready, the electric veh icle ma rket is vast Prices stretch from a l ittle u nder £30,000 to wel l over £140,000 for mass produced ca rs, then pass the £2m ma rk i f you fa ncy a plug i n hy perca r Stra ight l i ne performa nce ca n be a ny th i ng from brisk to bombastic, cha rge speeds

a nd accou nted for 7% of ca r sa les Plug i n hybrids, wh ich combi ne a n i nterna l combustion engi ne a nd a batter y powered motor, were a lso popu la r, w ith sa les up 7 1% on the prev ious yea r, accord i ng to d ata publ ished by the Society of Motor Ma nu factu rers a nd Traders (SM M T)

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Ra nge a n x iety a lso comes from ta les of fau lty publ ic cha rgers, queues to access sockets, a n i nabi l ity to accept contactless pay ment a nd my riad other issues that, wh i le sti l l present, a re i n decl i ne Tesla has for yea rs led the way w ith its Supercha rger network of h igh speed cha rgers that a re rel iable, easy to use, wel l located a nd deeply i ntegrated with the ca r ’ s navigation system

thousa nds of m i les a yea r, requ i res noth i ng more tha n a cha nge of m i ndset

A l l that sa id, the fact that new electric ca rs ca n be bought for u nder £30,000 wou ld have seemed i mpossible just a few yea rs ago.

Electric ca rs have more ra nge tha n ever, tha n ks to bigger batteries but a lso i mproved aerody na m ics, ty res w ith lower rol l i ng resista nce a nd more eﬃcient motors Add a l l th is to faster cha rgi ng some ca n top up from 10% to 80% i n u nder 25 m i nutes a n expa nd i ng cha rge station network a nd, most i mpor ta ntly, greater consu mer awa reness, a nd ra nge a n x iety w i l l soon d isappea r.

In ou r experience, no ma nu factu rer has yet matched Tesla’s abi l ity to ma ke long d istance electric road trips stress free, but the situ ation is i mprov i ng a l l the ti me

For exa mple, the Mi n i Electric sta r ts at £31,000 a nd the petrol powered Mi n i 3 door hatch sta r ts at £22,565 Si m i la rly, the electric Fiat 500e sta r ts at £23,835 a nd the m i ld hybrid equ iva lent sta r ts at £14,235 E V buyers used to get a helpi ng ha nd i n the form of a govern ment gra nt Th is fel l gradu a l ly before bei ng scrapped enti rely th is yea r

But EVs tend to cost more upfront, and although prices are falling, they are still considerably more expensive when compared with their internal combustion counterparts

Accord i ng to d ata gathered by W hich?, electric ca rs sti l l have 98% of thei r origi na l batter y capacity a f ter two yea rs, a nd 91% a f ter seven yea rs The R AC brea kdow n ser v ice states that d rivers ca n expect to see 100,000 m i les or 10 yea rs of use from a n electric ca r, putti ng them broad ly on pa r with petrol a nd d iesel veh icles

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Th is is pa r tly tr ue, as a nyone w ith oﬀ street pa rk i ng ca n i nsta l l a home cha rger, giv i ng them a ca r w ith 100% batter y l i fe ever y morn i ng But for the qu a r ter of U K households that lack oﬀ street pa rk i ng, th i ngs a re more cha l lengi ng, a lbeit not i mpossible

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A nother concern about electric ca rs is the l i fespa n of thei r batteries A nyone d ismayed by the ever fa l l i ng ‘ ma x i mu m capacity’ stat of thei r sma r tphone w i l l be fa m i l ia r w ith how l ith iu m ion batteries deteriorate over ti me But, wh i le electric ca rs use the sa me basic chem istr y as you r phone, ev idence so fa r suggests thei r batteries w i l l last fa r longer before need i ng more frequent top ups

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Ru n n i n g a n E V i s genera l ly much cheap er t h a n a p et rol or d ie sel ca r on a p er m i le ba si s, e sp eci a l ly when you ’ re ch a rg i n g at home Even w it h 202 2’s soa r i n g energ y pr ice s, f u l ly ch a rg i n g a n E V w it h a 60kW h batter y a nd 20 0 m i le ra n ge co st s ab out £15 10, ba sed on t he Apr i l to S eptemb er 202 2 co st cap of 28p p er kW h, accord i n g to Po d Poi nt, a ch a rg i n g compa ny A nd ch a rg i n g i s cheap er st i l l when u si n g g reen elect r icit y pro duced lo ca l ly v i a sol a r pa nel s or a w i nd t u rbi ne

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Thanks to a massive 9 0 kW h bat ter y and super slipper y aerodynamic s, the EQE has a claimed range of 3 8 4 miles That ’ s about on par with the Tesla Model S , while being £ 20 , 0 0 0 cheaper and, in our opinion , having a far

nicer interior Charging speed is limited to a fairly average 170 kW, but that still means a top up from 10 % to 8 0 % with an equally rapid charger takes just 33 minutes

cabin than it s petrol predecessor complete with a 10 25 inch touchscreen with A pple CarPlay and the pedestrian warning sound mimic s a passing orchestra Because of course it does

Tod ay ’ s electric ca r ma rket is su r prisi ngly broad There a re ti ny hatchbacks l i ke the Fiat 500e, w ith a l most 200 m i les of ra nge a nd a qu iet but zippy performa nce that’s perfect for cities Spend more money a nd you’l l be i nu nd ated w ith options from prem iu m bra nds keen to riva l Tesla l i ke Mercedes’ a l l new EQE lu x u r y sa loon

Zappi, Wallbox , Ohme and A ndersen , with cost s var ying dep ending on their sp eed, design and additional features Most UK homes have one phase wiring c apable of running a charger at 3 6kW or 7kW, which is

Caref ul route planning , and knowing where the fastest and most convenient chargers are, is key to a success f ul E V road trip Tesla’s navigation system and S up ercharger net work is the gold standard, telling you when to stop, and for precisely how long , to reach your destination as quickly as p ossible

tow n a nd city d riv i ng Spend more money a nd you’l l get a bigger E V w ith more ra nge a nd qu icker performa nce, but prices i ncrease steeply

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We live in a world where a Kia SU V c an out accelerate a Ferrari But , while other worldly straight line p er formance is exhilarating , your passengers might be less

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before set ting of f, as some ser vice stations have p oor phone coverage and chargers don’t always accept contac tless payment

800 volt electrica l a rch itectu re Th is enables them to cha rge at 233kW a nd 270kW respectively, a nd when con nected to a n equ a l ly fast cha rger, thei r batteries ca n be ﬁ l led from 10% to 80% i n about 23 m i nutes But, as with a l l E Vs, thei r ma x i mu m cha rge rate is on ly possible for a few m i nutes, before slow i ng dow n as the batter y ﬁ l ls In rea l ity, the 150kW cha rge rate most new electric ca rs a re capable of is enough for a l most ever yone.

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Relatively cheap E Vs a re ava i lable, i n the form of the £22,000 Sma r t EQ ForTwo a nd £28,000 Hond a E. But w ith just 70 to 100 m i les of ra nge, they a re on ly rea l ly su ited for

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Regen streng th c an of ten be adjusted using paddles behind the steering wheel, with a higher streng th slowing the c ar more quickly and feeding more energ y into the bat ter y It ’ s even p ossible to gain a mile or t wo of range when coasting downhill

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A key feature of E Vs is regenerative braking , where the motor ac t s as a generator when coasting or braking , feeding kinetic energ y back into the bat ter y

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Next, a nd a rg u ably the most compl icated of a l l, is cha rgi ng The ﬁ rst factor is the ma x i mu m speed you r ca r is capable of cha rgi ng at. For most modern E Vs th is ra nges from 100kW (k i lowatts) to about 270kW when con nected to a publ ic cha rger. Then there is the speed of the cha rger itsel f, wh ich ca n be as low as 3 6kW for a home cha rger i ntended to slowly ﬁ l l a batter y overn ight, a l l the way up to 350kW from the fastest (a nd of ten most expensive) publ ic cha rge stations

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The new Air, complete with M2 processor, is a triumph. Here’s why it’s the best Mac laptop for most people Apple MacBook Air M2 AIR TO THE THRONE From £1, 249 apple.com 6 8 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 Tested Display 13 . 6 in ch 2 56 0 x 16 6 4 LED Chip A p ple M2 CPU 8 core G PU 8 / 10 core N e ural En gin e 16 core s R AM 8 G B / 16 G B / 24 G B Storage 2 56 G B / 512G B / 1T B / 2 T B S S D O p eratin g s ys tem Ma c OS Bat ter y up to 15 h o urs Conn e c tivit y Mag S afe 3 , 2 x T h un derb olt 3 , 3 5mm h ea dp h on e ja ck , W i Fi 6 , Blueto oth 5 0 Dimensions 11 3 x3 0 4 1 x 215mm Weight 1 24 k g edesigned, reinvigorated, revolutionary The all new MacBook Air M2 is a revelation It’s so good it’s knocking on the door of the MacBook Pro series But what makes it so good? There’s so much to choose from For sta r ters, it’s Apple’s most a ﬀord able R MacBook i n the new ra nge, bei ng less tha n the MacBook Pro M2 13 i nch, a nd a lot less tha n the MacBook Pro 14 a nd 16 i nch models too It’s not as cheap as the M 1 model, but then you a ren’t getti ng the M2 ch ip Beyond the price there’s a lot of new featu res that ma ke it such a tempti ng proposition So ma ny i n fact its easier to ask “what isn’t new?” The 2022 MacBook A i r is a whole new mach i ne compa red to the 2020 MacBook A i r that it replaces The M2 si l icon is the most obv ious i nterna l upgrade over the older laptop’s M 1 ch ip, but there’s a lot more besides

A proper performance

M 2 FA S T, M 2 F U R I O U S N et ting a 1 , 8 8 0 single core and 8 , 5 35 multi core benchmark , Apple’s new M2 chip is absurdly fast here It even of fers better multi core per formance than it s hef tier sibling , the M2 M acB ook Pro

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a nswer is a big fat yes. The new i n na rds rea l ly do step th i ngs up a notch. The M2 si l icon gives it much more performa nce clout tha n prev iously Indeed, from what we ’ ve assessed, ma ny w i l l be able to do MacBook Pro level tasks on the new A i r, it’s that h igh powered However, poi nt of note, ou r rev iew may be ma rgi na l ly skewed by the si mple fact we have the A i r w ith 10 core GPU, not the sta nd a rd 8 core one you’l l get with the entr y level spec From a tech n ica l sta ndpoi nt that puts ou r rev iew model A i r on a level play i ng ﬁeld w ith the 13 i nch Pro, rea l ly, except for the d i ﬀerence between fa ns/cool i ng.

But there is a bone of contention: the notch loom i ng front a nd centre Apple cou ld deﬁ n itely ma ke th is sma l ler a nd neater. Ad m itted ly we weren’t massively d istracted by the A i r ’ s notch a nd given the other adva nces on d isplay here it’s a comprom ise worth l ivi ng with that you’l l soon forget about

We used th is laptop for a f u l l week a nd to sw itch to a ny lesser screen ca n rea l ly be felt We’ve been so i mpressed that when we send back the rev iew model, we w i l l be pu rchasi ng ou r ver y ow n Keepi ng the i mpressive screen compa ny a re a perfectly adequ ate set of spea kers The MacBook A i r M2 bri ngs th i ngs more up to d ate w ith a fou r spea ker system that not on ly sou nds decent a nd n icely w ide staged to ou r ea rs, but a lso suppor ts Apple’s Spatia l Aud io when play i ng Dolby Atmos suppor ted v ideo/music Sweet!

The Air M2 runs hot ter than the Pro, par tly due to it s compac t design

With the sou nd a nd screen i mpressi ng, what about the performa nce? Cou ld it match up? The

Interesti ngly, that’s one of the A i r ’ s m i nor dow nsides: it does cer ta i n ly r u n hotter tha n the Pro, pa r tly as it’s a sl i m mer a nd more compact design, pa r tly as there’s no fa n to cool th i ngs dow n i n the A i r ’ s design But, i f a ny th i ng, the heat we ’ ve been feel i ng on the chassis is a sign of the cool i ng system’s heat d issipation i n f u l l eﬀect We a re not ta l k i ng pa i n f u l ly hot, just enough temperatu re that you notice it

Fi rst a nd most appa rent when pu l l i ng the A i r from its box is that it looks d i ﬀerent. It’s sti l l got that MacBook look a nd feel, except now it’s a bit sma l ler a nd l ighter

But wh i le the body is more compact, the screen is actu a l ly bigger at 13 6 i nch compa red w ith 13 3 i nch on the older model But it’s not just the si ze of the screen that da zzles; it’s had a n a l l rou nd upgrade over the 2020 A i r that has rea l ly i mpressed

The notch aside, the screen si ze is idea l: it’s a great footpri nt for easy por tabi l ity i n a backpack or sl ip bag; it’s n igh on the 14 i nch si ze that gives desi rable physica l sca le; a nd, i n th is pa r ticu la r MacBook, at 500 n its ma x i mu m, it’s 25% brighter tha n the older A i r ’ s screen, wh ich adds to the

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experience i n a practica l way for outside a nd su n l ight heav y use cases.

The M2 A i r doesn’t have a super ﬂu id refresh: th is is a 60Hz LCD pa nel, not a 120Hz one We’d prefer a faster refresh rate for greater v isu a l ﬂu id ity, but most people don’t rea l ly need that for on the go work a nd wou ld rather save the cash, we suspect

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(add itiona l caveat: we ’ re hav i ng a heatwave i n the U K at the ti me of w riti ng so it’s bloody hot ever y where at a l l ti mes, wh ich w i l l have added to th is experience).

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N OTC H A B OV E Th e i P h o n e ’ s divisive n otch h a s fi n a lly m a d e it s way o nto th e M a c B o o k A ir W h il e it ’ s n ot eve r yo n e ’ s cu p of te a , it fi nally h o u se s a d e ce nt 1 0 8 0 p we b c a m I NTO TH I N A I R Re ce ivin g it s fi r s t re d e sig n in ye a r s , th e a ll n ew A ir h a s l os t th e ta p e re d b o dy th at d e fi n e d it s p re d e ce s so r s M u ch fl at te r a n d sh a ll owe r, it h a s a razo r th in p rofi l e a n d a we ig ht th at m a ke s it e a sy to tos s in a b a g

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But we rea l ly wa nted to k now just how much better is the M2 tha n the M 1 In one of ou r G eekbench tests the M2 MacBook A i r cha l ked up a n 1,880 si ngle core score a nd 8,535 mu lti core resu lt W hat’s pa r ticu la rly i nteresti ng here is that it’s bench ma rked h igher i n the mu lti core resu lt tha n the M2 Pro model Compa red to ou r M 1 MacBook A i r test the M2 A i r is a hea lthy 8 to 12% up i n

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The nu mb ers a re n ice but wh at ab out rea l world p er for m a nce?

Okay It costs more than the laptop itself But

In the U K, the base model comes w ith a USB C to MagSa fe 30W cha rger; the upgraded 10 core GPU model comes w ith a du a l USB C 35W cha rger so you ca n plug i n two dev ices at once (the A i r is sti l l v ia

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overa l l power Th at may not sou nd l i ke a lot, but the newer a rch itectu re is a lso more power eﬃcient, so you ca n get the sa me or more but w ith less power consu mption. So it’s a w i n w i n. GPU resu lts a re even h igher, at 26,993 Odd ly, aga i n, that bench ma rks the M2 A i r h igher tha n the 13 i nch Pro M2

The M2 MacBook A i r is k nock i ng on the door of the cu rrent MacBook Pro l i ne up. The new A i r is a ver y powerf u l mach i ne that, i f a ny th i ng, is blu rri ng the l i ne between A i r a nd Pro models W h ich is just ﬁ ne by us!

We’ve b een blow n away w it h how much b etter t he M 2 i s i n u se compa red to t he M 1 It s nea r i n st a nt abi l it y to load l a rge ﬁ le s i mpre s s, a long w it h it s 4K v ideo ed it i n g

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Sure, the included 30W charger is free But plonk down a little cash for one of these chaps: it’ll juice up your MacBook Air’s capacious battery in just 30 minutes No more camping by a socket all day just to keep your laptop juiced £69, apple.com

make any artwork shine And its in built A13 chip powers its 12MP ultra wide webcam From £1,499, apple.com A DD ONS

The a l l new MacBook A i r w ith M2 si l icon is a revelation It’s super powerf u l, has excel lent batter y l i fe, a nd aside from some heat due to no fa n cool i ng, plus the i nclusion of a notch on that new 13 6 i nch screen, it’s a laptop that’s tr u ly ha rd to fau lt

con nected to a sou ndba r outputti ng some tu nes as we ty pe That, we ’ re su re you’l l agree, bodes wel l Tot it up a nd, rea l istica l ly, we cou ld do 15 or more hou rs of pretty norma l work across browsers a nd word processors, w ith a touch of more dema nd i ng work i n ed iti ng appl ications In shor t: the M2’s power a nd consu mption ba la nce is pretty m i nd blow i ng Twea k th i ngs a nd you ca n get even longer too, especia l ly i f you ’ re okay w ith less screen brightness, for exa mple

T Fin d th e b e s t deals on th e Ap p le Ma c B o ok Air M2 at: bit .ly/t3 mbairm2 The M2 ’ s p ower and consumption balance is pret t y fantastic O U T O F TO U C H S ay b u h bye to th e to u ch b a r : A p p l e ’ s e m oji sp o utin g to u ch se n sitive s trip h a s b it te n th e d u s t , re p l a ce d by th e se d ull e r b ut a rg u a b ly m o re p ra c tic a l f u n c tio n keys

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The new materia l/bra ided cable isn’t as non ta ngle as hoped, a lthough i n theor y it shou ld be better for the pla net i n production terms (a nd hopef u l ly is more du rable over ti me, but one week i n is fa r too soon to say)

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We’re su r prised that Apple is stick i ng to MagSa fe 3 here. A th i rd USB C/Thu nderbolt 4 socket wou ld be more welcome for use, usi ng one of those as a cha rger i nstead

RE IM PRE SS E D Superb batter y; silent operation; power ful M2; 10 8 0 p webcam WE’ D IM PROVE Notch in screen; price increase; runs hotter than MacBook Pro TH E L A S T WO RD A laptop that ’ s hard to

Indeed, the M2 MacBook A i r is k nock i ng on the door of the MacBook Pro series to such a degree that u n less you ’ re desperate for the Touch Ba r of the 13 i nch Pro (a nd we doubt that) or need the super powers of the la rger 16 i nch Pro w ith M 1 Ma x (bye bye ba n k ba la nce), then there’s no better a lternative Th is is 2022’s best Mac for most people a nd a laptop that’s a notch above the competition right across the boa rd It’s just a sha me it a lso i ncludes a notch on the screen, eh?

MagSa fe conversion of cou rse); or there’s a n optiona l 67W cha rger that you ca n buy sepa rately

We rea l ly w ish the fast cha rger was just i n the box, as that’d be a big bonus: the 67W cha rger ca n reju ice ha l f the batter y here i n just 30 m i nutes, supposed ly, a lthough w ithout the plug i n ha nd we ca n’t veri f y th is Ou r du a l USB plug is i nteresti ng, but doesn’t rea l ly add a l l that much, a nd its cha rgi ng speed is less tha n ha l f the optiona l one

W hat of batter y l i fe overa l l? We’ve been sat here w riti ng th is rev iew on the MacBook A i r M2 over the last ﬁve hou rs a nd i n that ti me the batter y has on ly d ropped 30% We’ve ed ited the pictu res We’ve got 25 tabs open across two browsers Five or so add itiona l apps a re r u n n i ng i n the backgrou nd A nd we ’ re Bluetooth

Su re, cra n k th i ngs up to the ma x, h it the 4K ed iti ng ha rd, a nd you ’ re goi ng to get noth i ng l i ke that k i nd of ti me w ithout bei ng ser ved by a wa l l socket. But we d a resay you’l l get greater longev ity i n that scena rio tha n you’d ﬁ nd from a Wi ndows mach i ne r u n n i ng Intel A nd, i n terms of th is Mac, a l l i n wonderf u l si lence tha n ks to no fa ns

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However, the ability to connect to 5G networks could revolutionise your working life

7 2 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 Tested Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 5G £1, 249 samsung.com

This ultra-lightweight laptop might be the closest to a Windows-based Air you’ll get Samsung Galax y Book 2 Pro 5G LIT TLE BL ACK BOOK WE’ RE IM PRE SS E D Stunning 15 6 in ch A M O LED display ; 5G conn e c tivit y ; light weight ; p olish e d chassis WE’ D IM PROVE N ot th e m os t p ower f ul; cramp e d keyb oard; TH E L A S T WO RD Per fec t if you need a sleek, light weight laptop that can go any where and last the day it ’ s par ticularly impressive when it comes to it s superb display and 5G connec tivit y V ER DIC T Fin d g reat Galax y B o ok 2 Pro 5G deals at: bit .ly/t3 smb k 25g i7 1260P processor, 16GB of R A M, and 512GB

The screen is an absolute joy as well: sharp, bright and vivid. Remember this is Samsung we ’ re dealing with, so it’s no surprise that the 15 6 inch screen here is so impressive The 1920 x 1080 pi xel resolution isn’t best in class, but it’s certainly crisp enough A nd with A MOLED technology, a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and a 120% colour volume, both bright colours and deep blacks look fantastic

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If your priority is a laptop that can be carried around with ease while still providing a decent sized screen, then we think the Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 5G is absolutely worth a place on your shortlist of potential purchases We don’t think that anyone who puts down money for it is going to be at all disappointed

Samsung has been making laptops and display panels for many years now, and that shows through in the polish and precision of the Galaxy Book 2 Pro 5G It’s a really well put together laptop while it’s thin and light, it never comes across as ﬂ imsy or in any way cheap That’s despite weighing in at just 1 16kg, so you ’ re barely able to tell whether this is in your backpack or not

Our review unit came with a 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1240P processor, 8GB of R A M and a 256GB SSD If you ’ ve got a bit more money to spend, then you can go for a 12th Gen Intel Core

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It depends on how many 5G enabled phone masts there are in your area, of course, but getting online is ver y straightfor ward as long as you ’ ve got a compatible SIM card with a 5G data plan to slot in Even with Wi Fi as ubiquitous as it now is, being able to get online anytime, any where deﬁ nitely has its appeal

The matte plastic chassis feels great to the touch and will thrill fans of minimalism: note the subtle and small Samsung logo on the laptop lid There’s no denying this is a classy device that oozes style and sophistication.

he Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 5G is designed to be one of the best lightweight laptops around. Not only is it super thin and super light, it also has a SIM card slot in it, which means you can stay connected to the web wherever you go, Wi Fi network or not.

W hen it’s time to get some work done, the typing experience is a pleasure as well. Keys are soft to the touch with just the right amount of travel for some speedy text input, and Samsung has even managed to squeeze in a number pad here That does mean some of the other keys (especially the cursor keys) are a little cramped for room, but it’s not a huge issue

Th is laptop is primarily built for writing essays, browsing the web, working on spreadsheets, watching movies, editing photos and other ever yday computing tasks. That’s reﬂected in a PCMark benchmark score of 4669, which means the basics are well covered but you ’ re going to start struggling if you have a 4K movie to edit or want to play high end games

E L A S T WO RD It delivered the hype ahead of the launch , but it s fun Glyph light s can’t out shine the shor t bat ter y life It ’ s good value, but is not grand enough to truly reimagine what a phone is V ER DIC T Fin d g reat deals on th e N othin g Ph on e 1 at: bit .ly/t3 n otp hn1

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The ﬁ rst major hurdle the phone hits is batter y life Inside there’s a 4,500m A h cell, which is an acceptable capacity for a phone of this size and with a mid level processor Despite that, its batter y life has been a real struggle Nothing claims a full 18 hours per charge but we ’ ve struggled to get much beyond 12 Other wise from a performance point of view things are pretty good: we ’ re at a point where

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othing is anything but conventional and the same can be said of its ﬁrst smartphone, the Phone 1 Its transparent rear design houses a series of notiﬁcation lights and has a kind of techno industrial vibe This design language and those lights are the fun factor and stand out aspect of this smartphone debut.

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even processors a couple of steps down the ranks like the Phone 1’s Snapdragon 778 are perfectly capable, and we ’ ve had no issues with multiple apps, gaming and such like

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The Nothing Phone 1 is unusual, that’s for sure, embodying the partially transparent design language that the Nothing Ear 1 earphones ﬁ rst presented. It is a chunky handset, though, more so than its 8.3mm thickness would suggest.

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The most hyped Android phone of a generation is here, but is it really revolutionary?

But the real reason anyone is going to look at the Nothing Phone 1 is down to those rear lights, or ‘Glyph lights’ You can illuminate the whole lot like a mega torch from within the camera app Or you can set patterns related to noti ﬁcations, assign speci ﬁc contacts (up to 10) to individual patterns, and, er, even make the Glyphs ‘dance’ during music playback It’s fun But it’s largely just not that useful

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The screen itself is a 6 55 inch OLED panel, so slightly smaller than the current norm in most ﬂagships, but it’s a sensible size to reach across during use W hile it’s not exactly anything special, it does tick all the mod cons, such as 120Hz refresh and 500 nits brightness with HDR10+ support, making it ver y capable at this price point for sure

The Phone 1’s dual rear system comprises two 50 megapi xel sensors, one wide, the other ultra wide It does a fair job, too, largely down to the success of the main Sony sensor being used under the skin Go low light, however, and Nothing’s lack of image processing lets way more image noise and grain than you may ﬁ nd from some more established competitors.

There’s no doubt the Nothing Phone 1 did an amazing job of drumming up hype, but having used it extensively, we ﬁ nd the fun factor Glyph noti ﬁcation lights can’t make up for the fundamental lack of batter y life It’s still a good value for money phone, however, and one that doesn’t scrimp in many key areas where it matters such as cameras and screen quality and that’ll certainly help its cause But the big question is whether the Phone 1’s Glyph lights will truly resonate with its prospective audience Other wise it’s probably a case of lights out

Tested Nothing Phone 1

The 6.7 inch display sits ﬂat against the body of the phone, and it looks great With a resolution of FHD+ at 2412 x 1080p, with 10 bit colour depth, up to 950 nits peak brightness and HDR10+ support, you can expect a sharp, bright and vibrant screen no matter what

From £629 oneplus.com

7 4 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 Tested S cre en 6 7 in ch 2412 x10 8 0 pixels 1 2 0 Hz A M O L ED CPU S nap dragon 8+ G en 1 G PU A dren o 73 0 R AM 8 G B / 16 G B Capa cit y 128 G B / 2 56 G B Camera 5 0 MP main , 8 MP ultra wide , 2MP ma cro; 16MP front Bat ter y 4 , 8 0 0 m A h OS O x ygen OS , A n droid 12 Conn e c tivit y US B C , W i Fi 6 , Blueto oth 5 2 Dimensions 16 3 0 x75 4x8 8 mm Weight 2 0 3 5g A powerful, performance focused phone with incredibly fast charging capabilities OnePlus 10T PLUS INTERES T

Like most other ﬂagship devices, the OnePlus 10T has a 120Hz refresh rate for silky smooth scrolling, swiping and tapping W hat’s great is that it will automatically adjust itself

Made up of three lenses, the rear camera system has been simpli ﬁed for the OnePlus 10T and includes a 50MP main camera, an 8MP ultra wide angle camera and a 2MP macro lens A 16MP sel ﬁe snapper sits on the front

One of the big changes in comparison to its series sibling is that there’s no partnership with camera manufacturer Hasselblad to lean on, which will mostly aﬀect the camera software For instance, there’s no Hasselblad Pro mode and no Tilt Shift. Nor is there the XPan mode.

down to 90Hz or 60Hz when appropriate, which will help to save on batter y life Again, that’s not quite as impressive as an LPTO display though, like you get on the pricier 10 Pro, which can go down to as little as 1Hz

ooking for a speedy ﬂagship phone? Then the OnePlus 10T is deﬁnitely worth considering. Think fast performance paired with lightning speed charging it’s undoubtedly a powerful piece of kit.

One slightly more disappointing design change is that the alert slider has been removed from the frame to make space for internal improvements We understand the reasoning, but we did ﬁ nd ourselves missing it because it makes switching over to vibrate extremely easy

The camera still takes some really good clear shots but we have to say they’re not mind blowingly good You’ll still easily be able to get lovely photos in daylight yet if you ’ re shooting on a more overcast day or during the evening, it’ll be a bit trickier to get those same results W hile there’s plenty of detail, they sometimes come out looking a little dull in comparison to what you would get elsewhere

Perhaps the most exciting part of this phone is its performance; it’s what deﬁ nes the OnePlus 10T A Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 powers the phone, which is the most up to date processor Qualcomm oﬀers, and you can buy it with up to 16GB of R A M, which is the most ever used in a OnePlus smartphone A ll of that sits alongside up to 256GB of storage, and OnePlus has also included a new cooling system as well to help stop it overheating when the going gets tough.

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 T 3 7 5 OnePlus 10T

With a 6 1 inch screen, this is a much more reasonable size that doesn’t mean it makes hope from Apple, it also looks stunning and the camera is fantastic too £779, apple.com

Mo’ guts, mo’ glory

long lasting batter y doesn’t hurt either Ever ything else about it is good, rather than great, and it does lack some of the features you’d hope and expect to see including an LTPO display, a waterproof build and wireless charging

GOO G LE PIXEL 6 PRO

While it may not be as powerful as the 10T, the 6 7 inch screen gives you plenty of space As you’d expect from Google, it boasts loads of handy AI based features, and the camera produces absolutely superb shots £279, masterdynamic.co.uk

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THE A LTER NATI V E S WE’ RE IM PRE SS E D 6 7 in ch FH D + display; S nap dragon 8+ G en 1 p ro ce ssor ; 15 0 W charging ; long las ting bat ter y WE’ D IM PROVE N o LTP O display ; la ck s wirele ss charging ; aler t slider has b e en rem ove d . TH E L A S T WO RD B oas ting p rop erly p ower f ul p er forman ce at a palatable p rice , this c an cop e with ever y thing from gaming to working on th e go A n d it only take s 2 0 min ute s to charge! V ER DIC T Fin d th e b e s t deals for th e O n e Plu s 10T at: bit .ly/t31p l10 t

A phone that does exactly what it says on the tin, the OnePlus 10T is a powerful handset with super fast charging capabilities, and the

W hen it came to batter y life, we were pretty pleased with what the phone had to oﬀer To test its 4,800m A h batter y out, we downloaded and played an HD video on full brightness for over two

hours In that time, the batter y level dropped only 12% which suggests it would have lasted almost 17 hours in total, making it one the longest lasting smartphones around

A nother feature that makes this smartphone stand out is its charging capabilities a 150W wired charger is included in the box, which OnePlus claims will charge the phone from ﬂat to full in about 19 minutes That’s incredible

Behind the scenes, the OnePlus 10T relies on OxygenOS 12.1, based on A ndroid 12, but the brand new OxygenOS 13 will be made available on it later in 2022 As far as operating systems go, we do like OxygenOS It’s intuitive and easy to use with an app drawer that you pull up from the bottom of the screen and a shelf that you pull down from the top, which has handy widgets for your notes, mobile data usage and the weather

Its Geekbench 5 scores reﬂect that, having scored 1,035 in single core and 3,476 in multi core, which not only places it above the OnePlus 10 Pro but also on par with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and even ahead of some high end handsets like the Oppo Find X5 Pro

If you need something that will keep up with your busy schedule or that will cope with particularly demanding apps, then the 10T will be perfect But if you care more about having a top quality screen and a camera that will let you take professional looking shots then you’ll be better oﬀ with the Pro

This is a p ower ful handset that will charge up might y quick

We were pleased with how they looked: the matte plastic covers the whole outside of the earcup, and blends perfectly with the ear cushions on the inside The padded headband is covered in a woven mesh fabric along the top, with a discreet silver metal Sennheiser logo on either end Ever ything about them makes them look both simple and elegant but they still feel well made and sturdy

W hile it is obviously great that these look so good, they also need to

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feel good when you have them on, and they certainly tick that box too. Weighing only 293g, they’re a fair amount lighter than their predecessors, something which most deﬁ nitely contributes to how comfortable they are to wear for long periods of time The soft memor y foam earcups and smooth headband help with that too, although admittedly neither are particularly comfortable during a heatwave or for using while you exercise Easy to use touch controls on the earcups let you pause or play the

4 MAGIC

A improvement on their predecessors, these are noise cancelling headphones to rival the big players Momentum MOMENTUM

£299 sennheiser.com 7 6 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 Tested D rivers 42mm dy namic Fre quen c y ran ge 6Hz to 2 2kHz Conn e c tivit y US B C , 2 5mm ja ck , Blueto oth 5 2 with apt X Adaptive Microp hone s 2 p er side Bat ter y life 6 0 h o urs with A N C Dimensions 18 0 x195x4 6 3 mm Weight 293 g ennheiser may have taken its time to get this sequel to 2019’s Momentum 3 out but it’s easy to see why. The Momentum 4 Wireless completely refresh and reinvent the series with upgraded performance and the very latest features A major design refresh is always going to be a risk, but the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless pull it oﬀ Ditching the bulky metal bars for a smooth plastic hinge, they look smart and sophisticated, even if they do blend in more with the other premium S

Sennheiser’s Signature Sound is rich and impactful without sacri ﬁcing any detail you get plenty of energy and an abundance of precision Powered by a 42mm transducer, across the soundstage, ever ything feels ver y controlled yet noticeably natural There’s an assertive punch to the low end and a ver y clean treble but that’s not to say that the mid range doesn’t push through with enough force because it deﬁ nitely does

THE A LTER NATI V E S WE’ RE IM PRE SS E D En ergetic , p ower f ul so un d; a daptive A N C; 6 0 h o urs of bat ter y ; f as t cha rgin g WE’ D IM PROVE N ot great for exercise; EQ control co uld b e m ore ex tensive . TH E L A S T WO RD N ot only do th e M om entum 4 cut th e world o ut alm os t entirely b ut th ey so un d f antas tic an d th e bat ter y las t s for age s T h ere ’ s barely any ba d to say V ER DIC T Fin d g reat M om entum 4 deals at: bit .ly/t3 s enm om 4

music with a tap, answer your calls or skip through tracks with a swipe across. Intuitive and simple to remember, we found them to be responsive and accurate

Sounds like a winner

W hat we ’ re getti ng at here is that the Sen n heiser Momentu m 4 Wi reless a re a ver y pleasa nt l isten, whether you ’ re more i nto Bach or Beyoncé Even i f you pla n to l isten to podcasts or aud iobooks, these w i l l del iver the cla rity a nd ba la nce you need

i nstr u ment or ly ric is wasted, there’s more tha n enough space for it a l l to be expressed clea rly w ith a crisp edge.

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BOS E Q C 45 those who don’t want to spend too much, but still want some of the best ANC cans They aren’t quite as impressive as the Momentum 4 though, with no touch controls and only 24 hours of battery life £319, bose.co.uk

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There’s a lso a sepa rate tra nspa rency mode that lets you hea r what’s goi ng on a rou nd you; th is a lso worked ver y wel l as it boosted the noise just enough so it ca me th rough clea rly a nd above the music we had play i ng

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W hat’s really good about these headphones is that you’ll rarely need to charge them up The Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless pack in a huge 60 hours of batter y life with A NC switched on You can see how much you have left using the strip of 5 LED lights on the earcup, or you’ll be told the percentage when you ﬁ rst turn them on

These truly of fer some of the best noise c ancellation we ’ ve ever heard

You get ever y i nch of wh ichever song you ’ re l isten i ng to so no

W hen it comes to block i ng out noise, these a re some of the best headphones we ’ ve ever tried W hen the A NC is d ia l led up a l l the way a nd the track is play i ng, we cou ld n’t rea l ly hea r a ny th i ng happen i ng a rou nd us at a l l Th at w i l l ma ke th is pa i r of ca ns idea l for use on a n aeropla ne or on a noisy tra i n

Th a n ks to the ad aptive noise ca ncel lation, the headphones shou ld adjust themselves accord i ng to the env i ron ment you ’ re i n, but you ca n a lso adjust it you rsel f usi ng the touchpad or th rough the app.

Usi ng the Sen n heiser Sma r t Control app, you get a fa i r a mou nt of control over the headphones. A th ree ba nd equ a l iser gives you the oppor tu n ity to adjust the sou nd to su it you wh i le that’s obv iously not as deta i led as a 4 or even 5 ba nd equ a l iser, it’s sti l l good to get even basic control A s wel l as letti ng you save you r con ﬁg u ration as a preset, you ca n a lso choose from Sen n heiser’s ow n presets i nclud i ng Rock, Pop, Da nce, Hip Hop, Classica l a nd Mov ie The Sen n heiser Momentu m 4 Wi reless headphones have a w i n n i ng formu la they sou nd phenomena l, the noise ca ncel l i ng is ace a nd they look styl ish, even i f they a re on the la rger side of th i ngs

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If you want the very best and you don’t mind splashing out on them, go for these They’re more expensive than the Momentum 4 but they offer the ultimate combination of sound, noise cancelling, design and features £379, sony.co.uk

7 8 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 Tested Jaybird Vista 2 £189 jaybirdsport.com

Handling repeated shocks, vibration, and even industrial amounts of sweat, these are the toughest earbuds we ’ ve ever tried

The Jaybird Vista 2 aren’t tiny but they are comparatively smaller than earhook style headphones such as the Beats Powerbeats Pro, weighing a mere 6 grams W hen it comes to personalised fit, the Vista 2 buds offer single piece ear gels that combine ear and wing tips in three set sizes, making it harder to fi nd the perfect fit for ever y ear We appreciate Jaybird is tr ying to make the process hassle free, but it would be better to have an option to customise the ear tips and wing tips separately

Batter y life has also been improved, and, as a result, the Vista 2 can now run long enough to last for an entire work day on one charge, up to eight hours Th is goes down to si x hours when A NC/SurroundSense is turned on There is an additional 16 hours’ worth of charge in the wireless charging case

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A n area where the Jaybird Vista 2 buds really excel is workout performance Thanks to the IP68 rating, these true wireless buds meet the US militar y MIL STD 810G standards and can handle repeated shock, vibration, drop and crush tests They can also withstand extended exposure to tropical humidity, hurricane force water, and desert sandstorm conditions Long stor y short, they will be able to put up with a sweaty workout or two without any issue

added, the buds are now even better suited for loud environments and workouts in general

The hardware that creates the sound hasn’t been changed, but thanks to the new features

If you need a sturdy yet lightweight pair of running headphones with A NC and ambient sound mode, look no further The Jaybird Vista 2 aren’t perfect, but they are not far oﬀ from being the ultimate workout buds We can’t wait to see what the Vista 3 will look (and sound) like!

aving used their predecessor, our expectations of the Jaybird Vista 2 were sky high. We were worried the new buds wouldn’t A) justify the hefty price tag, or B) deliver the workout experience we expected. Thankfully, the Vista 2 are so much better than their predecessor that they’re among the best buds money can buy

The active noise cancelling (A NC) will come in extra handy when using them in the gym sound isolation is okay, thanks to the combination of passive and active noise cancelling, but, sadly, it can’t be customised. However, SurroundSense can be adjusted, and there is even a slider that lets you tweak how much sound the buds let in

In terms of upgrades, the Vista 2 now has active noise cancelling, a feature called ‘SurroundSense’ (aka ambient sound mode that lets noise in from your surroundings) and better microphone performance

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WE’ RE IM PRE SS E D IP6 8 S urro un dS o un d; light weight WE’ D IM PROVE an d so un d wo uld b e b et ter. TH E L A S T WO RD These are some of the toughest buds we ’ ve seen , thanks to their IP68 rating than they

to be V ER DIC T Fin d g reat deals on th e Jaybird Vis ta 2 at: bit .ly/t3 jbvis t3

To customise the sound even further, eight EQ presets are available in the Jaybird app (we went ‘Bring the Bass’, naturally) It would have been great to have customisable sound options, like what Skullcandy and Jabra do with some of their headphones, but maybe this is something we’ll see in the Vista 3

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The A53 looks like an S series, and features an enormous 6 5 inch Super AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, but skimps on performance a bit in order to slash the price tag

From £269, samsung com

Despite being the ‘affordable’ smart watch from Apple, the SE is a truly excellent smartwatch You won’t notice if Apple has cut corners in general use, as it feels like the full Apple Watch experience

Apple is king when it comes to smartwatches The Series 7 includes a bigger, better screen, and fast charging

ON EPLUS NORD CE 2

SM A R T WAT CHE S

From £419, apple com

From £1,149, samsung com

It’s OnePlus’ stunning 6 7 inch screen that we found to be the 10 Pro’s best feature thanks to its 120Hz refresh rate and 10 bit colour It’s fast, has a good camera, and only takes 30 minutes to charge up

8 0 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2

MOTO G3 1

From £249, apple.com

OPPO FIN D X5 PRO

Combining everything we loved about the Galaxy Note series with the specs from the Galaxy S series, the S22 Ultra has an S Pen, a 6 8 inch screen, a top tier camera, and internal storage options up to 1TB

APPLE WATCH SERIES 7

APPLE IPHON E 13 PRO MA X

A modern, stylish take on a smartwatch it’s slim, comfortable and able to withstand knocks and bumps Plus it’s waterproof

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestphone Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestcheapphone Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsmartwatch SAMSU NG GAL A X Y S2 2 U LTR A

SAMSU NG GAL A X Y A53 5G

ON EPLUS 1 0 PRO

From £169, motorola co uk

Sleek and powerful, this is the best smartwatch for Android users The screen and design are on par with the Apple Watch, while a collection of new watch faces give it

SM A R T PHONE S

device to straddle

iPHON E SE (202 2)

Based on the Nord 2, but cheaper, OnePlus gets all the fundamentals right Anyone on a budget who wants a small, light phone with decent battery life and a good display will be happy

CHE A P SM A R T PHONE S

From £399, samsung.com

iPhone for a fraction of the cost The SE delivers cutting edge innards, with a superb camera and a speedy A15 CPU, all wrapped in a nice small scale design that’s easy to pocket

APPLE WATCH SE

From £259, samsung com

An ideal alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S22 series, delivering a gorgeous ceramic and a really impressive camera system with 50MP main/wide cameras and a 13MP tele lens

From £1,049, oppo.com

Best of the best

From £1 049, apple com

Offering long battery life and a bright 6 4 inch display, the G31’s lower end processor may mean less than perfect performance at times, but you can still casually game and take successful snaps with the cameras

It’s easy to see why the Pro Max version of the iPhone 13 is the best of the best in Apple’s range It’s got an incredible screen and improved battery life compared to its predecessor, so it’ll go the extra mile

SAMSU NG GAL A X Y WATCH AC TIVE 2

From £369, apple com

The only downside here is battery life: at 40 hours it’s not the longest lasting

From £799, oneplus com

From £459, victorinox com

Striking, bold designs really set this British brand apart from its more conventional

£430, baume et mercier

TAG H EU ER FORM U L A 1 Q UARTZ M ENS WATCH

£129,

The Bamford Mayfair Date is dependable and has the added waterproof to 10ATM, making it a great accessory for outdoor activities whilst remaining com

£170,

One of the most comprehensive hybrid watches you can buy, with a wide range of tracking features, a subtle touchscreen digital display, and several different garmin com

GARMIN VIVOMOVE H R PREMI U M

CH RISTOPH ER WARD C60 SAPPHIRE

This is a faithful recreation of its original 1960s forebear and is steel case is paired with a durable

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, battery life, for a withings.com

From £850, christopherward com

This F1 timepiece features a steel case with sapphire crystal protecting the legible strap is black leather, a quartz movement provides the power

From £1,050, tagheuer.com

From £395, hamiltonwatch com

WATCHES UNDER £1,000

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestwatchunder1k

Baume uses sustainable and recycled materials where possible, and its elegant watches are fully customisable, with over 2,000 permutations achievable on an com

H Y BR ID SM A R T WAT CHE S WAT CHE S

£2,300, goldsmiths.co.uk BAU M E

AU DEMARS PIG U E T ROYAL OAK CH RONOG R APH

£250,

We love Audemars

water resistant to 50 metres, and the battery lasts around withings com

FOSSIL HYB RID SMART WATCH H R

This timepiece features activity and sleep tracking, plus app and call alerts, time zones, and buttons to control

BAM FORD LON DON MAYFAIR DATE

Best of the best

Yet it mostly looks like a regular watch, aside

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besthybrid

130 durability anything you throw strap hints at its adventurous heritage,

£21,500, audemarspiguet

HAMILTON KHAKI FIELD

No complicated bells and whistles here; the BR03 92 has its roots in aviation, a heritage the folks at B&R have clearly channelled straightforward, seconds minutes SMALL SECON DS

WITHINGS STEEL H R SPORT

stainless steel model with a blue Grand Tapisserie pattern winding manufacture calibre 2385 movement with a 40 com ELL & ROSS B R03 92 NIG HTLU M

Featuring a heart rate monitor and the ability to track 30 different exercises, this is ideal for

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestwatch

VIC TORINOX I N O X

From £94, fossil com

example of this is the C60 Sapphire, which features a see through dial made

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 T 3 8 1

£500, bamfordlondon

WITHINGS MOVE ECG

£ 1 , 000

£749,

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

LG G2

£2,399, lg com

Offering exceptional image processing, incredibly bright HDR and superb visual accuracy, the G2 is LG’s very best OLED TV The audio processing is standout too It is pricey though

£749, lg com

£599, viewsonic.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 com

8 2 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2

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 samsung.com

£1,499, benq com

SAMSU NG Q N 9 0 0 B

£999,

£1,299, benq com

SAMSU NG 43Q N 9 0A

B EN Q TK8 50

£649,

OPTOMA CIN EMA X P 2

This 4K projector is smartly geared up for gaming, with a low input lag (16ms at 4K 60fps), with movies and TV catered for via a hidden Google TV stick, and an impressively short throw of 2m

£2,399, samsung com

SAMSU NG Q E55Q 8 0A

£7,799, samsung.com

A brilliant buy if you want 4K big screen sports, but don’t particularly want to dim all the lights Its motion smoothing is highly effective, so onscreen action looks wonderfully naturalistic

PR O JEC T OR S 95B

Best of the best

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttv Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttv1000 Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestprojector SAMSU NG Q N

The QN900B is a stunning 8K TV with an incredible picture and great connectivity It’s big, bright and colourful The 75in boasts high HDR performance and convincing 4K upscaling

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

A Quantum Dot mini LED TV with Shape Adaptive Light Control making for particularly punchy HDR content It boasts the best Neo QLED performance we ’ ve seen in a stylish, slim design

PHILIPS 65OLED9 8 6

£1,999, optoma co uk

For a total home cinema upgrade in a single simple package, this is unbeatable It’s not only a fantastic 65 inch OLED TV, but built into the stand is a Dolby Atmos system, complete with

£3,099, philips com

SAMSU NG 65AU9 0 0 0

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 com

This second gen ultra short throw projector delivers a fantastic 4K 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

VIE WSONIC M2 MOB ILE STU DIO

B EN Q TK 70 0STI

T Vs T Vs UNDER

LG OLED4 8A1

PL AYSTATION 5

for gaming

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

NINTEN DO SWITCH OLED

G A ME S CONSOL ES

£649, samsung.com

£1,599, samsung com

£249.99, xbox.com

£279, hisense co uk

YAMAHA SR C 20A

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 99, nintendo com

£229, uk yamaha com

MICROSOF T XBOX SERIES X

SAMSU NG HW Q9 9 0 SB

£2,399, samsung 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 playstation com

The QN95B uses the latest gen Neo QLED mini LED panel which means extremely bright HDR performance It has four HDMI ports, and a Game Bar menu

£349

SOUNDB A R S

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsoundbar

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 T 3 8 3

LG’s OLED TV brings improved brightness and image processing Alongside four HDMI ports, the TV boasts a great low input lag level and customisable gaming modes The LG smart platform

£449,

four wirelessly linked boxes It’s good for 55 inch TVs and up

SAMSU NG Q 8 0A

Best of the best

G A MING T Vs

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestgamingtv

£449, sonos com

Microsoft has nailed it This is a console that delivers massive amounts of power and performance Because of its raw pixel pushing prowess, it’s a superb base for a new generation of jaw dropping experiences 99, xbox com

SONY HT A70 0 0

room with brilliant sound This version adds Dolby Atmos, and improved on board processing

32 inch TV but big

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/gaming

HISENSE 55A6G

LG C 2

£1,399, lg 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

Delivering over 600W with 22 drivers, this really brings the cinema experience home You get an 11 1 4 channel

SONOS B E AM 2

MICROSOF T XBOX SERIES S

£449

This delivers the best Dolby Atmos width and height from a one box soundbar Certainly at this price point The array of drivers and clever audio processing deliver a really precise yet enveloping sound £1,299, sony.com

A superb soundbar that’s small enough

Looking for a decent cheap soundbar? Your search has ended Despite the soundbar only being 26cm in length, the sound has really impressive width and stereo positioning Dynamic range is good too

AMSU NG Q N 95B

This TV offers rich colours and bright HDR at an affordable price You get an HDMI 2 1 and three 2 0 ports Black levels are striking for a mid range LED TV It really punches above its price level

SONOS ON E SL

Pro ject’s entry level player is the record player stripped down to its most basic form

£1,199, technics com

IFI XDSD

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

SONOS FIVE

£120, yamaha co uk

support make for the perfect 21st century music experience S T R E A MING D A C s I R OOM SPE A K ER S

Elipson’s top line turntable pulls

Mu So 2 crushes its competition An awesome, thumping wall of sound and reliable, versatile software platform

Probably impractical if you don’t have a

Multi room compatibility, audio sources and, of course, great sound This is the replacement for the much loved Play:5 and the winner of a T3 Platinum Award sonos.co.uk

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

BOWERS & WILKINS ZEPPELIN

NAIM M U SO 2N D G

new digital belt drive motor, plus AptX Bluetooth and USB

£250, project audio 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

TECH NIC

Best the best

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

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 sonos co uk

£179,

MULT

£499,

£399, sonos com

YAMAHA W X AD 1 0

£179, project audio com S SL

£699,

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestturntable Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestdac Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestmultiroom PRO J EC T ESSENTIAL III

Streams pretty much everything, and borrows some technology from

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

AU DIOL AB 60 0 0

120 0 G R

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

ELIPSON CH ROMA CARBON RIA A

SONOS PORT

£1,449, naimaudio com T UR N TA BL E

support for audio up to 192Khz/24 bit, its sound quality is noticeably better than the Sonos and Yamaha streamers further up the list audiolab.co.uk

£449,

where if you have to ask the price, you can’t afford it By audiophile standards, this is cheap bowerswilkins com

8 4 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2

PRO J EC T PRIMARY E

from the truly high end You get a super stiff carbon

£699, elipson.com

If you ’ re looking for a comfortable pair of Bluetooth headphones that offer great detail, these are ideal They’re relatively heavy on the bass, of music genres jbl com

£129, uk.jbl.com

SONY WF 1 0 0 0XM4

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 beach side sand

£239, bang olufsen com

£58,

earbuds the company has put out these buds’ noise cancelling is brilliant, and more than good enough to make up for the lacking battery life (at six hours on a charge or 18 with the case)

£349,

U LTIMATE E ARS WON DERBOOM 2

Best of the best

BOSE PORTAB LE SMART SPE AKER

J B L TU N E 6 60

£249, bose.co.uk

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttruewireless

TRUE WIRELESS HE ADPHONES

BANG & OLU FSEN B EOSO U N D A1 V2

SONY WH 1 0 0 0XM 5

£120, cambridgeaudio com

£89, ultimateears com

These were once the best wireless noise cancelling headphones money could buy Now they look like a bargain They fold better than the XM5s, and deliver much the same sound sony.co.uk

BOSE NOISE CANCELLING H E ADPHON ES 70 0

These cans deliver great, well balanced sound They’re especially good if you want a pair of top tier noise cancelling Bluetooth calls and using bose co uk

£379, bose co uk

£249, philips 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

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

£225, 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

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

BL UE T OO T H SPE A K ER S

These headphones boast an unbeaten suite of features and audio quality The sound is dynamic and full, offering rich bass and bright, clear treble The active noise cancellation

Powerful and crisp with a great level of many wireless buds that sound better With effective noise cancelling and battery life of up to 48 hours with the case, the T1s are a winner

BL UE T OO T H HE A DPHONE S

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestwireless

This speaker is small enough to chuck in your bag with space left over It’s now fully dustproof as well as waterproof Battery life is average, with about 12 hours of music, but that’s not bad for this price

1 0 0 0XM4

£379, sony co uk

£249,

BOSE Q U IE TCOM FORT B U DS

C AM B RIDG E AU DIO M ELOMANIA 1+

PHILIPS FIDELIO T 1

SONY WH

J L FLIP

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestbluetooth

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 T 3 8 5

£319, bose co uk

BOSE Q U IE TCOM FORT 45

£53, soundmagicheadphones com

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

Best of the best

G R ADO S R325X

WIR ED IN E A R HE A DPHONE S ED OVER E A R HE A DPHONE S the lowest prices at: at:

but nonetheless immediately felt comfortable and boosted, primped and pop friendly, with plenty of bass and a very lively and engaging sound

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

When you factor just how good these sound, they’re a bargain In a quiet room, they sound as good as headphones

The Tune 660NC combine excellent noise cancelling capabilities with a weighty, punchy sound, so there’s no chance of the outside world distracting you These are an excellent budget buy

bargain of the year

NOISE C ANCEL L ING HE A DPHONE S

These studio headphones deliver incredibly precise sound for either listening to music or making, mixing or mastering When listening to well produced music, they absolutely sing

FL ARE AU DIO FL ARES J E T 3

These offer one of the best, most dynamic and detailed audio experiences we ’ ve had from in ear earbuds, thanks at least in part to the DSEE Extreme audio processor with Edge AI The ANC is exceptional

times the asking price These are probably the best affordable wired headphones you can buy

WIR

KLIPSCH T5M WIRED

Can we really be recommending a pair of headphones for under £55? Yes we can! The grown up sound quality and exemplary comfort

J B L TU N E 6 60 NC

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestnoisecancelling Find

t3.com/bestinear Find the lowest prices

t3.com/bestoverear SONY WH 1 0 0 0XM 5

These wireless headphones with multiple microphone noise cancelling keep out high and mid frequency noises, while the Auto NC Optimizer adjusts to wearing conditions and the environment

B E YERDYNAMIC DT 9 0 0 PRO X

£379, sony co uk

£79, klipsch.com

Many headphones delivering this kind of impressive sonic signature would set

£58, uk.jbl.com

8 6 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2

£1,399, focal com

FOC AL CLE AR MG

SONY WF 1 0 0 0XM4

£179, mezeaudio com

RØ DE NTH 1 0 0

M EZE AU DIO R AI SOLO

more They’re among the leakiest we ’ ve tried, however

£219, sony co uk

With a single driver design capable of excellent dynamic range, these can pull from a deep well of bass as well as shimmering treble and great sounding pair of headphones

SOU N DMAG IC E 11C

Simply sumptuous, 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

of a tablet and a fantastic creativity

£800, asus com

APPLE MACBOOK AIR (M1 , 2020)

gaming PCs £999, apple com MACBOOK PRO (M1) 2021 Macbook Pros offer and

Though not quite as strong yet affordable offering It comes makes it great for sketching in addition favourite content

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttablet

SURFACEBOOK 3

From £479, apple.com

ASUS FLIP

From £895, microsoft.com

£1,299, amazon co uk

from the keyboard and it’s a tablet Connect them for more graphics and supremely versatile system

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 T 3 8 7

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestlaptop

The storage options have been increased has been boosted to

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any

display

ZEN BOOK

L A P T OP S

£2,003, hp com

the those

TA BL E T S

£1,699, dell com

2 IN 1 L A P T OP S

size Apple tablet has evolved in some

Apple’s

From £319, apple com

impressive battery life The very best Apple has to offer From £1,899, apple.com ACER SWIF T 3 An

for

APPLE iPAD AIR (202 2) Air (2022) features and the upgrade really much do anything and everything on

an incredibly fast that makes it the remarkably

Best of the best cheapest laptop is revolution and light laptops have to more This is in yet hugely affordable compact thanks It’s just about everything you could the best laptop

upgrades It’s a lot for your money From £699, acer com DELL XPS 13 OLED and

T SU RFACE PRO 8

It’s just right

MICROSOF

MICROSOFT

APPLE iPAD MINI (2021)

SAMSU NG GAL A X Y TAB S6 LITE

£299, samsung com

might be the best laptop Asus has ever released Tooled up the tablet mode feels to a responsive touchscreen

versatility and portability should consider the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 If you buy the optional Surface Type does a laptop

H P ELITE AGON FLY G2

APPLE iPAD 1 0 2 (2021)

Think thin

A seriously impressive more premium and even nicer to use than saying something Versatile and transportable

From £569, apple com

A very impressive headset that will about any device Audio quality is of the highest order whether you ’ re rocking out or gaming sessions

R A ZER B L ADE 15 ADVANCED

monitor is a great do it all option It combines a 27 inch panel with the

STEEL SERIES ARC TIS 7P WIRELESS

£175, steelseries com

£799, lg com

ASUS ROG DELTA S

dongle makes it quick to set up and means it will also work with a or Android phone

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

The M8 comes with a camera included and lots of smart features like built in apps so it’s a bit like having the large side, mind your laptop from it

MSI GS66 STE ALTH

£699, samsung.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

ROG ZEPHYRUS G14

8 8 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2

£189, asus com

SAMSU NG M 8 SMART MONITOR

LG 27G P 950 B

cheap laptop, but it delivers incredible performance msi.com

£129, razer.com

£1,699,

A lower spec is SSD, plus a 1TB hard drive and a Nvidia £1,399, acer com

This monitor offers great picture quality at an affordable price

This 27 inch 4K monitor comes with a stunning list of top end specs, such as HDMI 2 1 and 144Hz refresh rate, making it ideal for gamers It all adds up to a screen experience that’s one of the best available

From £1,699, asus com

ACER NITRO 5

The sort of system dream of owning, looks like something you could take at the same time is just heavenly £2,399, razer com

R A ZER KR AKEN V3 HYPERSENSE

G A MING L A P T OP S

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but there’s HDMI 2 0 and DisplayPort 1 2 The 28 inch screen hits the sweet spot in terms of size for gaming and video

ACER CB282K

ASUS

DELL U2723Q E

£899, dell com

£239, lucidsound com

£349, acer com

G A MING HE A DSE T S 4K MONI T OR S

Best of the best

LUCIDSOU N D L S50X

A game changer that delivers buckets of performance despite being compact and light It does this thanks to its use of AMD’s hot and Nvidia’s RTX

hub, so is ideal to use as a laptop screen whilst simultaneously powering it

rate too

An astonishingly powerful gaming laptop with up to a 10th generation Intel

This is an impressive piece of kit, delivering an excellent audio experience for PS4

GOPRO H ERO7 WHITE

£296, gopro com

£899,

GOPRO H ERO 9 B L ACK

Able to record 4K at 30fps (the image stabilisation isn’t up to much, however)

£149, akasotech com

CHE A P AC TION C A MER A S

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestdrone

A sensational camera drone Despite being lightweight and very portable, this foldable drone packs some incredible onboard tech, including a 1 inch CMOS sensor that enables you to capture 5 4K video dji com

AK ASO B R AVE 7 LE

£799,

£599,

£299, insta360.com

DJ I MINI 3 PRO

ON E R

DR ONE S

com

The Brave 7 LE

OLFI ON E FIVE B L ACK (2N D G EN)

£279, insta360 com

of features only usually found on fancier models

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 T 3 8 9

A C T ION C A MER A S

£529, gopro

AUTEL E VO NANO

INSTA 360

INSTA360 ONE RS

The diminutive Autel Evo Nano gets everything pretty much spot on The key item here is the camera and its 1/2 inch sensor, which punches way above its weight, shooting exceptional 4K video auteldrones.com

This cam features an design that’s super fun to play with You get a raft of features both in terms of hardware (such as 4K Boost, 360 or 1 Inch Wide Angle lenses) and software

While its headline feature is a front facing screen, it

The same drone as the Nano (see below), but with a major difference: the camera The Plus will shoot stunning footage in low light conditions, and can capture 4K video auteldrones com

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestactioncam

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DJ I AIR 2S

£149, akasotech com

The wallet friendly Hero7 White features from the Hero7 Black Ideal for part time adrenaline junkies needing a simple HD camera that shoots YouTube ready footage

The newest addition to the range packs a new processor that means this GoPro is smoother and slicker than ever Video tops out at 5 3K 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS, and 2 7K/240p Stills get

£429,

Best of the best

GOPRO H ERO 1 0 B L ACK

A bulging bag of bangs for a relatively small number of bucks It can shoot in 4K, take 15MP photos, is waterproof to 30m, can record at 120fps, and has a wealth of other premium features

AUTEL E VO NANO+

AK ASO B R AVE 7

It’s waterproof to 10m, has a 2 inch rear touchscreen, and comes with a remote as well as supporting voice controls

The modules of the 360 degree camera are pretty much interchangeable with the RS now in top spot 360 degree footage is excellent quality, and you can record conventional 4K video too

£709,

The Mini 3 Pro comes with either a standard controller, or a brand new hand controller with its own ultra bright screen The camera incorporates a 1 1/3 inch CMOS sensor and wide f1 7 aperture for low light dji com

com

A bigger sensor (23 6MP), means shoot 5K/30 video and 20MP stills, and you get a welcome 30% battery boost over the Hero 8 There’s a front gopro

com FUJ IFILM X 1 0 0V

A beautifully retro design mixed with a host of advanced features, this, like

£1,699, nikon.co.uk

offers a 100% view of the scene co uk

NIKON D850

NIKON Z

£1,349, nikon.co.uk FUJ IFILM X T3

It’s also stylish and pocket friendly panasonic.com

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

£899, nikon co uk

A mid range model that packs a lot of power for its price You get a 32 5 megapixel sensor, uncropped 4K video recording, and an

FUJ IFILM X S 1 0

If you ’ re looking for camera, the Z5

fantastic one inch sensor that captures bright, sharp images

9 0 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 Best of the best

SONY R X 1 0 0 VII

4K,

Perhaps the ultimate mid range camera, X S10 a wealth of useful and exciting IBIS, 20fps shooting, and a well performing sensor

£1,150, sony co uk PANASONIC

NIKON

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

SONY Z V 1

This solidly built camera is the those who like to shoot a little bit of everything, thanks to a brilliant autofocus system and glorious image quality from its 20MP sensor

With a high resolution 45 4 megapixel sensor, 4K video capture, a 153 point AF system, and a sturdy body, you’ll never be

£2,299, nikon com NIKON D500

£700,

MIR R OR LESS C A MER A S COMPAC T C A MER A S

£1,249, canon

£3,499, nikon co uk

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sports a DSLR sized (APS C) sensor, length lens

All the best bits shrunk into a more affordable package A smaller (APS C) 20 9MP sensor means a smaller overall body, ideal

You get a 24MP full frame sensor, body design and excellent electronic

For the best image quality in a pocket friendly 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 TZ200

It can also shoot the occasional still image sony

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DSL R C A MER A S

This might be the ideal travel companion, with a versatile zoom lens

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

what the D850 can create for you

£599,

everyday shots

£249, thinkware com

THIN K WARE F8 0 0 PRO

Packed with good Google and Siri support, this is a really good mobile companion too The price includes lifetime updates via Wi Fi for most features £239, tomtom.com

6 1 LMT S

£1,099, pureelectric com

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

With an almost invisible design, time lapse recording and a great night mode, this is a good stealthy option if you ’ re worried

The latest dash boasts much improved video quality, improved stabilisation and the inclusion of some rather clever What3Words geolocation services £269, nextbase com

TOMTOM GO PREMI U M

This state of the art sat nav links with IFTTT, so you can connect to home devices, interact with personal digital assistants, get

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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

GARMIN DRIVESMART

£1,099, xiaomi com

share location and arrival data £339, tomtom com

C ANYON ROADLITE:ON

available in the UK with Alexa built in, this also has impressive safety features that will alert the emergency services of a crash It also crisply masters the basics

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestdashcam

£149, nextbase.com

match its style,

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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

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestebike

From £239, tomtom com

PU RE ELEC TRIC PU RE FLUX ONE

This sleek sat nav

and maps (for Europe) and useful points of interest information courtesy £229, garmin com

£4,999, gocycle.com

Best of the best

or theft than your fellow drivers

XIAOMI MI SMART FOLDING ELEC TRIC B IKE

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 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

£199, garmin com

£2,799, canyon com

TOMTOM GO 620 0

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsatnav

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TOMTOM GO DISCOVER

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

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EL EC T R IC BIK E S

HIVE AC TIVE H E ATING 2

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

£239, amazon co uk

camera and of course

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

SM A R T T HER MOS TAT S

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 Philips still wins,

AMA ZON ECHO 4TH G EN

N EST TH ERMOSTAT E

Hive is developed by British Gas but you don’t have to be a British Gas customer to use it The system is simple to use, and the app features location tracking so it can warm your home when you ’ re nearby

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsmart

t3.com/bestthermostat AMA ZON ECHO SHOW 1 0

NEST LE ARNING TH ERMOSTAT

£239 (without stand), amazon co uk

From £15, lifx com

A line of bargain priced bulbs and support Thread, a bit like Zigbee We love the faceted look, but they’re only available in E27 or

£180, nest com/uk

clever and supports a wide range of accessories too

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From £13, ikea.com

This cheaper information on its screen and doesn’t feel as premium, but that’s it Same algorithm, same Alexa and Google Home compatibility

t3.com/bestbulb

PHILIPS H U E

From £18, nanoleaf me

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

£89.99, store.google.com

From £179, tado com

Ikea’s Zigbee compatible system doesn’t have the range of Hue, but if you prize control over colour options it’s stellar value for money and has some great controllers

Winner of our 2020 T3 award as the best smart speaker for doing absolutely everything You get a crisp 10in screen,

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This smart looking third gen Learning Thermostat is able to monitor your habits and control the heating accordingly There’s also an activity sensor which it someone ’ s home

AMA ZON ECHO SHOW 15

From £69, philips hue com

SM A R T SPE A K ER S

GOOG LE N EST H U B MA X

£89, amazon co uk

IKE A TR ÅDFRI

LIF X

Hue dominates the smart lighting sector for good reason: it’s a superb system with the widest range of bulbs and a simple, useful app Rivals may be cheaper but they can’t compete with Hue’s variety

£139, johnlewis

NANOLE AF ESSENTIAL S

TADO SMART TH ERMOSTAT

Tado is very sociable: it works with 95%

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£219, store google com

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HIVE AC TIVE PLUG TP LIN K K ASA MINI KP 115 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 T 3 9 3 Best of the best A reliable smart £21, kasasmart com AMA ZON SMART PLUG £25, amazon.co.uk TP LIN K K ASA SMART WI FI POWER STRIP KP303 £30, kasasmart com £39, hivehome com ARLO PRO 4 £219, arlo com EU F YC AM 2C £299 (two cameras), eufylife.com RING STICK U P C AM £89, en uk ring com ARLO ESSENTIAL S P OTLIG HT C AM ER A £130, arlo com ROBOROCK S7 MA X V U LTR A Around £1,178, globalroborock com ROBOROCK S7 £665, roborock.com YEEDI VAC 2 PRO £459, yeedi com IROBOT ROOM BA J7+ £899, irobot co uk SM AR T PL UGS SECUR I T Y C A MER A S ROBO T VA CUUMS Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestplug Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsecurity Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestrobotvac

9 4 T 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 Best of the best £599 99, dyson co uk SHARK ANTI HAIR WR AP IZ 25 1 U K T £480, sharkclean.co.uk VA X ON EPWR B L ADE 4 £220, vax co uk GTECH AIRR AM PL ATIN U M £350, gtech co uk MIELE WEG 365 £1,199, miele co uk BOSCH SERIE 8 WA X32G H4G B £849, bosch home.co.uk AEG 9 0 0 0 SERIES L9 FEC9 6 6R £899, aeg co uk HISENSE WFQY 1014E VJ M £349, hisense com BOSCH SERIE 6 SMS6EDW02G £739, bosch home co uk HISENSE HS520 E40WU K £259, hisense.co.uk B EKO DFN 05320W £255, argos co uk MIELE G7 11 0 SC £1,199, miele co uk COR DLESS VA CUUMS WA SHING M A CHINE S DISHWA SHER S Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestcordlessvac Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestwashing Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestdishwasher DYSON V 15 DE TEC T ABSOLUTE

A great all rounder, with a dedicated pizza cooking function, this is easy to use, easy to clean, and has a simple touch display A fan constantly circles heat around the interior for bosch home.co.uk

O V ENS

£849, siemens com

To make really great coffee, you usually need to spend big This machine turns that notion on its head; it’s affordable, offers an intuitive dosing control knob and has a brilliantly simple tamping guide

COFFEE M A CHINE S

DELONG HI L A SPECIALISTA EC9335 M

If you need plenty of space for your fresh groceries, this sizeable fridge has ample storage What’s more, the Super Cooling technology reduces its temperature to +2 °C Frosty

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestfridge

The genius of the Oracle Touch is it seems like a barista operated machine, produces coffee like one, yet all the clever stuff dosing, tamping, extraction, milk texturing is done for you

Z AN USSI ZOD356 60XK

Have a compact kitchen? This could be your answer With its 133 litre capacity, this accommodate all your fresh grocery needs And despite its small stature, it doesn’t compromise in style

£789,

£399,

Smeg are the cool cats of the appliance world If you have a compact space, this room for all your groceries As with most Smeg gadgets, expect to pay a premium though KU L 55X 20 N DERCOU NTER FRIDG E

2 20

£159, currys co uk

£1,195, jura com

small version of a professional café espresso machine Dynamite coffee too £720, delonghi.com

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J U R A E8

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestcoffee

The E8 makes great coffee at the press of a button and offers more than a dozen options And while fully auto machines used to be notorious for their weak coffee, this knocks it out of the park every time

For those after a stylish, retro fridge that won’t break the bank, this is a great option It also comes with plenty of space and convenient features like Auto Defrost and an adjustable thermostat ao com

£729,

Best of the best

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestoven

Reliable and easy to operate, this model comes with plenty 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 appliancesdirect co uk

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DELONG HI L A SPECIALISTA ARTE

SIEM ENS IQ30 0 KS36V VIEPG

£1,099, ao.com KENWOOD

£1,389,

The unique Slide and Hide door is brilliant, the touchscreen is handy and the oven ’ s no slouch: it enables you to cook multiple dishes without that unfortunate cross contamination from neff co uk

This electric double

SAG E TH E OR ACLE TOUCH

£2,099, sageappliances com

£459, delonghi com

Solidly built using swathes of brushed stainless steel and good quality

FR IDGE S

£192,

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BOSCH SERIE 8 H BG 63 4BS 1 B

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if you ’ re looking for plenty of cooking capacity and some really useful features on top, like even heat distribution, automatic switch off and a bright display zanussi co uk

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The second best shaver has a silly RRP (£430!) but is

Series 9 is ridiculous, less, and it is brilliant at actually cleaning your teeth, plus it’s also very stylish, with a colour touchscreen and a tooth tracking

a circular Stubble

£300, philips co uk OR AL B IO9

earning it a place on and easy to use, its tough blades shave solid, and the unit is

£250, braun com PHILIPS SERIES 9 0 0 0 S9211/3 1 A rotary shaver that

those with sensitive skin, this uses

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rivals, which makes adjusting the length

£120, philips co uk REMINGTON B5

£65, braun com PHILIPS ONEB L ADE PRO

Designed primarily scaping, it whips away whiskers without any

and your downstairs, although you may wish to change heads R IC SH AV ER S

prices at: t3.com/bestshaver Find the

sensitive skin, mows long stubble and is really close to the

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pressure, motion and coverage up to 100 times per second, adapting the intensity

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a wet £165, braun com PHILIPS SERIES 9 0 0 0 PRESTIG E

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Given that the trend is to shave less nowadays, we recommend the

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PHILIPS SONICARE 99 0 0 PRESTIG E

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£35, oralb co uk

t3.com/besttoothbrush Find the

£500, oralb.co.uk

Philips’ most advanced electric toothbrush yet, it

This only has two cleaning modes and no smart’ a timer, pressure sensor, and excellent

The classiest looking beard trimmer we ’ ve ever clapped

£300, philips co uk

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shaver over Philips’ almost equally slightly better on requires disappears like magic, and the whole experience is

plus £125, philips co uk OR AL B PRO 2 250 0

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and price in the Sonicare range, this brush doesn’t pile on too many pointless cleaning modes just and white’

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 T 3 9 7 Best of the best From £18 a month, whoop com GARMIN VEN U 2 the Garmin OS to £349, garmin.com H UAWEI BAN D 6 The Band 6 decent battery and £33, huawei com FITB IT CHARG E 5 GARMIN FORERU NNER 255S £299, garmin com GARMIN FORERU NNER 55 £150, garmin.com GAR M I N FOR ERU N N ER 9 45 £520, garmin com COROS PACE 2 £179, coros com JAB R A ELITE 7 AC TIVE S EN N H EISER S P ORT TRU E WIRELESS an excellent choice £119, sennheiser hearing.com B E ATS FIT PRO JAYB IRD VISTA 2 F I T NE S S T R A CK ER S RUNNING WAT CHE S RUNNING HE A DPHONE S Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestﬁtness Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestrunningwatch Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestrunningphones WHOOP 4 0

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