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BEST OF THE BEST
HORIZON TESTED
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HORIZON TOP 10 APPLE WATCH SERIES 7
The new MacBook Pro dazzles with its With a bigger, brighter display and
absurdly powerful M1 Pro & Max chips great health features, Apple retains
the smartwatch crown
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The best new tech heading your way
MACBOOK INHERITED TECH
PRO (2021) The MacBook
Pro’s Liquid
From £1,899, apple.com Retina XDR
display picks up
The novelty of Apple first designing and then Apple’s ProMotion
building its own processors has worn off. It’s tech, scaling back
not simply a novelty any more: it’s a full-blown its refresh rate
revolution. The MacBook Pro now firmly to 10Hz when
removes Macs from the ‘buy if you prefer it’s not busy, and
macOS to Windows’ category and places them bumping it as far
firmly in the ‘just plain better’ camp. The stats as 120Hz when
don’t lie. The chip at its heart – either the you need that
10-CPU core, 16-GPU core M1 Pro or the 10/32 slickness.
Max, depending on your spec – makes for a
truly superior processor, firmly outclassing the “Not just the best
already superb M1 and (though we can’t exactly MacBook ever – maybe
compare apples-to-apples any more) seemingly the best laptop ever”
flattening both AMD and Intel’s latest offerings.
Josh Russell, Editor
It’s not all about the guts, though. Apple has
marked the occasion of its silicon takeover with
a seriously cool redesign of the MacBook Pro,
which drops in some much needed quality-of-
life features (the return of magsafe charging,
for example, and proper ports like HDMI and an
SD reader) and kicks out some others. If you
were attached to the Touch Bar, best get
unattached, because it’s gone in place of
full-size function keys. And if you’re not keen
on Apple’s slight obsession with notches, the
chunky chap jutting in to the top of the screen
here won’t please you. But even that is justified,
housing an upgraded 1080p webcam, and it
hides itself quite effectively.
Everything here is an upgrade. It seems like
Apple has been listening to every mote of
feedback from the community in order to
create the ultimate MacBook – and it may well
have pulled it off.
TECH-O-METER
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ONE MORE THING...
Apple’s Rosetta 2 compatibility layer means
the new MacBook Pro plays nice with
software that isn’t designed for Apple Silicon
– and the ludicrous power of said silicon
means basically everything runs without a
hitch. So if you’re determined to get your
game on after-hours, there’s more than
enough muscle in here to get it done.
ULTRA EFFICIENT
The new ARM-based M1
processors are impressively
efficient. Early reports
suggest you will rarely, if
ever, hear the fans spin
up, such are their low
power requirements and
cool-running architectures;
they’re also kind on the
battery, giving this beefed-
up MacBook Pro an extra
ten hours on a charge over
its predecessor.
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Horizon IMAGE SOURCE: SONY
Top 10
BMW i4 M50 IMAGE SOURCE: BMW
SONY XPERIA PRO-I
From £63,905, bmw.co.uk
£1,599, sony.co.uk
The concept of a phone with a proper camera If major auto manufacturers’ commitment to
sensor isn’t new but with this ‘camera with full battery power weren’t apparent enough,
smartphone capabilities’, Sony really seems BMW’s all-electric M-series, due next year,
determined to offer something seriously strong ought to be enough to convince you. The
in a far more useable form factor. The PRO-I Munich marque has squeezed a lithium
works its magic by somehow squeezing in the powerplant into a body that is still resolutely
1.0-type Exmor RS sensor of the RX100 VII reminiscent of a petrol car, kidney grille, rear
compact camera, sticking some Zeiss Tessar footwell hump and all. It also crams the exact
optics in front, Sony’s mobile BIONZ X image kind of muscle you’d expect from an M series
processor behind, and a Snapdragon 888 car. Twin M-class eDrive motors can conjure up
chipset powering the whole lot. This is a true a ridiculous 544hp, enough to hit 62mph in
premium phone with a 4K 120Hz display, and it under four seconds, with as much (or as little)
can shoot in the exact same resolution. If you’re audible feedback as you like. BMW’s battery
serious about using a phone as a camera, the smarts mean there’s over 71 miles available
processing and advanced capabilities of the in just 10 minutes charging, and a very
PRO-I’s camera app – accessible with a single respectable 318 miles top total range; we’re
press of the knurled, half-pressable shutter creeping ever closer to the point of mainstream
button – make this a very convincing option. electric vehicles becoming truly practical.
T3 SAYS: A true pro phone for pro phone users.
T3 SAYS: Something of an electric dream.
TECH-O-METER
TECH-O-METER
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Top 10
DJI ACTION 2 IMAGE SOURCE: DJI
NIKON Z9
From £455, dji.com
£5,299, nikon.com
Canon and Sony have built something of a lead Whereas the familiar frame of the original DJI
over Nikon in the mirrorless race over the past Osmo Action made it look for all the world like
few years, but this reimagined flagship sees a GoPro clone, this sequel – which, like the
Nikon hitting an incredible second wind. It’s an company’s latest gimbal, entirely drops the
important camera: the Z9 marks the end of Osmo name – goes in a different direction. For
Nikon’s pro DSLR output, with the company a start, it’s really, really small. It’s easily
putting all of its weight behind the stacked expandable with extra batteries, additional
45.7MP full-frame sensor inside, and it may also screens, and more. It’s mountable just about
mark the death of the physical shutter in anywhere using magnets, including onto your
high-end cameras. There are some big headline own clothing, and (at least in its base combo)
features, like 8K 30fps video (with 60fps due the Action 2 is far cheaper than a Hero 10 Max.
via a firmware update), outrageous tracking AF, That said, it doesn’t quite have the same
a fully sealed magnesium alloy body that feels imaging grunt as GoPro’s big boy. The Action 2
utterly unbreakable, and 20fps burst shooting, tops out at 4K 120fps, and its stabilising
which can go for over 1,000 frames. What’s functions don’t work at higher resolutions or
perhaps most remarkable is the price. For all frame rates, though its 180-degree tilt correction
that this beats last year’s D6 in terms of does beat GoPro’s measly 45.
features, it vastly undercuts its spend.
T3 SAYS: As professional as a camera body gets. T3 SAYS: An action cam for those who really
need a small one.
TECH-O-METER
TECH-O-METER
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Horizon IMAGE SOURCE: BEATS
BEATS FIT PRO FAIRPHONE 4 IMAGE SOURCE: FAIRPHONE
$199 (around £150), beatsbydre.com £500, fairphone.com
When you’re Apple, you have the luxury of
making your own competition. Thus the Sustainability is a big buzzword right now. And
company’s subsidiary, Beats, consistently seems the good thing is that sustainable kit is actually
to follow any new Apple headphone release starting to get quite good. Not only does
with one of its own. Beats’ new addition – a set Fairphone’s fourth bite at the sustainable
of mid-range buds that nestles neatly between cherry carry a five-year warranty and the
the Studio Buds and Powerbeats Pro in the freedom for you to be able to open it up and,
market – certainly look like they’ll make a big say, switch out the battery or replace a
enough splash. They inherit the exact same H1 malfunctioning component, but it’s made of
chip that powers the Airpods 3, meaning they responsibly-sourced and recycled materials
share the same extensive list of quality of life in factories certified to treat employees well.
features, as well as support for Apple’s fancy It’s also a pretty damn good mid-range phone.
spatial audio tech. There’s also what sounds like It runs bone stock Android for a clean
some fairly powerful ANC in there too, updating experience, packs 5G connectivity through the
itself 200 times per second to ensure absolutely Snapdragon 750G chipset, and there’s plenty
nothing slips through. Beats calls these its most of RAM and storage available. Only the camera
advanced earphones to date – and we can module looks a bit iffy, but we imagine an
definitely believe it. upgrade for that will be available in short order.
T3 SAYS: Has Beats beat big brother Apple?
T3 SAYS: Whether you’re clumsy or eco-
TECH-O-METER conscious, this is a game-changer.
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Top 10
PROJECT CAMBRIA
£TBA, meta.com
Facebook’s forget-about-the-bad- 2 likely won’t be killed in short order, IMAGE SOURCE: META
stuff rebranding power play has had given that this appears to be more a
some interesting results. Amongst platform to test out new eye- and
other things, Meta looks set to kill the face-tracking tech and test whether
Oculus name and redirect at least Meta can get its metaverse concept
some of the company’s VR efforts up and running – but the tech will
towards mixed reality experiences; trickle down sooner rather than later.
Project Cambria is the first headset
of this new effort, due for release T3 SAYS: Whatever you think, more
some time next year. It is apparently VR tech can only be a good thing.
Quest-compatible, landing “at the
higher end of the price spectrum”, TECH-O-METER
offering full-colour passthrough to
bolster its mixed reality potential and COOLNESS
pancake optics to keep the bulk (and INNOVATION
weight) as low as possible. The Quest FEATURES
HONOR 50
£450, hihonor.com
Huawei’s delicate spot of bother is 120Hz OLED screen, and a very IMAGE SOURCE: HONOR
Honor’s gain. With the latter company capable camera package with a
now spun off into an independent focus on vlogging and social media.
entity, Honor is able to skirt Huawei’s It’s thin, it’s light, and just a little bit
sanctions and ship its phones with gaudy. For some, this will be a
Google apps. It can now also get on combo that’s far more attractive than
with the business of producing the likes of the Google Pixel 6.
decent phones. Like this. The Honor
50 is an impressive-looking handset T3 SAYS: Honor continues in the
for its price, with the company’s usual same direction – which is fine.
combination of surprisingly high-end
components at a mid-range price. TECH-O-METER
There’s a solid power plant (including
what appears to be the first COOLNESS
appearance of the new Qualcomm INNOVATION
Snapdragon 778G chipset), a superb FEATURES
ONEWHEEL GT
From £2,100, onewheel.com
While OneWheel is stuck with the wheel feels like just about the most IMAGE SOURCE: ONEWHEEL
same floaty legal status as electric next-gen way to move, and the
scooters – you can have one, but it newly-contoured wheel makes
needs to be insured to ride it on the carving even easier. You can even opt
road, and since nobody will insure for the new treaded tyre, which is
one you’re basically not allowed to where this really shines: who cares
take it outside of private land – the about road legality when you can
GT does have us tempted. It can throw this around rough trails?
cover 30 miles on a charge, tops out
in the States at 20mph (likely T3 SAYS: Just wear a helmet, kids.
15.5mph here) and runs a next-gen
electric motor putting out a massive TECH-O-METER
3HP. And then there’s the cool factor.
As far as personal electric vehicles COOLNESS
are concerned, bombing along with INNOVATION
your feet astride a single powered FEATURES
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FOREVER STYLE
Forget fast fashion, designers are joining the eco-fight with sustainable style
that looks great and comes with a clean conscience
FULL ZIP JACKET
The folks at Rapanui are serious about
sustainability. All its products are made
from natural materials using renewable
energy, and you can send it back for
recycling rather than putting it in landfill.
This lightweight, organic canvas jacket has
a repellent coating that’s PFC-free.
£75, rapanuiclothing.com
JOHN BOYEGA OVERCOAT ABU PKT CREW GREY
The actor headed into orbit in Star Raeburn is a creative collaboration
Wars but this autumn he has turned with a focus on ethical and sustainable
his thoughts Earth-ward with a range practices. This sweatshirt is part of its
of sustainable men’s clothing, named Raefound project, which repurposes
Edition at H&M, including this jacket unworn military apparel. It features a
tiger-stripe patch from a US Air Force
made from recycled wool. ABU camouflage parka that was not
£168, hm.com fit for purpose.
£119, raeburndesign.co.uk
IMAGE SOURCE: RAPANUI, H&M, RAEBURN, HIUT, BROTHERS WE STAND SELVEDGE JEANS JOLLIE’S GREY CHUNKY LOOP SOCKS
Based in Cardigan, Brothers We Stand is a tour de force in the
Wales, Hiut Denim world of sustainable fashion only selling
revived a local industry clothes that are proven to be ethically made
that had previously and designed to last. Buy these and another
employed hundreds. It pair is gifted to a homeless shelter.
makes jeans that are £12, brotherswestand.com
designed not to be
washed for six months
and some are made
from hemp. This slim-
fit pair is crafted from
selvedge denim.
£245, hiutdenim.co.uk
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unscathed.” Paul Smith is selling a
limited number (15) of signed fine art
Giclée Pigment prints on Hahnemühle
Photo Rag 308 gsm. It would
certainly make an impressive
Christmas gift for someone with a bit
of spare space on the wall: 107 x 107
x 5cm, to be precise.
£8,100, paulsmith.com
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Fitness
BEST EBIKES
IMAGE SOURCE: PURE ELECTRIC PURE ELECTRIC PURE SHRED-209 IMAGE SOURCE: ENHANCED ROBOTICS
FLUX ONE
EXO-LLENT
The Pure Flux One offers
an exceptional value for Enhanced Robotics Sportsmate 5 exoskeleton takes
money and punches above its hiking and fitness to the next level
weight in terms of looks and
IMAGE SOURCE: CANYON performance. It has only one Even in 2021, lightweight, wearable either assistance or resistance, depending
gear, mechanical disk brakes exoskeletons seem and feel futuristic. You on what you need.
and no chain: the bike uses won’t pass anyone wearing one on the
a grease-free, ‘unbreakable’ street, nor will you see people in the gym In Outdoor mode, it provides 18 Nm of
carbon belt. assisting their squats with such a device. assistance, while in Fitness mode, it offers
£999, pureelectric.com an added 10 Nm of resistance. According
That said, non-commercial exoskeletons to Enhanced Robotics, wearing the
CANYON do exist and better still, you can not only Sportsmate 5 for certain exercises can
ROADLITE:ON pre-order them, but they also cost less help you burn 40% more calories.
than a run-of-the-mill MacBook. Take, for
At around 16 kg, the example, the Enhanced Robotics Featuring two actuators at each side of
Roadlite:On could almost Sportsmate 5 ($899, xenhanced.com). your hips, the Sportsmate 5 exoskeleton
be described as lightweight, This handy little device has two modes will last through strenuous fitness routines,
and thanks to the upright – Outdoor and Fitness – and provides with a battery that holds a charge for the
riding position and 11-speed equivalent of 6.5 miles of walking distance.
Shimano gearing, the bike
IMAGE SOURCE: XIAOMI feels extremely nimble. It’s CANDY CRUSHING IT IMAGE SOURCE: SKULLCANDY
not what you would call
cheap, but the Roadlite:On is PUSH IT REAL GOOD
excellent value.
From £2.399, canyon.com Skullcandy Push Active offers long battery life and voice control
XIAOMI MI SMART The Skullcandy Push Active
FOLDING ELECTRIC (£69.99, skullcandy.co.uk) was
BIKE designed for exercising and thus
features flexible over-ear hooks to
This Mi Smart folding ebike ensure the buds stay in place even
is not the most fun on two when you’re moving around like a
wheels by any means, but for crazy person, trying to keep up
less than half the price of a with your HIIT instructor. You also
Brompton, you get a well- get Skull-iQ voice control and
built, decent foldable bike impressive battery life: 10 hours in
that’s very convenient to the earbuds and 34 hours in the
transport and store. charging case, plus rapid charging.
£1,399, halfords.com For just under £70. What a bargain.
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Style
THREE
GREAT
SAT NAVS
IMAGE SOURCE: VOLKSWAGEN TOMTOM GO IMAGE SOURCE: TOMTOM
DISCOVER
VAN HAILING
The TomTom Go Discover is
T3’S BIG CAMPOUT a straightforward navigation
device without fancy features.
Spencer Hart takes Volkswagen’s new van-tastic It is ultimately about utility,
California camper for a spin around Scotland not showbiz moves and fancy
tricks, and there’s no doubt
2021 is undoubtedly the year of camping set about turning the MPV into a home. TomTom delivers excellent IMAGE SOURCE: GARMIN
and staycations, so, with that in mind, we It’s a surprisingly easy process, with the usability here.
took one of Volkswagen’s recently updated pop-up roof creating two sleeping areas, £229.99, tomtom.com IMAGE SOURCE: TOMTOM
California campervans up to the Isle of the seats transforming into a living space,
Skye to see what all the fuss is about. and the canopy creating exterior shelter. GARMIN
DRIVESMART 86
With new technology, design and an The California 6.1 is the most
improved interior, the California 6.1 (from technologically advanced California yet, Maybe the most advanced
£56,846, volkswagen.co.uk) aims to with an all-new camper control unit with a sat nav around, with a
reaffirm its position as the benchmark van touchscreen above the rear-view mirror. gorgeous 8-inch display that
– after all, more than 175,000 California All of the functions are managed via the can be mounted in either
campers have been built, making it the easy-to-use display, including the lights, landscape or portrait mode.
most successful vehicle of its kind, ever. fridge, auxiliary heating… the list goes on. Packed with features such as
The dash has also been redesigned with a environmental zone routing,
The biggest appeal of the VW California digital display behind the steering wheel, hands-free calling and built-
is how immaculately packaged everything Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and an in Garmin voice assist.
is – every inch of space is used ingeniously integrated eSIM, although, on the remote £319.99, garmin.com
and built to remarkably high standards. It’s Isle of Skye don’t expect to be streaming
like the TARDIS, but instead of travelling Squid Game or your favourite podcasts. TOMTOM GO CAMPER
through space and time, it’ll travel through
Britain’s motorways and campsites. Ultimately, the California 6.1 made our Designed for camper vans
camping trip as painless as possible and caravans, you’ll get
The long journey up to Skye was – even quite luxurious in some cases. customised navigation and
comfortable – the California drives just like We found both the upper and lower points of interest with the size
a car. It’s got all of the modern safety mattresses extremely comfortable, there of your vehicle in mind. It’ll
features, including lane assist, adaptive was enough headroom for someone over also help find an ideal place to
cruise control, and even crosswind assist, six foot, and plenty of storage space for a stay with detailed campsite
which stabilises the camper in the event of week-long trip. It’s a fantastic lifestyle. As information preloaded.
strong winds. It’s not too difficult to park, for the Isle of Skye, we’re already planning £379.99, tomtom.com
either, as it’s about the same size as an another trip back – its stunning scenery,
SUV and comes with park assist. amazing wildlife, and historic landmarks DECEMBER 2021 T3 21
will instantly win over your heart.
Once we reached our destination (the
very picturesque Glenbrittle Campsite) we
Horizon
MORE WOLF
GOURMET
WOLF GOURMET FOOD FESTIVAL IMAGE SOURCE: WOLF GOURMET
STAND MIXER
THE ULTIMATE KITCHEN GIZMOS
Producing cakes that will
make you smile, but with a Wolf Gourmet offers small appliances to make friends jealous
price tag that may make you
wince, this has an ultra- When you think of high-end kitchen Wolf Gourmet was born from a family
powerful motor ensuring gadgets, names such as KitchenAid, of brands that has existed since 1945.
even mixing no matter how Bosch, Magimix and Sage might spring to First, Sub-Zero was founded in Madison,
challenging the ingredients. mind. But they are not premium at all Wisconsin, in 1945. As you may have
It could be your kitchen’s compared to Wolf Gourmet. Dedicated to guessed, it made freezers. Sub-Zero
ultimate secret weapon. making the very best version of any given pioneered ‘built-in’, then integrated
£1,299, subzero-wolf.co.uk popular kitchen gizmo, Wolf Gourmet is refrigeration and wine storage.
uncompromising on design. And price.
WOLF GOURMET Later, in 2000, Wolf was added as
FILTER COFFEE Rather than adding flash features and an arm of the company devoted to
MACHINE smart connectivity, Wolf Gourmet making things hot rather than cold with
concentrates on the core functionality of a range of similarly premium, battleship-
This machine’s Accu-Brew each device. So about the most modern built products. Finally, in 2019 Wolf
mode weighs your coffee feature on the blender (£599.99) you Gourmet was launched, offering ‘small or
grounds to ensure the perfectly see here is the small LED screen, which countertop luxury appliances built to the
balanced beverage every shows how long it’s been blending for, as same exacting standards of Sub-Zero &
time. The jug holds 10 cups- well as speed and chosen setting. Wolf large appliances’.
worth of coffee, which should
get you going of a morning. However, the important bit is that the Wolf Gourmet doesn’t exactly rush
£649, subzero-wolf.co.uk 2.4 horsepower motor can push the new products to market. For several
blades to over 210mph, thereby blending years, in fact, the toasters and blenders
WOLF GOURMET everything from sauces and smoothies to were its collection. However for 2021, it’s
2-SLICE TOASTER home-made peanut butter. Despite the got two new devices (see left). They also
jet engine-like qualities of the blades, it’s follow the same ethos of being built to
This is identical to the 4-slice also surprisingly quiet. exacting standards and the same, super-
toaster apart from the one heavyweight build quality. And they also,
obvious difference. Able to The four-slice toaster (£399.98), it must be said, follow the same Sub-Zero
handle even the thickest meanwhile, offers gapingly wide bread and Wolf tradition of being very, very
doorsteps, it toasts across ‘the slots and offers precision toasting, with spendy indeed. Although they probably
full continuum of the toast- self-centering bread guides ensuring even don’t put it like that themselves. We love
browning spectrum from results every time. As with the blender, their appliances, but they are not the kind
crisp and pale to dark brown it’s not just the performance that of thing that you find going cheap on
with a distinct crunch.’ impresses. It’s also the amount of metal Amazon. You do get a five-year warranty
£299, subzero-wolf.co.uk involved in its construction, and the sheer for your pennies, though.
heft of the beast.
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Living IMAGE SOURCE: MINEHEART, LIGHTS4FUN, B&Q
FESTIVAL OF LIGHT
As we teeter on the edge of the darker winter months, now is the time to think about
how to bring light into your home in time for Christmas
WING PENDANT LIGHTS
The dining table becomes a
centrepiece of the home over
the festive season, so creating a
stylish ambience with overhead
lighting is key to setting the
right tone. Available in two sizes,
small and large, these Wing
Pendant lights in ceramic make a
statement without too much fuss.
£120 (small); £280 (large),
mineheart.com
ILLUMINATED STAG’S HEAD
While thankfully the habit of
hanging a dead animal on your
wall has largely been consigned
to the past, you can still indulge
your penchant for the prowess
of a stag’s head but in an ethical
way with this illuminated rattan
beast. While the bare antlers cast
a pleasingly Scandi silhouette, the
lights will help light your way with
their warm glow.
£49.99, lights4fun.co.uk
RED RICE BERRY WREATH
Welcome your guests over winter
with a jolly, illuminated wreath
hung on the front door or placed
flat on the dining table. The
natural frame and red berry swirl
of this wreath can be entwined
with LED micro lights to cast a
cosy glow over your decor.
£25.99, lights4fun.co.uk
HESSIAN STARS
Christmas decorations can
sometimes be a little, dare we
suggest, garish? So this trio
of pleasingly discreet stars in
various sizes are ticking our
style-savvy boxes; anything that’s
not made of too much plastic
destined for landfill gets the
thumbs up from us too.
£20 (for a set of three), diy.com
DECEMBER 2021 T3 23
Horizon
T3’s tech maestro conducts a new
symphony of informed advice
EMILY, WARWICK
Why do people care about headphone jacks so much?
A It’s not about wired Whenever a feature gets taken ABOVE so, they need to spend £9 on an
headphones, reader. It away, particularly if it relates to a Next job: look ungainly adapter – grinds those
really isn’t. An eagle-eared not-quite-dead-yet technology, for that pesky guys to the point of apoplexy.
listener may be able to tell the people get cross. It happened with needle in next
difference between Bluetooth and physical phone keyboards, with the door’s haystack Guru isn’t one of those people.
hard-line, but they must then tactile home button, and so on. He tends to roll along the tech ride,
ILLUSTRATIONS: STEPHEN KELLY contend with the constant rubbing Your typical puce-faced mouth- and is happy to embrace whatever’s
of cable on clothes, the ever- foamer might never actually want next while lovingly side-eyeing his
present fear of snagging and to plug a 3.5mm jack in, but the cherished ZX Spectrum collection.
having one’s buds inelegantly fact that they can’t – or that, to do Guru knows that the reason
yanked from one’s lugs, the glaring headphone jacks are being removed
fact that dangling wires are, in 2021, Whenever a feature gets taken is a good one: they’re a horrible
dorky as all hell. Besides, a USB-C away, particularly if it relates point of water ingress, and they
DAC is going to output a finer to a not-quite-dead-yet take up room in phone cases which
signal than any headphone jack, if technology, people get cross could be used for more battery or
that’s what you’re really interested a thinner shell. Features that
in. It’s not about wired headphones: (realistically) don’t matter sacrificed
it’s about choice. for those that (arguably) do. That’s
the march of technology.
SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO: [email protected] OR FACEBOOK.COM/T3MAG
24 T3 DECEMBER 2021
Gadget guru
JAMES GOODWIN, LANCASHIRE
How can I keep using my
garden in winter?
A GaGu, being something of majority of that heat is spewing ABOVE STEVE LACEY,
a reclusive homebody, upwards and that which isn’t is We’ve not seen LONDON
ventures out into his heating the air, not you. a key this badly
grounds as little as possible in the mangled since Where are my
darker months due to the Infra-red patio heaters, at least T3’s ill-fated keys?
shambling locals infesting his lawn those with sufficient power, can karaoke party...
in search of heat. Honestly, that’s be slightly more effective. They A Guru has tried most major
one option: wrap up, get in front of don’t heat the air at all, avoiding third-party thing-locators
the TV and stop worrying about it. wastage, and they can be more – Tile, Chipolo, TrackR, to
Presumably you’re lucky enough to effectively focused and directed name the three he can remember
have a comfortable inside space if – though they’re almost universally – so he does have an opinion: they
you’re also blessed with a garden. industrial-ugly, and Guru won’t are a lovely idea, and they tend to
allow them on his classy patio for work pretty well. Tile’s app is best.
That is, Guru’s long-suffering that reason. Chipolo is very loud. TrackR has a
editor tells him, an absolute weird module you can put on your
cop-out answer. Guru should So what. A good coat? Maybe, glasses, which Guru suspects would
instead, he is told, extol the virtues but if you’re far enough away from be very handy if you were elderly
of patio heaters. The problem is your neighbours, an open fire pit is and unworried about attaching a
that their virtues are few: a Guru’s favourite huddle-beacon. big black lump to your specs. You
traditional Giant Steel Garden One which double-burns, pulling could also go for an Apple AirTag,
Mushroom (that’s the technical enough oxygen up through it to which Guru is yet to play with but
term) does indeed throw out heat, ignite the smoke for as choke-free presumes works in a similar way.
and it can warm the top of your an experience possible. The
head if you’re stood near it. But as stainless steel Solo Stove Yukon But unless you’re really clumsy
every devoted GaGu reader knows, (£740) is Guru’s top pick: it looks and don’t have a set place you put
earning your gadget license is like it’s been pulled straight out of a your keys, trackers fade into the
dependent on a rudimentary tumble drier and is horrendously background after a while. They only
understanding of physics. The vast expensive, but it’s built for a brilliant reveal themselves when you
burn and a fancy patina. accidentally sit on your Tile and it
starts playing a stupid tune and
GADGET GURU’S MAGIC BOX making your phone scream. That’s
a good thing, at least until you
We begin with a rare leaves Guru able to install his old games for forget to change the battery, the
practical tip from smoother experience. Or not: installation is kids hide your keys and the app
Guru, who is usually painfully slow at around two hours per does nothing. Guru recommends
more inclined towards game, so Guru would not blame you if you, picking up a tracker, with the Tile
ridicule and rants. Did like him, insisted on downloading rips of Mate his top choice – just don’t
you buy the cheapest games you legitimately own from those forget the maintenance.
monitors possible darker corners of the internet.
from a brand that will remain unnamed, and
then find one start to develop lines of dead Finally, Christmas is coming, Guru is
pixels right about the same time you getting fat, so his semi-annual fitness drive
decided you could not be bothered with has begun again in earnest. This time he’s
the hassle of a warranty return? Funnily going down the VR track, if only because
enough, that happened to Guru, too. A £2 it’s slightly more engaging than running: an
plastic clamp from Amazon, positioned to Oculus Quest 2 (£299) is perfect for getting
squeeze the bit of the monitor where the sweaty, though GaGu recommends you
ribbon connector had started to detach avoid subscription-based fitness apps and
itself, will sort the problem right out, look go straight for high-energy rhythm games.
terrible, and make you question whether Just make sure you maximise space before
ingenuity is really all it’s cracked up to be. thrashing around, lest your TV become a
GaGu spent a good portion of his casualty – as good as Oculus’ Guardian
supposed-to-be-working time this issue system is at alerting you
resurrecting one of the several PlayStation when you reach your
2s he found littering his loft. Its iffy laser virtual boundary, the
makes running game discs a slow and heat of the
painful experience, but a little upgrade moment is a
funny thing.
DECEMBER 2021 T3 25
Horizon
IMAGE SOURCE: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS NEW MEDIA HARRY, VIA EMAIL
NOW PLAYING How do I shave
without getting
Guru finds the finest hair all over?
media you need on
your various devices
IMAGE SOURCE: 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME SWEET HOME ALONE A You could just embrace ABOVE WILLIAM THOMAS,
This entirely unnecessary chaos and trim your beard Shaving the Elgin TRING
Disney+ reboot of the already- somewhere it won’t matter Marbles was the
rinsed franchise could be as – out of your second-floor window final straw for How can I work
good as the original, which into the wind, for instance, or Greco-British from home
Guru’s kids forcibly ignore every directly into your child’s bed. Or relations more
festive season. Who knows? you could opt for a more techy efficiently?
option, like Philips’ 7000-series
DIE HARD trimmer (£80, but don’t pay that). A Environment, ergonomics,
Whether you think it’s a enrichment. First, remove
Christmas movie or not, it is It’s plasticky and, if reviews are distractions: turn off the
and that’s final. It’s rentable to be believed, might not last too screens you don’t need, even if you
through Amazon Prime Video, long if you’re rough with it, but it would prefer to be watching Homes
and specifically to be watched does have a nifty dial-adjusting Under the Hammer. Remove
on December 24. blade guard and crucially includes a yourself from your comfort zone,
little vacuum that sucks your face because it’s work time. Don’t sit on
SANTA WITH MUSCLES fungus into a disgusting hair your sofa with a laptop. Sit at a
Hulk Hogan is a weirdly orange, chamber, which is also the name desk with a proper keyboard. Sit in
glistening Father Christmas of Guru’s first solo album. a good chair that cares for your
in this 1996 movie not even back. Offer rewards as you go, even
worthy of its 2.6 rating on LANIE TAYLOR, if it’s just with a proper forced lunch
IMDb. Literally only Guru likes GLASGOW break. Note that Guru takes none of
it. Go on, rent it on YouTube. his own advice and still does okay:
Are air fryers just look after yourself.
actually any
good? Don’t miss another
instalment of the
IMAGE SOURCE: HIT ENTERTAINMENT A Cheap ones tend to be legendary Gadget Guru!
passable at best. Burping
warm air over a static SUBSCRIBE
bundle of chips kinda works, as TODAY!
long as you manually move your
food every few minutes and See p44
counter-intuitively use a lot of oil. If
you don’t you tend to get burned
edges and upsettingly dry results.
Pricier options like Tefal’s Actifry
Genius line (starting at around
£200) do a much better job – they
move your food as it fries, mixing it
about with a special paddle, and
can more efficiently dose out the oil
as they go. So in answer to your
question: like a hot date with Guru,
air fryers are an extremely
pleasurable way to get a good meal,
but only if you don’t cheap out.
Remove yourself from your
comfort zone, because it’s work
time. Don’t sit on your sofa with
a laptop. Sit in a good chair
26 T3 DECEMBER 2021
Opinion
Duncan Bell
never feels
guilty
There’s no shame in buying
something you use and enjoy
n interesting bit of on lockdown self-gifting… and then high-tech
never touched the things they goods in order
A research came to light bought. Really? to fill a void in their souls. However,
this month. According to this survey suggests something
Aviva home insurance, Then on top of that, The quite different. Even during the
one in ten of us bought something Guardian says, another 9% ‘no pandemic, with people going out of
during lockdown that we regretted longer use’ their pandemic treats, their minds with boredom and
– and I don’t mean 5,000 rolls of while 11% use them ‘less than worry, and in many cases having
toilet paper, or cupboards full of expected’. Okay, well that sounds a more disposable income than they
Spam, just in case. No, I’m talking little more plausible. Taking some of were used to, most purchasers of
about classic luxury products such the quoted examples of popular ‘treats’ were happy with them.
as, erm, air fryers and, um, hot tubs. lockdown goodies, I’ve tested air
All the standard treats. fryers in my time, and the novelty of Whether you take the BBC’s
This sparked a lot of amused and using what is essentially a very figure (90% did not express
slightly puritanical coverage, small oven does wear off. You can dissatisfaction with their new toys)
crowing that people had splashed also easily imagine that use of or The Guardian’s mysteriously
out on frivolous nonsense and were treadmills and bread makers would different one (72%), a clear majority
now ashamed of their profligacy. drop off somewhat once everyone bought something they wouldn’t
However, several things in the normally buy, liked or loved it, and
data don’t really add up. Firstly, one “I bought a jumbo TV continue to use it. That doesn’t
in ten people is not a lot. If you said during lockdown, and seem too bad to me.
‘nine in ten people bought an I am still more than
exercise bike, hot tub, massive TV happy with that” Personally I bought a jumbo TV
or other thing to help them through with all the OLED trimmings during
lockdown… and they bloody loved resumed leaving the house, gyms lockdown, and I am still more than
them!’ that wouldn’t attract as reopened and people collectively happy with that. Okay, I also bought
much attention, would it? remembered that bread is freely a 4K Blu-ray player that I’ve used
Although, as usual with surveys available in shops. about six times but I’m not going to
of this type, everyone seemed to beat myself up over that. There was
be interpreting Aviva’s data The data also appeared to a pandemic on, for heaven’s sake.
differently. The BBC quoted the suggest that ‘one in 20’
‘one in ten’ figure for regret, but respondents had bought a hot tub. Yes, yes, we probably are all
The Guardian had a more Seriously?! That would mean well consuming too much stuff, and
interesting breakdown. over three million hot tubs sold! soon the planet may indeed be
According to them, 90% of those buried under a mound of unwanted
surveyed bought themselves Still, there is a reasonably serious electronic garbage. But the reason
something nice during lockdown. point to all this. It’s often said that we do it is not that we all have more
Of those, 8% of buyers said their many people consume stuff in an money than sense and no self
high-tech treats were never used. unthinking way, blindly buying shiny control. We do it because it cheers
Never! So if the population of the us up, and there’s nothing wrong
UK is about 67 million, by my maths with that.
that means about five million of us
splashed out ‘an average of £1,400’ DECEMBER 2021 T3 27
Christmas gadget gifts
Christmas
GADGET GIFTS
It’s that time of year again, when T3 points you towards the
tech that’ll make you the most popular present-giver in town
Words: Alex Cox Photography: Neil Godwin
DECEMBER 2 0 2 1 T3 29
Christmas gadget gifts
HOBBIES
Fill in the gaps between work and sleep
£100 & £100 &
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SOUND & VISION
Look and listen – but don’t skimp on style
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Entry-level price, mid-range performance: Sony’s high-end cans grab the headlines, but There’s hot competition in the streaming stick
that’s the sweet spot for any hardware, and perhaps its lower-end wireless noise cancellers space, and we wouldn’t blame you if you went
HiBy’s remarkable R2 digital audio player deserve your money more. The WH-CH710N Amazon or Google’s direction instead. But for
a simple TV upgrade, particularly one to give as
KLWV LW &HUWLĆHG IRU +L UHV ZLUHG DQG ZLUHOHVV aren’t short on quality – while the ANC isn’t a gift, there’s something about Roku’s offering
playback, capable of 4x MQA reproduction, and quite to the stellar level of the WH-1000XM4 that pleases us most. The interface is unfussy
featuring HiBy’s own codecs and remastering (or even the XM3) it’s very decent, they’re light
tools, it does great things for the money. Perfect and comfortable, the battery lasts for an age, and DQG LQWXLWLYH WKHUHèV OLWWOH SODWIRUP VSHFLĆF
they’re great for commuting in relative peace. overbranding, and every major app is here.
for a run or, with full Tidal support, a relax.
£99, hiby.com £130, sony.com £50, roku.com
4 LG C1 5 PRO-JECT DEBUT PRO
The OLED screens in LG’s C-series mix the company’s top picture Pro-ject celebrates its 30th birthday with a brand new turntable design,
processing – in this case the blistering Alpha 9 Gen 4 processor – with maintaining its reputation for simplicity and style while layering on the
unparalleled contrast and an affordable price. All things considered, luxury upgrades. The TPE-dampened platter, CNC milled bearings,
carbon-stiffened tonearm and electronically regulated belt drive ensure
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perhaps, light years away from the CX before it, but the price (particularly
£699, project-audio.com
at 48 inches) puts it in range of far more wallets.
From £1,099, lg.com
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GEN 2 SOLAR 3020i
Even the smallest Denon That Ruark is now on its
Home speaker, the 150, fourth revision of the R1 is Sonos’ excellent compact Proof positive that a solid These may have been
has enough meat built soundbar is now upgraded projector needn’t cost a around long enough
proof that this is to ditch the dust-magnet fortune, Anker’s stylish to call them classics,
LQWRbLWV ZRRIHU DQG Bluetooth/DAB box has cloth facia in favour of an but Q Acoustics have
serious staying power – acoustically transparent autofocusing beamer no intention of binning
WZHHWHU SDLU WR ĆOO D URRP and once it’s landed on manages a whole lot. It can
with rich sound, and things your kitchen counter or grille and offers Dolby WKHLU ćDJVKLS ERRNVKHOI
bedside table, we doubt it’ll Atmos support for the stretch a 1080p HDR10 speakers. These rounded
just get bigger as you be going anywhere fast. picture over 120 inches,
move up the ladder. The ĆUVW WLPH ,WèV RQH VHULRXV and also offers a pair of boxes use the depth of
Home line supports hi-res The R1 MK4 offers living room upgrade, and speakers built in and even their case to develop some
audio, USB input, HEOS incredible clarity through a it belies its three-speaker Android TV 9, meaning
multi-room connectivity, Class A/B-driven speaker setup with some utterly you don’t even have to highly precise bass and
with a tuned enclosure and convincing and heavily hook anything up to it to considered tonal balance,
DQG D UHFHQW ĆUPZDUH detailed virtual surround. and they don’t break the
update adds built-in Alexa adaptive EQ. OHDQ EDFN DQG HQMR\ D ĆOP
£229, ruarkaudio.com £450, sonos.com £400, seenebula.com bank doing it.
to boot. £249, qacoustics.co.uk
From £219, denon.com
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PLAY
…and play well. These gizmos should give hours of fun
£100 & £100 &
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LEGEND OF ZELDA
Do you want to hit a far-off target, or is Depending on how far through The
pinpoint accuracy more important? Nerf’s Mandalorian you are, this little fella might still Even if you’re not old enough to remember
dual-ammo motorised blaster lets you switch be The Child (or, if you’re really stubborn, Baby
Yoda) but whatever you call him, you know that the LCD heyday of the Game and Watch, this
EHWZHHQ WZR WHQ VKRW PDJD]LQHV RQH ĆOOHG his appetite is hearty. Hasbro has cooked up a
with black distance darts and one with its newly super-cute sequel to last year’s animatronic hit, second bite of the revival will offer up some
reengineered silver precision ammo. Provided this time with a bunch of food which will delight
you can point it in the right direction, you’ll have or occasionally repulse the little gastro-gnome. QRVWDOJLF IHHOV ,W SDFNV IRXU JDPHV å The
Legend of Zelda, =HOGD ,,, Link’s Awakening and
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£55, nerf.hasbro.com
bit as compact and cool as the originals.
£50, nintendo.com
4 RAZER BLADE 14 (2021) 5 OCULUS QUEST 2 128GB
$ KHIW\ ĆIWK JHQ $0' 5\]HQ &38 D VXSHU IDVW +] 4+' GLVSOD\ DQG D There really is no competition in the VR space. Oculus’ improved goggles
boast smoother gameplay, heaps more power and better default storage
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want the ultimate combo for PC gaming on the move it’s right here, in a
its growing library of truly wireless room-scale experiences as it is at
package brimming with all of Razer’s usual high-end touches like RGB lighting, acting as a tethered headset for your immersive PC games.
a glass trackpad, and everything you need for a Windows 11 upgrade. £299, oculus.com
£2,199, razer.com
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SWITCH OLED QUEDLINBURG ONE iPHONE MARIO 64
The Series S is the most CONTROLLER
affordable next-gen The Switch OLED’s A board game with no QUESTION MARK
console around, and guts and Joy-cons are tedious waiting for others to Adding quality physical BLOCK
essentially the same as take their turn, and a whole controls to an iPhone is
while it lacks the extreme those in the Switches a good start in turning it Lego’s collabs keep getting
pep of the Series X, it’ll which came before it. But lot of heart-pounding risk into a gaming powerhouse. more creative. This
nonetheless work with that bright, large, colourful and reward calculations,
everything Xbox. That OLED panel makes a Quacks sees you and your With Backbone’s super-sexy block does
huge difference to playing chums brewing ever-spicier collapsible controller, contain a few secrets:
includes Game Pass, which in handheld mode, and you can power through miniature dioramas of
really cements its budget the dock now includes SRWLRQV DWWHPSWLQJ WR ĆW LQ local games as well get a three iconic Mario 64
sensibilities – pick one up Ethernet connectivity as many ingredients (and handy handheld take on
on the 0% APR All Access to give you an edge in victory points) as possible streaming titles through levels, with a dinky
monthly payment plan, before your pot explodes. Xbox Game Pass, GeForce
and you’ll even get Game RQOLQHbJDPHV Watch out, though: board NOW, or Steam Link. PLFURĆJ VFDOH 0DULR WR
Pass Ultimate thrown in. £309, nintendo.co.uk game shortages are rife. £100, playbackbone.co.uk jump around ’em. There’s
£40, schmidtspiele.de even a little playability in
£250, xbox.com the form of hidden stars.
£160, lego.com
DECEMBER 2021 T3
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HOME
Because why wouldn’t you want to make it as fabulous as can be?
1 NANOLEAF LINES 2 iROBOT ROOMBA J7+ 3 KÄRCHER WV6 PREMIUM
Nanoleaf’s experiments in lighting reach a Ten times as suckular as the Roomba 600 series 7KHUHèV D F\FOH ZKHQ FOHDQLQJ DQ\ ćDW VKLQ\
pretty spectacular peak with the Lines, a set and (yes) now able to detect and avoid pet surface, which never seems to end. You wet,
of modular light bars, which illuminate your you wipe, and then you furiously wipe again to
wall rather than themselves. They’re artistic leavings, as well as trailing cables and discarded try to get rid of the residue from your original
enough even without the RGB glow, can be set toys, iRobot’s latest certainly boosts the smarts. wetting. It is infuriating and stupid, but not
to react to music and sound, and work with just It can also adapt its cleaning schedules to match entirely necessary. The WV6 Premium, with its
about every home assistant as well as tying into liquid silicone squeegee and 150ml dirty water
your own, or give things an extra run around
Razer’s Chroma lighting system. during times of high pollen or pet shedding – FDSDFLW\ PDNHV VXFNLQJ XS WKDW ĆOWK D EUHH]H
From £180, nanoleaf.me £120, kaercher.com
and it’ll empty its own dust bin, too.
£900, irobot.co.uk
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The chunky Homepod is dead: long live the mini, now available in a host of Amazon’s latest feels both utterly radical and reassuringly familiar. It
new colours. Apple’s small orb is fantastic for those who own iOS devices, takes a tweaked version of the screen-based Echo interface and spreads
it out into a shallow 15-inch panel – one which can sit on a stand or hang
offering up not only Siri smarts and a powerful speaker, but also a host on your wall. There’s space to leave notes, to stream video, to make calls,
of clever ways to send what’s on your phone to your Homepod and vice
versa. Let’s be real: giving Apple gear as a gift shows you’re not skimping. in a device which feels like the true beating heart of the smart home.
£240, amazon.co.uk
£89, apple.com
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LIGHT SPEAKER DRAFTPOUR IXPAND BEAN TO CUP PROCESSOR AND
WIRELESS COFFEE MACHINE
Transparent’s sustainable Fizzics’ pub-style pump MIXER
speakers are built to last, doesn’t just offer that CHARGER SYNC A coffee machine that
and made to be repaired, behind-the-bar experience can do a whole lot for you Do away with elbow
replaced or upgraded if for your bottles or tins of This wireless charger while looking slick. There’s grease altogether, and
beer. It tickles the booze- is super-useful. Dump save a packet over more
they don’t. This latest stream with specially- your phone on it and it’ll an integrated grinder, a expensive alternatives
wireless example also has tuned sonic waves that trickle the battery up powerful steam wand, with Venga’s strong-armed
chilled-out charm, being create micro-foam on without needing to plug modular components (and attractive) counter-
easy to transport close to the way out, leading to a anything in. But the real which come out for easy top mixer. Whether you’re
your snuggliest spot and creamier nitro-style head, selling point is its backup cleaning, and one-touch making batter, dough or
containing a lamp that can a better looking drink and functionality, which can even churning up a good
emulate everything from the promise of a truer, automatically suck all the controls that make mix for hamburgers, the
new photos from your brewing up everything 1,000 watt motor has the
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candlelight. SKRQH ZKLOH LWbFKDUJHV latte macchiato a breeze.
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£290, transpa.rent £679, smeguk.com
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FITNESS & WELLBEING
Look after and pamper yourself with these great-looking gadgets
£100 & £100 & £100 &
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1 BEURER TL 30 ULTRA 2 CURVE BIKE LIGHT AND 3 MOODBEAM ONE
GPS TRACKER
What better gift could there be than the lifting How are you feeling? No, really? Tracking
of seasonal gloom? For those with a slight Safety and security come as standard with the exercise and diet is relatively straightforward
neat Curve package. Not only do you get a post-
YLWDPLQ ' GHĆFLW DQG WKH GHELOLWDWLQJ FORXG RI but matching your everyday activities to
malaise that follows the grey, sunless skies of mounted light that will last for around seven emotional peaks and troughs is what really
winter, a SAD lamp can make a real difference. hours per charge, but you get a stealthy SIM- shows what’s working. Moodbeam’s tracker
Beurer’s slimline LED lamp is fully portable, connected GPS tracker that can map your rides, sits on your wrist and helps you make periodic
compact, and can throw out a daylight-tuned assessments throughout your day – and even
KHOS \RX ĆQG \RXU ELNH LI LWèV ORVW DQG HYHQ DOHUW share them, if you need some extra support.
10,000 lux blast from 10 metres away. a contact if you have a prang.
£65, beurer.com From £79, vodafone.com £50, moodbeam.co.uk
4 NIKE AIR ZOOM SUPERREP 2 5 MASTER COLLECTION WOODEN BEARD KIT
Gaze past the strange hoofed sole and look instead for the magic: Nike’s Perfect for tending to your wooden beard? Well, we’re sure the sampler of
unique trainers are the perfect footwear for sweat-heavy HIIT workouts. 24 different scented oils would bring the grain up nicely, but the contents
The Air soles offer a whole lot of extra bounceback, that sole gap gives are probably better applied to one’s face. Containing everything a man
needs for tending to his rugged chin, from combs through shampoos to
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waxes, it’s proper luxury for those who might not think they want it.
WXQHG XSSHU KROGV \RXU IRRW ĆUPO\ LQ SODFH £150, thebeardedmancompany.com
£110, nike.com
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DYNAMIC GALAXY WATCH 4 ÉPIL 9 SKINSPA
Smack tired muscles into The Tooth.Eco brings MW08 SPORT
place using a massage gun sustainability to the This skinned-up WearOS This is one of those careful
with real impact. Perfectly oft-wasteful domain of Master & Dynamic’s buds watch is possibly the best gifts – probably one that
portable, super-versatile toothbrushes, fashioned have a truly individual it’s best dropping hints to
as it is out of recyclable Samsung has ever others for, rather than
with a pair of heads to materials; the handle style. This Sport revision produced. In fact, it might thrusting on someone who
help you really dig in to is aluminium, and the of the excellent MW08s you think could do with a
trouble spots, and imbued replaceable heads, entirely doesn’t change the buds EH WKH EHVW ĆWQHVV ĆUVW bit less hair. In fairness, its
with enough battery to plant-based, can be smartwatch for Android epilator function helps
last well over two hours, composted when done. an awful lot beyond users hands down, with a guide the user’s pressure to
the Hypervolt Go is the Opt for the six-head swapping the ceramic get the job done in fewer
perfect companion to subscription, lest its lightweight design, strokes; switch out the head
heavy exercise – or even carbon footprint outweigh outer for tougher capacious battery, and a and it’s an adept exfoliator
the answer to a tired back sapphire, but the case three-in-one sensor that
from a day at your desk. WKH RWKHU EHQHĆWV gets a big upgrade with measures heart rate, blood and massager, too.
From £15, tooth.eco wireless charging and a From £150, uk.braun.com
£199, hyperice.com protected Kevlar outer. oxygen and body
£329, masterdynamic.co.uk composition.
£269, samsung.com
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Christmas gadget gifts
TRAVEL & ADVENTURE
Great gifts for wild wanderings and out-of-home roaming
£100 &
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SCOOTER BOTTLE & TUMBLER
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E-scooters are, we hear, on the fast track to Hitting the hills, wandering in a park, just done Then you’re entirely wrong. Serious walkers
street legality. Segway’s latest features tubeless with the experience of travelling with bickering need serious kit, and Garmin’s latest is perfect
tyres with a jelly layer to absorb impact, a pair for loading up with high-resolution OS maps,
kids? Whatever your situation, Partner in ultra-accurate in its location sensing, and
of electronic brakes, fast charging and a 15 Wine’s insulated bottle will keep your plonk running off straightforward AA batteries –
mile range. Perfect for a quick hop around the at the perfect temperature without the risk of
shattering, and its spill-proof tumbler means when you’re miles from a charger, that could be
JURXQGV å RU WKH FRPPXWH WR WKH RIĆFH DW OHDVW you won’t have to quaff straight from the bottle. the most important feature of all.
£350, garmin.com
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£399, segway.com
4 ALL-NEW KINDLE PAPERWHITE 5 E-TRENDS TREKKER
Amazon may only be offering small iterations on the Kindle formula at Lightweight, unisex, super-versatile and highly affordable, E-Trends’ road/
this point, but why do more? The Paperwhite is, and has been for some trail hybrid is the ultimate option for someone who wants electric wheels
time, the best e-reader pound-for-pound. This 2021 version gets you a but isn’t quite sure what to do with them. It tops out at around a 30-mile
larger screen, brighter and more even lighting, faster screen updates and range, has the usual legally mandated 15.5mph top speed, and its entirely
reasonable 250W power plant offers plenty of assistance on tough hills.
longer battery life – and, yes, a switch to USB-C at last.
£130, amazon.co.uk £1,199, e-trends.co.uk
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Nextbase has made We love the Toplcup
Technics only stepped into B&O’s brilliant speaker is The Hero 10 Black keeps a serious mark in the at T3, because it offers
the true wireless game a clearly a design marvel, the outward form of the 9, dashcam world, and now combined assistance
year ago, and the company it looks to have the budget with both our insatiable
is already punching well and it’s durable, too, meaning it’s compatible end of the market all sewn need for caffeine and our
above its weight with this boasting IP67 dust- and with all the same up. Sure, the 222 doesn’t tremendous clumsiness.
have the compact looks of It’s vented so you can
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its brilliant buds. These 7g a super-rugged case. hydrophobic lens cover and but crisp 1080p footage, can sip it from any angle,
buds pack excellent ANC, All that heavyweight dialled-up internal power a 140-degree lens and
IPX4 water resistance, and armour doesn’t mean an intelligent parking but its lid is cleverly
an unreasonable lean PDNH WKLV D VLJQLĆFDQW mode make this ace for engineered to resist
a slimline (and, dare we upgrade, one which can preventing anyone from spilling and splashing. Topl
say it, conventional) design towards bass or treble, offer smoother smoothing, will even customise your
either, because this faster footage transfer and denting your ride. cup for an extra tenner.
that will appeal to those a maximum video resolution £79, nextbase.com £30/£40, toplcup.com
with smaller ears. outputs perfectly balanced
£199, technics.com audio at any volume. of 5.3K at 60FPS.
£480, gopro.com
£169, bang-olufsen.com
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WORK
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Whatever you think of its Sick of endless Zoom calls? Whether or not this is a
Acer’s idea of an eco- The Galaxy Fold 3’s major We can’t help you there. superior phone for work
QRWFK WKH QHZ DQG conscious laptop – from gimmick draws the But you can at least look (and it is) the fact is that
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dinosaur, it’s a balloon. Lego Mario needs the Perhaps that’s not the with this creative laser-
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advanced than his balloon that. There are plenty of is out of battery?’ A directly onto thermal you successfully engage
interactive features, like integrated 10W charger paper or stickers, meaning your brain, it’s an hour
dog cousin, with 70 a pop-up Rocky Wrench will channel the spirit of you’re looking at about a or more’s frustration in
different movements and and the looming spectre of ghost electricity into your penny per monochrome miniature. If you’re clever
interactions to annoy you Bowser’s mechanical hand, phone when it’s rested enough to open it up you
and it’s chunky enough to on this frankly confusing print without any could even cruelly hide a
over Christmas; we’re combo of classic VHS tape,
particularly fond of the EH WKH ĆQHVW /HJR 0DULR limbs and a proton pack. UHTXLUHPHQW IRU LQN UHĆOOV couple of small gifts inside.
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The complete guide to…
4 6 T3 DECEMBER 2021
Affordable tablets
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO…
Affordable
tablets
You don’t have to pay a huge amount to get yourself a great
tablet – and we can tell you exactly what you need to be
looking for in a budget slate
Words: David Nield Photography: Neil Godwin
icking up a tablet might department, they’re certainly very App Store: from games to sketching
usable, and there’s the added benefit apps, from streaming services to
P at first seem like an of not having wasted a fortune if smart home control, from office
unnecessary luxury something untoward should happen suites to weather forecasters, there’s
when you already have a to your device. an awful lot there, and all these apps
smartphone, but you’d be surprised are going to run just fine on an
at just how many apps work better Some corners have to be cut to affordable tablet.
on a bigger display – that extra reach a lower price point obviously,
screen real estate really comes in but a lot of those compromises are Besides the main device itself,
handy for reading emails, browsing ones that most people aren’t going busy accessory ecosystems are
the web and working on documents, to be too concerned about. The best springing up alongside these slates
and of course movies and television gadgets are the ones that offer – and because you’ve saved some
shows benefit from the additional the most value for money – the money on the tablet itself, you might
space too. maximum bang for your buck – find yourself with some spare cash
Actually, when you think about it and the tablet devices that you’ll for an accessory or two. You can
properly, there aren’t many tasks find at the lower end of the price trick out your new tablet with a
that are more suited to a phone than scale definitely match up with case, a keyboard, a smart pair of
to a tablet... it’s just that a tablet that description. headphones and much more. When
can’t fit in your pocket, so it’s it comes to the most popular models,
difficult to take around with you all And if you’re not completely you’ll find plenty of choice available.
day. Perhaps taking photos and swayed by the idea of an affordable
making calls are best left to phones, tablet, then maybe a friend or family THE PROS AND CONS
but for everything else a tablet member would be. These budget-
really shines. end tablets make excellent gifts at As you might have already gathered,
What’s more, this is an upgrade Christmas or any other time of the we’re fans of affordable tablets – and
that doesn’t have to cost you: as we’ll year, and it’s almost guaranteed that in particular of the best affordable
show you here, affordable tablets are the recipient of your generosity is tablets around at the moment, which
becoming better and better in going to get plenty of use out of their continue to combine slick user
almost every area. While they can’t new toy. experiences on the software side
quite match up to the slates at the with hardware that isn’t going to put
premium end of the market in every Think about all the apps available a huge dent in your savings account
on the Google Play Store, the once the purchase goes through.
Amazon App Store and the Apple
DECEMBER 2021 T3 47
The complete guide to…
The top three…
TABLET
ACCESSORIES
Add a little something
extra to your affordable
tablet with a well-chosen
accessory – here are some
suggestions for you
01
THE TABLET CASE Apps and mobile operating systems have Other cutbacks might come with the
had their teething problems when it comes cameras on the back and front of the device
If your tablet of choice isn’t quite stylish to tablet interfaces, what with all that extra – something to bear in mind if you were
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issues are now long gone: whichever make tablet, or indeed do a lot of video calling.
this by picking out a suitable case for it. and model of tablet you go for, you’ll find What’s more, you might not get the very
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take on the move. And just because you’re buying a new As you read through that list of potential
tablet doesn’t mean you have to forget drawbacks, you should be able to tell
02 about your phone – there will be an whether or not an affordable tablet is for you:
affordable slate out there to work whatever they might be dealbreakers that convince
THE KEYBOARD ATTACHMENT model of smartphone you’ve got and keep you to spend more money on a device, or
your data in sync. From Netflix to Gmail, they might be trade-offs that you’re
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about every tablet out there supports shouldn’t have any problems using a
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option if you need to get through some AFFORDABLE TABLET
It’s fair to say that in the past, tablets at
serious work on your device. the cheaper end of the scale haven’t had the With all of that in mind, how do you go
most capable of components – leading to about choosing the best tablet for you then?
03 slow and buggy performance – but that’s Firstly it’s important to work out exactly
another issue that’s largely disappeared how much you’re willing to spend within
THE CHARGING STAND now. As mobile chips have become more that ‘affordable’ bracket, because widening
powerful and less expensive across the your financial scope even just a little bit can
Not every tablet will have a charging board, it has meant that your money can go give you access to features and extras that
stand available but many do – such as the further. While you’re still able to spend a wouldn’t otherwise be available to you.
substantial amount of cash for the very
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makes charge up the tablets and show info available for a lot less. going to be using this new tablet for the
majority of the time: is it for your own
from Alexa as well. In terms of the differences you’ll see personal use, or are the kids going to have
between an affordable tablet and a premium
tablet, you can expect a lower quality screen Widening your
– it’s likely to have a lower resolution (so it’s financial scope just a
less sharp), a lower refresh rate, a lower little bit can get you
maximum brightness level and thicker more features
bezels around the edges. The internal
processor won’t be as fast, so apps will run
slightly slower, and there will typically be
less memory (for dealing with multiple apps
at the same time) and less storage space (for
keeping files stored on the tablet itself).
4 8 T3 DECEMBER 2021
Affordable tablets
T3 recommends... There’s a lot of choice when it comes to affordable tablets, with some
of the biggest names in the business – Apple, Amazon, Samsung
THE BEST AFFORDABLE – putting out slates that are very reasonably priced. Whatever you’re
TABLETS YOU CAN BUY looking for, there should be a cheap tablet out there for you.
The top tablets that really do give you plenty The recommendations that we’ve put together here attempt to
of bang for your buck cover as many bases as possible in terms of sizes, operating systems
and price points, while staying inside the original ‘affordable tablet’
brief. Each of these models comes from a manufacturer you can trust
– so you should be well covered in terms of warranty, support and
software updates into the future.
LOW-PRICE iPAD INEXPENSIVE ALEXA
10.2-INCH iPAD (2021) AMAZON FIRE 10 HD PLUS
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an iPhone, but you need to weigh all of this
up when you are considering what to spend
your money on.
When it comes to the look and feel of the
tablet you’re going to be investing in, you’ll
notice that some affordable slates are built to
be more durable and heavy duty than others.
This is something else to consider: if you’re
going to be letting kids near your tablet, or
just want something you can throw on the
sofa without panicking about it, then the
more robust the device the better (bear in
mind that you can always pick up a case to
help with this, if necessary).
Finally, check up on the freebies and
bundles available with the tablets on your
access to it? What sort of apps and services ecosystems that you’re already invested in. Check up on the
are you going to want to run? Is camera If everything else in your life is Apple – freebies and bundles
quality something that you’re expecting to your iPhone, your Mac, your Apple TV available with the
be relying on? streaming box – then it makes more sense to tablets on your list
go for an iPad to complete the set. If you
If your tablet is mostly going to be used spend a lot of time inside Amazon apps and shortlist. Pick up an Amazon tablet for
for watching movies and shows, for example, services, meanwhile, then a Fire tablet your brood of youngsters, for example, and
then your priorities in regards to what you’re might be more appropriate. you typically get a year’s subscription to
looking for are going to be different than if the Amazon Kids+ service, featuring
you’re looking for a device to do some digital That extends to digital assistants too, hundreds of thousands of age-appropriate
doodling with – in the latter case, you’ll remember. You might already be particularly games, videos and ebooks. Purchase a new
want to make sure that the tablet supports friendly with Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri, iPad, on the other hand, and you might
a decent stylus, and has plenty of creative and that needs to be factored into your find you get a few months of an Apple TV+
drawing apps for you to choose between. purchasing decision. We’re not saying you or Apple Music subscription thrown in as
can’t use an iPad if you prefer Google apps, part of the deal.
As always when choosing a new gadget, or you can’t use an Android tablet alongside
you also need to be mindful of the digital
RECOMMENDED APPS FOR YOUR NEW TABLET
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experience will ultimately depend on the apps recommend for your tablet. Install it on your
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selection of superb apps right out of the box. If you’re wanting to get creative on your and photos to wherever your tablet happens
to be – it’s like having your own private
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