Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2016 i T3

£450, smeguk.com A juicer? Come on, it’s BBQ season. Where’s my burger? Easy there, Adam Richman – we’re not saying you need one or the other, but if you’re regularly chowing down on BBQ you could probably do with alkalising your diet with some raw juices. Especially now that Smeg has made it easy with its schmancy new Slow Juicer. Well, I do grow my own carrots... See, you’re already halfway there! Smeg’s SJF01 will make good use of your homegrown veggies. Its cold-extraction Slow Squeezing Technology preserves the cells within your food, helping you to get the maximum amount of nutrients from whatever fruit or veg you decide to feed into the juicer’s vertical-loading shoot. There’s even a reverse function, so that you can re-juice the pulp. How does…

£799, dyson.co.uk What the heck is that? It’s Dyson’s new autonomous vacuum cleaner. This house-proud robot has been years in the making, so its release is momentous for Dyson – and something we’ve been very much looking forward to. Not least because our house is in dire need of a clean... Filthy T3. But isn’t Dyson years behind Roomba et al? The robot vacuum cleaner market is pretty established, but Dyson is a tech powerhouse, so you know the 360 Eye is going to be a contender, not a pretender. One of its big features is how it navigates your home via a 360-degree camera and infrared sensors – so it won’t smash into the legs of your Italian dining set. Is it powerful, though? It’s the first robot vacuum…

£160, uk.oakley.com 01 LATCH ON New for 2016, Oakley’s Latch Polarized sunnies take their name from a built-in clip that sits on the inside arm, enabling you to clip (latch) the sunglasses onto your shirt. The O Matter stress-resistant frame is lightweight and comfortable for all-day wear, with a Three-Point Fit eliminating any pressure points 02 MIRROR IMAGE Oakley’s patented High Definition Optics come into play on the Latch Polarized sunglasses, ensuring maximum levels of optical clarity and visual fidelity in glaring sunlight. Plutonite lenses deliver high-level UV protection, filtering out 100 per cent of UVA, UVB and UVC rays, plus harmful blue light up to 400nm. Those HDPolarized lenses filter out 99 per cent of reflected glare, too, so all angles are covered 03 SKATE OR DIE The Latch…

THE READER Lauren Amos Lauren likes nothing better than whiling away the hours in her garden, but her pollen allergies mean she’s literally crying out for some gadgets to give her some respite. THE EXPERT Nick Odantzis As Deputy Editor of T3, Nick keeps a close eye on the tech that’ll improve his home and garden. He’s confident that this lot will give Alan Titchmarsh a run for his money. 01 ROBOMOW Banish that hulking humanpowered mower from your shed and employ the grass-cutting services of the super-smart Robomow. Controlled via your phone, it’ll go to work in no time, its steel blades making short work of lawns, all the way to the edge. It’ll power up most inclines, and in the event of a downpour will go back to…

Listen up, unusual-exercise fans. GaGu has been scraping up his elbows, destroying his knees and attracting the most disgusted of looks by bouncing around his street on the upsettingly spelt Vurtego V4 Pro Pogo Stick (£288, left). It’s a tremendously amusing, acid-green way to get the heart pumping, which is good, and with a patented air-spring design it can support riders of up to 400lbs. This pro model even includes special lubricant pockets so that you can add extra smoothness to the shaft, which is something Guru didn’t think he would be writing about today. All that frivolity has softened the mood following the slow, agonising death of Guru’s long-standing HTC One M7, a phone that was officially Very Good until the speakers blew out, the battery gave up the…

BEST TECH FOR… WATCHING A SUMMER OF SPORT 1 Philips AmbiLux 4K Razor Slim The latest in the AmbiLux line is truly a football lover’s TV – 65 inches, 4K HDR and, rather novelly, the ability to project your nation’s flag behind the TV as you watch the big game. Just fire up the Ambilight app and choose your flag. You can also ‘hand out’ red and yellow cards, and create a light show when (if) your team scores. £3,999, harrods.com THREE IDEAL FOOTY COMPANIONS 1 PicoBrew Make sure you’ve got the beers lined up with this ingenious home-brewing machine. Just whack in the ingredients and wait for your craft ale to appear. $699 (£479), picobrew.com 2 Salter 3-in-1 Snack Maker Never run out of snacks with this device for…

1 IT’LL BE HERE IN SEPTEMBER OK, we said “definitely know”, but we cheated slightly. This isn’t set in stone, but it’s a no-brainer, surely? The iPhone 5 was released in September; the iPhone 5s was released in September; the iPhone 6 was released in September; and the iPhone 6s was released in September. So the smart money is on the new handset being released in September, too. A “reliable source” did suggest that the Cupertino brand might bring the iPhone 7 out earlier in the year than previous incarnations, but as we creep towards September, that seems less and less likely. (We did, of course, get a new iPhone back in March, but it was a smaller, cheaper edition.) 2 IT’LL COST THE SAME AS THE iPHONE 6s DOES…

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY PLAYERS Panasonic DMP-UB900 THIS 4K BLU-RAY FLAGSHIP AIMS TO DAZZLE WITH UHD HDR, BUT QUALITY COMES AT A COST £599, WWW.PANASONIC.CO.UK DESIGN It may be a finger magnet, but the UB900 is still a handsome hunk of hardware. The translucent fascia hides the disc tray, while the rear offers two HDMIs plus a full bank of analogue audio outputs. It also comes with a full-size wand. FEATURES An evolution of the DMP-BDT700, the UB900 gets the THX 4K seal of approval. One unique feature is Dynamic Range Conversion, which lets owners of non-HDR 4K TVs optimise picture quality. It also boasts 4K Netflix and Amazon Instant Video. PERFORMANCE The UB900 blows its rival out of the park when it comes to AV performance. UHD image quality…

01 NEWSWEEK EUROPE Keep abreast of news and culture from across the continent with this stylish yet informative online newspaper. £3.99 per month; App Store, Google Play 02 METRO Subscribe for free and get the paper that’s always gone by the time you reach your train, sent to your device. Free; App Store, Google Play 03 WALL STREET JOURNAL Enjoy some of the best broadsheet journalism from the US with a free trial to the WSJ’s digital-edition app. Free (trial); App Store, Google Play 04 THE MIRROR Get this app and receive a free copy of the tabloid every weekday for free. It has a great interactive crossword! Free; App Store, Google Play 05 VICE MAGAZINE Vice.com’s controversial yet entertaining articles are repackaged into a sleek – and free –…

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE VERY BEST TECH AVAILABLE TODAY, YOU HAVE DEFINITELY COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. T3 Elite is the best gadget-buying guide you will ever encounter. To create it, we’ve ruthlessly filtered all the categories that count, to bring you rock-solid recommendations. We’ve selected a Super Six of elite gear for each of the categories listed below. If something’s not included, we don’t rate it – it’s that simple. Each Super Six is ranked in order, and the number-one product makes it into The Elite (p118), which is our pick of the 12 best products you can buy today. To make your next purchase as straightforward as possible, we’ve also included useful buying advice, and highlighted the hottest gear you can get for £100 and under. Stay…

UHD playback Don’t even think about dodging 4K – you’ll kick yourself if you don’t invest in a UHD Blu-ray player (see page 98 for more) and a high-end home-cinema projector. If you can afford it, the Sony VPL-VW320ES (£5,850, pictured) will serve you well for many years of viewing. Kicking sound Atmos surround is also a must. A soundbar might cut it for your lounge, but you’ll want enough speakers for at least a 7.1.4 Atmos set-up, leaving room to upgrade to 9.1.4 in the future. Arcam’s AVR550 (£2,399, pictured) is a beautiful option to handle the audio. Super seating Cinema seats? A sofa? Huge beanbags? Pah. Sasaki’s 10 Series 5D SL Supreme Massage Chair (£7,499, pictured) offers “zerogravity technology” and an L shape that provides “best massage down…

Where’s my smart ring, eh? It’s coming, it’s coming. But have the tiniest of thinks and you’ll begin to understand why this piece of tech isn’t properly ready for your finger just yet. Go on then, illuminate. Rings are inherently small and thin. Batteries, at least in their current form, are not. Yes, lithiumion and lithium-polymer batteries have lowered the capacity-to-size ratio, but their current bulk means a workable smart ring – something that can record tangible data or communicate with a more capable device – currently only exists in the ‘gaudy jewel’ form factor. But I want one! NFC-toting rings are quite nice. Near-field communication lends itself to a more slimline design, and they’re almost smart. Almost. The NFC Ring 2016 (£23, nfcring.com) is classy-looking, and you can use…

Rob Carney EDITOR Rob’s been sampling high-end audio equipment, and trying to get his head around the virtual worlds of the HTC Vive. He only had one accident – walking into and smashing his lamp. Paul Dimery PRODUCTION EDITOR This month, Dimmers got a panoramic camera in (see Agenda, starting on p39). So far, he’s taken stunning panoramic photos of his house, the office and the local boozer. Robert Jones FEATURES EDITOR, T3.COM Rob spent two days driving the new Nissan GT-R around Dusseldorf. In fact, when we had to send the magazine to press, he still wasn’t back, so please do send him our way if you see him. Nick Odantzis DEPUTY EDITOR It’s bikes, bikes, bikes this month for Dep Ed Nick. After a massive electricbicycle test (p66),…

From £360, garmin.com What are we looking at, T3? This, buddy, is the ultimate GPS sportswatch for athletes. If you’re a triathlete looking for a wearable to keep tabs on your training and to figure out how hard you’re working, Garmin’s Forerunner 735XT is ideal – especially with its multi-sport mode. How does it know if I’m working hard? The Forerunner 735XT comes with Strava’s Suffer Score app pre-installed (you’ll also receive a free 60-day trial of Strava Premium). A Suffer Score is calculated from your heart-rate reading, so the watch uses that to determine how tough your workout is. So the watch tracks my heart rate? Yes, thanks to a built-in optical heartrate monitor for real-time heart-rate tracking at the wrist. It handles all-day activity tracking, too, automatically connecting…

£280, oralb.co.uk Good call, T3. My last dentist bill was absolutely massive. We hear ya, which is why we’re excited about Oral-B’s new Bluetooth electric toothbrush, aptly named the Genius. This beauty is so good, we reckon it’ll save you megabucks in hygienist fees and corrective dental treatments. What makes it Genius? Well, for a start, it’s like a GPS for your mouth. Via sensors built into the brush, the camera on your smartphone and the Oral-B app (version 4.1), the Genius uses ground-breaking Position Detection technology to recognise what quadrants of your mouth you’re brushing – each zone is blue to begin with, turning white once you’ve cleaned it thoroughly (using the Genius’s Oscillating-Rotating-Pulsating tech, of course). So I’ll know all my teeth are clean? Yes, and that’s huge…

TOP TECH(ERS) 01 SKLZ STAR KICK Second only to Emile Heskey in the record England scorers list (we jest, of course), Wayne needs little help with his footballing skills. But if he fancies polishing them even more, the Sklz Star Kick is the perfect assistant. It’s a big belt with an elastic cord attached to it, and a football holder attached to that, so you can do keepie-ups without the ball escaping. Remember to take it off before the match, though, Wazza! £14.99, sklz.com BLOOMIN’ MARVELLOUS 02 ‘TUTTI FRUTTI’ BOOTS As with most footballers, ‘Big Wayne’ (as no one calls him) probably smells like a donkey’s ballbag at the end of a game. But at least he can pretend he’s giving off a fresh aroma by donning a pair of…

So I’m at Virgin Active, getting changed. Sitting down to lace up my totally-unsuitable-forsports, poncy high-top trainers, I glance up to be confronted by a bare, muscular arse about 14 inches from my face. “Being in a gym hasn’t changed a bit in the 25 or so years since I last entered one,” I think. Shows what I know. I’m here as one of a gaggle of tech-press types, on about the 11-billionth such trip of what I like to laughingly refer to as my “career”. As I’m unlikely to marry into the Royal Family, this sort of visit is as close to being the Duke of Edinburgh as I’m ever likely to get. Like royalty, you get shown around odd places by enthusiastic, deferential people in brightly coloured uniforms.…

WHAT IS IT, GAGU? It’s your surefire route out of snoozetown, and into the magical land of alertness and productivity. DO GO ON. The Shock Clock is a lovely $99 (£67) wearable that gently vibrates you awake. If you’re somehow resistant to its charms, it’ll give your wrist a “mild electric stimulus” instead. THAT SOUNDS NICE. It does, doesn’t it? The process ramps up – from vibration to irritating beep to electric shock – so you’re given plenty of chance to get up before your arm is thrown into spasms, but the whole thing seems like it would be illegal to strap on a pet. So, of course, GaGu loves it. IS THERE SCIENCE BEHIND IT? Not science as such, but the Shock Clock’s brutal-sounding techniques are based on proven…

Get involved We’d love to know about any tech you’ve bought. Tell us about it at inbox@t3.com – and please include a pic of yourself Master & Dynamic MH40 REVIEWED BY DAVE CHAPEL FROM BRISTOL £319, MASTERDYNAMIC.CO.UK Why I bought them I came across this New York brand by accident while browsing online for a new pair of cans. Its headphones looked really well-built and seemed to get a lot of positive reviews for their sound quality on other websites, so I pushed the boat out and bought the MH40 over-ear headphones in Silver Metal and Brown Leather. What I like about them Opening the box was a genuinely joyous affair; these headphones look truly premium, combining cowhide, lambskin and aluminium in a design that looks not dissimilar to those…

NINJA GAIDEN Notoriously merciless acrobatic slashathon Ninja Gaiden loves to beat its players into submission with a basic enemy difficulty that would make most Dark Souls devotees blush. £13.99; various platforms SUPER MEAT BOY A twitch-style platformer that punishes even the slightest error with a bloody end on a buzzsaw. Its challenging courses are addictive. £19.99; various platforms THE BINDING OF ISAAC: REBIRTH This top-down dungeon crawler presents you with a hellish world – and a difficult spike waiting to impale you. £10.99; PC, PS4, Xbox One TAKESHI’S CHALLENGE Brutally difficult (and very hard to find), Takeshi’s Challenge is now the stuff of legend. Terrible controls, broken level design and more will make you weep. £expensive; NES…

Free; App Store, Google Play At its core, Habitica is a time-management app that aims to take the age-old chore of making lists, and transform it into a proper RPG-style levelling system. That might sound a bit out-there if you’re not a gamer (where every title, from racers to fighters, has some form of RPG trope), but in a productivity app the gamification angle makes a lot of sense. In keeping with that RPG vibe, once you’ve set up an account, you can create and customise your own avatar, which will represent you in the Habitica community. It’s now all about keeping your avatar fit, healthy and rich by adding tasks to your itinerary. Think of it like a quest log based on your everyday activities – set a task,…

ElectriQ P80-30KS It’s not small at nearly 20cm long and 2cm thick, and that extra kilo in your bag isn’t going to do much for your spine, but with 30,000mAh capacity – enough to charge all but the most capacious laptop twice – this versatile box will do the trick. £99.99, laptopsdirect.co.uk Kogan Universal Power Bank Selectable voltage output and a neat-looking aluminium construction are one thing, but Kogan has gone all-out on compatibility here. There are 27 tips included, to fit even the most awkward laptop charging port. £52, kogan.com Fuse 10W Solar Charger Leave this backpack-strapped panel in the sun for 12 hours and you should – weather permitting – have saved enough juice to fill its 16,000mAh battery. That’s enough to fully charge most laptops – perfect…

3 FOR £5! Get three issues for a fiver! p64 Yep, on p49 we bring you The Best Tech For Everything – an in-depth look at the ultimate gadgets you can buy to enjoy watching the amazing summer of sport we have ahead. Not only that, we bring you some stellar kit for throwing the best parties, making your home smart, and listening to some cracking tunes. We even feature an underground beer-cooler. Staying on the summer theme, this issue’s State of the Art group test looks at three amazing electric bikes – which give you the freedom to bomb down hills and then get back up them without wearing your legs out. Find out which we ranked as the best on p66. Google has had some rather interesting developments…

£499, uk.onkyo.com Haven’t we had enough of Hi-Res Audio? You can never get enough of the crisp, realistic sound of Hi-Res tracks, trust us! But we see your point, mate. Thankfully, you’ll like this shiny new digital audio player from Japanese expert Onkyo. OK, I’ll allow you to continue. You’ll ‘allow’ us? How very dare you! But yes, ok, we will... So, for starters this sweet Onkyo player doesn’t cost mega-bucks; and secondly, it’s got the power to match much more expensive rivals, meaning you get super deluxe sounds for a more walletfriendly price. Come on, guys, this isn’t a first. True that, and Pioneer’s recently launched XDP-100R is a top unit indeed. But where the DP-X1 out-blings the Pioneer unit is in the audio department, with two Sabre DACs…

£TBC, underarmour.com Oh no, you’re gonna make me exercise, aren’t you… Yes, we are, but transforming your health will become addictive with the new Under Armour HealthBox, a fitness ecosystem designed to deliver a constantly evolving picture of your health. Really? What’s in the box, then? A sweatproof UA Heart Rate chest strap to help you view your heart rate in real-time while you’re working out; a water-resistant UA Band (with a screen that stays on during your workouts) to measure your sleep, resting heart rate, steps and intensity of your workouts; and a Wi-Fi-enabled UA Scale that tracks your weight and body-fat percentage. And how do I view that data? Via the UA Record app. A central ‘dashboard’ fed by the Band, Scale and Heart Rate, UA Record enables…

From £24 p/m plus £49 up front, three.co.uk What on earth is this? It’s the dial – a smartcuff from Black Eyed Peas and The Voice rapper bloke will.i.am. Erm, did you just say “smartcuff”? Pardon us, but that’s what Mr i.am is calling it. Essentially, dial is a smartwatch crossed with a phone, enabling you to make calls, listen to music, navigate and do other stuff without the need for your smartphone. So I can leave my phone at home? You could, but you probably won’t, will you? The dial takes a sim card, so you can use it independently if you wish. What about apps? At the moment, there’s only the built-in apps such as Music, Maps, Schedule, People and Health. Oh, and there’s AneedA – a personal assistant to…

01 EMBARK ON A WEEKEND OF ADVENTURE Beat the mountains this September with an outdoors festival designed to get your adrenaline pumping; and capture your experiences with a new wearable camera that offers live streaming for instant notoriety Searching for your next outdoors thrill? How about running along stunning alpine trails and climbing Swiss mountains, all while meeting like-minded people? Do it at The North Face Mountain Festival, set to run from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 September. Taking place in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, with panoramic views of the Eiger, the Mountain Festival offers trail running, hiking, climbing and basecamp workshops, plus evening music and movies, all as part of the entry price. Additional activities include canyoning, paragliding, rafting and bungee jumping. You can pre-order your ticket now, with dinner on…

Bikes all look the same, right? Well, if these three are anything to go by, they couldn’t look more different. Heading up the pack with its unique, somewhat divisive, looks is the Trayser - never will you go anywhere on two wheels and garner so much attention. Riding it, you feel like a celebrity – though nobody’s interested in you. The look of the bike isn’t merely a ploy to grab stares; the design is modular, enabling you to upgrade the heart of the bike - the battery - as you go. So in a year’s time, when there’s a battery that’s lighter and has more range, you can simply take out your old one and swap it in, so you get future style and future proofing. And that’s not…

1st Haibike xDuro Urban RC PRICE: £3,199 URL: e-bikeshop.co.uk T3 RATES: The Haibike offers a perfect blend of power and battery life, with optimum gearing to suit. It also looks great and is fantastic to ride – even more so with the optional Nyon computer. Garage-dreamers will love the removeable battery. T3 SLATES: A lack of mudguards is annoying; the standard saddle isn’t very comfy; it’s a little pricey. T3 SAYS: Once you’ve ridden the Haibike, you’ll never want a normal bike again. 2nd Gocycle G3 PRICE: £3,299 URL: gocycle.com T3 RATES: Great to ride; packable; good range; app smarts make it easy to use. T3 SLATES: Folding isn’t Brompton-quick; it’s the priciest bike here. T3 SAYS: A stunning, wellbuilt portable electric bike. 3rd ETT Trayser PRICE: £1,700 URL: ettindustries.com…

1 DTV SHREDDER What do you get when you combine two aggressive rubber tank-treads, a skateboard deck and a four-stroke 196cc engine? The latest off-road vehicle designed to handle almost any terrain, with agile steering and a top speed of 25mph. Brutal. £4,500, dtvshredderuk.com 2 SIMTOO FOLLOW ME DRONE A collapsible autonomous drone boasting speeds of up to 20mph, this tracks your every move via a smart GPS controller watch. The portable Follow Me packs into a rucksack containing everything you need to get airborne in no time, and all for under 500 sheets. From £499.95, simtoodrone.co.uk 3 BERGHAUS VAPOUR STORM ACTIVE GORE-TEX There was one guarantee in this challenge: exposure to plenty of mud and water. Luckily, I came prepared with Berghaus’s lightweight Gore-Tex jacket, made to be flexible…

HISENSE LTDN55K321 This entry-level UHD model from the Chinese brand looks slick and appears well-specified, with 4K Netflix and connected services, but image quality suffers from some occasional motion blur. £489, www.hisense.co.uk PHILIPS 40PUT6400 While it’s debatable whether you really benefit from 4K on a 40-inch screen, this UHD Android TV is still a class act: nicely styled with great image quality. The downside is a lack of catch-up TV services. £500, www.philips.co.uk PANASONIC TX-40DX700 This relatively small mid-range 4K TV offers compatibility with HDR, and features both the Firefox smart-TV platform and the latest Freeview Play tuner with roll-back programme guide. A taste of the higher end. £799, www.panasonic.co.uk…

ON TEST THIS MONTH THE GADGETS WE’RE LIVING AND BREATHING NICK ODANTZIS SNUGS CUSTOM EARPHONES I’ve been hankering after some custom earphones for the last few years, so I’m hoping Snugs can help me out – the idea is to get rid of my sweaty over-ear headphones and make in-ear tunes sound better. PAUL DIMERY MIELE SCOUT RX1 As I mentioned last month, this robot vacuum cleaner looks the business. But, of course, it needs to be able to pick stuff up, too. This month, I put it to the test in my grubby living room. WARREN BROWN MOTOROLA WI-FI PET VIDEO CAMERA I headed off to Tenby this month, leaving my two cats at home. Would this sub-£100 cam give me sufficient coverage to ease my fears that they…

If you’ve been carefully thumbing through this issue, you’ll no doubt have come across this rather splendid bit of tech already (it’s on p15). If not, let’s introduce you to Onkyo’s first foray into the world of incredible-sounding audio on the move: the DP-X1 Hi-Res Audio player. Onkyo is normally more at home with home-entertainment separates such as Atmos receivers and Blu-ray players, but the Japanese company has recently been dipping its toes into the portable-audio market, first with a variety of top-class headphones, then with its Hi-Res Audio-certified cans, and now with a player to match the latter. The DP-X1 is super-smart to look at, but it’s what’s inside that counts here: two Sabre DACs and two Sabre amps give the player the sort of processing power it needs…

Free; App Store, Google Play Boldomatic presents itself as the “Instagram of text” – a slightly over-ambitious statement that only rings half-true. Part Tumblr, part Instagram, part Twitter, the app is all about sharing lyrics, poetry and your own lexical creations with the rest of the world. The idea is simple: you create a line or two of thought-provoking text, choose colours for the words and background, add hashtags for visibility and post it to your feed. As with Twitter, you can browse a list of trending hashtags to read other people’s sentiments on a particular subject, and Boldomatic will set different missions each week, where you compete for “fame, glory and sexy rewards”. We dread to think what the last one entails. Your statements can even be shared on…

Fire Kids Edition 16GB The Fire is far from being the most powerful Android tablet, and it’s hindered by Amazon’s Fire OS. But the kids’ case makes it almost indestructible, and Amazon will replace it if your sprogs somehow impregnate its defences. £99, amazon.co.uk Leapfrog EPIC If you’re putting technology into the hands of kids, safety has to be at the front of your mind. Leapfrog’s curated environment (with a playable, customisable home screen) is guaranteed to keep curious fingers out of trouble. £119.99, leapfrog.com Kurio Smart When we were nippers, we convinced Mum and Dad to buy us computers “for homework”. If you fancy kidding yourself in the same way, this Windows-clad tablet with detachable keyboard should really help your offspring to “study”. £159.99, kurioworld.com…

Dali Sub E-12 F Dali has pulled the stops out here, coupling an impressive 12-inch aluminium woofer with a lowdistortion amp and a downwardfacing reflex port for additional air movement, and backing the whole lot with 170W of power. £529, dali-speakers.com Sonos SUB If your multi-room set-up needs punch, Sonos has you covered. It’s all very simple: plug it in, pair it up using your Sonos controller, and you’ll enjoy wireless and dynamic bass from its individually amplified twin drivers in no time. £599, sonos.com Yamaha YSTFSW050 A low-cost, low-profile option that’s perfect if you don’t have the space in your living room for a massive bass-emitting cube. Slim enough to tuck neatly under a chair, this is a great upgrade for a fledgling home-cinema system. £99, uk.yamaha.com…

Pioneer MVH-X380BT No CD player. No DAB. But this phone-focused stereo is easy to set up (using Bluetooth Secure Simple Pairing), as fool-proof to install as a car stereo, and comes in at just under a ton. An easy pick for a straightforward swap. £99.99, pioneerelectronics.com Alpine IVE-W585BT A double-height unit stuffed with bells, whistles and Facebook notifications. You can personalise it, too, which is perhaps overkill if all you want is Bluetooth – particularly since DAB functionality is an extra £180. But it’ll make your car special. £387.99, alpine.co.uk Pure Highway H260DBi Pure carries over its reputation from home DAB to this in-car device, which also offers Bluetooth connectivity, USB and aux inputs, a two-line display and hands-free via an external mic. You can find it for far less…

You don’t always have to spend big money to get something you’ll love to bits. That’s why we’ve put together a list of our favourite products for £100 and under. Some of our chosen gadgets also happen to be the best things you can get in their particular category, others are great-value alternatives to bigger ticket purchases, but all are brilliant products we’d be happy to use ourselves. So next time you get paid and there’s spare cash burning a hole in your trouser pocket, make sure you consult T3’s £100 Hotlist! THE SUPER SIX 01 WISTIKI BY STARCK www.wistiki.com PRICE £39.60 each Three Philippe Starck-designed Bluetooth trackers – Viola! keyring, pet-mounted Ahā! and wallet-worthy Hopla! – that protect your lost belongings with Crowd GPS. T3 SAYS Subscription-free location of…

IS IT, LIKE, YOU KNOW, LEGAL BRAH? Seeing as it’s a non-pedalassisted vehicle, then, like, totally not really, brah! Unlike a bicycle, which can be taken on public roads or cycle highways (limited to 15.5mph), the Boosted Board is classified in the same way that a motor vehicle is, meaning it needs to be vehicle-approved, MOT’ed and taxed. But of course, you can either, like, totally ignore that bogus info, or just use it only on private land – cowabunga! BOARDACIOUS When you’re getting radical, you don’t want to scuff your brand-new skate duds. The Boosted Board does away with foot power, in favour of an electric motor offering up to 2,000 watts of go CRAFTY CLIMBER Three types of board are available: there’s the basic Single model for most…