T3 India April 2023

GET YOUR GAME FACE ON To maximise your comfort, every Beyond is custom made. Simply scan your face with Bigscreen’s app and they’ll craft it to perfectly fit your face and interpupillary distance BIGSCREEN BEYOND Hefty VR headsets are quite literally a pain in the neck. Any time you spend in immersive virtual worlds is all too often limited by having to have a kilogram of glass and metal strapped to your face. Fortunately, Bigscreen is tackling this problem head on, with what it claims is the smallest VR headset in the world: the Beyond. Weighing in at a featherlight 127 grams, you’ll barely notice you’re wearing it – its innovative pancake optics mean it’s scarcely bigger than a pair of ski goggles. Meanwhile, you don’t have to sacrifice on…

Teching Us on a Ride Skynet seems to have taken over part of the cyberspace, challenging our conscience and the values we founded and built upon over the years, if I am allowed to seek out a parallel from fiction. Deep fakes have already proliferated the social media zone and people are growing increasingly concerned about the trustworthiness of content. Intellectual property rights are being blatantly violated, leading to creative professionals rethinking about sharing their works on online marketplaces. Where do we stand as a technology-centric publication? On the one hand, it is certainly exciting for a tech enthusiast to witness such leaps in AI and machine learning, but on the other, I personally feel a little alarmed about what turn it is going to take from now on. Coming…

NOTHING EAR (2) ₹9,999 in.nothing.tech While the Nothing Ear (2) might look similar to the Ear (1), the latest entrant is actually a tad smaller. According to the company, the Nothing Ear (2) offers improved ANC (active noise cancellation), and even the audio quality is said to be more finely tuned. It is capable of transmitting 24-bit/192kHz audio at speeds of up to 1Mbps. The Nothing Ear (2) is powered by an 11.6mm dynamic driver with a custom diaphragm. When it comes to ANC performance, the Ear (2) can block up to 40dB of noise and even offers an adaptive mode, allowing users to smartly adjust the amount of noise reduction as per the requirement. The buds will automatically enable gaming mode when paired with a Nothing Phone (1), and…

OMEGA, SPEEDMASTER RACING The legendary Speedmaster has gained a new Spirate System that means it’s now possible for Omega to achieve certified precision of only 0/+2 seconds a day – an impressive leap in accuracy. ₹10,70,000, omegawatches.com AUDEMARS PIGUET, CODE 11.59 STEEL The Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet has been created for the very first time in stainless steel. These timepieces also feature a new aesthetic that emphasizes both ergonomics and legibility. ₹21,80,000, audemarspiguet.com TAG HEUER, CARRERA CHRONOGRAPH X PORSCHE ORANGE RACING This bold timepiece is the sixth creation between TAG Heuer and Porsche. Its vibrant orange is inspired by the heat sparks made by the car on the asphalt. ₹5,85,000, tagheuer.com TISSOT, CHEMIN DES TOURELLES Named after the street that leads to Tissot’s home in the Swiss mountains, this…

Diamonds are not new to the luxury watch making industry, but TAG Heuer has taken the forever gem a step further with their Avant-Garde collection. The new TAG Heuer Carrera Plasma Diamant d’Avant-Garde watches come with coloured diamonds for the first time. These lab-grown 1.4-carat pink diamonds are specially created with Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) technique. The watch presents a combination of pink and white lab-grown diamonds, with coloured lab-grown diamonds to be used more extensively on luxury watches models in future. To obtain coloured diamond, one needs to introduce some disorder into an otherwise perfect arrangement of atoms in a controlled way. As Emmanuel Dupas, Director of the TAG Heuer Institute explains, “The CVD process offers the opportunity to introduce these defects during the growth process, in a well-controlled…

Designed to offset the wear and tear of your toughest training runs and races, the updated, super-max-cushioned Nike Invincible 3 (B16,995, nike.com) provides even better shock absorption without the bulk. Coupled with the wide, exaggerated shape at the forefoot, it offers the most stable ride Nike has to offer yet. Featuring the Nike ZoomX foam, the Invincible 3 is responsive and lightweight, thanks to the rocker-shaped midsole and ample amount of foam that provides support for the three phases of a runner’s stride – it offers flexibility when your foot rises off the ground, a smooth ride when your foot is moving forward and cushioning at ground contact. An evolved FlyKnit upper uses layers of yarn to provide a more supportive fit for runners. The upper is also strong and…