Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2019 i T3

VITRA EAMES RADIO When Charles and Ray Eames (of Eames Chair fame) unveiled the design for their new, compact table radio back in 1946, it was derided for being too small and too technical-looking, and never made it past the prototype stage. The US husband and wife team were clearly ahead of the design curve, though, because seven decades on that rejected masterpiece has been widely adopted by many radio brands… and now it’s been directly revived by Swiss furniture company Vitra. While the radio’s original austere design has been retained, the inner workings have been brought up to date by British audio firm REVO. So inside that sturdy walnut casing you get Bluetooth streaming with Qualcomm aptX tech, DAB/DAB+ and FM tuners, a 30W Class D amplifier, full-range speaker,…

1 ONEPLUS 6T MCLAREN • £649, oneplus.com Cast your mind back a decade or so, and you’ll recall David Blaine pulling off various stunts in a bid to grab the public’s attention. Well, fast forward to the present day and OnePlus appears to be employing the same tactic. In October, the Chinese tech firm set a Guinness World Record for ‘the most people unboxing a phone simultaneously’ during the launch of its 6T handset. And it has now followed that up with a very special edition of said phone – a collaboration with F1 giant McLaren. Naturally, the emphasis here is on speed: OnePlus is calling the 6T McLaren its “fastest phone ever”, and a combination of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and 10GB of RAM certainly sounds like a multitasker’s dream.…

SEIKO PROSPEX #STREETSERIES Inspired by the original Seiko diver’s watch from 1965, the #StreetSeries retains the same distinctive and durable case but is designed for urban living with a smaller 46mm diameter. £370, seiko.co.uk ZENITH CHRONOMASTER EL PRIMERO SOLAR BLUE Powered by the reliable calibre 4069 movement, this draws on some of Zenith’s most recognisable design details such as centric subdial rings. £6,100, mrporter.com TAG HEUER CARRERA CARBON Crafted from carbon and rose gold with the renowned Calibre Heuer 02 movement inside, the latest luxury chrono from TAG has been designed for speed demons and daring drivers. £7,900, tagheuer.com…

To get away from it all after the bustle of the festive season, consider a flight to St Helena (sthelenatourism.com), the world’s most remote island. This tiny chunk of volcanic rock is home to only a handful of people but plenty of wildlife – the presence of 500 endemic species is the reason it’s known as the Galapagos of the South Atlantic. Until recently, getting there involved a five-day boat trip from Cape Town, but a new airport means it’s now possible to fly direct via South Africa. When it comes to relaxation, a slow cruise down the Mekong River is hard to beat, and the Aqua Expeditions Luxury Mekong Cruise Ship is one of the most popular ways to do it. Choose from three, four or seven-night cruises starting…

Not a night goes by where GaGu doesn’t curse his cats. One in particular (the raggedy ginger one which looks like it’s been dragged through a hedge, in case you’ve somehow intercepted GaGu’s surveillance network) has begun singing a very distinct song when he’s brought in a mouse for a little play. This is a positive, because it at least offers Guru some warning, but since Mrs Guru flat refuses to wake up when the fluffy rogue is up to his antics, that warning is not overly appreciated. Gagu has had some ideas, many of which cannot be printed in this magazine and probably shouldn’t be said out loud. And he’s tried some humane things. The £150 Pawbo Life, a Wi-fi camera which dishes out treats and has an automated…

Nourish your skin Cleanse, tone and moisturise day and night, and exfoliate twice-weekly. Face masks are good too, and can work in minutes with Foreo’s UFO smart mask system (£249, foreo.com). Learn to shave properly Unless you’re growing your facial hair, shaving is an easy way to keep looking sharp. Let the Philips Series 7000 (£300, philips.co.uk) coach you on how to shave for your skin type. Perfect your smile A whiter smile makes your skin look healthier. Brush for two minutes, twice-daily, with the Tao Clean Whitening Toothbrush (£60, amazon.co.uk) and a whitening toothpaste. Stand up straight Want to look instantly slimmer? Stand up straight. The Upright Go (£69, uprightpose.com) smart posture tracker sits on your back and vibrates gently whenever you slouch. Find your scent The right scent…

Tim Ferriss wrote about the four-hour work week, which involves outsourcing your work. That’s not what we’re talking about. The four-hour work day involves super-concentrated periods of work, split into four hour-long blocks, to help you nail a workload that’d otherwise take the better part of a day to complete if you were going at a steady pace. Remote working is one of the easiest ways to create the distraction-free space you need for achieving this. Research shows that on work-from-home days, you get more done because you aren’t distracted by meetings, coffee breaks and chatty co-workers. When not working in an intense one-hour block, you could be answering emails, doing admin, or daydreaming – the ideal way to allow fresh new ideas in. A shorter workday elevates your work-life…

1 LUMOSTECH SMART SLEEP MASK Using the power of ScienceTM this sleep mask can help you beat jet lag completely, so you get to enjoy your time away more. Lights inside the mask subtly help to adjust your body's rhythms, so your sleep schedule is tweaked for a new time zone while you're napping on the plane. It also helps you wake up more gracefully than with a sharp tap from a flight attendant – it will gently simulate sunlight to rouse you naturally. $229 (£180), lumos.tech 2 SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB S4 Samsung’s tablet is a good tool for working on a flight, but that’s not what we're interested in here: it's that rich 10.5-inch OLED screen. If you want to watch your own movies instead of the plane selection,…

1 POCKETALK Need to ask for some help but don’t speak the language? This little device is a two-way translator for 74 languages, so you and the other person can talk pretty naturally. It’s cloud-powered, and can connect over Wi-Fi (including tethering to your phone) or its own 4G data connection $299 (£237), pocketalk.net 2 DJI MAVIC AIR The drone with the best balance of features, camera quality and folding portability is an unbeatable way to take gorgeous shots of your visits. Pilot it manually to take amazing flyovers, or use its auto-flying modes to get stills or dramatic videos of you and the family. The 4K camera is mounted on a three-axis gimbal, which means it stays rock steady for pro-style video. £669, dji.com 3 JOBY GORILL APOD MAGNETIC…

1 GARMIN FENIX 5X This is the ultimate outdoors watch. GPS and GLONASS help you track your location, and built-in mapping viewable right on the screen means you'll never get lost on a hike, especially with its TracBack feature. It also monitors your activity, altitude, and loads more useful data. £599, garmin.com 2 SCARPA MANTA PRO GTX Look no further for a hiking boot that can deal with all four seasons up a mountain. The autofit collar offers top ankle support, while multiple absorbing pads and a flexible mid-sole keep things comfy. £272, scarpa.co.uk 3 NORDISK ALFHEIM 19.6 This is hefty at 18kg, but it sleeps 8-10, or gives a family tons of space for a longer stay. The top opens like a chimney so you can have a camp…

If you’re looking for the very best tech available today, you’ve definitely come to the right place. Best of the Best is the most useful gadget-buying guide you will ever encounter. To create it, we’ve extensively tested the best tech the world has to offer, to bring you rock-solid recommendations for your home life, daily commute and the tech you use all the time. In 54 different categories, we’ve chosen the top four products, so you can choose one that’s just the right mix of features and budget for what you need. These rankings come from real testing by our team of experts – they’re the products we’d choose for ourselves, and we can’t recommend any higher than that. Look for the links above each category that take you to…

APPLE WATCH SERIES 4 From £399, apple.com/uk This truly straddles the line between tech and fashion; it’s not just the best-looking smartwatch, but its plethora of health and fitness features, plus strong app options, make it the most useful. SAMSUNG GALAXY WATCH From £279, samsung.com The best smartwatch for Android users brings a circular screen with great rotating bezel, and slick Tizen software that’s easy to use. It looks good too, and the battery life of up to six days is ace. TAG HEUER CONNECTED MODULAR 45 £1,950, tagheuer.com This beauty, mimicking a traditional mechanical watch, ticks the luxury and heritage boxes. The Modular adds some welcome customisation to the smartwatch mix, too. SKAGEN FALSTER 2 From £279, skagen.com This is an excellent choice for thinner wrists, thanks to minimal…

VICTORINOX I.N.O.X V £459, victorinox.com Having undergone 130 durability tests, this watch will stand up to anything you throw at it. The paracord strap hints at its adventurous heritage, and it’s great for all wrists sizes HAMILTON KHAKI FIELD £375, hamiltonwatch.com This is a faithful recreation of its original 1960s forebearer and is true to Hamilton’s military heritage. The 38mm stainless steel case is paired with a durable NATO strap. TISSOT QUICKSTER CHRONOGRAPH £295, tissotwatches.com This packs a Swiss quartz movement with 1/10 of a second counters, central 60-seconds chronograph hand, and add/split functionality. The case is finished with a sleek PVD coating. CHRISTOPHER WARD C5 £495, christopherward.co.uk This sleek dress watch retains its classic British design cues from older models, but features a new 39mm stainless steel case with…

ACER V7850 £1,999, acer.com Acer really hit the sweet spot here: small enough to fit on a coffee table, whisper-quiet in operation, and yet still produces a bright, crisp HDR 4K picture of 70 to 110 inches (at 3.5m). OPTOMA UH D40 £999, optoma.co.uk 4K resolution and HDR in a projector for this price is hard to beat. It doesn’t quite have the pop and HDR richness of more expensive sets, but it’s way beyond HD projectors at the same price. OPTOMA UH Z65 £4,499, optoma.co.uk This is very aimed at the proper AV enthusiast, but laser projection at this price makes it worth it for anyone. 4K HDR video is supremely rich, and it can hit 120 inches from just 4m. EPSON EH-TW6700W £999, epson.co.uk If you’re happy with…

MICROSOFT XBOX ONE X £449, xbox.com With 4K, Dolby Atmos, Ultra HD Blu-ray and a fairly compact profile this is the best Xbox ever. It’s even more powerful than the PS4 Pro and also a great home entertainment hub. SONY PLAYSTATION 4 PRO £349, playstation.com It’s still overkill if you don’t have a 4K TV, but with 2160p HDR gaming, the PS4 Pro delivers incredible visuals and is smoother and faster than its non-Pro siblings. NINTENDO SWITCH £279, nintendo.co.uk We love the Switch, which brings Nintendo’s great gaming pedigree to genuinely stylish, premium-grade hardware. Forget the specs: it’s all about the sheer joy of gaming. MICROSOFT XBOX ONE S £207, xbox.com The S is smaller, whiter and much cheaper than its big brother, and while you don’t get its sibling’s…

SONOS ONE £199, sonos.co.uk Sonos One is compatible with every music service ever, multi-room connectivity is fab, and Alexa comes built in as an added bonus. Many pricier Sonos speakers then await you… NAIM MU-SO £900, naimaudio.com Although often thought of as a standalone speaker, Naim’s app allows for easy multi-room japes, as does AirPlay 2, which it now supports. It’s beautiful to look at and listen to. BLUESOUND PULSE MINI £500, bluesound.com Designed to fill the niche we call “Just like Sonos, but with hi-res audio”, Pulse Mini will happily handle FLAC, MQA, WAV and AIFF with sample rates up to 192kHz and bit depths up to 24. DENON HEOS 7 HS 2 £399, denon.co.uk Another Sonos arch-rival, this has a more angular look and a more rockin’ sound.…

JABRA ELITE 65T £130, jabra.co.uk Jabra has solved most of the problems that bedevilled earlier true wireless buds. Sound is great, connectivity is rock solid, the fit is secure but comfortable, and they’re discreet. RHA TRUECONNECT £150, rha-audio.com Even more comfy, though perhaps slightly less secure, than the Jabras, these also offer best-in-class audio. Aside from a slightly odd carry case, these are textbook true wireless buds. APPLE AIRPODS £130, apple.com Apple’s wireless’phones may not sound as good as some of the newer rivals, but they still beat them all for battery life, ease of use and often comfort. They work best with iOS, of course. SENNHEISER MOMENTUM TRUE WIRELESS £280, sennheiser.com Sennheiser’s first true wireless buds are meticulously designed, quite pricey, and sound excellent. The fit is a little…

BOWERS & WILKINS P9 SIGNATURE £699, bowers-wilkins.com The P9s don’t just sound wonderful with hi-res audio. They do a stellar job with poor quality music, such as compressed MP3s. You can have any colour you like as long as it’s brown. AUDIO TECHNICA AT H-A1000Z £379, audiotechnica.com Forget about MP3s or EDM: these headphones don’t flatter or sacrifice sound quality for bass. But if you give them a good amp and a good sound source they do incredible things. SENNHEISER MOMENTUM 2.0 AROUND EAR £169, sennheiser.com The best sub-£200 over-ear headphones aren’t too picky about sonic sources. They don’t quite have the frequency range of our more expensive picks but they’re well built and good for the price. BOWERS & WILKINS P5 SERIES 2 £99, bowers-wilkins.com The little sisters of…

APPLE iPAD PRO 12.9 £969, apple.com/uk The Apple iPad Pro 12.9 is unbelievably powerful and slick, with an excellent screen, thin and compact design, great battery life and support for the new Apple Pencil. Pricey, but worth it. SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB £495, samsung.com The finest Android tablet, this delivers a system with a sharp OLED screen, S Pen stylus, excellent audio credentials, powerful internals, and a neat laptop-aping DeX mode. APPLE iPAD 9.7-INCH £319, apple.com/uk The doesn’t have the TrueTone screen and stereo speakers of the iPad Pro, but its fast processor, slick support for Apple Pencil and solid rear 8MP camera make it a quality all-rounder. MICROSOFT SURFACE GO £379, microsoft.com While Windows 10 in tablet mode remains a ‘mixed’ experience, its versatility is impressive and the ergonomics of…

EIZO CO LOREDGE CG318-4K £3,699, eizoglobal.com The money-noobject best 4K monitor in the world delivers a simply stunning package, with not just full sRGB coverage, but 99% of the Adobe RGB spectrum and 98% DCI-P3. DELL ULTRASHARP UP3216Q £1,091, dell.com Dell’s high-end 31.5-inch 4K display packs in a lot of professional-grade features for superb colour accuracy. It hits 99% Adobe RGB coverage and 87% DCI-P3, delivering great picture quality. ASUS ROG SWIFT PG27AQ £744, asus.com/uk Here you get a 27-inch 4K IPS panel with a 60Hz refresh rate, 10-bit colour accuracy and G-Sync as well – great for keeping your GPU and monitor in total synchronicity while you play. PHILIPS BRILLIANCE BDM4065UC £519, philips.co.uk This gigantic 40-inch 4K PC monitor is nearing the end of its life, so is available…

MATT BOLTON Editor When it comes to finding the most beautiful TVs on the planet (p51), there was only one man to turn to: the guy who will not stop banging on about them. At least it kept him quiet for a few days. MICHE LLE McLAREN Art Editor Michelle’s been in need of a new phone for ages, but doesn’t want to have to go massive. The Palm phone (p92) seems right up her alley, assuming she can ever find the damn tiny thing. PAUL DOUGLAS Global Editor-in-Chief Paul’s quest for the ultimate portable work machine brought him to the Google Pixel Slate (p82) this month. He just wants one device that can do literally everything perfectly – is that so hard? ROB JONES Tech & Gaming Editor Our…

THE OVERCOAT The wide lapels, along with its overall length, make Golding look taller, his chest broader. To make the most of your height and broadness, choose a similar coat, such as the Altea Cashmere Overcoat (£695, mrporter.com). THE SHIRT This adds necessary balance to Golding’s outfit with its darker shade of grey and pointed collar. Get an identical Slim-Fit Shirt from Hugo Boss (£99, hugoboss.com/uk). THE TROUSERS The interplay of grey tones is completed with these chinos, which are loosefitting. Grab these carbon Slim Fit Cotton Chinos in Stone from Burberry (£290, matchesfashion.com).…

JOIE I-LEVEL A multi-position, group 0+ car seat to keep newborns snug and safe as you ferry them around. It’s Isofix compatible (base included), and adopts a lie-flat system for your little one’s health and comfort. £199, johnlewis.com DIONO RADIAN 5 A highly-rated multi-stage harness car seat, the adjustable Radian 5 accommodates little ones up to six years old (or 25kg weight). Super grip harness pads and a steel frame reduce the impact of crash forces. £180, uberkids.com GRACO BOOSTER BASIC CHILD SEAT This group 3 booster seat keeps kids aged 6-12 sat securely in place. It uses a belt fastening, features adjustable armrests and comes with twin cup holders. The fabric is wipe-clean, too. £28, halfords.com…

JONES YOUTH PRODIGY Ideal for young riders who have learned the basics. The blunted nose is unusual on a kids snowboard, but it allows for more manoeuvrability in the air, while the twin tip-style ensures it’s just as at home on the piste. £280, amazon.co.uk BURTON RIPCORD The perfectly symmetrical shape makes for an easy ride, with a directional flex making the board easy to control. Bindings are mounted on two thin channels, enabling you to quickly change stance position; essential for new riders finding their footing. £295, burton.com/uk RIDE BURNOUT Ideal for nailing bigger tricks, this solid-feeling board has a twin hybrid camber, which means it works just as well in the powder as it does on jumps and rails. It’s good to control and extremely durable, with cleaved…

BT COMPLETE WI-FI This next-gen set-up sees BT’s new, ultrafast router the Smart Hub 2 communicating with a second device called a Wi-Fi Disc, which extends the network to help you achieve reliable broadband all around the home. From £59.99 a month (including BT Plus), bt.com D-LINK COVR-C1203 This handsome trio is every bit as impressive on the inside. D-Link’s dual-band mesh system can deliver Wi-Fi across 5,000 square feet, and at combined speeds of up to 1.2Gbps. Smart Steering technology will ensure that your device is directed to the least-congested band at all times. £209, eu.dlink.com DEVOLO MAGIC 2 WI-FI Plug this little gadget directly into a mains socket and it instantly becomes a Wi-Fi hotspot, using powerline technology to deliver internet speeds of up to 2,400Mbps. Ethernet ports…

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Season two of the surprisingly mushroom-focused nu-Trek beams down onto UK Netflix – and the tantalising cliffhanger from last time promises ties to old-Trek, too. WINTERGATAN A fascinating YouTube mix of engineering, tinkly tunes and marbles, as one Swedish man spends literal years building a machine to make automatic music. DJESSE (VOL 1) Office stereo points-scoring has never been easier (or possibly harder) than with annoyinglyyoung Jacob Collier’s pitchperfect collab with the Metropole Orkest.…

Invented by American running enthusiast Josh Clark as a means to help motivate his 50-something mother into exercising, the Couch to 5K concept is increasingly being adopted by inactive types who want to get into shape. To meet this demand, new apps are popping up all the time, but you’d be hard-pushed to find one better than C25K (Free, Android/iOS). Simple and intuitive, it guides you through three 30-minute exercises a week, with the objective of having you raceready in just eight weeks. If that sounds daunting, take inspiration from C25K’s thriving online community, a large percentage of whom have been there, done it and worn the sweaty t-shirt. If you want a good-value running watch to help track your progress, the Polar M200 (£95, polar.com) is our pick of…

Loewe bild 5 with floor stand Loewe’s design prowess needs no introduction, but many of its products have been focused at the higher end. The bild 5 brings its eye for beauty to TVs that cost around the same as other OLED 4K HDR sets. The Piano Black finish fits perfectly with the black oak stand, turning your TV into a piece of decoration rather than just a screen. A soundbar sits just below the panel, adding serious speaker power, and is coated in a fine fashionable fabric, of course. If you want a TV that stands as its own piece of designer furniture, it’s the bild 5 all the way. From £3,789, loewe.tv Samsung The Frame Designed by tech icon Yves Behar, The Frame is all about art. Styled…

A larger digital image sensor means extra light-sensitive photosites (corresponding to pixels in your final image) can be crammed in to capture more detail. A greater sensor area also frees up space for each photosite to be bigger and more light-sensitive, in turn reducing the amount of unsightly image noise visible in low-light photos. Another advantage with a big sensor is at any given lens aperture you’ll get a shallower depth of field, making it easier to throw backgrounds out of focus for distinctive portrait shots. Full-frame sensors - so-called because they match the size of a 35mm film frame – are usually as big as digital image sensors get. Medium-format sensors are larger still, but are traditionally only found in niche cameras.…

“Don’t get out, Do not get out.” Instructions don’t come clearer. And when they’re issued by longtime storm chaser Stuart Robinson, they’re instructions you listen to. Rather than brave grapefruit-size hailstones and the possibility of instant extinction courtesy of some vicious bolts of lightning, the five-strong crew keeps the doors of the off-road vehicles firmly shut. “Back in Europe, we’ll probably see one or two bolts of lightning per minute,” says Robinson. “A supercell thunderstorm will be throwing out four, five bolts per second.” Given the dangers, you might wonder what five (mostly) sensible people are doing, deliberately, and repeatedly, putting themselves in the way of some of the most spectacular and dangerous storms on the planet. Crammed into their vehicles alongside stacks of cutting-edge camera equipment, the crew is…

We’ve all seen movies where people get free flights or upgrades using air miles, but how can you get in on the action? At its simplest, an air mile is a unit of currency used in loyalty programs created by airlines – when you fly, you get more miles. But you can usually now get air miles every time you spend on a credit card, which is a much faster way of building them up – it could mean a free flight after a few years. Different programs tend to be linked to different airlines, through frequent flyer clubs, so make sure your credit card is on one that’s useful to you. Many airlines come under one scheme: the main options are OneWorld (oneworld.com), SkyTeam (skyteam.com) and Star Alliance (staralliance.com).…

Sony RX100 VI The best compact camera on the market includes a handy 24-200mm zoom, and unrivalled (at the size) 20MP image quality, plus pop-out electronic viewfinder as well as a screen. £1,149, sony.co.uk Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III A mirrorless cam with a small body, but mighty picture quality, and a good range of controls and features at your fingertips. Plus it looks super-cool. £629, olympus.co.uk Canon EOS 800D This is a beginner-level DSLR, which means it’s much smaller than the pro-end options, so is ideal for travel. Canon’s image prowess makes photos from its 24MP sensor shine. £469, canon.co.uk…

DUBAI ADDRESS BOULEVARD Pared back by Dubai standards, the clean white interiors here strike a balance between luxury and subtlety. It’s central, but also feels remarkably escapist. addresshotels.com JUMEIRAH DAR AL MASYAF Perfect for a romantic getaway, each suite here is a low-rise summerhouse with scenic views. The resort has over 50 restaurants and bars, and lots more. jumeirah.com AL MAHA RESORT AND SPA 45 minutes from central Dubai in a conservation reserve, the rooms here are styled like Bedouin tents, mixing Arabic styling with five-star luxury features. marriott.co.uk PARIS HÔTEL LA BELLE JULIETTE This romantic boutique hotel combines Japanese contemporary style with classic period living, making each room unique. It's quirky, and pleasingly central too. hotel-belle-juliette-paris.com THE SHANGRI LA HOTEL Huge super-luxe rooms here are matched with views over…

SPECIFICATIONS Screen 12.3-inch 3000x2000 LCD Processor Intel Core i5 Memory 8GB Storage 128GB Operating system ChromeOS Cameras 8MP front-facing wide-angle, 8MP rear Dimensions 291x202x7mm Weight 731g From £549 store.google.com The Pixel Slate makes us feel all existential. What is this? Who is it for? It’s not a tool to revive the messy Android tablet market – it supports Android apps, but it’s a ChromeOS device, running an upgraded but very similar operating system to the Pixelbook which came before it, and toting Intel hardware inside. It’s not, at least as a whole, a hardware showcase – its screen is spectacular, and it carries a premium feel, but a glance at the internal specs raises eyebrows when they’re compared to the asking price at each level. Surface gloss What it is,…

SPECIFICATIONS Screen 1.3-inch AMOLED 360x360 Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 2100 Operating system Wear OS Colours Onyx, Platinum, Rose Gold Dimensions 42.8x42.8x13.1mm (Onyx, Platinum), 42.8x42.8x12.8mm (Rose Gold) Strap size 20mm (Onyx, Platinum), 18mm (Rose Gold) £179 mobvoi.com Though your friendly neighbourhood T3 team loves smartwatches as much as the next person who owns a smartwatch, they’re still in the ‘nice to have’ category rather than ‘essential’. That means a lot of people are sceptical of dropping several hundred pounds on one, but the new watch from Mobvoi makes it more tempting to dive in. Cheap and chipful The C2 is a full smartwatch, featuring Google’s Wear OS and a Snapdragon Wear chip for its brains, but it starts at just £179. That’s about £100 less than the Samsung Galaxy Watch or Apple…

£350 vodafone.co.uk No big phone company is making handsets that the small-fingered can use one-handed any more. At least, they weren’t until the new Palm (named for the classic phone brand, but it’s a whole new company). With a screen of just 3.3 inches, but Android 9 and an eight-core processor onboard, it’s a mix of old and new. Little by little That tiny display has a resolution of 1280x720, which makes it a sharp 445ppi. Brightness and colour vibrancy are good, though not class-leading. It’s absolutely tiny, though – even smaller than the original iPhone’s 3.5-inch screen, and not just by a small amount: that had a 3:2 ratio screen, while this is taller and thinner at 16:9. This means the area is about 20% smaller than the original…

APPLE IPHONE XS From £999, apple.com/uk The phenomenal speed, hyper-premium build quality, fantastic camera and gorgeous HDR screen with Dolby Vision support make this the world’s most desirable phone. HUAWEI MATE 20 PRO From £899, huawei.com With a lightning-fast processor, a beautiful OLED screen, a knock-out Leica camera system, a next-gen in-display fingerprint reader, a 4,200 mAh battery, and Android 9.0 Pie, this is a marvel. SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 9 From £899, samsung.com A stunning 6.4-inch screen, fast internals and advanced new S Pen digital stylus elevate this phone. The S Pen and clever split-screen app shortcuts make it a powerhouse for productivity. APPLE IPHONE XR From £749, apple.com/uk The best Apple phone in terms of bang for your buck. You get the quality and design of the XS, in…

WITHINGS STEEL HR SPORT £190, withings.com Featuring a heart-rate monitor and the ability to track 30 different exercises, this is ideal for fitness fanatics. It’s water resistant to 50 metres, and the battery lasts around 25 days. MONDAINE HELVETICA 1 £195, mondaine.com Mondaine is most famous for producing watches which resemble its classic Swiss Railways clock, but the Helvetica range is different. It includes activity and sleep tracking. KRONABY SEKEL £445, kronaby.com Looking for more than a pedometer? The Sekel vibrates to alert you to notifications on your phone, and there’s a button which can be programmed with IFTTT to do loads. GARMIN VIVOMOVE HR PREMIUM £170, garmin.com This hybrid has key features like heart-rate monitoring, the ability to estimate your VO2 Max, as well as wellness tools that suggest…

SONY AF8 From £1,799, sony.co.uk Marrying a perfect OLED 4K screen with Sony’s picture processing prowess makes for a jaw-dropping HDR TV at 55 or 65 inches. Motion handling and upscaling of content are both brilliant. PANASONIC FZ952 From £1,799, panasonic.com/uk Panasonic worked with Hollywood to make this OLED 4K TV’s display match how movies are mastered, so the colours and depth here are unparalleled for cinematic viewing. LG C8 From £1,499, lg.com LG’s OLED technology produces beautiful 4K HDR images, and makes HD videos look ace too. LG’s webOS smart platform is one of the better systems around, and it’s ideal for gaming. PHILIPS OLED903 From £1,999, philips.com What do you get when you combine a very cinematically tuned OLED panel, a sound system from Bowers & Wilkins, and…

SONOS BEAM £349, sonos.com If it were just a soundbar, the Beam’s great audio would still make it top – but with Amazon Alexa, Apple AirPlay 2 and support for a billion streaming services, it’s fantastically flexible. Q ACOUSTICS M3 £229, qacoustics.co.uk Want superb sound without a big price and unnecessary extras? Q Acoustics’ M3 combines great simplicity and great sound. Impressive, affordable, and it wasn’t hit with the ugly stick. SONOS PLAYBASE £549, sonos.com There’s no HDMI and the setup’s a pain, but this Sonos soundbase is sublime. The sound does detail as well as drama, it looks great and it works brilliantly in a Sonos multi-room environment. SONY HT-ST5000 £1,195, sony.co.uk Sony’s powerful, precise and punchy soundbar is the best way to add Dolby Atmos to your system,…

PRO-JECT DEBUT CARBON £430, project-audio.com Pro-Ject makes great turntables with all sorts of features; we like this slightly pricier model in the range. The addition of an acrylic platter helps it punch way above its weight in sonic performance. REGA PLANAR 1 £250, rega.co.uk Rega makes record players that need a little care in setting up, but once done, make a beautiful noise. The quality of this, its cheapest model, is extraordinary for the price. MCINTOSH MT2 £4,995, jordanacoustics.co.uk This beautifully finished deck is perfect for vinyl addicts. It’ll wring an incredible amount of detail out of your records, without needing to be plugged into a crazily pricey system. AUDIO TECHNICA AT-LP3 £150, audio-technica.com After something more basic? You can’t go wrong with this turntable. £150 nets you easy setup,…

AUDIO PRO ADDON C3 £220, audiopro.com A fine blend of classic Bluetooth portability, high quality audio and Scandie style. Thanks to Wi-Fi, you can stream higher quality sounds indoors, then revert to Bluetooth in the garden. ULTIMATE EARS MEGABOOM 3 £169, ultimateears.com The best waterproof speaker – it even floats – offers 20 hours of battery life and a hefty sound, perfect for outdoor parties. It works great for kitchen audio duties, too. CAMBRIDGE AUDIO YOYO M £300, cambridgeaudio.com The best Bluetooth solution for audiophiles’ audio files, this is, as you can see, a stereo pair. As such it’s more like a classic hi-fi system, but with the convenience of wirelessness. BOSE SOUNDLINK REVOLVE £149, bose.co.uk This excellent value, high quality speaker boasts impressively realised, truly 360-degree sound. Easily portable,…

SONY WH-1000XM3 £329, sony.co.uk With 30-hour battery life, very quick charging, Google Assistant, amazing bass response and an incredibly clever noise cancellation processor, these are superb headphones. B&W PX £329, bowers-wilkins.co.uk With useful motion-sensing features, the stylish PXes have variable noise cancelling and accurate B&W sound. We think the Sonys are slightly better, but you may well disagree. BEATS STUDIO3 WIRELESS £299, apple.com These Beats deliver exceptional noise cancellation that reacts very well to all kinds of environments, they get three hours of charge in 10 minutes and they’re the best sounding Beats so far. BOSE QC35 II £329, bose.co.u They may look a little dated but there’s no arguing with Bose’s excellent noise-cancelling technology. The rivals are a little snazzier, perhaps, but these are solid and utterly reliable.…

MICROSOFT SURFACE BOOK 2 £1,149, microsoft.com Available in 13- or 15- inch sizes, with a 3:2 screen that gives you more height than other laptops, and plenty of power, this is a light and fast machine that’s also really flexible. Perfect. HUAWEI MATEBOOK X PRO £1,299, consumer.huawei.com This marries style and function, delivering incredibly capable internal hardware in a form factor that also matches Apple’s MacBook range in terms of looks and feel. DELL XPS 13 £1,194, dell.com The Dell XPS 13 is thinner and more powerful than ever. Up to 1TB of SSD storage, 16GB of RAM, and powerful Intel Core i7 processors help make it a high quality all-rounder. ASUS ZENBOOK FLIP S UX370 £899, asus.com/uk A combination of quality internal hardware featuring an Intel Core i7, 16GB…

ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS £2,199, asus.com/uk It’s the stunning level of engineering that has gone into the Zephyrus, along with monstrously powerful Nvidia GTX 1080 internal hardware, that make it the king of all the gaming laptops. MSI GS65 STEALTH THIN 8RF £1,699, msi.com This gaming laptop manages to pack an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 GPU, Intel Core i7 CPU and 16GB of RAM into a very portable package. Its Full HD, wide-view 144Hz panel is top rate, too. ASUS ROG STRIX GL502 £1,739, asus.com/uk A cracking allrounder that delivers big gaming bang at a very attractive midtier price point. You get quality internals, including up to a GeForce GTX 1070, Intel Core i7 and 16GB of RAM. ALIENWARE 13 R3 £1,100, dell.com Configurable with a gorgeous QHD 2560x1440 OLED screen,…

DJI MAVIC AIR £769, store.dji.com The Mavic Air is a superportable 4K camera drone. Video quality from the camera mounted on a three-axis gimbal is excellent, and it’s so simple to control that beginners grasp it fast. DJI MAVIC 2 PRO £1,349, store.dji.com While this doesn’t offer the same size to power ratio as the Air, its 4K video and stills capture are sensational, thanks to an on-board Hasselblad camera and fantastic stabilisation. DJI MAVIC 2 ZOOM £1,099, store.dji.com The alter ego of the Mavic 2 Pro, the cheaper Zoom comes with a different camera, with a 2x optical zoom lens. Along with the folding design and long battery life, it’s really flexible. PARROT ANAFI £629, parrot.com At just 320g, one of the lightest cameraequipped drones you can buy. Flight…

GOPRO HERO7 WHITE £179, gopro.com The wallet-friendly Hero7 White borrows premium features from the Hero7 Black. Ideal for part-time adrenaline junkies needing a simple HD camera that shoots YouTube-ready footage. YI 4K £119, yitechnology.com Captures high-quality footage even in low light, thanks to an LCE sevenlayer all-glass lens and Sony Exmor-R IMX377 sensor. It shoots 4K at 30fps; buy a separate case for waterproofing. OLFI ONE. FIVE WHITE £99, olficamera.com This camera might lack 4K, but 1080p/60fps and 720p/120fps video, plus 16MP stills, are plenty for weekend warriors. The One. Five White comes with a 30m waterproof case. KAISER BAAS X4 £89, amazon.co.uk This rubbery cam has ridged sides to enhance grip. Location of the controls is odd, but move past that and it offers 4K video at 30fps. Waterproof…

NIKON Z 7 £3,399, nikon.co.uk With a full-frame 45.7 megapixel sensor, a superb 493-point AF system, a 3.2-inch touch-sensitive screen and a stunning viewfinder, the Z 7 is simply a fabulous camera. SONY A9 £3,699, sony.co.uk The A9 is expensive but earns every penny by packing an incredible 24.3MP full-frame sensor capable of 20fps shooting with tracking autofocus the whole way. It’s a technical marvel. FUJIFILM X-T3 £1,299, fujifilm.eu/uk There’s plenty of things to like about the X-T3, including great autofocusing, fast frame rates, an impressive array of 4K video features and, this being Fujifilm, beautiful retro looks. CANON EOS R £2,349, canon.co.uk The EOS R is a classic Canon, but adds a couple of new twists, such as the customisable touch-sensitive multi-function bar. The image quality is on par…

TOMTOM GO 6200 £299, tomtom.com Packed with features but never fiddly, and with Google and Siri support, this is a really good mobile companion too. The price includes lifetime updates via Wi-Fi for most features. GARMIN DRIVESMART 61 LMT-S £169, garmin.com This sleek sat-nav has substance to match its style, with a big display, lifetime traffic and maps (for Europe) and useful points of interest information courtesy of TripAdvisor. TOMTOM GO VIA 53 £179, tomtom.com This more affordable TomTom only gives you three months of camera locations, but you can get lifetime map updates via Wi-Fi and it’s compatible with Siri and Google Now. MIO MIVUE DRIVE 65 LM £199, mio.com Why buy a sat-nav and a separate dash cam when you can get them both in one device? With…

GARMIN DASH CAM 55 £119, garmin.com The Garmin is essentially a GoPro for the car with a compact case, great video quality in all conditions and a useful companion app. The only real downside is the lack of a touchscreen. NEXTBASE 612GW £249, nextbase.com If image quality is vital, this is the dash cam for you. It’s big and chunky and the app appears a little flaky, but it’s a simple and high-quality 4K camera that’s easy to install and use. THINKWARE F800 PRO £219, thinkware.com With an almost invisible design, time-lapse recording and a great night mode, this is a good stealthy option if you’re worried more about vandalism or theft than your fellow drivers. MIO MIVUE C330 £69, mio.com The Mio delivers 1080p recording at 30fps and is…

BROMPTON ELECTRIC £2,595, brompton.com Ebikes aren’t just about tech. They should be fun too. The Brompton is a hoot, and if you’re a commuter there’s no better: it munches miles and then folds to an incredibly tiny size. GTECH EBIKE CITY £995, gtech.co.uk This is a superb urban ebike that’s ideal for beginners or anyone on a budget. It’s simple, affordable and doesn’t compromise on anything vital. Not bad for a hedge trimmer brand. VANMOOF ELECT RIFIED S2 £2,398, vanmoof.com If you want the Electrified S2, move quickly: this price is for early orders. It’s packed with anti-theft measures, handles brilliantly and looks ace. Turbo boost is great for traffic lights. HAIBIKE SDURO TREKKING £1,650, haibike.com This is a serious bike for serious rides: it’s heavy, powerful and built like…

Everyone wants the new year to be better than what’s come before (and it feels like 2019 has an especially large pressure on it in this regard). To actually manage this, you kind of need a multi-pronged approach: doing things that help you feel happier in yourself is a big part, but so is just having great stuff around you that makes you feel better, or makes your life easier. Our main feature (p35) includes a lot of this, from getting fitter in a way you can sustain, to adding value to your home, to improving your commute – the latter of which is probably the single biggest upgrade most of us can make to our lives. But the theme is everywhere else in the issue as well – from…

So you’ve been invited to a formal event and that means it’s time to find the right suit – and fast. But what’s the ideal style and how should you wear accessories? With so many options, it can be a daunting process. To help make this easier for you, T3 reached out to Sarah Gilfillan, personal stylist for men at Sartoria Lab (sartorialab.co.uk), to get the downlow on how to nail your suit styling. First things first – find the right suit for your body shape. “The lapel width should correspond with your frame: small guy, slimmer lapels; large guy, wider lapels,” Gilfillan says. “Broad shoulders will look better with a softer shoulder with less padding so as not to add more bulk.” Once you’ve found a suit that fits…

LIFESYSTEMS EXPEDITION DEET-FREE INSECT REPELLENT Bugs hate Saltidin, the active ingredient in this fantastic bug spray. It offers eight hours protection from all kinds of pests, and is ideal for travellers with sensitive skin. £4.99, lifesystems.co.uk PATAGONIA POWDER BOWL JACKET This stylish waterand windproof jacket comes with a serious dose of feel good factor, as it’s the first jacket made from recycled Gore-tex. It also has a helmet-compatible two-way adjustable hood and sweat-wicking mesh lining. £401, eu.patagonia.com DOPPER 1090 INSULATED WATER BOTTLE This slimline bottle is completely recyclable, and by splashing out on one you’ll be contributing to a very good cause: Dopper’s foundation, which helps to provide safe drinking water to communities in need. £30, amazon.co.uk…

Need help sticking to your new year’s fitness resolution? Nextatlas, a tech company that utilises AI to spot emerging trends, has revealed the trendiest workouts for 2019. And there’s good news: they’re easy. Low impact exercises are the next emerging trend, signalling a move away from high-intensity training. So keep your eyes peeled for LISS (Low Impact Steady State) and HILIT (High Intensity Low-Impact Training) classes. The point of both? Less stress on your body, more enjoyment working out. LISS involves elevating your heart rate to 120-150bpm and keeping it there for at least 30 minutes. Slow jogging or using an exercise bike are examples of LISS workouts. For jogging, track your heart rate and calories burned with the Garmin Forerunner 645 Music (£399, garmin.com). For a basic yet effective…

Improve indoor air quality The air inside our homes is up to four times more polluted than outside. Monitor then cleanse it with the Clairy Natural Air Purifier. €249.99 (£225.74), clairy.com Reduce damp and mould Use a dehumidifier to reduce mould spores and condensation. The compact and quiet Meaco DD8L extracts eight litres of moisture daily. £199, meaco.com Keep it cool (or warm) Heating affects your wellbeing, comfort and energy levels. Maintain the ideal temperature at home with Tado’s Smart Thermostat Kit. £199, tado.com/gb Protect against carbon dioxide Carbon monoxide poisoning is no joke. Use the Nest Protect to keep watch for CO levels, as well as acting as a smoke alarm. From £99, nest.com/uk Convert waste into energy Turn food waste into clean energy with the HomeBiogas 2.0. Shovel…

01 CANON RF LENSES The EOS R uses a completely new lens mount, not seen on any previous Canon camera. Currently there are four RF-mount lenses available, consisting of a 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro lens for close-up photography, a 50mm f/1.2 for general purpose and low-light shots, a 24-105mm f/4 zoom lens that can be purchased as a kit with the EOS R body for £3,269, and finally there’s the RF 28-70mm f/2 lens that sacrifices image stabilisation for a large aperture and better low-light performance. 02 NIKON Z LENSES Like the EOS R, Nikon’s Z cameras also feature a brand new lens mount. You can choose from three Z-mount lenses, including 35mm and 50mm f/1.8 fixed focal length optics tuned to give the best possible image sharpness, while the…

THE BRAINS Without the involvement of professional storm chaser Stuart Robinson, it’s unlikely Extreme Earth 3: The Storm could have been made. Stuart is famous in storm chasing circles, not least because of the Channel 4 documentary, A Very British Storm Chaser, in which Stuart chronicled chasing storms from Taiwan to Texas. THE DIRECTOR Pretty pictures still need a narrative. Leigh Emmerson – camera operator, director and documentary maker – leads production. Aside from ticking off the shot list and making sure editors had enough footage to make a great film, Leigh also spent no small amount of effort making sure non-storm shots made the cut. THE FILMMAKER Camera operators don’t come more experienced than Alister Chapman. Alister has shot everything from the northern lights to Burmese temples, often at…

1 UE MEGABOOM 3 Whether you’re throwing a rock star-style party in your room, or just want some music for getting ready to go out, the MegaBoom 3 offers seriously good 360-degree sound over Bluetooth. It’s durable (to survive travel) and waterproof, and gives a surprisingly meaty and full sound for its small (and highly portable) size. It has a battery too, so you’re not tethered to weird hotel plug placement options. £169, ultimateears.com 2 JUICE POWER DELIVERY PLUG This plug has both a regular USB charger, as well as a USB-C port with Power Delivery, meaning it can push enough power to charge a laptop through the latter. A couple of these will mean you can charge everything. £22, johnlewis.com 3 ORAL B GENIUS 9000 Most importantly, this is…

1 MICROSOFT SURFACE GO The 10-inch tablet from MS runs full Windows as well as being a slate – just slot on the Type Cover to add a keyboard and trackpad. Performance is good, and the excellent stand makes it easy to use anywhere: plane, train, hotel or car. From £379, microsoft.com 2 AOC I1601FWUX This portable 15.6-inch monitor is powered over a single USB-C cable, so if you need more working space than your laptop gives, just plug in and go. The 1920x1080 display is really sharp, and the stand folds around as a protective cover when travelling. £159, eu.aoc.com 3 SEAGATE FAST SSD 1TB If you’re working on the go, there’s a chance of losing or breaking your laptop. You need to back up a lot – so…

BRYDGE G-TYPE KEYBOARD Cheaper than the official Pixel Slate Keyboard, far sturdier, and able to operate wirelessly, Brydge’s typer is a superior option to Google’s board if you’re looking to run your Slate as a true hybrid device. £159, brydge.com REBOON PIXEL SLATE COVER If you’re using the Slate as a tablet, this is a case which holds on to it well, lets you prop it up when you need to, and doesn’t cost the Earth. We wouldn’t hang it from our fridge, but that is, at least technically, an option. £40, reboon.de KNOMO BARBICAN SLEEVE On the move often? Swaddle that Slate in this full grain leather sleeve, large enough to carry both the tablet and its keyboard cover, and lined with a padded faux fur concoction that will…

HUAWEI WATCH GT Cutting back on the smarts (it has basic apps, fitness tracking and notifications only) means you get around 30 days of battery life per charge. It’s also got a lovely screen and premium design that make it worth the price. £179, consumer.huawei.com APPLE WATCH SERIES 3 Last year’s Apple Watch can be found for around £249 for the aluminium version. It’s fast, slick, has great health and fitness features, waterproofing, and around three days of battery. iPhone-only, though. £279, apple.com/uk…

WORTH £1,333 TOTAL! British sound innovator Flare Audio makes some of the most impressive in-ear equipment on the planet, from superior headphones to ear plugs that stop sound dead. We’ve teamed up with them to give away a set of four products for one winner: Isolate Pro Mini (1), JET 3 (2), Sleeep Pro (3), and FLARES PRO (4). The flagship model is FLARES PRO, which brings top-end hi-fi quality to wireless in-ear headphones. The tiny in-ear buds (made from high-quality titanium) produce the best sound we’ve ever heard from wireless in-ears, even winning a Highly Commended badge at the 2018 T3 Awards. That’s thanks to Flare’s brilliant tech in the ears, as well as a portable DAC that the in-ears connect to, giving your digital music the finessed conversion…

HONOR PLAY £249, hihonor.com Pitched as a gaming phone, but it’s just an all-round brilliant Android phone that’s a stone-cold bargain. It has a high-end processor, 6.3-inch screen, good rear cameras, and a fantastic design. ONEPLUS 5T £327, oneplus.com/uk This is a brilliant buy thanks to the price it’s dropped to, plus flagship-level specs such as the speedy Snapdragon processor, 6GB of RAM, OLED display and premium aluminium finish. SONY XPERIA XA1 £129, sonymobile.com A good budget buy with a superb camera sensor (23MP!), and design that looks smarter than the price suggests. You get good performance at all times from it, and an HD screen. SAMSUNG GALAXY A8 £279, samsung.com The A8’s camera package, both front and back, is stellar, and the rounded-corner OLED screen, coupled with an eight-core…

TUDOR BLACK BAY GMT £2,790, tudorwatch.com Sporting a bold 41mm steel case and distinctive blue and burgundy bezel, the Black Bay GMT can keep track of three time zones, making it ideal for those who often travel internationally. TAG HEUER AUTAVIA £4,250, tagheuer.com Part of TAG’s Heritage range, the Autavia was favoured by racing drivers in the 1960s. The vintage silver dial features a retro Heuer logo, and is encircled by a black aluminium bezel. OMEGA SEAMASTER 300 £5,520, omegawatches.com The 300 recalls its iconic namesake, but has been updated to include Omega’s more modern watch tech, including the anti-magnetic Master Co-Axial mechanical movement inside. BREITLING NAVITIMER B01 CHRONOGRAPH £6,460, breitling.com The Navitimer is Breitling’s most iconic collection. This model boasts a 43mm stainless steel case with a transparent back,…

SAMSUNG Q6F From £899, samsung.com A great bargain. The QLED LCD screen offers glorious colours and HDR performance, including great upscaling of SDR content. Even the sound system is pretty solid. SONY XF8505 From £679, sony.co.uk This delivers sharp, colourful images, thanks to its Triluminos LCD display, which kills it with HDR 4K movies. Motion handling and upscaling are fantastic, too. SAMSUNG NU 710 From £399, samsung.com This ticks almost every spec box. HDR support includes HDR10+ dynamic future-proofing, 4K images look supersharp, colours are rich and satisfying, and its smarts are comprehensive. PANASONIC EX750 £739, panasonic.com/uk This 4K Pro Panasonic is a steal in its under-60-inch incarnations, thanks to its advanced image engine and top-notch build quality. 4K and upscaled HD both look very sharp.…

ROKU STREAMING STICK+ £59, roku.com The Swiss Army Knife of streaming delivers 4K HDR, isn’t locked to a particular ecosystem, has tons of available apps and is a joy to use. It’s the best streamer for many people. CHROMECAST ULTRA £69, store.google.com The Chromecast Ultra is a receiver for phones and laptops and depends on them for control and content – but it’s simple, versatile and compatible with iOS, Android, Windows and Mac. AMAZON FIRE TV STICK 4K £34, amazon.co.uk 4K HDR for under £35 isn’t to be sniffed at. It’s best suited to Prime subscribers and Google apps are absent, but it’s a very capable and affordable streamer for TV and movies. APPLE TV 4K £179, apple.com/uk iTunes has the biggest source of 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos movies,…

YAMAHA WXAD-10 £120, yamaha.co.uk This Yamaha lets you stream everything from Bluetooth to hi-res audio, with support for AirPlay, most of your favourite streaming services and, of course Yamaha’s own MusicCast. GOOGLE CHROMECAST AUDIO £30, google.co.uk A somewhat less audiophile solution perhaps, but so simple and so cheap. Suddenly, all your Android phone’s music (plus Google’s apps on iOS) can be beamed to your audio setup. ARCAM RDAC £320, arcam.co.uk For those who stream via AirPlay and UPNP, this is ever so hard to beat. It’s essentially a very high quality DAC, and gives a real boost to any decent quality audio files beamed its way. iFI NANO iONE £199, ifi-audio.com Just want to wring the very most out of Bluetooth? This fag-packet-sized DAC is your new friend. Even the…

OPTOMA NUFORCE BE SPORT 4 £90, optoma.co.uk These are designed for running and gymming – and very good they are, too. However, by some sorcery, Optoma has managed to make them sound great, fit perfectly, and come in under £100. MARSHALL MONITOR BLUETOOTH £149, marshallheadphones.com Most Marshall cans sound good, but these ones offer noticeably better comfort. The sound is, as you’d imagine, well suited to all things rockin’, but it can handle subtler sounds. AKG Y50BT £120, uk.akg.com If you want an on-ear alternative to the Marshalls, these’phones from AKG remain a great option. The sound is punchy and the styling is pretty cool without trying too hard. FLARE AUDIO FLARES PRO £199, flareaudio.com A more ‘specialist’ pair of headphones, these combine a high-quality in-ear monitor with a proper…

KEF M100 £99, uk.kef.com A refreshing alternative to over-bassy in-ear phones, the M100s deliver crisp, clear, defined and thoroughly involving sound, although you might need to push the volume up a bit. KLIPSCH R6I II £99, klipsch.com A more comfortable alternative to in-ear monitors, the R6i IIs deliver lots of bass and a lively, engaging sound. It’s maybe a little bass-heavy for older music, but it’s great for modern stuff. FLARE AUDIO FLARES JET 3 £89, flareaudio.com Maintaining the quality of the Flares Pro (see Bluetooth headphones), removing the DAC element and thereby slashing the price, these audiophile in-ear headphones are a tremendous option. SOUNDMAGIC E11C £49, soundmagicheadphones.com Can we really be recommending a pair of headphones for under £50? Yes we can! The grown-up sound quality and exemplary comfort…

MICROSOFT SURFACE BOOK 2 £1,149, microsoft.com So good that it tops both our best laptop and best 2-in-1 laptop buying guides, the SB2 delivers an incredibly premium, fantastically portable, and jaw-droppingly versatile system. MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 4 £714, microsoft.com The Surface Pro 4 is still one of the best 2-in-1 laptops and tablets going, largely thanks to its bright and clear display, slim dimensions and Intel Core-series processor power. HP ENVY X2 £699, hp.com The big sell here is the monstrous battery life, with up to 22 hours on one charge. This is because it makes use of ARM architecture, with a Snapdragon 835 CPU powering everything. LENOVO YOGA 900S £599, lenovo.com Lenovo’s Yoga 900S stands out from the crowd. Weighing in at a svelte 1kg, this 12.5-inch laptop is…

STEELSERIES ARCTIS PRO WIRELESS £299, steelseries.com The SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless is simply awesome. The dual-wireless audio system that allows for both 2.4GHz and Bluetooth simultaneously is especially fantastic. LUCIDSOUND LS 35X £148, lucidsound.com For quality wireless audio on Xbox One, gamers should look here: it delivers excellent audio reproduction and also connects directly to the console without any dongles or cables. TURTLE BEACH ELITE PRO 2 + SUPERAMP £219, turtlebeach.com Turtle Beach’s talent is very evident in its Elite Pro 2 headset with SuperAmp. Excellent audio reproduction is paired with a modern, comfortable design and plenty of advanced features. AUDIO-TECHNICA ATH-ADG1X £299, audiotechnicashop.com Price tag aside, this is pretty much perfect. High-fidelity audio is delivered by excellent 53mm drivers, while a 3D Wing support system makes the headset incredibly…

GOPRO HERO7 BLACK £379, gopro.com The waterproof Hero7 Black makes capturing pro-looking shots easier, thanks to HyperSmooth electronic stabilisation. 4K image quality is excellent, and there’s slick 60fps recording. SONY RX0 £800, sony.co.uk Packing a one-inch sensor, with a Zeiss lens bolstering the image quality further, in and out of the water. Other ace features include super-slow video and 15MP stills capture. GOPRO HERO5 BLACK £249, gopro.com While it doesn’t match the Hero7 for specs, the Hero5 is a solid GoPro for those on a budget. It has a two-inch touchscreen display, and records video up to 4K at 30fps, with 12MP stills. TOMT OM BANDIT £257, amazon.co.uk A rugged action camera that thrives in extreme situations. The low profile is ideal for helmet mouting (it’s compatible with GoPro mounts),…

NIKON D850 £3,299, nikon.co.uk With a highresolution 45.4 megapixel sensor, 4K video capture, a 153-point AF system, and a sturdy body, you’ll never be disappointed with what the D850 can create for you. CANON EOS 7D MARK II £1,430, canon.co.uk Trading up from an entry-level camera? The 7D Mark II is the camera of your dreams. A superb all-rounder with a 20.2-megapixel sensor and a host of features to suit a variety of needs. NIKON D500 £1,699, nikon.co.uk This solidly built camera is the perfect choice for those who like to shoot a little bit of everything, thanks to a brilliant autofocus system and glorious image quality from its 20MP sensor. CANON EOS 800D £559, canon.co.uk The 800D inherits specs from higher up Canons, including a snappy 45-point AF system.…

SONY RX100 VI £1,150, sony.co.uk The ultimate in pocket-sized image quality. A large oneinch sensor is joined by an ace 24-200mm lens, retractable viewfinder, tilting touchscreen and absolutely glorious picture quality. PANASONIC TZ200 £629, panasonic.com This might be the ideal travel companion, with a versatile zoom lens up to 15x, and a fantastic one-inch sensor that captures bright, sharp images. It’s also stylish and pocket-friendly. FUJIFILM X100F £1,199, fujifilm.eu/uk The Fujifilm X100F is as beautiful as it is capable. If the retro look floats your boat, then the X100F is a thing to behold. It’s compact, but packs a large APS-C sensor and a lovely 35mm f/2.0 lens. CANON G7X MARK II £499, canon.co.uk Canon’s compact cameras are a great alternative to your DSLR when travelling light. This is the…