Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2022 i T3

Our mission is to bring you the clearest recommendations we can – and that means a great deal of hard work happens before a product even reaches our pages! Because we only feature products the T3 team would happily use ourselves, we end up discarding a significant number of options in each category before settling on a final shortlist to review. We select only the best of the best for our Tested section; the gear we know you’ll want to seriously consider purchasing. And that should mean an end to you having to undertake hours of painstaking research and product comparisons. You won’t see any duff products, but you will come away with clarity on which one is the best in its category or for a specific task: our awards…

BREMONT, LIMITED EDITION LONGITUDE Paying tribute to Great Britain’s role in clock and watchmaking, the Longitude houses the brand’s first manufactured movement from its new ENG300 movement series. £20,995, bremont.com CHRISTOPHER WARD, C60 CONCEPT Inside the polished 42mm Grade 2 Titanium case is the latest development of the company’s in-house-designed SH21 calibre. It features a 120-hour power reserve and ultra-refined finishing. £3,495, christopherward.com NOMOS GLASHÜTTE, ORION 33 GOLD Harking back to an early Glashütte masterpiece – a simple watch with a highly polished dial and applied indexes. As a gift, it can be personalised with an engraving on the sapphire crystal caseback. £1,680, nomos-glashuette.com OMEGA, SPEEDMASTER CHRONOSCOPE This takes the legendary Speedmaster design and combines it with inspiration from the ’40s. The silvery dial is printed with three distinctive timing…

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It’s tempting to wade in here and make some grandiose statement about the era of hi-fi being over. But that wouldn’t be quite right. Audiophile hardware is only getting better, vinyl is back on the rise, and there’s nothing quite like building your own system. That said, the smart speaker market has evolved to such an extent that it has all but unseated the concept of complex hi-fi separates for many of us. For a start, a smart speaker is a quick way to get your hands on serious quality. Even at the lower end, they exhibit a remarkable amount of poise; premium wireless speakers, tuned and engineered for fantastic sound, stand almost statuesque above them. Seriously: if you’ve never wrapped your ears around a high-end speaker, you don’t know…

A smart speaker is all about filling your space with sound, so that particular space is the first thing you should think about. Actually producing enough volume isn’t generally difficult – an Echo Dot can fill a room, after all – but making the most of your walls and the air between them is important. Many more advanced smart speakers feature the same kind of room calibration as you’ll find in AV receivers, and the more competent this is, the more your speaker will be able to compensate for echo, dead spots, and awkward placement. As much as room calibration can help, though, placement is still important. You’ll likely want your smart speaker to live somewhere relatively central in order to make the most of it. Maybe you’ll pick something…

1 ARC’TERYX PROCLINE STRETCH PANTS Much fuss is made about the downhill part of skiing, but the Arc’teryx Procline Pants are built to take you uphill with equal enthusiasm. Part of the brand’s new collection, these stretchy, breathable ski trousers have zippable side vents to cool you down on punishing ascents, a specially designed cuff for easy buckle management, and ultratough Keprotec insteps to guard against edge abrasion. £300, arcteryx.com 2 OAKLEY FLIGHT PATH SNOW GOGGLES Developed in collaboration with world champion skier Aleksander Kilde, Oakley’s Flight Path snow goggles feature Prizm lens technology to enhance contrast in hazy weather conditions. The instantly recognisable Oakley silhouette has been adapted to maximise upper field of view, so you can get your head down and ski fast. Watch out for these at…

£519.98 lg.com You won’t see many monitors like the LG UltraWide Ergo 34WN780. It comes with an offset arm mount that is the star of the show. It clamps to your desk and looks like the screen is defying the laws of gravity. But it brings with it stacks of screen position flexibility. Straight out of the box – it needs two to make sure it doesn’t get damaged – it impresses in terms of both its heft and its finish. And this is when you will notice the arm mount. Some users will prefer a more traditional stand approach, but the mount design is well worth considering. As well as the flexibility, it takes up a minimal amount of room on the actual desk itself. Keeping it company there’s…

from £1,879 dji.com SPECIFICATIONS Max flight speed 19 m/s Max height 6km Max range 30km Max flight time 46 min Storage 8GB Camera Hasselblad: 20MP still, 5.1K up to 50fps, 4K up to 120fps video; telephoto: 12MP still, 4K at 30fps Gimbal 3 axis Connectivity Lightning, Micro USB, USB-C Dimensions 347.5x283x107.7mm Weight 895g If you want a drone that produces amazing stills, video footage to die for and will last for years then the Mavic 3 is an absolute no-brainer. But be warned: it’s not cheap, with the standard model heading towards the £2k mark. Manufacturer DJI produces things that rarely fail to impress, and the Mavic 3 is quite literally on another level when it comes to drone design and performance expertise. At first glance it looks the same…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestphone APPLE iPHONE 13 From £779, apple.com The iPhone 13 takes smartphone quality and refinement to a whole new level. For most people it will be the ideal companion, a powerful all-rounder that delivers a great experience across the board. ONEPLUS 9 PRO From £829, oneplus.com Very much an evolution of the OnePlus 8 Pro, with a similar design and iterative specs bump for this year, the OnePlus 9 Pro has doubled down on the camera. And the results are excellent. iPHONE SE (2020) From £420, apple.com Apple’s iPhone SE (2020) handset has taken this year by storm, the hot new handset winning acclaim worldwide with its balance of features, quality and performance for a very attractive price. SAMSUNG GALAXY S21 ULTRA From £1,149, samsung.com…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besthybrid WITHINGS STEEL HR SPORT £190, withings.com Featuring a heartrate 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. FOSSIL HYBRID SMARTWATCH HR £129, fossil.com This timepiece features activity and sleep tracking, plus app and call alerts, time zones, and buttons to control smartphone music. Yet it mostly looks like a regular watch, aside from the e-ink display. WITHINGS MOVE ECG £129, withings.com Think a pricey Apple Watch is needed to take an ECG reading of your heart? This can do that, plus activity tracking and sleep monitoring, with a 12-month battery life, for a really low price. WITHINGS SCANWATCH £269, withings.com Withings’ latest hybrid is…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttv SAMSUNG 75QN900A £7,999, samsung.com A master of SD, 8K and everything in between, this isn’t OLED but has so many dimming zones you’ll swear it is. This is an outstanding TV, ready for anything today or tomorrow can offer. SAMSUNG 65QN95A £2,999, samsung.com The flagship 4K model from Samsung’s 2021 range is also the first to use the new Neo QLED Mini-LED display tech, and the results are utterly incredible, beating even the OLED TVs we’ve seen so far. SKY GLASS From £649, sky.com Without a doubt the best TV for streaming, as it has Sky’s entire content library built in. That includes hundreds of box sets, movies and live TV channels across a whole world of entertainment. PHILIPS 55OLED936 £1,799, philips.com For a…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestgamingtv LG C1 £1,300, lg.com You still get 4K 120Hz, VRR and ALLM on all four HDMI ports, and a great low input lag level, but you can also now customise the gaming mode depending on what you’re playing. SAMSUNG Q80A £999, samsung.com QLED at a more affordable price. There’s one HDMI 2.1 port, with support for VRR, 4K 120Hz and ALLM, plus three 2.0 ports. Image quality is really strong, and it really punches above its price range. SONY X85J £1,100, sony.co.uk If you’re looking for an HDMI 2.1 gaming TV that won’t break the bank, this is it – and it’s one of the few gaming TVs that’s available in a 43-inch variant, which is handy if you don’t have much room. HISENSE…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestturntable PRO-JECT ESSENTIAL III £250, project-audio.com Really sounds great for the money, with an expansive and enjoyable sound across a range of genres and volume levels. It also looks very pleasing, in a variety of high gloss finishes. TECHNICS SL-1200GR £1,199, technics.com With rock solid build quality, easy set-up, immense bass, and a hugely exciting and involving sound, this is much more than just a DJ deck. There are few turntables that are more enjoyable to own. PRO-JECT PRIMARY E £179, project-audio.com Pro-ject’s entry-level player is the record player stripped down to its most basic form. Everything comes pre-adjusted and preinstalled, so it’s ready to go right out of the box with the perfect tracking force. ELIPSON CHROMA CARBON RIAA BT £699, elipson.com Elipson’s top-line…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestbluetooth BANG & OLUFSEN BEOSOUND A1 V2 £199, johnlewis.com If you want a full, punchy sound that’s fairly expansive, and that doesn’t crush when going loud, then this is the place to start. It’s also an object of desire, and is available in a great range of colours. ULTIMATE EARS WONDERBOOM 2 £78, amazon.co.uk The Wonderboom 2 doesn’t really try to straddle home and outdoors: it’s clearly meant to be taken to wherever the party is. It’s waterproof, and well protected against grit, dust and beachside sand. AUDIO PRO ADDON C3 £178, electricshop.com A super-portable speaker with Wi-Fi streaming for higher quality and multiroom, with Bluetooth for total convenience. It’s a stunner, especially if you can avoid using Audio Pro’s quite crappy app. ULTIMATE EARS…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestnoisecancelling SONY WH-1000XM4 £349, sony.co.uk Nailed it. Light, with broad, soft ear cups and a remarkably comfortable headband, these offer best-in-class noise cancellation with great sound, rich bass and a lively approach to music. BOSE QUIETCOMFORT 45 £319, bose.co.uk Comfortable, and great sounding, these feature some of the best noise cancelling we’ve (not) heard. Elsewhere, there’s no manual EQ, and you can’t turn noise cancelling off, but this is rarely a problem. JBL TUNE 660NC £80, jbl.com If you’re looking to immerse yourself in music without spending hundreds, these deliver punchy sound, have excellent noise-cancelling capabilities, and are genuinely surprising – a top buy. SONY WH-1000XM3 £199, sony.co.uk The XM4s may be at the top, but the XM3 cans are still absolutely brilliant. They’re comfy,…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestlaptop APPLE MACBOOK AIR (M1, 2020) £999, apple.com Apple’s cheapest laptop is a revolution. Think thin and light laptops have to sacrifice power? Not any more. This is the best of all worlds, with an eight-core M1 CPU as powerful as those in gaming PCs. ASUS VIVOBOOK S15 £899, asus.com This slim and super light laptop hits a wonderful sweet spot. With an Intel Core i5, 4GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD and a touchscreen ScreenPad, it represents wonderful mid-range value. DELL XPS 13 (9310) £1,194, dell.com The Dell XPS 13 is thinner and more powerful than ever. Up to 1TB of SSD storage, 16GB of RAM, a 4K screen and fast 10thgeneration Intel chips help make it a topquality all-rounder. LENOVO YOGA 9I 14…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestgaming ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS G14 £1,099, asus.com A game-changer that delivers buckets of performance despite being compact and light. It does this thanks to its use of AMD’s hot new Ryzen CPUs and Nvidia’s RTX 2060 GPU. MSI GS66 STEALTH £1,500, msi.com An astonishingly powerful gaming laptop with up to a 10th-generation Intel Core i9 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 GPU. This is not a cheap laptop, but it delivers incredible performance. ACER NITRO 5 £750, acer.com A lower spec is reflected in the lower price. With a Core 15, 8GB of RAM, 128GB NVME SSD, plus a 1TB hard drive and a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, it’s still a potent performer. ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS M16 (GU603) £2,499, rog.asus.com A premium gaming laptop,…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestdrone DJI AIR 2S £899, dji.com A sensational camera drone. Despite being lightweight and very portable, this foldable drone packs some incredible onboard tech, including a 1-inch CMOS sensor that enables you to capture 5.4K video. DJI MINI 2 £419, dji.com The perfect quality camera-carrying drone for the masses, this titchy bird is so small when folded you can hide it behind an iPhone. The camera is 4K spec, and video transmission distance jumps to 10km. DJI MAVIC 2 PRO £1,120, dji.com This pro-spec drone is almost impossible to crash, and has a stunning three-axis gimbal-mounted Hasselblad camera. As rock solid and confidence-inspiring as we’ve come to like and expect. DJI MAVIC AIR 2 £769, dji.com Everything about this drone shouts BUY ME. The camera…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestdslr NIKON D780 £2,199, nikon.com The D780 is, in many ways, a Nikon Z6 (mirrorless) camera inside a larger DSLR body. Thanks to this, we’ve got room for dual memory card slots and a lot more direct control dials and buttons. NIKON D850 £3,299, nikon.co.uk With a high-resolution 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 90D £1,249, canon.co.uk A mid-range model that packs a lot of power for its price. You get a 32.5 megapixel sensor, uncropped 4K video recording, and an optical viewfinder that offers a 100% view of the scene. NIKON D500 £1,699, nikon.co.uk This solidly built camera is the perfect choice…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsatnav TOMTOM GO DISCOVER £279, tomtom.com A straightforward navigation device without fancy features. It is ultimately about utility, not fancy tricks, and there’s no doubt TomTom delivers excellent usability here. TOMTOM GO PREMIUM £290, tomtom.com This state-of-the-art sat nav links with IFTTT, so you can connect to home devices, interact with personal digital assistants, get notifications, and share location and arrival data. GARMIN DRIVESMART 61 LMT-S £209, 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 6200 £299, tomtom.com Packed with good features but never fiddly, and with Google and Siri support, this is a really good mobile companion too. The price includes…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsmart AMAZON ECHO SHOW 10 £239.99, amazon.co.uk The most comprehensive Alexa smart speaker to date, capable of doing lots, and with a unique trick: its large screen rotates to follow you around the room, so that you can always see it clearly. AMAZON ECHO 4TH GEN £139, amazon.co.uk Bigger than the previous model, it has beefed up speakers and features, while the Zigbee smart home functionality that used to be part of the Echo Plus only has been moved into the standard Echo. GOOGLE NEST HUB MAX £219, store.google.com Winner of our 2020 T3 award as the best smart speaker for doing absolutely everything. You get a crisp 10in screen, a speaker that can fill a room, a front camera and of course Google Assistant.…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestplug TP-LINK KASA MINI KP105 £19, kasasmart.com A reliable smart plug that doesn’t include energy monitoring, but it’s happy to work with Alexa, Google Home and Bixby. The TPLink Kasa app is also much improved on recent generations. HIVE ACTIVE PLUG £39, hivehome.com Similar to Belkin, Hive’s plug can turn sockets on/off via your phone, and create schedules. It also works with Alexa You need a Hive Hub (£80) to use the Active Plug, though. TP-LINK KASA SMART WI-FI POWER STRIP KP303 £30, kasasmart.com With three smart outlets, each with independent control, as well as a pair of USB ports for charging and power, the Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Power Strip KP303 delivers plenty of flexibility. AMAZON SMART PLUG £25, amazon.co.uk Designed to be used with…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestcordlessvac DYSON V15 DETECT ABSOLUTE £599.99, dyson.co.uk Refined and improved across all surfaces but the real headline feature is the addition of a headlight: a laser mounted at an angle on the front of the hard-floor head that reveals a horrific amount of dirt. SAMSUNG JET 90 PRO £600, samsung.com Matches the Dyson in practically every way, and will almost certainly end up being cheaper. It comes with a proper stand to hold and recharge it, and has attachments for four tools. VAX ONEPWR BLADE 4 £220, vax.co.uk This new cordless Blade from Vax is a lot cheaper than the Dyson V11, but there’s remarkably little to tell between them in terms of cleaning power. The Vax makes a bigger noise though. DYSON V11 ABSOLUTE…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestcoffee SAGE BY HESTON BLUMENTHAL THE ORACLE TOUCH £1,999, sageappliances.com The Oracle Touch looks like a barista-operated machine, it produces coffee like one, yet all the clever stuff – dosing, tamping, extraction, milk texturing, is done for you. Not cheap – but amazing. DELONGHI LA SPECIALISTA EC9335.M £720, delonghi.com Solidly built using swathes of brushed stainless steel and good quality plastics, this looks just like a small version of a professional café espresso machine. Dynamite coffee too. SAGE BY HESTON BLUMENTHAL BARISTA TOUCH £999, sageappliances.com Cheaper, faster and with better frothed milk than the Oracle, this may be the better buy for most unless being unable to make coffee and steam milk at the same time is a deal breaker. GAGGIA VELASCA £479, gaggiadirect.com The…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestshaver BRAUN SERIES 9 9390CC £250, braun.com Given that the trend is to shave less nowadays, we recommend the Braun Series 9 foil shaver over Philips’ almost equally impressive efforts. It is slightly better on longer stubble. PHILIPS SERIES 9000 PRESTIGE £300, philips.co.uk The second best shaver has a silly RRP (£430!) but is available for around £300. It’s good for sensitive skin, mows long stubble and is really close to the shave you get from traditional razors. BRAUN SERIES 7 70-N7200CC £165, braun.com This new offering from Braun, with three foil heads, is an absolute cracker in every respect. It shaves as close as a wet razor, only in half the time. And that’s no exaggeration. PHILIPS SERIES 9000 S9211/31 £199, philips.co.uk A rotary…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestfitness FITBIT CHARGE 4 £130, fitbit.com The best fitness tracker you can buy and a big step forward for Fitbit, adding features such as GPS and a new exercise tracker alongside the step-counting. There are plentiful sleep-tracking features too. HUAWEI WATCH FIT ELEGANT £90, huawei.com The prettiest fitness tracker on the market. Its 1.64 inch AMOLED display has a 456 x 280 resolution and an ambient light sensor, dimming when it’s dark to help the already excellent battery life. GARMIN VENU 2 £349, garmin.com The AMOLED screen of the Garmin Venu 2 really brings the widget view of the Garmin OS to life, including the animations when you hit new milestones such as your daily step goals. FITBIT VERSA 3 £199, fitbit.com The Versa 3…

As the winter tethers us to home-based activities, what better way to spend chilly, dark evenings than playing card games. We’re not talking basic snap or cribbage here, mind you, this is a poker set for players who mean business. A collaboration between German luxury brand Montblanc and James Purdey & Sons (better known as a gunmaker), this Art of Gifting Poker Set is part of Montblanc’s Meisterstück Great Masters collection. The box has been crafted from Turkish walnut and is clothed in soft, brown, calfskin leather. Inside you’ll find a Meisterstück Great Masters rollerball pen, which is topped by an onyx and mother of pearl cap; as you’d expect there’s a set of cards, 60 poker chips and five colour dice – all personalised. There’s an engraved Purdey metal…

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1 ACER PREDATOR HELIOS 500 • £4,000, acer.com Let’s start with a question: why on earth would Acer choose to dub its ultra-premium laptop Helios? The ancient Greek sun god is not, by any means, the deity anyone wants brought to mind in the context of a bundle of top-of-theline components crammed into a stiflingly small space. This is particularly true here, because Acer has brought its VortexFlow cooling to the party, which should keep the monstrous RTX 3080 graphics and overclockable Intel Core i9-11980HK plenty frigid. Perhaps next time invoke the name of Boreas, the bringer of the cold north wind? We’ll give you that one for free, guys. There’s an arm-long list of killer features alongside that core package including, er, Intel Killer Ethernet and Wi-Fi 6, as…

What do Queen Rania of Jordan, Camilla, Duchess of York, Jay-Z and Matthew McConaughey all have common? A piece of jewellery from Boucheron, the luxury brand founded in 1858 by Frédéric Boucheron. The French house has long been a destination for royalty and celebrity, but its collections are not entirely out of bounds for your average earner. Its iconic Quatre collection for example, launched in 2004, starts at £930. Admittedly it also reaches the dizzying heights of £120,000 for the Quatre Radiant Edition cuff bracelet. The Quatre collection is so-called as it reflects four significant elements in the history of the brand: ‘Grosgrain’ to represent founder Frédéric Boucheron’s family trade of cloth merchants, ‘Diamonds’ to represent Boucheron being the first jewellers of Place Vendôme, ‘Double Godron’ to represent the ever-lasting…

CITROËN AMI The Ami and its delivery version the Ami Cargo aren’t cars: they’re something much more interesting. In much the same way Citroën’s Pierre-Jules Boulanger invented the 2CV to give farmers a better form of transport than a horse and cart, the Ami is here to improve city travel. Its 8bhp motor delivers an impressive top speed of 28mph and you can get over 45 miles out of a three-hour charge, but the real innovation here is its tiny size: it has a turning circle of just 7.2m and it’s only 2.4m long. And it’s cheap. Really, really cheap. In France it’s €3,000 down and €20 a month; UK prices are expected to be similar when it comes here in 2022. citroen.co.uk BOLLINGER B1/B2 If electric vehicles are going…

£1,199 huawei.com If there’s one thing Huawei does brilliantly, it’s making good looking tech. The Huawei MateBook 14s is no exception: it’s a sleek powerhouse of a laptop and, while it might be pricey, you won’t be disappointed given everything it has to offer. One thing you can’t deny is that the Huawei MateBook 14s is a stunning piece of kit, with a strong aluminium-alloy body and a glossy matte finish. If you want your next laptop to look sleek, modern and professional then you’ve come to the right place. Not only does it look the part, but measuring 313.82 x 229.76 x 16.7mm and weighing 1.43kg, it’s slim and lightweight too, which makes it a good choice for carrying with you on a day-to-day basis. Previous Huawei laptops have…

£44.99 tp-link.com While the TP-Link Kasa Spot Pan Tilt is not the very best security camera you can buy, it is very convincing given how affordable it is. It can record HD clips 24 hours a day even in the dark, it’ll store the footage locally for free and it can even spin and tilt so you’ll be able to see everything you need to using just one camera. It’s a small white camera with a flat base and a ball-shaped head that allows it to move around. The camera module itself is black with a small LED light to show when it is connected to Wi-Fi and when it isn’t. Best suited to wider living spaces, the camera can pan 360 degrees horizontally and 113 degrees vertically. The camera…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestcheapphone iPHONE SE (2020) From £420, apple.com A near-flagship iPhone experience for a fraction of the cost. The SE is under half the cost of the iPhone 12, and for that reason it demands attention from any prospective phone upgrader. ONEPLUS NORD 2 From £399, oneplus.com This follows on from the immensely popular firstgeneration Nord with even faster speeds, an even bigger battery and even more features. Performance-wise, it’s a marvel. SAMSUNG GALAXY S20 FE From £699, samsung.com The best core S20 functionality, along with 5G, but at a more affordable price point, this is actually nothing like a budget handset, as it is still loaded with premium hardware and features. XIAOMI MI 10T LITE From £249, xiaomi.com…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestwatch AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK CHRONOGRAPH £21,500, audemarspiguet.com We love Audemars Piguet’s simple stainless steel model with a blue Grand Tapisserie pattern dial. It features a selfwinding manufacture calibre 2385 movement with a 40 - hour power reserve. BAMFORD LONDON MAYFAIR DATE £500, bamfordlondon.com The Bamford Mayfair Date is dependable and has the added benefit of being waterproof to 10ATM, making it a great accessory for outdoor activities whilst remaining cool and stylish. BAUME SMALL SECONDS £430, baume-et-mercier.com Baume uses sustainable and recycled materials where possible, and its elegant watches are fully customisable, with over 2,000 permutations achievable on an online configurator. BELL & ROSS BR03-92 NIGHTLUM £2,300, goldsmiths.co.uk No complicated bells and whistles here; the BR03-92 has its roots in aviation, a heritage the…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttv1000 SAMSUNG QE55Q80A £839, samsung.com This well-specced 55-inch set from Samsung is the overall best bang-for-buck TV at the time of writing, balancing image quality and features. Bright and colourful, it acquits itself excellently. LG OLED48A1 £799, lg.com The LG A1 isn’t as bright as more elite OLED TVs, but it costs a fraction of the price. More importantly, it gives you rich HDR performance. And LG’s excellent smart TV platform. SONY KD-49XH9505 £999, sony.com Sony’s flagship LED 4K TV for 2020 packs in all kinds of advanced technology and processing for supreme picture quality. Somehow, the 49-inch model is available for less than a grand. SAMSUNG 65AU9000 £999, samsung.com This is Samsung’s best 2021 TV that isn’t QLED, which means it might not have…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/gaming PLAYSTATION 5 £449, playstation.com Look beyond the big, bold design. This console offers powerful next-gen hardware, backwards compatibility, an excellent DualSense controller with haptic feedback and truly stunning graphics. MICROSOFT XBOX SERIES X £449.99, xbox.com Microsoft has nailed it. This is a console that delivers massive amounts of power and performance. Because of its raw pixelpushing prowess, it’s a superb base for a new generation of jawdropping experiences. NINTENDO SWITCH OLED £349.99, nintendo.com How easily you can switch between playing on your TV to gaming on the go hasn’t changed. What has changed is that bigger, brighter screen; it makes handheld gaming much more enjoyable. MICROSOFT XBOX SERIES S £249.99, xbox.com Stylish, affordable, easy to set up and taps into the very slick Xbox…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestdac SONOS PORT £399, sonos.com A great streamer, especially if you already own a Sonos speaker. It has an analogue input and output, as well as streaming to any Sonos speaker, so you can plug in your turntable. 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. IFI XDSD £399, ifi-audio.com This dinky little combined Bluetooth receiver, DAC and headphone amp supports AAC and aptX and sounds really superb. It has a battery, and can be used with earphones as well as speakers. AUDIOLAB 6000N £449, audiolab.co.uk Probably impractical if you don’t have a hi-fi stack, but with support for audio up to…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestwireless SONY WH-1000XM4 £330, sony.co.uk The new kings may be beaten on individual features, but not on them combined. Great all-rounders, they offer rich bass, clear treble and a detailed mid-range. Being comfortable and light helps too. JBL TUNE 660NC £90, jbl.com JBL does great work at bringing big sound to affordable packages. If you’re looking for a comfortable option that offers great detail in your music, and are heavy on the bass, they’re ideal. AUDIO-TECHNICA ATH-M50XBT £179, audio-technica.com Long battery life and sound that’s closer to the more neutral tones of hi-fi cans (though still with a slight extra kick of bass), plus great comfort levels, make these ideal for losing yourself in music. SONY WH-CH510 £36, sony.co.uk While you may not be getting…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestinear MEZE AUDIO RAI SOLO £179, mezeaudio.com With a single-driver design capable of excellent dynamic range, these can pull from a deep well of bass as well as shimmering treble. A well-priced, unfussy and great-sounding pair of headphones. 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 inear 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 of the 11c make them the sonic bargain of the year. KLIPSCH T5M WIRED £65, klipsch.com The fitting is unusual, but nonetheless immediately felt comfortable and solid.…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/best2in1 ASUS ZENBOOK FLIP 13 £800, asus.com The Zenbook Flip 13 might be the best laptop Asus has ever released. Tooled up with an eighth-gen Intel Core processor, the tablet mode feels great to use, thanks to a responsive touchscreen. MICROSOFT SURFACE BOOK 3 £1,439, microsoft.com Pull the screen away from the keyboard and it’s a tablet. Connect them for more graphics power and battery life. A premium, fantastically portable, and supremely versatile system. HP ELITE DRAGONFLY G2 £2,630, hp.com A seriously impressive laptop – it’s faster, more premium and even nicer to use than the first generation of the PC, the HP Elite Dragonfly, and that’s saying something. Versatile and transportable. LENOVO YOGA 9I 14 From £999, lenovo.com Not just stylish, but with substance…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestheadset STEELSERIES ARCTIS 7P WIRELESS £160, steelseries.com This is an impressive piece of kit, delivering an excellent audio experience for PS4 and PS5. A USB-C dongle makes it quick to set up and means it will also work with a PC, Nintendo Switch or Android phone. LUCIDSOUND LS50X £249, lucidsound.com A hugely impressive new entry as we enter the era of the next-gen consoles, with an all-round package – style, setup, audio – that’s very difficult to beat. Build quality is firstrate too. ASUS ROG DELTA S £190, asus.com A very impressive headset that will work with just about any device. Audio quality is of the highest order whether you’re rocking out or taking part in intense gaming sessions. STEELSERIES ARCTIS 7X WIRELESS £90, steelseries.com…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestactioncam GOPRO HERO10 BLACK £585, gopro.com The newest addition to the range packs a new processor that means this GoPro is smoother and slicker than ever. Video tops out at 5.3K 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS, and 2.7K/240p. Stills get a boost to 23MP. GOPRO HERO9 BLACK £429, gopro.com A bigger sensor (23.6MP), means this nifty cam can shoot 5K/30 video and 20MP stills, and you get a welcome 30% battery boost over the Hero8. There’s a front screen too. GOPRO HERO8 BLACK £279, gopro.com This GoPro has goodies everywhere you care to look. Four virtual lenses get you the ideal field of view for what you’re shooting, and next-gen video stabilisation keeps it stable and crisp. GOPRO HERO7 BLACK £250, gopro.com The waterproof Hero7 Black…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestmirrorless NIKON Z50 £849, nikon.co.uk All the best bits from the Z range shrunk into a more affordable package. A smaller (APS-C) 20.9MP sensor means a smaller overall body, ideal for travel and everyday shots. FUJIFILM X-T3 £899, fujifilm.co.uk An APS-C sensor means you don’t have to lug around heavy lenses and accessories but still leaves you with cracking image quality. The X-T3 has impressive 4K video capabilities too. NIKON Z5 £1,719, nikon.co.uk If you’re looking for your first full-frame camera, the Z5 makes a lot of sense. You get a 24MP full-frame sensor, a nicely ergonomic body design and excellent electronic viewfinder too. CANON EOS RP £1,299, canon.co.uk Excellent full-frame image quality, but with a few drawbacks, such as a low frame rate (5fps).…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestdashcam NEXTBASE 622GW £250, nextbase.com The latest dash cam from Nextbase boasts much-improved video quality, improved stabilisation and the inclusion of some rather clever What3Words geolocation services. GARMIN DASH CAM 66W £169, garmin.com This fantastic little cam earns its place on this list with good image quality, extra features including GPS and speed camera warnings, and an attractive design. Video is 1440p, in a 180° angle. THINKWARE F800 PRO £249, 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. NEXTBASE 522GW £149, nextbase.com The first dash cam available in the UK with Alexa builtin, this also has impressive safety features that will alert…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestbulb PHILIPS HUE From £59, philips-hue.com Hue dominates the smart lighting sector for good reason: it’s a superb system with the widest range of bulbs and a simple, useful app. Rivals may be cheaper but they can’t compete with Hue’s variety. LIFX From £19, lifx.com If you fancy a Hue system but don’t want to spend so much, LIFX has a strong product range and integrates with your favourite personal digital assistant. Philips still wins, but only just. NANOLEAF ESSENTIALS From £18, nanoleaf.me A line of bargainpriced bulbs and light strips that support Thread, an upcoming protocol a bit like Zigbee. We love the faceted look, but they’re only available in E27 or B22 fittings. IKEA TRÅDFRI From £13, ikea.com Ikea’s Zigbee-compatible system doesn’t have…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsecurity ARLO ESSENTIAL SPOTLIGHT CAMERA £130, arlo.com Arlo’s cheaper, standalone camera connects directly to your Wi-Fi but still manages person, package and animal detection, two-way communication, colour night vision and a spotlight. ARLO PRO 3 £550 (two cameras), arlo.com If you can live without the 4K resolution of the Arlo Ultra, then the Arlo Pro 3 is just about the best home security camera you can buy right now, and it’s available at a very reasonable price. RING STICK UP CAM £180, en-uk.ring.com Pretty much any feature you could ask for is included, such as night vision, motion detection alerts, two-way audio, and 1080p video you can view on Alexa devices with screens. EUFYCAM 2C £299 (two cameras), eufylife.com This is a wireless security camera…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestwashing AEG 9000 SERIES L9FEC966R £899, aeg.co.uk AEG delivers superb flexible cleaning, effective water softening and a steam-cleaning feature to reduce your ironing pile. It’s quiet, efficient and environmentally friendly, too. HISENSE WFQY1014EVJM £349, hisense.com Well priced, spacious, easy to operate… there are a lot of reasons to choose this washing machine, and it’s no surprise to see the appliance earning rave reviews from plenty of satisfied customers. BOSCH SERIE 8 WAX32GH4GB £849, bosch-home.co.uk Top-notch cleaning performance with a 10kg capacity and a 1,600rpm maximum spin speed, there’s also intelligent stain removal, a 4D wash system for extra efficiency, and Alexa voice commands. INDESIT IWC 81483 £229, indesit.co.uk The affordability of this appliance doesn’t mean you’re going to miss out in terms of cleaning quality,…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestfridge MIELE K 28202 D WS £875, miele.co.uk If you have the spondoolicks and 60cm of space with no cupboards above, this cooler should be top of your list. Its clever cooling keeps foodstuffs fresh without humidity, and it’s cavernous. RUSSELL HOBBS RHTTLF1 £75, russellhobbs.com This A+ rated, 43-litre counter-top fridge is perfect for studio flats, bedsits, student digs and mobile homes. For its size, this dinky chiller provides surprisingly ample estate for most solo needs. LIEBHERR TP 1760 PREMIUM £489, home.leibherr.com Arguably the only A+++ rated under-counter model on the UK market. Despite its diminutive exterior, inside it’s like the Albert Hall, a chilled Tardis with two separate salad/veg drawers. BOSCH SERIE 2 CLASSIXX KSV29NW3PG £643, bosch-home.co.uk Looking for a midsized larder fridge that…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttoothbrush PHILIPS SONICARE 9900 PRESTIGE £300, philips.co.uk Philips’ most advanced electric toothbrush yet, it features SenseIQ technology. It senses pressure, motion and coverage up to 100 times per second, adapting the intensity if you brush too hard. ORAL-B PRO 2 2500 £35, oralb.co.uk This only has two cleaning modes and no ‘smart’ functionality to speak of, but ask yourself… do you really care? It has a timer, pressure sensor, and excellent rotary cleaning. PHILIPS SONICARE 6100 PROTECTIVECLEAN £125, philips.co.uk Offering the current best blend of features and price in the Sonicare range, this brush doesn’t pile on too many pointless cleaning modes – just the self-explanatory ‘clean’ and ‘white’ plus a ‘gum care’ mode. ORAL-B IO9 £500, oralb.co.uk The RRP for the iO Series 9…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestrunningwatch GARMIN FORERUNNER 245 MUSIC £299, garmin.com The ultimate phone-free GPS running watch for the price-conscious runner. The battery can last up to seven days in smartwatch mode and six hours in GPS mode with music playing. GARMIN FORERUNNER 945 £520, garmin.com The Forerunner 945 has retained the look and feel of the 935, but inside it has been completely revamped. There are new GPS chips and heart-rate sensors, plus onboard maps. POLAR VANTAGE V2 £449, polar.com Excellent build quality, and loads of useful tests and data – many of which can’t be found elsewhere – for serious runners and cyclists to better their form and get ready for races more efficiently. COROS PACE 2 £179, coros.com The Pace 2 gets the basics right, but…

Much like Marty McFly, minus the disturbing oedipal issues, we seem to be hurtling forward in time. So hop in the DeLorean. Power up the flux capacitor. Riffle unconvincingly through the pages of your calendar. Because after the fortnight-long 2021, 2022 is here. While this future doesn’t contain the promised technological marvels of hoverboards or *checks notes* fax machines, there are a whole load of futuristic gadgets out there to help you really make the most of the coming year. Whether your goals are to get fit and healthy, nail that big project at work or just maximise your leisure time, we’ve got some unbeatable tech to supercharge your year. First of all, we take a deep dive on the new M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBooks to show how…

Nobody has sent Guru anything interesting so far this month. Clearly his reign as a high-level influencer has some to an end. He has, though, been repeatedly offered the Balldo (which offers to transform one’s plums into a secondary wang) and the Galactic Cap (a mini prophylactic that you literally glue to the tip of your old chap) and has refused both offers for obvious reasons. Okay, GaGu has stopped shuddering and his junk has now emerged from his abdomen, so let’s talk about other personal investments. Guru has a tiny amount of play money sitting in cryptocurrency, because he likes making himself feel guilty about furthering his ongoing destruction of the environment. He has, because he trusts nobody, stored his database of nonsense tokens in a physical offline device…

1 ECHELON REFLECT 50-INCH TOUCHSCREEN SMART MIRROR This gorgeous touchscreen mirror is required for every perfect home gym. It’s simple and elegant, looking just like an attractive wall or stand-mounted mirror until it comes to life. Its surface is easy to use, sweat-proof, requiring no app and offering guided workouts for your core, strength, cardio, boxing, yoga and more. £1,799, echelonfit.uk 2 MYOPUMP LEG COMPRESSION Banish sore muscles with these state-of-theart inflatable compression sleeves for your legs, attached to a bulky central unit. Said to increase blood flow to your legs, accelerating muscle recovery, you’ll be able to hit the gym more often by reducing recovery times and allegedly improving your range of motion. We’d pay £700 to never use a foam roller again, too. £699, myomaster.com 3 REFORM RX…

Despite being T3’s Outdoors editor, my ski skills leave something to be desired. I never did it as a child, and I tried it for the first time in my early twenties, when both physical distance from the ground and awareness of potential for harm were significantly higher. I was keen to plug this gap in my outdoorsperson CV though, so when I was offered the opportunity to test out the latest version of Carv, I was all over it. Could this digital coach help me find my ski legs at last? Fast forward to November and I found myself in an Austrian ski hire shop having Carv fitted into my boots. The system uses a sensor-packed insole in each boot, alongside a matchbox-sized battery pack that clips onto the…

From £1,899 apple.com SPECIFICATIONS Chip Apple M1 Pro / M1 Max CPU 8-core / 10-core GPU 14-core / 16-core / 24-core / 32-core RAM 16GB / 32GB / 64GB Screen 14.2-inch 3024x1964 120Hz XDR Mini-LED / 16.2-inch 3456x2234 120Hz XDR Mini-LED Storage 512GB / 1TB / 2TB / 4TB / 8GB Operating system MacOS Connectivity MagSafe 3 port, 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI port, 3.5mm headphone jack, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0 Dimensions 155x312.6x221.2mm / 16.8x355.7x248.1mm Weight 1.6kg 2.1kg / 2.2kg Powered by the M1 Pro or M1 Max processors, the MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch offer can take on even the most powerful gaming and pro laptops… but do it in a thinner and lighter package, thanks to Apple’s much more efficient processor designs. When you factor in the mini-LED screen…

£449 bang-olufsen.com SPECIFICATIONS Drivers 40mm driver Frequency range 20Hz – 22kHz Audio features active noise cancellation, Dolby Atmos, virtual boom arm Connectivity Bluetooth 5.1, Xbox Wireless, USB-C, 3.5mm jack Microphones 4 for voice mic; 4 for ANC Battery life Up to 12 hours with Xbox wireless; 24 hours with Bluetooth Dimensions 167.3x178.7x92.6mm Weight 282g Over the years, we have tested the finest gaming cans from the finest gaming headset makers. And that’s why we’ve been massively shook at just how badly we’ve been ambushed by the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal gaming headset for Xbox. It has left our jaws on the floor. For the uninitiated, Bang & Olufsen is one of the world’s absolute finest audio-visual firms and is an audio master. We knew this, but it still didn’t…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsmartwatch APPLE WATCH SERIES 7 From £369, apple.com Apple is king when it comes to smartwatches. The Series 7 includes a bigger, better screen, and fast charging. It’s still the only device to straddle the line between tech and fashion. SAMSUNG GALAXY WATCH 4 From £269, samsung.com A modern, stylish take on a smartwatch – it’s slim, comfortable and able to withstand knocks and bumps. Plus it’s waterproof. The only downside here is battery life: at 40 hours it’s not the longest-lasting. SAMSUNG GALAXY WATCH ACTIVE2 From £269, samsung.com Sleek and powerful, this is the best smartwatch for Android users. The screen and design are on par with the Apple Watch, while a collection of new watch faces give it a modern edge. APPLE WATCH…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestwatchunder1k CHRISTOPHER WARD C60 SAPPHIRE £795, christopherward.com Striking, bold designs really set this British brand apart from its more conventional Swiss rivals. The best example of this is the C60 Sapphire, which features a seethrough dial made from sapphire crystal. VICTORINOX I.N.O.X £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 wrist sizes. HAMILTON KHAKI FIELD £375, hamiltonwatch.com This is a faithful recreation of its original 1960s forebear and is true to Hamilton’s military heritage. The 38mm stainless steel case is paired with a durable NATO strap. TAG HEUER FORMULA 1 QUARTZ MENS WATCH £895, tagheuer.com This F1 timepiece features a steel case…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestprojector OPTOMA CINEMAX P2 £1,999, optoma.co.uk This second-gen ultrashort throw projector delivers a fantastic 4K viewing experience overall. Image quality is superb, and you can get a 120-inch picture with the projector placed around a metre from the wall. BENQ TK850 £1,499, benq.com A brilliant buy if you want 4K big-screen sports, but don’t particularly want to dim all the lights. Its motion smoothing is highly effective, so onscreen action looks wonderfully naturalistic. BENQ TK700STI £1,199, benq.com This 4K projector is smartly geared up for gaming, with a low input lag (16ms at 4K 60fps), with movies and TV catered for via a hidden Google TV stick, and an impressively short throw of 2m. VIEWSONIC M2 MOBILE STUDIO £616, viewsonic.com The perfect 1080p option for…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestsoundbar SAMSUNG HW-Q950A £1,599, samsung.com Delivering over 600W of power from 22 different drivers, this really brings the cinema experience home, yet still retains all the size and convenience advantages of owning a soundbar. SONOS BEAM 2 £449, sonos.com A superb soundbar that’s small enough to fit under even a 32-inch TV but big enough to fill your room with brilliant sound. This version adds Dolby Atmos, and improved onboard processing. SAMSUNG HW-Q800A £800, samsung.com Our top mid-range soundbar right now strikes just the right balance between being a big audio upgrade, being useful with most TVs, and a good price. It’s a hard target to hit, and the Samsung excels. SONY HT-G700 £399, sony.com An excellent package that makes it easy to recommend –…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestmultiroom NAIM MU-SO 2ND GENERATION £1,300, naimaudio.com Mu-So 2 crushes its competition. An awesome, thumping wall of sound and reliable, versatile software platform and streaming support make for the perfect 21st-century music experience. SONOS ONE SL £179, sonos.co.uk In terms of the sound quality, this really impresses with detail and clarity across the whole range, and how well balanced it is for treble and mid-range especially. You can get two for stereo, but one works fine. RUARK R5 £1,000, ruarkaudio.com Like a mini system for the 21st century, Ruark’s R5 chucks in a CD player, DAB and FM radios and two extra inputs, including one pre-amped for use with a turntable. There’s even Bluetooth too. AUDIO PRO ADDON C10 MKII £359, audiopro.com Audio Pro makes…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttruewireless SONY WF-1000XM4 £225, sony.co.uk The latest version of Sony’s high-end buds has slimmed down in size and weight, but improved on battery life, boosted audio quality and polished their noise cancellation. That’s quite the upgrade. BOWERS & WILKINS PI7 £349, bowerswilkins.com Some of the very best wireless earbuds. They have exceptional sound, but there are no compromises here. Everything about the audio is exactly what you want, and you’ll love to wear them day in, day out. CAMBRIDGE AUDIO MELOMANIA 1+ £120, cambridgeaudio.com High-end sound for a pretty incredible price. With drivers made of miracle substance graphene, the Melomania 1+ are uniformly excellent. And their battery life is also right up there with the very best. BEATS STUDIO BUDS £129, beatsbydre.com Beats Studio Buds…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestoverear FOCAL CLEAR MG £1,399, focal.com Simply sumptuous, with soft microfibre on the earpads and a headband that you can sink into; then comes the rich, warm sound to totally lose yourself inside. They’re just fantastic in that regard. GRADO SR325E £399, gradolabs.com When you factor just how good these sound, they’re a bargain. In a quiet room, they sound as good as headphones that cost five times more. They’re among the leakiest we’ve tried, however. AKG K52 £25, akg.com These have absolutely no right to sound half as good as they do. For at-home listening they offer a massive soundstage, impressive balance and a frankly ludicrous amount of detail for the dosh. SENNHEISER HD 660 S £429, sennheiser.com One look at the HD 660…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttablet APPLE iPAD AIR (2020) From £479, apple.com Technically the iPad Air 4, but more like the latest iPad Pro with some of the ‘pro’ features removed. Apple Pencil 2 support is here, though, and there’s a smart connector for a keyboard too. APPLE iPAD 10.2 (2021) From £319, apple.com The cheapest full-size Apple tablet has evolved in some really useful ways. The storage options have been increased to 64GB or 256GB, while the processor has been boosted to the zippy A13 Bionic. SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB S5E From £319, samsung.com This is Samsung’s newest tablet, and if your needs aren’t that demanding and you want a well-built Android tablet with an excellent screen, it definitely stands out as one of the best tablets of 2021.…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/best4kmonitor PHILIPS BRILLIANCE 328P6VUBREB £692, amazon.co.uk This monitor’s vibrant display will do your graphic design, video editing and gaming pastime justice. It’s also shockingly affordable, especially when you consider this is a 31.5-inch display with 4K. EIZO COLOREDGE CG319X £3,989, eizoglobal.com Equipped with a raft of high-end features, this screen is ideal for high-end photo and video work, as well as general usage and gaming. Serious hardware commands a serious premium price, however. SAMSUNG U28E590D £279, samsung.com Delivers a super-fast 1ms response time, 170-degree viewing angles and a 1000:1 contrast ratio. You don’t get quite as much size as other models, but it cuts very few corners hitting its low price. PHILIPS BRILLIANCE 329P1H £816, philips.co.uk A great 4K monitor for professionals, delivering a 32-inch…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestcheapaction 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 YouTubeready footage. AKASO BRAVE 7 LE £140, akasotech.com The Brave 7 LE fits nicely in the palm of your hand. While its headline feature is a frontfacing screen, it also sports a number of features only usually found on fancier models. AKASO BRAVE 7 £120, akasotech.com Able to record 4K at 30fps (the image stabilisation isn’t up to much, however). It’s waterproof to 10m, has a 2-inch rear touchscreen, and comes with a remote as well as supporting voice controls. OLFI ONE. FIVE BLACK (2ND GEN) £149, olficamera.com A bulging bag of bangs for a relatively…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestcompact SONY RX100 VII £1,099, sony.co.uk For the best image quality in a pocket-friendly body, look here. The RX100 VII continues to build on Sony’s reputation for high-quality premium compacts, and does so without breaking the bank. FUJIFILM X100V £1,299, fujifilm.co.uk A beautifully retro design mixed with a host of advanced features, this, like its predecessors, sports a DSLR-sized (APS-C) sensor, which is paired with a 23mm f/2 fixed length lens. SONY ZV1 £699, sony.com Quite possibly the ideal vlogging camera, with 4K video recording, a vari-angle 3-inch touchscreen and the ability to use an external microphone. It can shoot the occasional still image too. PANASONIC TZ200 £629, panasonic.com This might be the ideal travel companion, with a versatile zoom lens up to 15x, and…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestebike PURE ELECTRIC PURE FLUX ONE £999, pureelectric.com The Flux One offers exceptional value for money and punches above its weight in terms of looks and performance. Its max range is only 25 miles, but for urban riding that is plenty, and recharging is rapid. CANYON ROADLITE:ON £2,799, canyon.com A great example of how electric bicycles have evolved in recent years. Mainly because it feels, handles and largely looks like a normal bike, but with electrical assistance to keep you moving. XIAOMI MI SMART FOLDING ELECTRIC BIKE £1,399, xiaomi.com Perhaps not the most fun on two wheels, but it really packs in the features. It folds up small, but drives along smoothly enough at the legal 15.5mph top speed, and has gears, a display, and…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestthermostat NEST THERMOSTAT E £180, nest.com/uk This cheaper Nest model doesn’t fit as much information on its screen and doesn’t feel as premium, but that’s it. Same algorithm, same Alexa and Google Home compatibility. TADO SMART THERMOSTAT £99, tado.com Tado is very sociable: it works with 95% of the systems out there. It’s flexible, clever and supports a wide range of accessories too. Price cuts have made it even more enticing. NEST LEARNING THERMOSTAT £220, nest.com/uk Nest made smart thermostats sexy and this third-gen model looks great. It’s simple to use with good Google Home and Amazon Echo integration, but a tad pricey, especially with installation. HIVE ACTIVE HEATING 2 £179, hivehome.com This excellent system is fitted by a qualified engineer, and includes a receiver,…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestrobotvac iROBOT ROOMBA I3+ £699, irobot.co.uk This is also one of the quietest robot vacs we’ve ever used and one of the shallowest – perfect for reaching under low furnishings. Its twin rubber rollers performed extremely well on hard floor and superbly on carpet. ROBOROCK S6 MAXV £599, roborock.com This robot vac has superb navigation skills and maps a room in a very logical fashion, starting at the edges first before filling in the gaps. It will also mop your hard floors using its 140ml water tank. EUFY BOOSTIQ ROBOVAC 30C £270, eufylife.com You’ll need to fence off obstacles from the 30C, as it doesn’t use an internal map, but for the price this is a solid, if slightly inelegant, cleaning bot – especially on…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestdishwasher BOSCH SMS67MW00G £629, bosch-home.co.uk A top-notch dishwasher that uses zeolite, a magical mineral that turns moisture into heat, in this case to dry dishes without using extra electricity. And by dry we mean bone dry. BOSCH SERIE 2 SMS24AW01G £329, bosch-home.co.uk With a simple, intuitive design and a brand name you can trust, this 12-placesetting dishwasher has a lot going for it besides the low price. Washing and drying performance is excellent. MIELE G7110 SC £1,099, miele.co.uk Economical, easy to use, and controlled from your smartphone, the G7110 SC comes with automatic detergent dispersal for up to 20 loads, and has a handy quick power wash cycle. BOSCH SERIE 4 SPS4HKW45G £439, bosch-home.co.uk Not just a slimline design. You get remote control from your…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/bestoven NEFF N 70 B57CR22N0B £789, neff.co.uk The unique Slide and Hide door is brilliant, the touchscreen is handy and the oven’s no slouch: it enables you to cook multiple dishes without that unfortunate cross-contamination from strong flavours. ZANUSSI ZOD35660XK £399, zanussi.co.uk This electric double oven is a fine choice if you’re looking for plenty of cooking capacity and some really useful features on top, like even heat distribution, automatic switch-off and a bright display. MIELE H7164BP £1,300, miele.co.uk Reliable and easy to operate, this model comes with plenty of features that are going to appeal – like its Moisture Plus tech for getting perfect ‘bake off’ results. You can even control it from your phone. BOSCH SERIE 8 HBG634BS1B £729, bosch-home.co.uk A great all-rounder,…

Find the lowest prices at: t3.com/besttrimmer PHILIPS BT9000 PRESTIGE £120, philips.co.uk The classiest looking beard trimmer we’ve ever clapped eyes on, it offers an equally classy shave. Designed primarily for neater beard-scaping, it whips away whiskers without any snags or pulls. PHILIPS ONEBLADE PRO £50, philips.co.uk The best trimmer for those with sensitive skin, this uses innovative OneBlade technology. It’s good for both your face and your downstairs, although you may wish to change heads in between. BRAUN BEARD TRIMMER 7 £65, braun.com This trimmer feels like good value for money, earning it a place on this list. Small, light and easy to use, its tough blades shave cleanly. Battery life is solid, and the unit is waterproof enough for easy rinsing. PANASONIC I-SHAPER ER-GD60 £50, panasonic.co.uk For slightly longer…

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