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PLAY TIME With easy to follow tutorials, the Play also is great for getting kids inspired by music. And with up to eight boards connectable to the app, family jam sessions are easier than ever JOUÉ PLAY Making music is a lot more fun if you can get hands on with some hardware. But traditional MIDI controllers tend to be relatively costly, inflexible – good luck trying to hammer out both guitar and drum parts – and require you to use software with relatively steep learning curves. Enter Joué Play. A modular controller co-developed by Arnaud Rousset and Pascal Joguet, it comes with four soft silicon pads allowing you to tap out beats, strum strings, tickle keys and plink along on piano. Download the partnered app onto your laptop or…

Sure, hiking up a mountain is fun, but if you feel like tackling something a little more vertiginous, you’ll need certain skills and know-how to ensure you don’t end up in A&E. The Arc’teryx Academy: Climb Lake District is a weekend-long climbing extravaganza designed to provide exactly that, courtesy of Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx alongside experts from the ISM mountaineering school. The event offers a programme of clinics designed to help anyone, of any skill level, master a wide range of scrambling, bouldering and rock climbing techniques. With sessions ranging from the beginner-friendly to super-technical and advanced, I quickly realised that my prior experience messing around at Bristol’s indoor walls had provided me with only a tiny glimpse of what climbing could be. My weekend began fairly gently, with a…

Where were you when you heard the iPod had died? Everyone above a certain age will probably not be able to tell you, because we are too old, and immediately forgot. Most younger people probably couldn’t care less. Nonetheless, Apple’s longinevitable decision to stop making iPods is a cause for sadness. The iPod’s mission to put all of history’s music into one little box was finally terminated last month. I say it was inevitable because the iPod could only put quite a lot of music into a little box. Whereas now, with streaming, you really can get the entirety of recorded musical history beamed to your ears, at least in theory. I’m not the kind of guy to get misty-eyed about… well, anything really, but there was something amazing about…

SPECIFICATION Screen size 65-inch Panel 3840x2160 OLED HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision OS Android TV 10 Storage 16GB Connectivity HDMI x4 (2.1 x2, eARC x1), USB x3, Ethernet, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5 Sound three-channel Dolby Atmos Bowers & Wilkins soundbar Dimensions 1448.7x1338x142mm Weight 38kg Philips has been on a bit of an adventure with its TV ranges recently, and this high-end panel and speaker set is designed to maintain that momentum, packing elite tech to match any of the best OLED TVs out there, as well as a custom sound setup from hi-fi legends Bowers & Wilkins. Available only in 65-inch form (and officially named the 65OLED986), the Philips OLED+986 wants to give you a complete home cinema upgrade from a single box, in a design that will look great in…

SPECIFICATION Drivers 2x 30mm Frequency range 4Hz - 40,000Hz Audio features active noise cancelling, 360 Reality Audio Connectivity USB, 3.5mm jack, Bluetooth 5.2 with LDAC Microphones 8 Battery life 30 hours (ANC on), 40 hours (ANC off) Weight 250g Since launching the WH-1000XM3 active noise-cancelling headphones back in 2018, and updating them with the WH-1000XM4 in 2020, Sony has led the field. With the WH-1000XM5, it’s aiming for the hat-trick. The Sony WH-1000XM5 use Bluetooth 5.2 for wireless connectivity and offer compatibility with SBC, AAC and LDAC codecs. That’s great but we can’t help thinking it doesn’t go quite far enough. Not everyone has a Sony smartphone, after all, so aptX codec support would therefore be nice. Once those full-fat digital audio files are on board, they’re handed over to…

One thing that has always defined Dyson’s cordless vacuum cleaners is that you activate them by pulling a trigger. Release the trigger and the power is shut off. This maximises battery life, but involves exercising your index finger so not everyone likes it. But what do you notice about the Dyson V12 Detect Slim (£TBC, dyson.co.uk) above? That’s right: it has a big red button on it, like you’d see on a seaside arcade game. Whisper it, but Dyson is finally embracing the on/off switch. This isn’t quite a first – the Dyson Micro also has this revolutionary new feature. However, that was a very small vac with a lack of features, with a very small on/off button. The V12 Detect Slim, by contrast, has all of the features, and…

Pellet grills are all the rage in the US, where adventurous grilling and low-and-slow smoking is almost a way of life. If you’ve ever enjoyed a meal around a campfire and can still remember that tantalising smell of wood smoke and sizzling sausages, that’s what a pellet grill is like. Instead of using lumps of wood, a pellet grill burns small compressed pellets made from a wide variety of different woods that imbue meats and vegetables with a delicious smoky flavour. Pellet grills require an electricity source to power a corkscrew-shaped auger that feeds pellets from a hopper to a fanned burn pot below the grill grate. Since the rate of pellet delivery is controlled by a computer processor – which you can access via an easy-to-use digital interface or…

What makes the Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX really stand out is that it’s one of the first gaming monitors on the market to offer the premium quality mini-LED technology, which is ideal for precision backlighting and optimum brightness delivery. That makes it worth standing up and taking notice – but it also pushes up the price quite considerably. So is it worth it? The PG32UQX is a bit of a beast of a monitor, and you might need a hand with getting it set up. Aside from the size and the weight, assembling the monitor isn’t difficult at all: you slide the monitor and its connected stand into the base, use your finger and thumb to fasten the screw, and you’re all set. It’s quite bold in some of its…

SPECIFICATION Drivers 2 x 2-inch full range Frequency range 60 - 20,000Hz Connectivity USB-C, Bluetooth 5.1 Weatherproofing IP67 Battery life over 30 hours playtime Dimensions 68x160x76mm Weight 700g The original Marshall Emberton has been one of our favourite small speakers since its launch back in 2020. We’ve found it to be very reliable, boasting great sound, water resistance, 20 hours of battery life and a stylish design. So needless to say, we were very excited to get our hands on the second generation to see how this rock ’n’ roll audio brand has managed to improve an already fantastic little device. And they have definitely improved it! One thing you can’t deny about the Marshall Emberton II is that it looks very cool, echoing the iconic style of Marshall amplifiers…

BEST MULTISPORT WATCHES GARMIN FENIX 7X The Garmin Fenix 7X is not just any multisport watch – it’s the most premium performance smartwatch. Featuring the solarharvesting Power Glass, the new Stamina meter and the versatile flashlight, the Fenix 7X is ready for adventure, 24/7. From £859.99, garmin.com WAHOO ELEMNT RIVAL Wahoo’s smartwatch delivers a bucketload of data in a way that requires very minimal interaction with the tech, allowing you to focus on performance with only a glance at the watch face. It seamlessly integrates into the broader Wahoo ecosystem. £299.99, wahoofitness.com POLAR PACER PRO The Pacer Pro is the best value for money Polar watch you can get right now. It has a fast processor, a bright memoryin-pixel screen and features the new walking test that assesses VO2 max…

KEVIN HOWELL, RYDE Q Forget cardio, Guru. I need to gain mass A Guru’s got you, reader. Bulk is one of his many unkind middle names. And before we dig in, know that GaGu was incredibly tempted to facetiously offer 300 words of baking advice here, so you’re lucky he’s in a good mood – though, as a second preface, you’re also a fool if choose you follow his advice. First, refocus your training to follow Guru’s Three Musts of Gettin’ Buffed: eat, drink, and eat again. Frankly even that short list could be trimmed. You want to eat good things every three hours or so, meaning clean protein, fruits and vegetables, healthy fats and so on. Don’t avoid carbs, but do save them for an after-gym feed up. If…

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HOW WE TEST In T3, we feature only the finest gadgets out there, and we believe that you – our loyal reader – deserve only the best tech in your life. We don’t want you to waste time, and money, on inferior products, and that’s exactly why our Tested section exists. In here you’ll find only the latest and hottest tech. Each product has been handpicked and tested by T3’s experts. We only choose people with specialist knowledge for each test, so you know you’re going to get an outcome based on many years of experience in their respective field. As well as our traditional five-star rating system (right), we also give out awards to particularly exceptional gadgets, using the line-up below - so when you spot one of these,…

Over the years DJI has made its drones increasingly easy to fly, with automated flight modes that enable inexperienced flyers to create exciting videos. The newest addition to the lineup – the DJI Mini 3 Pro – takes this even further, allowing you to shoot from more interesting and creative angles without getting bogged down by drone regulations or flying qualifications. When it’s folded, the DJI Mini 3 Pro measures just 145×90×62mm, which means it can sit on the palm of your hand. With the legs unfolded, it’s 251×362×70mm including the propellers. Even more impressive is that, despite moving from a 1/2.3-inch type sensor to a 1/1.3-inch type, DJI has managed to keep the Mini 3 Pro’s weight down below the magic 250g mark. In fact, it’s listed as under…