Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2023 i T3

BHOUT Boxing is great for your health (although being boxed, not so much). But while training by hammering cow carcasses has a certain old school charm, it does feel like the humble punching bag is due a high-tech upgrade. This is where Bhout enters the ring. Billed as ‘the first bag with a brain’, it’s crammed with AI smarts to help you train. Its camera identifies every blow you land, whether it’s a punch, kick, elbow or knee, while in-built sensors measure the force of your blows. And Bhout will use this data to allow you to compete with friends and family in leaderboards, as well as tracking your physical fitness level and gamifying your progress with its $JAB token. Had enough MMA or muay Thai for one day? Then…

1 MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 9 From £1,099, microsoft.com The Surface’s meteoric rise may have passed you by, but it has absolutely happened. The more powerful end of the line now presents one of the most viable Mac alternatives for professionals that need known hardware running Windows. The lowest end offers smart, decent machines perfect for students. And as of now, the Surface Pro 9 is (with an asterisk) the most powerful Windows tablet you can buy. Microsoft’s hardware division is on an absolute tear. There’s a lot here in what Microsoft calls a 2-in-1 laptop (it’s a tablet with a keyboard case) that owes Apple at least a small debt. However, while the Cupertino crew might sell the iPad Pro as a proper computer, it’s not quite – and the…

Fifty-three-year-old London-born designer Shaun Leane is probably best known outside fashion circles for his long and fruitful association with fashion designer Alexander McQueen. The pair met just as Leane left his YTS training apprenticeship at Clerkenwell college of further education and McQueen had recently graduated from Central St Martins. They became great friends and creative collaborators during the 17 years leading up to McQueen’s death in 2010, with Leane speaking at his funeral. Those familiar with Bjork’s 1997 album, Homogenic, will also be (possibly unknowingly) familiar with Leane’s work as he was the craftsman behind the sculptural copper necklace that she wore on the cover, alongside the McQueen kimono-style dress. While this gold and diamond Sabre cuff is not quite as statuesque as the Bjork piece it still holds plenty…

KENWOOD DUSK KETTLE Embrace the SAD season with this post-sunset kettle and matching toaster. Kenwood’s Dusk Collection comes in a choice of Slate Grey, Olive Green and Twilight Purple. Prefer the light side? There’s also a Dawn Collection. From £54, kenwood.co.uk GAGGIA CLASSIC Too many gadgets nowadays want to hold your hand and do everything for you. Not this espresso machine: it gives you full manual control and lets you make coffee exactly how you like it. The Italian styling is very groovy, too. £449, gaggia.com TOWER T17100 With a 9-litre capacity, this dual-drawer air fryer is great for families and extremely hungry single people alike. A handy viewing window and ‘cooking lights’ let you fully enjoy the food porn. £219, towerhousewares.co.uk…

You might be on the biggest self-improvement kick there’s ever been, but if you don’t stop to smell the flowers once in a while you’ll end up burning yourself out. If anything, learning to build in quality downtime might be the biggest improvement you could make to your lifestyle. You don’t need technology to make that happen. Regularly switching off for five minutes and taking a walk outside, choosing to down tools and breathe for a moment, they’re routines you can build off your own back. But making that downtime special is where tech’s influence really shines. Use sound and light to help you sleep better and wake up refreshed. Be aware of your mood – take note of it, if it helps – and indulge in those things that…

There is nothing like a break, particularly now that the shackles are off: you’re now free to take yourself away to nearly anywhere in the world, and an entire planet’s worth of experiences are waiting for you. The key is to make sure you can do that without it turning into a slog: that means packing smart, packing light, yet somehow still packing every comfort that stops you feeling stranded. International travel isn’t cheap, but if you’re still in the position to invest, think about those devices made specifically to be light and small (the LG Gram, for example) or more compact alternatives to those in your usual carry bag. Maybe select a device like the Anker Powerport Atom, because it can perform double or triple duty and mean you…

Despite turning out some of the best pound-for-pound televisions ever made, Panasonic has never seemed all that keen to make a fuss about mid-range TVs like the TX-42LZ980. But that doesn’t mean we can’t instead… First thing’s first: because this is a Panasonic TV, it’s compatible with every meaningful high dynamic range (HDR) standard, including HLG, HDR10, HDR10+ Adaptive and Dolby Vision IQ – which puts the likes of LG, Samsung and Sony to shame. It’s also fitted with the company’s high-achieving HCX Pro AI picture processing engine, which was developed in collaboration with Hollywood creatives. Given the right stuff to work with (a 4K UHD Blu-ray disc of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, say), the TX-42LZ980 doesn’t take long to reveal itself as a subtle, faithful and remarkably refined picture-maker. No…

1 YAMAHA SR-C20A Small enough to sit happily beneath your 42-inch OLED TV without getting in the way, but bigger, bolder, more immersive sound than seems likely. Yamaha has long been one of the true soundbar heroes, and the SR-C20A proves you don’t have to spend a fortune to get sound that does your pictures some justice. £229, uk.yamaha.com 2 SONY PLAYSTATION 5 The best games are an immersive, cinematic experience – and the best console for showing them off is the PS5. Your new 42-inch OLED TV will have a field day dealing with the intricacies of lighting, contrast, motion and colour-detail – and you’ll have a similarly fine time sitting in front of it. £539, playstation.com 3 DISNEY+ There are bargains, and then there’s a year’s-worth of the…

You don’t need a studio set-up to start a podcast. But it does make sense to upgrade your kit, or invest in the essentials, to be in with the best chance of recording quality audio. That way you can share your first episodes with the world and add more devices or software as your podcast grows. Remember, the place you record your podcast impacts how it sounds too. For example, a room with many bare or hard surfaces can make your voice echo when you listen to it played back. To combat this, choose a space with soft and furnished surfaces instead. As well as a basic recording set-up, consider your content – don’t rush this step. It’s estimated that around 90% of podcasts don’t make it past the first…

If you’re new to making music or picking up a hobby from your past, you might want to have fun, pure and simple. Use this time to feed your imagination by listening to different music genres and drawing inspiration from all kinds of artists. It’s a really good place to start. However, if you’re more serious about creating music or have a specific project in mind, it’s good to have a vision of what you want to produce. This will likely evolve into something else as you improve and learn more about your skills and what you do and don’t enjoy. But a sense of what you want to achieve will keep you focused and motivate you on days when you’d rather just sit back and endlessly scroll on your…

1 ADONIT PIXEL STYLUS If you already have an iPad or tablet for drawing and want to upgrade your experience, this stylus is the way to do it. It has a 1.9mm tip, which creates a drag that feels like you’re drawing on actual paper. It’s also pressure sensitive, with 2,048 levels of sensitivity, and shortcut buttons on the side are programmable, with options like erase and redo. £109, adonit.net 2 REPAPER TABLET FABER-CASTELL EDITION If you prefer sketching with a pencil on paper but want the benefits of digital, this Repaper tablet is perfect for you. Attach any type of paper to the graphics tablet and insert any pencil into the accompanying ring accessory. Whatever you draw is then stored on the device or sent directly to a screen.…

A‘revival’ is all well and good, but a good revival picks and chooses – it doesn’t just take wholesale. The Audio-Technica ATH-WP900 over-ear headphones aren’t just wired: they feature extensive use of wood in their construction – although there’s nothing old-school about the asking price. Expensive, portable, wired over-ear headphones – is it a revival too far? For once, here’s a pair of headphones you wouldn’t mistake in a line-up. And, what’s more, the ATH-WP900 manage to be distinctive and good-looking without being any great departure from the long-established over-ear headphones design template. Certainly it’s business as usual where the hanger, headband and slider mechanism are concerned. Everything feels robust in a nicely weighted manner, and both the padding and the synthetic leather wrapping of the headband is comfortable and…

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CASTELLI ESTREMO WINTER GLOVES Castelli’s Estremo cycling gloves feature Windstopper X-Fast material for maximum breathability, have wind-stopping functionality and are treated with a water-repellent finish to shuck rain and spray in wet conditions. $90, chainreactioncycles.com CHROME INDUSTRIES MIDWEIGHT CYCLING GLOVES Tough, stylish and functional, these gloves have padded palms and touchscreen-sensitive fingertips so you can keep your hands warm and message that you’re going to be late from your cycling trip. £48, chromeindustries.com MADISON FREEWHEEL ISOLER THERMAL POCKET GLOVES These lightweight gloves have a 4-way stretch rear panel for maximum comfort; they are even pre-curved to suit the riding position! The thumb and index fingers allow for the use of touchscreen devices. £20, freewheel.co.uk…

1 VAHA S When you’re on a fitness journey, you might avoid the mirror to keep your focus on the work rather than the results. But when the mirror is of the magic kind, it gets a lot more appealing. Particularly if it contains a ghostly trainer taking you through your in-home training sessions and provides live updates of all of your vital stats. From £1,295, uk.vaha.com 2 CAROL BIKE Traditional HIIT not quite intense enough? The CAROL Bike will punish your thighs for their hubris. Give it ten minutes a day and its excellent auto resistance adjustments and encouraging app will put you through bananas 20-second activity bursts. You can also do more traditional static bike things if that sounds overly cruel. From £2,595, carolbike.com 3 WITHINGS BODY COMP…

It’s all too easy to make superficial connections with others. A colleague, a Twitter acquaintance, that person on Facebook you think you might have gone to school with but can’t quite be sure – you’re linked somehow, but those aren’t the relationships that truly count. Close friends, family members and loved ones are the real keys to happiness in life, and reports suggest that the pandemic severed a lot of relationships. Now is the time to get them back. Sometimes all it takes is the right medium; a passing tweet might be a nice gesture, but a DM or a WhatsApp message will have more impact. Even a call, as archaic as that might sound, is a solid way to reconnect. When was the last time you gave someone your…

Self improvement isn’t only about developing a rippling physique – flexing your mental muscles is incredibly important. Sadly, many people only realise the value of learning once they’re past the age where they’re forced into doing it, by which time the mundane reality of work, family and never-ending chores has done away with the time required to actually take in anything new. But why not double up? An audiobook (from Audible, probably, though don’t overlook digital rentals from your local library) can be more than just background noise while you’re cleaning the bathroom or trudging to work. It’s a portal to personal progress: pick a topic, find a good book, and you can take it in with basically zero effort. Even a plain ebook can be absorbed in the same…

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The LG C2 is a mouth-watering update to one of 2021’s biggest TV hits, the LG C1. The newer version ushers in a new era for the C-series OLED TVs, being the first range to feature a 42-inch version. However, there was a sobering increase in the price tag, and it’s important to note this set doesn’t get the brightness improvements larger models do. Most C2s deliver a significant advance in picture quality over the LG C1… but that is heavily caveated at this size. While larger model C2s deliver HDR peaks upwards of 810 nits – thanks to some clever algorithmic trickery that identifies where images on screen need more energy for brightness – this feature is absent on the 42-inch model. So it only offers the 750-nit peak…

PANASONIC TX-42LZ980 £999, panasonic.com WE’RE IMPRESSED Effortlessly believable and properly refined images; understated, efficient smart TV interface; thorough HDR support. WE’D IMPROVE ‘Only’ two full HDMI 2.1 sockets; not particularly bright; sounds a bit wheezy. THE LAST WORD The LZ980 isn’t much to look at, until you look at its picture quality – and then this 42-inch Panasonic stops being a small TV with rather too much depth to its chassis, and starts being an extraordinarily accomplished and enjoyable watch. If you’re after a 42-inch OLED then this is a cracking option. LG OLED42C2 £999, lg.com WE’RE IMPRESSED Fantastic image processing; all ports have full HDMI 2.1 features. WE’D IMPROVE 42-inch doesn’t get high brightness panel; audio could be more immersive; price increase compared to last year. THE LAST WORD…

A lot of people find it tricky falling asleep at night, and I was the same. From 4-7-8 breathing to the military method, I’ve tried many sleep tricks to see how quickly I can get to sleep, and now I’m falling asleep in seconds with the PMR sleep trick. Progressive Muscle Relaxation or PMR is a relaxation technique that releases tension, stress and anxiety, and can help you fall asleep quicker. As a deep sleeper, I don’t have too many problems with sleeping, but getting to sleep can sometimes be hard. While searching how to fall asleep quickly, I heard about PMR. To find out more, I talked to Dr Robin Clark, Medical Director at Bupa UK Insurance and Global. WHAT IS PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION (PMR)? PMR is a relaxation…

1 DARK FARM 5L MINI KEG Using a keg is a great option for home brewing as it reduces the need for sterilising endless bottles and allows for better carbonisation for beer with a gorgeous head. Yes, it’s pricey but worthwhile as you get more into the hobby. We like this 5L keg from Dark Farm, made from stainless steel and easy to clean. £125, darkfarm.co.uk 2 BEER DRY HOPPER FILTER When brewing nice hoppy beers, particularly as a newbie, it’s easiest to add dry hops at the end of fermentation to maintain their intense but volatile flavours. For that, you’ll need a hopper filter to make it easier to fish them out at the end and keep them out of your final brew. This example from Beer Dry offers…

If you’re a complete breadmaking beginner, keep things simple. Start with a basic white bread yeast recipe to start your new hobby. After you’ve mastered the basics, you can choose something more exciting later with different bread and flour types. Yes, that means waiting until you’re a few loaves in before starting on the sourdough. The kneading process is essential to make a great loaf of bread. But it’s also challenging and can take some getting used to. Don’t let this dissuade you, but remember that practice makes perfect. Be sure to choose a space that gives you enough room to reach out your arms and create batches of dough in different forms. We recommend preparing a floured surface for your dough before you begin and keeping extra flour nearby…

Digital drawing is a great way to get creative, as you have so much control over what you make. You can move a canvas around, delete layers, undo errors and transform your creations with countless tools. Budding artists have more flexibility and can quickly and easily produce works of art. You’ll want a stylus or drawing tablet with good pressure sensitivity. Like drawing in real life, this will ensure that a soft line will look fainter, and a line you’ve applied lots of pressure to will be bolder. This way, you’ll be able to add more detail, nuance and subtlety to your images. Before you buy a dedicated drawing tablet, like the ones from Wacom, consider how you’d prefer to work. Some drawing tablets enable you to draw directly on…

You’re probably thinking: a Samsung OLED TV, surely there’s some mistake? No, you read that correctly: after a decade without producing an OLED, the Korean giant is back with its cutting-edge QD-OLED panel. And despite such bleeding-edge tech, thanks to some recent price drops, it’s actually a bargain from the off. The Samsung S95B’s big new feature is its use of the brand’s proprietary Quantum Dot OLED (QD-OLED) technology. So what is QD-OLED? Put simply, it’s a blue OLED that uses Quantum Dot layers to create the red and green sub-pixels. This approach eliminates the issue of the blue OLED decaying faster than red and green OLED by increasing their size, while also delivering brighter images and more precise colours. The S95B’s picture and sound are powered by an upgraded…

Happy new year! Or to those of you reading this before January: so-so, same old year. With 2023 just cresting over the horizon, it’s time to gaze into that black mirror and ask how tech can help us be better. Come 1 January, I’m usually filled with the spirit of self-improvement. I commit to writing 1,000 words of a novel per day, beating my personal best of 0 words per year. I swear off social media and claim I’ll stop mining Twitter’s underbelly like Tony Robinson excavating a Saxon cesspit. And I promise this year I’ll spend less than 98% of my time listening to productivity podcasts while using blank manuscript pages to create a deranged spider map of Laurence Fox tweets. Assuming you have new year’s resolutions you actually…

TAG HEUER, CARRERA CHRONOGRAPH 2022 GOLD EDITION Carrera introduces a new dial design, black with golden gilded subdials. Inside is a Calibre Heuer 02 movement and custom black oscillating mass. £17,000, tagheuer.com RAYMOND WEIL, MAESTRO SMALL SECONDS Raymond Weil’s connection to music and the symphonic performance continues. Featuring subtle lines, textures and tones to deliver a horological ensemble par excellence, this watch screams elegance. £1,150, raymond-weil.co.uk TISSOT, PRX MINT GREEN The PRX, a vintage throwback to Tissot’s watches of the 1970s, has gained a new delicious dial colour. The new model features a mint green dial sat within a 40mm stainless steel case. £295, tissotwatches.com ZODIAC, OLYMPOS FIELD WATCH Inspired by the Zodiac watches made for the British Royal Navy in the late 1960s, this modern interpretation was designed with…

New year, new you. Sure, it’s a cliché, but for some people a reminder of the ever-ticking clock is the perfect motivator to put a serious lifestyle change in place, or pull back some of the progress they may have let slip. There’s no better time than now, after all. The good news is that you don’t have to make a massive investment to make that change happen. You might already have everything you need: while it’s unlikely to be able to tell you your heart rate or blood oxygen levels, your phone is enough to track the steps you’re taking and the length and route of your runs. Hit up its app store and you’ll be able to find ways to track your diet or your mood fairly easily.…

1 PHILIPS SONICARE 9900 PRESTIGE It seems like a cliché to say that this’ll make your dentist happy, so let’s say it’ll make them sad because you’ll be shelling out far less on treatment. Philips’ toothbrush sends out sonic vibrations to blast away plaque, can adapt itself to your brushing style, and it’ll tell you off if you’re scrubbing in the wrong way. £300, philips.co.uk 2 HYPERICE VENOM 2 BLACK Depending on how long you tend to spend in a chair, your spine may have learned to announce the progress towards evening by screaming ever louder. Shut it up with the help of Hyperice’s newly-shrunk and refined wrap, which combines three levels of massage with evenly distributed heating to soothe muscles fast. £269, hyperice.com 3 THERABODY SMART GOGGLES Applying a…

Sometimes tech just isn’t helpful. Sometimes it’s an anchor: every push message, every email, every tool you need to tap to maintain just makes things slower and more difficult. Living a digital life can be like wading through treacle at times, particularly if the tools you’re using to do it haven’t kept pace with the power that today’s productivity packages demand. So making a technology upgrade isn’t just a way to get something pleasant beneath your fingers, in your hands, or on your head. Every new device makes the processes you battle with smoother and slicker. Faster hardware means your work takes less time, giving you adequate space to add additional flair. It gives you options when you’re gaming, letting you pick those luxurious settings without constantly searching for the…

1 SOG FLASH MT Entirely unsuitable for carrying on an aircraft but pretty damned handy to have in your pocket if you’re taking a walk on the wild side. The Studies and Observation Group’s Flash MT is a focused seven-feature multitool that’ll handle pretty much any situation you might encounter. We’d imagine the bottle opener will probably be the most useful bit. £80, sogknives.co.uk 2 ZHIYUN SMOOTH Q4 A gimbal makes all the difference, and not only to the steadiness of your camera footage. If you’re taking in the magnificent sights of a tourist destination, the last thing you should be doing is viewing them through your phone’s screen. The Q4’s – yes – smooth action takes all the worry out of it. Just point and shoot. £99, zhiyun-tech.com 3…

Do you remember when 42-inch was a pretty big size for a TV? Safe to say those days are gone – the average screen-size in the UK these days is almost 55 inches, and it’s only going one way. But what if you want a high-performance, great-to-watch TV as a second screen? Or for a smaller room? What if you just don’t fancy a great big television but nevertheless want your new TV to do the image-quality business? Until quite recently, the ‘premium’ 42-inch TV didn’t really exist – manufacturers didn’t seem to think the market existed. But lately, every one of the biggest hitters – LG, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung and Sony – has woken up to the customer who wants a premium product at a manageable size. And so…

While it’s the smallest OLED TV in Sony’s line-up, the XR-42A90K is a small screen at quite a big price, meaning it’s going to have to justify itself beyond the fact of its usefully titchy screen size. So what is it about the 42-inch A90K that yells ‘premium product’? There’s very little downside to the images the Sony delivers. The colour balance, for example, is getting on for exquisite. The A90K’s images are vibrant, authentic and offer extensive colour volume, but they never look anything other than natural and convincing. Motion control is equally accomplished and equally persuasive. About the only area where the A90K is less than utterly convincing is brightness. Smaller OLED screens can’t generate much punch where brightness is concerned, and it’s certainly noticeable here. The white…

THE BEST & BRIGHTEST High Dynamic Range does just what it says on the tin – it lets images seem brighter, more vibrant and more detailed. As long as your TV can handle the HDR standard used by your favourite streaming service (Dolby Vision and/or HDR10+, most likely), you can be sure you’re seeing everything the filmmaker wanted you to see. APPY DAYS If you choose a TV with a comprehensive smart TV interface, it means having access to more high-quality content than you could watch in a lifetime. Between catch-up TV services and the most high-profile video-streaming services, the right smart TV will entertain you indefinitely. MAX YOUR CONSOLE EXPERIENCE Your games console is packed with clever features to amplify your gaming experience. But if you’re going to see…

When you’re starting out, forget what beer you prefer and brew a darker variety. Darker beers, like stouts and porters, tend to be better at covering any mistakes you might make during the brewing process, as the flavour is a little more forgiving. Learn to master several key styles before exploring more varied and exciting options. Although getting each step in the brewing process right is essential, you must also pay close attention to your ingredients. If your ingredients are high quality and fresh, you’ll have a better brew at the end. We recommend researching how each ingredient should be stored and how long to keep them. For example, you shouldn’t keep yeast in your fridge for months. Kitting yourself out with fancy equipment is only worthwhile if you plan…

1 SOUNDBRENNER CORE A metronome helps you keep a consistent tempo as you make music, and using one improves your natural sense of timing. The Soundbrenner Core is a unique wearable metronome that creates precise vibrations. It’s got a built-in contact tuner, sound level meter, and smartwatch features. £229, soundbrenner.com 2 ROLI LUMI KEYS STUDIO EDITION The Lumi Keys Studio Edition from ROLI looks and plays like a piano but you can change the keys for light-assisted composition. This exceptionally cool keyboard is a fantastic option for recording learning to play for the first time. It also offer MIDI polyphonic expression, a fancy tool that allows you to change the expression of notes by sliding your fingers up the keys. £299, roli.com 3 FOCUSRITE SCARLETT 2I2 USB AUDIO INTERFACE An…

If you want to get into retro gaming, you should consider what appeals to you. Is there a specific console or game you want to play again? Or do you want to take a more general nostalgia trip back to the fun you had while gaming as a kid? These questions are worth considering before you commit to a new console. And do remember that not all games from the ’80s and ’90s are still worth playing today. Some will seem slow and clunky and very different from the old days. Begin by purchasing a console you’re already familiar with. Or even dig out an old console you own to see if retro gaming is as appealing as you expected it to be. Some consoles can be expensive, so you’ll…

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,…

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…