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Portable 1 PHILIPS SCREENEO U4 Both portable and ultra-short throw, Philips has chosen the projector industry at which to throw its annual curveball. It can cast a 80-inch picture from just 12 inches away or up to 120-inch at Full HD with a little more space. Given its mini form and automatic image adjustments, that’s some very usable multi-purpose fun for just about any room. £565, indiegogo.com 2 SAMSUNG FREESTYLE Battery powered when needed, the uniquely shaped Freestyle is a portable in the truest sense. The rotating barrel design means set-up won’t require propping it up on stacks of books, and Tizen OS has got your back for every streaming service you could need. Don’t expect any serious picture quality at this price but, still, bit of a bargain, really. £459, richersounds.com…

Ah October. The eighth month – unless you believe those lying Romans. With the leaves turning amber, everyone’s pumpkin carving, drinking pumpkin spice lattes and… I wanna say pumpkin bobbing? And the nights are drawing in, officially curtailing what little outside time I was previously getting. Most years, spending so much time inside triggers my Howard-Hughes-iest habits but I find myself strangely at peace with being an inside cat this year. What’s behind this sudden equanimity? Meditation? Nope. CBD gummies? Not so much. In fact, my new-found zen comes from the fact my Steam Deck has finally arrived and it’s great. As long as I can play Elden Ring and Planet Zoo, I’m happy to spend the whole winter nestled up in bed like a dormouse. There’s been a lot…

HEAT If you’re serious about saving energy, start with your heating: it accounts for more than half the energy the average UK household uses. Assuming your home is well insulated – if it isn’t, there may be grants to help – there are three factors you can control, and that smart devices can make more efficient. The first and most obvious one is the room temperature. A smart thermostat can set a precise temperature and shut off the heating when it’s reached, just like a standard one, but some go further: smart radiator valves from the likes of Hive, Tado and Netatmo can recognise a sudden temperature drop, such as someone opening the windows, and turn the temperature down in that specific room. Those smart valves can also ensure that…

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,…

On a tight budget? Or just want the best Bluetooth speaker possible for your cash? Then it’s worth getting to know the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3, an affordable speaker with serious sound. When it comes to design, the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3 isn’t any different to the second generation; it has the same ‘blown-up can shape’ with rounded sides and a flat top. Small and light, measuring 104 x 95.3mm and weighing 420g, this speaker is perfect for keeping in your backpack or for taking on holiday in your luggage with you. Large volume controls decorate the front with a contrasting colour. To control the music there’s a multifunction button on the top which you press down to pause or play the music, and double press to skip to the…

SPECIFICATIONS Drivers Uni-Q driver (19mm aluminium dome, 115mm magnesium/aluminium alloy cone) Frequency range 49 - 47,000Hz Connectivity HDMI ARC, USB-C, optical, 3.5mm jack, 2x ethernet (1x network, 1x interspeaker), AirPlay 2, Google Chromecast, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 4.2 Dimensions 240x155x180mm Weight 7.2kg Almost four years since KEF first miniaturised its excellent LS50 Wireless streaming speaker system into something more handily sized, the company is back with an upgrade. The LSX II use the same driver arrangement as the outgoing model – it’s the 11th generation of KEF’s remarkable Uni-Q arrangement that positions an aluminium tweeter in the throat of an aluminium mid/bass driver. At 200 Class D watts (30W to each tweeter, 70W to each mid/bass driver), power is unchanged too. Connectivity is improved, though, and significantly. As well as the…

1 ASUS ZENBOOK FOLD 17 • From £3,300, asus.com Asus’ gorgeous new release isn’t the first foldable laptop – Lenovo had a stab at the concept with last year’s much smaller ThinkPad X1 Fold – but it’s the first which doesn’t look as if (forgive us, Lenovo) it was a prototype launched by accident. The extra time in the oven has given this what looks to be some serious engineering flavour, like trimmer bezels, a homegrown hinge designed to retain laptop-like stiffness while maintaining the necessary horseshoe fold, a thin, balanced chassis and, yep, the biggest flexible OLED we’ve seen on a portable device. That’s the headline here, and it has to be: it’s 17.3 inches, has a 2K resolution, supports HDR and 500 nits peak brightness, and you can…

iPHONE 14 PRO There’s no doubt that the iPhone 14 Pro is where the serious upgrades are for Apple’s smartphone series in 2022. It has an upgraded A16 Bionic processor, an improved camera system, the first always-on display on an iPhone, emergency crash detection, and even satellite connectivity in emergencies – though that last feature will only be available in the US and Canada initially. The idea is that the iPhone 14 Pro will be able to hook up to a satellite so you can report an emergency situation, even if you’re beyond the reach of Wi-Fi and cell towers, and all without the chunky antennas of current satellite phones. The catch is that the data transfer speed will be relatively slow, but it’ll be enough to report an emergency.…

Wired system The everything-joined-up way THE AMP REGA ELICIT 5 To its established virtues of speed, detail and extraordinary sonic insight, Rega has added a highresolution digital-to-analogue convertor and a couple of digital inputs to its Elicit integrated amplifier. The Elicit 5 is a brilliantly adaptable and convincing listen, able to turn its hand to any type of music – and it’s now equipped to deal with any source of music you like, from turntables to laptops. £1,995, rega.co.uk THE TURNTABLE PRO-JECT RPM 5 CARBON What’s better than a turntable that sounds every penny of the asking price? Where dynamism, integration, detail, rhythm management and all the other things that are so prized about the vinyl format shine through? A turntable that looks as good as it sounds, that’s what.…

SPECIFICATIONS Screen 7.6-inch 120Hz 2176x1812 AMOLED inside; 6.2-inch 120Hz 2316x904 AMOLED cover CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 RAM 12GB Storage 256GB / 512GB / 1TB Battery 4400mAh OS Android 12 Camera 50MP wide-angle, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP telephoto rear; 10MP cover; 4MP under-display inside Connectivity USB-C, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 Dimensions 155.1x67.1x15.8mm folded; 155.1x130.1x6.3mm unfolded Weight 263g When it comes to folding phones, Samsung has been leading the way for a number of years. Sure, we loved Motorola’s earlier reimagining of the Razr, too, but if you want a large-screen foldable then you’ll be wanting to look at the Galaxy Z Fold 4. The Z Fold 4 is one of those rare phones that catches people’s eyes, for better or worse. It no doubt impresses with its giant screen, but…

SPECIFICATIONS Screen size 15.6 inches Panel 1920x1200 LED / 3456x2160 touch-screen OLED / 3840x2400 touch-screen OLED CPU 12th-gen Intel Core i7 / i9 GPU Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 / Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti RAM 16GB / 32GB / 64GB Storage 512GB / 1GB / 2TB SSD Operating system MacOS Battery up to 15 hours Connectivity USB-C, 2 x Thunderbolt 4, 3.5mm jack, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 Dimensions 18.5x344.4x230.1mm Weight 1.92kg / 1.96kg / 2.10kg Dell has taken an approach of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, with this new version looking pretty much identical to last year’s model. But there is a significant performance bump thanks to its 12th-gen Intel CPU and the faster DDR5 system memory. While the XPS 15 might still look the same, its design…

The trouble with conventional drones is they’re only capable of shooting levelled footage as if viewed from an air balloon. They can’t capture the sensational acrobatic footage nimble build-it-yourself FPV drones can. So DJI whipped up the cleverly named Avata, a mini, ready-to-fly FPV drone so easy a monkey could fly it. Unlike a normal DJI drone that takes about five minutes to initially set up, this one’s a whole new ball game that involves linking the headset, drone, Motion Controller and a phone running the DJI Fly app. It took us about 15 minutes – barring inevitable firmware updates – but thankfully it all worked first time. The DJI Avata weighs 410 grams (considerably more than the DJI Mini 3’s 249g but much less than the Mavic 3’s 895g)…