Table of contents for July 2024 in T3

UNISTELLAR ENVISION SMART BINOCULARS Unistellar makes fiendishly clever telescopes that will do all the hard work of finding and tracking night-sky objects, like nebulae and galaxies, for you while you sit indoors with a cup of tea viewing the results on your phone. The Envision binoculars are a little different, in that they require you to be outside, but they contain a load of AR smarts, and you can use them in the daytime too. At night, the binoculars use positioning data to guide you to points of interest in the sky, picking out planets and globular clusters for you to enjoy. Once the sun is up, it can also identify paths and landmarks, and you can lock them onto a target and pass the binoculars to your friend, who…

1 PHILIPS SCREENEO UL5 SMART ⬤ Around £590, ul5.screeneo.com We may be reaching the tipping point for home projectors, where the impractical and awkward room layouts dictated by traditional models are banished by the increasing power and practicality of short throw devices. Why go to the effort of screwing something to your ceiling when you could just place your projector on a flat surface half a metre from the wall? It doesn’t make sense. The Philips Screeneo UL5 Smart could just be the device which skews the scales in the direction of ultra short throw projectors, somewhat ironically given its svelte form. Heck, let’s start with the looks: it’s an undeniably handsome device, partially cloth covered and far smaller than Screeneo’s previous widebody U5. That narrow form makes it super-portable,…

Microsoft calls CoPilot Plus a new category of laptop. These are PCs made for AI. Yes, that term gets dragged out at every possible opportunity these days, but there is a specific claim involved here. First-wave CoPilot Plus laptops use either the Snapdragon X Elite or X Plus CPUs. These have an unusually powerful NPU, a neutral processing unit. Forty-five tera-operations per second is the headline figure. Big numbers. Eyes glazing over? We get you. But Microsoft says this is the power level at which a laptop can perform minor AI miracles locally, without relying on the cloud — or an internet connection. Headline AI features include the ability to conjure live translated captions for any audio, in more than 40 languages, offline. Or you can let AI not-so-subtly augment…

1 OONI STACK Proofing of pizza dough is vital for creating elasticity when stretching and for ensuring the base is light and airy. Place your dough balls in this trio of glass proofing bowls about three hours before baking for perfect results, time after time. £40, uk.ooni.com 2 WITT INFRARED TEMPERATURE GUN Although many pizza ovens have a temperature sensor on board, it doesn’t accurately tell you the temperature of the actual stone. For that you need an after market digital infrared thermometer like this efficient model from Witt. Simply point the laser beam towards the centre of the stone for an accurate temperature reading. £44.99, wittpizza.com 3 GINO 8-IN TURNING PEEL Although not essential, a smaller circular turning peel like this well made model from celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo…

SPECIFICATION Screen sizes 55-inch/65-inch/77-inch/83-inch/97-inch Panel 3,840 x 2,160 120Hz OLED HDR support Dolby Vision/HDR10/HLG Audio Dolby Atmos, 4.2 speaker system, 60W output OS webOS 24 Connectivity 4x HDMI 2.1 (1x eARC), 3x USB, ethernet, optical audio out, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1 Dimensions From 1222x702x27.2mm/1221x826x24.3mm/1712x982x24.8mm/1847x1057x28mm/2155x1230x28.2mm Weight From 17.9kg/23.8kg/37.4kg/40.9kg/57kg LG doesn’t make things easy for itself. Just last year, our verdict on the LG OLED G3 was that “TV doesn’t get better than this”. Except here we are, over a year later, with the LG OLED G4 and, you guessed it – it’s somehow even better. Somehow the engineers have squeezed in more brainpower – in the form of a new AI chip – to deliver more brightness and better picture quality. This is also the first time LG’s G series has…

SPECIFICATION Display 6.5-inch 1080 x 2340 pixels 120Hz LTPO OLED RAM 12GB Storage 256GB/512GB OS Android 14 Camera 48 MP main, 12 MP rear, 12 MP front Battery capacity 5000 mAh Connectivity USB-C, Wi-Fi 6e, Bluetooth 5.4 Dimensions 162 x 74 x 8.2 mm Weight 192 g Sony smartphones have niched down over the years, focusing on enthusiast camera features and cinema-wide screens. But this year Sony is going for the mainstream. The Xperia 1 VI is, on paper, pared back in some aspects when compared to its predecessor, the Xperia 1 V. Its screen is Full HD, not 4K, it misses out on pro video features as seen in the Xiaomi 14 Ultra and past Sony phones, and Sony has also ditched the 21:9 aspect ratio, in favour of…

KITH & TAYLORMADE FOR GARIA VIA 2+2 If the walking around part of golf doesn’t appeal, then get your driver to pick up one of these. It’s a four-person buggy that’s street legal in the US and capable of 25mph. With a fridge integrated into the dashboard, an optional Bluetooth sound system with subwoofer, double cupholders and a place to put your (golf) balls, it begins to look like something of a party wagon. Each vehicle is made to order, and you might need to get in quick as availability only lasts until the end of July. $35,000, eu.kith.com T3 NEXT ISSUE IS ON SALE THURSDAY 1 AUGUST Upgrade your game – must-have tech to enhance any activity!…

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As mentioned elsewhere, GaGu has been racking up the miles recently, meaning he has been left at the mercy of Android Auto for hours every day. Full credit to Google for the recent renovation of the UI, which is super-neat. No credit, though, to Spotify, which has noticed that Guru listens to a podcast sometimes and now refuses to put any music at his fingertips. Don’t do that. Core to this arrangement is a good cable, given that (as Guru is at great pains to point out regularly) cars are notably touchy beasts featuring some of the most hostile software ever created. One misplaced data packet is enough to see you dumped back to the horror of the default UI, and that won’t do. Anker’s Powerline+ cable (about £8) is…

GET INTO NATURE 1 PLATYPUS QUICKDRAW MICROFILTER If you’re looking for fast and faff-free water filtration for your backpack this Platypus system is highly regarded thanks to its large 1L reservoir, multi-vessel compatibility, 3L per minute filtering performance and its wide opening for easy filling. It’s easy to use, easy to clean and lightweight, weighing just 95g. £51, valleyandpeak.co.uk 2 ANKER NANO POWER BANK Anker makes a wide range of power banks and chargers, and while this 10K model isn’t the most powerful it’s small, lightweight and portable. You get support for 30W fast charging that’ll get an iPhone 14 from zero to 50% in half an hour. Don’t pay full price though: Anker regularly offers deep discounts on these. £49, anker.com 3 WESN MICROBLADE You can’t take this on…

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 a mirrorless camera that takes up as little space as possible, then Panasonic’s Lumix S9 is worth your consideration. Prices start from £1,499 for the body only, or £1,799 with the 20-60mm kit lens. It comes in three funky colours – Crimson Red, Dark Olive and Classical Blue – as well as Jet Black for a more classic appearance. Inside, a full frame 24.2MP sensor offers astounding resolution. That fits within the smallest and lightest full frame mirrorless camera in the brand’s S series. Shot-snapping is a breeze with up to 6.5 stops of five-axis image stabilisation and phase detection auto-focus. You’ll get up to 779 points of auto-focus, too, which should be useful to ensure pinpoint accuracy. On the rear of the camera, a new…

A pollo’s Go electric scooter is impressive on both the design and features front, with plenty that sets it apart from rivals in the electric two-wheeler marketplace. It comes with everything needed to get going, and it’s really easy to assemble. The Apollo Go is fully foldable at the base of the handlebar stem. When it’s not packed away, it’s 1245mm high, 1180mm long and 520mm wide. The deck length is 550mm, and the deck width is a generous 160mm. It’s got a decent ground clearance of 148mm, too, while the height of the deck itself is 215mm. Fold it up, and this e-scooter is just 580mm high. It weighs 46 lbs but can be lifted quite easily, thanks to a little handle incorporated into the rear of the deck.…

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It goes without saying, pizza is a universally-loved food, and there’s something magical about a self-made, restaurant-style pizza. A regular kitchen oven doesn’t cut it, though, so to take your pizza-baking game to the next level, you need a pizza oven. Before 2012, the only way to do this was to build a huge igloo-shaped, wood-burning oven on the patio that was notoriously volatile to manage without under-baking the pizza, burning it to a crisp, or singeing a hand. The original Ooni changed all that and, in doing so, opened the floodgates to a new wave of state-of-the-art pizza ovens. While considered the most authentic of pizza fuels, wood is intimidating to work with and involves a lot of pre-preparation and ash management. As a result we’re now seeing a…

SPECIFICATIONS Drivers Custom-designed 40 mm dynamic driver in each cup Microphones Eight for noise control and voice targeting Audio features Lossless audio, active noise cancellation, spatial audio, dynamic head tracking, Dolby Atmos, adjustable EQ, TV Audio Swap, aware mode, wear detection Colours Black/Soft White Connectivity Bluetooth 5.4, USB-C (cable included), 3.5mm audio cable Dimensions 191x160x85mm Weight 312g Years in the making, and surrounded by so much hype, the Sonos Ace headphones are finally here. They’re the audio brand’s first-ever pair of headphones, but does this long-awaited debut truly deliver on that hype? The first thing to mention is the Sonos Ace’s not inconsiderable asking price: at £449, these headphones make a clear statement of intent, lining up Sonos’ entry against similar high-end rivals, such as the Bose QC Ultra Headphones,…

Now in its sixth generation, the iPad Air is no longer the thinnest or lightest in the range – that title stands with the new iPad Pro. However, it now gains a 13-inch version and the M2 chip, making it a more affordable alternative. Prices start from £599 for the 11-inch model, and £799 for the 13-inch model. Both are available with four storage capacities, from 128GB up to 1TB, and Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi and Cellular. While the 11-inch iPad Air looks and feels very similar to the old model, the 13-inch version is new. Its closest comparison is the 6th-generation iPad Pro, from which it’s both lighter and thinner, weighing 617g with a 6.1mm depth. The Air comes in a wider choice of colours than the Pro, with…