Editor’s letter

Twenty-five years! That’s one hell of a legacy.

Horizon

The best new tech heading your way

RETRO, BABY!

The trend for leisurewear from yesteryear is a gift that keeps on giving as autumn 2021 sees a new wave for retro-inspired, casual cool

WHICH WATCH

THE HOTTEST TIMEPIECES RIGHT NOW

MONEY NO OBJECT

Au Départ Monogramjacquard and leather watch holder

THROWBACK STYLE

The curiously named Goodr and more normally named Reebok come together to create two ’90s inspired workout kits

WE’RE WITH THE BAND

New Fitbit Charge 5 blurs the line between fitness trackers and health smartwatches

BEST FOAM ROLLERS

IMAGE SOURCE: HYPERICE HYPERICE VYPER 3.0 The Vyper

DRIVING SUNGLASSES

IMAGE SOURCE: SERENGETI SERENGETI GEARY From the brand’s

T3 IS ROAD TRIPPING

With international travel still a minefield to negotiate, now is the perfect time to holiday in the UK, reckons Spencer Hart

MORE VINO-TASTIC GADGETS

IMAGE SOURCE: VACU VIN VACU VIN CHAMPAGNE SAVER

KEEP THE FIZZ GOING!

Open a bottle of champagne and still enjoy it two weeks later

ROCK IT WITH MARBLE

Not just a luxurious addition to large interiors, marble also works well as a decorative feature, ornament or accent

NIKON

A trusted partner to photographers for decades, Nikon continues to innovate with its latest cameras that draw from its design heritage and lead the way in performance

GADGET GURU

T3’s homely tech chappie gives you more super-smart advice

NOW PLAYING

Guru finds the finest media you need on your various devices

From beige boxes to life-enhancing fun

T3’s lifestyle editor Duncan Bell reflects on how tech has gotten much easier to live with over the years – which is a massive relief to him and his partner

THE 25 MOST INNOVATIVE GADGETS

To help celebrate our quarter-century, here are 25 state-of-the-art products on the market today we think will dazzle and excite you

Time and technology wait for no one

Ian Morris, editor of T3.com , reflects back on T3 issue one and the 25 years of tech that followed it, including DVD players, cameras and flat-screen TVs

The GM EV1 had been a success?

T3’s first editor Steve Jarrett suggests many more of us would now be whizzing about the streets in electric vehicles, and perhaps Elon Musk’s Tesla might not be a thing at all…

RETRO GIZMO BINGO

WHICH OF THESE 25 CLASSIC GADGETS DID YOU OWN?

The Zune killed the iPod?

MacFormat editor Rob Mead-Green recalls that Apple didn’t have it all its own way when it launched the first iPod in October 20 01 – and then Microsoft came up with the Zune…

Smart lights

Smart lighting is more flexible, more convenient, more controllable and much more fun than normal lighting. Explore your options, from simple solutions to entire ecosystems

REALLY BRILLIANT BUYS

Connect and control all kinds of smart home devices from your phone or smart speaker

SMART LIGHT SYSTEMS

Ideal options for everything from budget bulbs to smart lights that’ll fit perfectly in a swanky penthouse

We’ll be glued to our sets for a while yet

T3 home tech editor Matt Bolton charts how TVs have evolved since 1996, and how he sees things continuing to change in the coming years

T3 2046: THE TECH SET TO TAKE OVER IN THE NEXT 25 YEARS

Our most experienced contributors predict which cutting-edge tech we’ll be covering in T3’s 50th anniversary issue

SOUND & VISION

In 1996, CD ruled and front-projection TV was the forefront of video technology. We’ve come a long way in 25 years – and in the next 25 we’ll go much further…

COMPUTING

Whether it’s hardware, software or anything in-between-ware, you can bet big that things are going to change considerably and for the better

FITNESS AND HEALTH

The fitness world is on a journey of transformation, becoming smarter and more agile. These companies are leading the charge…

TRAVEL

Transportation will no doubt change in a big way between now and 2046, with EVs becoming the norm and even space travel commoditised

SMART HOME

In your future smart home, robots do your chores, sensors keep you healthy and energy-saving is a top priority

LEWIS HAMILTON

Britain’s best racing driver tells us about the tech that excites him, how much his driving career means to him, and the many ways he keeps in top physical and mental shape

Smartwatches have gone from novelty to necessity

T3 style and travel editor Spencer Hart explains how smartwatches have morphed from techy gimmick to life-saving essential

Sega still made games consoles?

A few tweaks to tech history could have made the Japanese videogame developer a dominant player in hardware to this very day, suggests former T3 editor Matt Bolton

Consoles or no consoles, gaming’s future is bright

T3’s ecommerce editor Robert Jones remembers how the N64 brought glad tidings in 1996, and sees yet more meteoric leaps forward still to come

Ultimate earbuds

You don’t want the sound of the crowd, you want the sound of your tunes, so let us compare the highest quality lug-fillers you can buy

5 ESSENTIALADD-ONS

Take your experience of the Bowers & Wilkins PI7 buds to the next level with better sound, cooler charging, and some comfy tips

Google Glass hadn’t failed?

Without the embarrassment of the smartglasses’ rocky debut, the wearables market as a whole may have flourished far more, posits T3’s editor Josh Russell

Mattresses are the perfect tech test bed

T3 outdoor and wellness editor Ruth Hamilton is a believer in the importance of your mattress – and the good news is that tech can help you sleep sound

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3

The smartphone giant brings you the most convincing folding phone we have seen to date

Amazon Echo Flex

A tiny wire-free smart speaker for your wall sockets, this is the smallest Alexa smart speaker yet

Panasonic Lumix TZ200

Pocket-friendly but packing a long zoom, the TZ200 is a terrific travel camera

Dell XPS 15 9510

Dell’s latest 15-inch XPS gets an upgrade that keeps it on the cutting edge, including an excellent screen

Panasonic JZ1000

A not so slim 4K OLED TV that brings brilliant picture quality but struggles to match up on sound

Xiaomi Mi Electric Scooter 3

Here’s an e-scooter that combines lightweight design with an impressive range