T3 April 2023

GET YOUR GAME FACE ON To maximise your comfort, every Beyond is custom made. Simply scan your face with Bigscreen’s app and they’ll craft it to perfectly fit your face and interpupillary distance BIGSCREEN BEYOND Hefty VR headsets are quite literally a pain in the neck. Any time you spend in immersive virtual worlds is all too often limited by having to have a kilogram of glass and metal strapped to your face. Fortunately, Bigscreen is tackling this problem head on, with what it claims is the smallest VR headset in the world: the Beyond. Weighing in at a featherlight 127 grams, you’ll barely notice you’re wearing it – its innovative pancake optics mean it’s scarcely bigger than a pair of ski goggles. Meanwhile, you don’t have to sacrifice on visual spectacle for…

Many methods for predicting the future are notoriously flawed. During my brief flirtation with numerology, all I learned about the future was that I was going to fail GCSE maths. My experiments with pyromancy only seemed to forecast an angry visit from the fire brigade. And forecasting the future by observing the flight paths of birds taught me the main thing I should look out for is volleys of pigeon cack. Fortunately for you, here at T3 we’ve hit on a more foolproof solution for anticipating the future: actual research. Our experts have spent months analysing every bombastic press release and reading every navel-gazing think piece to bring you the hottest gadgets and trends coming your way. Check out the most pioneering tech being developed, from 3D tablets and exercise desks…

Our mission is to bring you the clearest recommendations we can – and that means a great deal of hard work happens before a product even reaches our pages! Because we only feature products the T3 team would happily use ourselves, we end up discarding a significant number of options in each category before settling on a final shortlist to review. We select only the best of the best for our Tested section; the gear we know you’ll want to seriously consider purchasing. And that should mean an end to you having to undertake hours of painstaking research and product comparisons. You won’t see any duff products, but you will come away with clarity on which one is the best in its category or for a specific task: our awards badges (see…

1 CANON EOS R8 • From £1,699 (body only), canon.co.uk You just don’t see full-frame mirrorless cameras at entry-level prices. Well, not much, anyway: the only real competition the EOS R8 has is Nikon’s Z5, the more expensive Sony a7C, and Canon’s own (cheaper and older) EOS RP. Indeed, the RP basically birthed the R8 from its own loins, gifting it the same body genetics; the father, if we’re going to continue this odd train of thought, is the far pricier EOS R6 Mark II, which offers up its sensor and autofocus processor. You don’t get the exact same hardware as the £2,779 R6 II, of course. Canon may be generous, but it isn’t stupid: there’s no mechanical first curtain shutter here, for example, which trims down the R8’s high speed capabilities and…

LEATHER SHIRT LA brand Amiri is known for its celeb following, including Kendrick Lamar and Zayn Malik, and this leather bowling shirt will certainly attract attention with its intricate laser-cut paisley-inspired pattern. £1,593, matchesfashion.com PRESS-STUD FASTENING JACKET The aviator jacket is doing the rounds once more and we’re happy to report that it hasn’t lost any of its Steve McQueen-esque rebellious charm. Caramel brown leather is topped with lamb fur collar and front press-stud fastening. £950, farfetch.com LEATHER TROUSERS Whether you own a Harley-Davidson or not, claim your right to strut out in a pair of 100% pure leather trousers. Slim-cut with two side and two rear zip-fastening pockets, Diesel is rocking the look. £450, diesel.com ZIP-FRONT LEATHER JACKET Paul Smith takes a classic silhouette and gives it a quintessential sweep of understated style with an on-seam chest pocket and…

OMEGA, SPEEDMASTER RACING The legendary Speedmaster has gained a new Spirate System that means it’s now possible for Omega to achieve certified precision of only 0/+2 seconds a day – an impressive leap in accuracy. £10,700, omegawatches.com AUDEMARS PIGUET, CODE 11.59 STEEL The Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet has been created for the very first time in stainless steel. These timepieces also feature a new aesthetic that emphasizes both ergonomics and legibility. £21,800, audemarspiguet.com TAG HEUER, CARRERA CHRONOGRAPH X PORSCHE ORANGE RACING This bold timepiece is the sixth creation between TAG Heuer and Porsche. Its vibrant orange is inspired by the heat sparks made by the car on the asphalt. £5,850, tagheuer.com TISSOT, CHEMIN DES TOURELLES Named after the street that leads to Tissot’s home in the Swiss mountains, this model is something of a Tissot classic. It’s now been…