T3 August 2015

SEE MORE WEARABLE TECH ON P127 LENOVO MAGIC VIEW Smartwatches are great, but those tiny screens are an issue. And if you give a watch a bigger face, it’ll look pretty silly unless you have an arm like Hulk Hogan. Lenovo’s solution to this is the Magic View concept: a smartwatch with a second screen that sits beneath the face and enables you to see things in greater detail. T3 thinks this could be a game changer – it might look tiny, and a tad silly, but if you bring the screen close to your eyes, it transforms it into a mini VR-style headset, making small look huge; an increase in image size of around 20 times, according to Lenovo. Just swipe down on the main screen to activate it. Magic View…

Rob Carney EDITOR This issue, Rob has been getting to grips with the new Cambridge Audio CXN digital music streamer. It undoubtedly sounds great, but sadly it can’t change his taste in music. Nick Odantzis DEPUTY EDITOR Nick says a sad farewell to some tech this month (see p105 for details), but there are always other cool gadgets to fill the void - it’s not a bad dilemma to be in, is it? Duncan Bell LIFESTYLE TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Duncan normally takes a lot of convincing on any matter, but this issue’s Opinion (p32) sees him quite clearly state that artificial intelligence is genuinely getting good. Claire Davies ASSISTANT EDITOR This month, Claire’s been knee-deep in travel tech, editing this issue’s T3 Squared. She’s also been indulging her inner fangirl with a GOT-themed Agenda piece (see p42). Gareth Beavis PHONES AND TABLETS EDITOR Gareth is…

DONATE HELP US GIVE TECH TO THE NEEDY (p39) As I write this, I’m 30,000 feet in the air, somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean. Sadly, I’m not going on my summer holidays just yet (although I am going to check out a rather cool new set of headphones), but it’s likely that you’re thinking of jetting off right about now. Before you pack the suncream and shades, check out your free magazine with this issue. T3 Squared goes in-depth on travel gadgets – meaning you can prepare for your trip with the latest tech. If you’re not going away, or if you’ve already been (I hope you had a nice time), check out our cover feature on p48, where we run you through all the best gadgets for summer – from 4K…

What on earth is this? Phone network EE is trying to make inroads into GoPro’s action-camera dominance with its own camera. Really? What are the specs? It shoots 1080p at 30fps, and you can take that up to 60fps by dropping the resolution to 720p. It can capture 13MP stills, and it has three hours of battery and 64GB of memory. EE has also added 4G live streaming so that you can share your films with your pals. Live streaming? Tell me more... Well, EE has created an app called Skeegle, which enables you to broadcast big moments as they happen. Sign up to the app through Facebook and you can create ‘circles’ of friends to view your videos. What about accessories? The 4GEE Action Cam comes with a waterproof case and a Viewfinder Watch – a…

So, it’s an electric shaver, then? Listen, whippersnapper, this isn’t just any old shaver. Braun’s deluxe models (the 3, 5 and 7 Series) have a heritage that goes way back, and the Series 9 is the first major update to the Braun range this decade. Unlike the company’s previous luxe shavers, the 9040s Wet & Dry can be used in the shower, bath or jacuzzi (if that’s how you roll). Have they finally made electrics better than wet shaving? No! However, the gap has narrowed. Electric razors work a treat if you use them daily, but descend into painful ineffectiveness when faced with a few days of growth. We’ve been using the Series 9 for a month now, and can confirm that it keeps you as smooth as a eunuch’s nads if used…

A home-branded TV from John Lewis? Yes, it is, but this isn’t some bodge job that John Lewis has knocked together in its basement. The JL9100 is a slick, Ultra HD smart TV capable of delivering super-high-resolution content. A department store is making tellies? Yep. John Lewis has smartly joined forces with LG Electronics to put together this new UHD television, utilising LG’s 4K heritage and design flair. The JL9100 is building on the success of last year’s JL9000. Just how smart is it? The 55-inch 55JL9100 looks like it’s based on LG’s 55UF776V, a model that hasn’t been released in the UK yet but features some of the best LG tech around. Specifically, it should be rocking the updated 2.0 version of LG’s webOS software, which still hasn’t seen the light of day in…