T3 November 2015

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New tech with the power to dent the universe READ THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO 4K P98 TVs are getting bigger, pixels more numerous and sound more realistic, but there’s still nothing to match a trip to your local multiplex – or is there? Sony’s super-high-resolution 4K VPL-VW520ES projector will bring movies to life in your living room. It’s ability to display the BT.2020 colour space makes it a game changer, because it means Sony’s latest beamer can show high dynamic range (HDR) content in glorious Ultra HD – something a great many cinemas can’t match. HDR is arguably a bigger improvement to image quality than 4K, and is set to be the new frontier in home cinema. Amazon Prime has already started streaming HDR, and Netflix is set to join the party early…

Rob Carney EDITOR So many gadgets arrived on Rob’s desk this month that he had to move to a new one. Taking pride of place in his new home is the iPhone 6s, replacing his shattered iPhone 6 Plus. Nick Odantzis DEPUTY EDITOR Now that he’s off the market, Nick has to return 101 terrible wedding gifts and spend the return wisely. Married life will be bliss with a 65-inch TV taking up the entire front room, no? Duncan Bell LIFESTYLE TECHNOLOGY EDITOR This month, Duncan was handed a stick of rock at at an arms fair (p46). He was also horrified to meet Dexter Fletcher from Press Gang and discover that he’s now incredibly old. Claire Davies ASSISTANT EDITOR Claire is a big food fan, this month’s culinary highlights being a Dine In the Sky experience…

SAVE 60% on a new T3 subscription p76 Right, enough of that. But you may have guessed (I hope you have) that I’m referring to this issue’s James Bond theme. What have we done? Well, for a start, this issue I challenged our own hipster secret agent, Jamie Hibbard, to become a spy for the day. The results can be seen in Man Vs Tech, starting on p92. And I have two words for you: Vanquish Volante. Elsewhere, we’ve taken a look at Bond’s new Omega watch (Money No Object, p146), reviewed his phone (the Xperia Z5, p114) and gone in-depth on how some of the Bond gadgets from yesteryear have actually become a reality (Big Read, p107). Along with everyone’s favourite spy, we’ve also covered one of our favourite phones in detail.…

Andrew Williams, writer Andrew has spent a lot of time looking at his wrist this month. No, he doesn’t have a new pimple: he’s been testing three of the best smartwatches (p80). Dale Murray, illustrator Dale is no relation to Andy Murray, which is probably why he’s rubbish at tennis but brilliant at illustrations. Check out his work in this month’s Gadget Guru (p48). Tom Dennis, writer T3’s former editor takes a look at the history of James Bond gadgets, and examines how some of them have made the transition from fantasy to reality (p107).…

£799, astellnkern.com Woah there! Why so much moolah? Well, they’re Astell&Kern, so you’re guaranteed they’re designed for audiophiles. What’s more, these earphones have been engineered by German audio powerhouse Beyerdynamic, using its Tesla tech. So you get a free electric car thrown in? Of course not – what planet are you on? But, OK, we’ll give you some credit: the technology is named after the pioneer of the alternating current, Nikola Tesla, as is Elon Musk’s company. OK, so what is this Tesla tech, then? Well, according to Beyerdynamic, the “technology uses completely redesigned transducers, distinguished by their very strong magnetic drive and transparent sound”. In layman’s terms, what you’re getting is a full range of sound that you’d normally only be able to reproduce with a multiple speaker set-up (consisting of high, mid and low…