T3 October 2017

RED HYDROGEN ONE About a year ago, the LG G5 arrived with its snap-on enhancement modules. Shortly after, Motorola brought its Moto Mods to market (check out our pocket guide this issue), and though it might turn out to be a bit of a fad, the upgradeable handset trend is certainly catching on. The RED Hydrogen One is the latest in this line. Only, unlike LG or Motorola, RED doesn’t specialise in phones at all; its strengths lie in cinematography, with its RED cameras to thank for the picture behind a sizeable chunk of movies (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, for example). Its new phone, though not a looker, has some unique entertainment-focused features that seem to tally with its movie-shooting skills. Its handset will come with a holographic 5.7-inch display,…

Matt Bolton EDITOR As the owner of an ageing iMac, Matt’s been most interested in the Surface Studio (p102) this issue. At least, until he dropped the Surface Dial on it, and we took it away from him. Jo Gulliver SENIOR ART EDITOR Jo got some new gesturecontrolled headphones, so now everyone’s distracted by the occasional flailing arm during the day. But they sound good, so she says this is firmly “your problem.” Andrew Westbrook OPERATIONS EDITOR Andy’s been pulled in by our 4K HDR projectors State of the Art test (p92). He also works for our pals on Total Film, so has tried to make the case for expensing one. It’s not going very well. Nick Odantzis DEPUTY EDITOR Nick spent a week on our epic challenge of making it from Land’s End to John O’Groats (p76) in an electric…

Tomorrow’s Technology Today, to give T3 its full name, was launched in 1996 and has been helping readers select the right gadgets to improve their lives for 20 years as a magazine (print and digital) and at T3.com. We’ve been at the heart of every shift in consumer technology ever since – from DVDs and HD TVs to smartphones and virtual reality. But our mission has remained the same throughout: to help you live a better life through technology, and to filter the latest gadgets to ensure you only ever buy the best of the best.…

3 FOR £6! Amazing subs offer on p74 Within a couple of days, my culinary skills were producing their standard plumes of thick smoke, but instead of being rewarded with a noise to split the earth and summon the ancient horrors beneath, I just got a polite woman in the Protect warning me that there was smoke, and if I didn’t do anything about it, noise would happen. With a single button press, I silenced the Protect, then opened the kitchen window and carried on, no heart attack required. Then I got a lovely reassuring notification, “There was smoke in the living room, but it’s cleared now.” Why the hell was I putting up with the dumb version in the past? That’s the kind of things our 101 Gadgets You Can’t Live Without…

Alex Cox, gadget man Alex is a veteran of tech magazines over the years, and has tried just about every gadget trend going. This issue, he added his expertise to our 101 Gadgets You Can’t Live Without list (p46). Ben Andrews, lab tech Ben bosses the testing labs for our colleagues on Digital Camera magazine and is a big computing fan, so took on our Microsoft Surface Studio review (p102) to judge its creative and techy cred. Steve May, AV expert There’s no screen too big or too sharp for our video maestro Steve, so we set him to work judging the new set of affordable 4K home projectors (p92) as well as the latest UHD Blu-ray players (p106).…

YOUR GUIDE TO THE HOTTEST TECH, PEOPLE AND STYLES RIGHT NOW A new Jag for under £30K? What’s the catch! There’s no catch – the E-Pace is simply an amazing value, family-friendly SUV. It’s massively customisable too, so there are plenty of performance and tech upgrades if you’ve got deep pockets. Oh yeah, like what? For starters, there are eight fuelefficient, environmentally friendly Ingenium engines to choose from, while Jaguar’s Configurable Dynamics system enables you to personalise everything from gearbox shift points, to steering and suspension response. Very cool. Is there much tech in the cockpit? Touch Pro gives drivers instant control – using fingers or voice – over everything from navigation to phone calls across four customisable home screens. Upgrade to Jaguar’s Connect Pro Pack to add a 4G Wi-Fi hotspot to your vehicle and…