T3 October 2022

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Ah October. The eighth month – unless you believe those lying Romans. With the leaves turning amber, everyone’s pumpkin carving, drinking pumpkin spice lattes and… I wanna say pumpkin bobbing? And the nights are drawing in, officially curtailing what little outside time I was previously getting. Most years, spending so much time inside triggers my Howard-Hughes-iest habits but I find myself strangely at peace with being an inside cat this year. What’s behind this sudden equanimity? Meditation? Nope. CBD gummies? Not so much. In fact, my new-found zen comes from the fact my Steam Deck has finally arrived and it’s great. As long as I can play Elden Ring and Planet Zoo, I’m happy to spend the whole winter nestled up in bed like a dormouse. There’s been a lot of other…

1 ASUS ZENBOOK FOLD 17 • From £3,300, asus.com Asus’ gorgeous new release isn’t the first foldable laptop – Lenovo had a stab at the concept with last year’s much smaller ThinkPad X1 Fold – but it’s the first which doesn’t look as if (forgive us, Lenovo) it was a prototype launched by accident. The extra time in the oven has given this what looks to be some serious engineering flavour, like trimmer bezels, a homegrown hinge designed to retain laptop-like stiffness while maintaining the necessary horseshoe fold, a thin, balanced chassis and, yep, the biggest flexible OLED we’ve seen on a portable device. That’s the headline here, and it has to be: it’s 17.3 inches, has a 2K resolution, supports HDR and 500 nits peak brightness, and you can completely unfurl it…

COTTON COAT Crafted from double-weave cotton, this Mr Porter design will see you through until winter. Extra style points are awarded for its utilitarian vibe, the ochre is on point for A/W 22 and it comes in olive green too. £365, mrporter.com RAGLAN MAC The Scottish know how to dress for the weather and this single-breasted mac is constructed from double textured cotton with a breathable waterproof membrane and zip-out wool lining. Looks rather dapper, too. £475, houseofbruar.com COLVILLE LONG SLEEVE SHIRT As we transition seasons a lighter touch is required, and this quilted shirt will keep you toasty without weighing you down. It’s made from a blend of organic cotton and recycled polyester. £90, tentree.co.uk POWELLTOWN JACKET Taking its cue from the Australian cowboys that once donned drover jackets, Antipodean brand RM Williams offers this premium Italian calf suede…

SHOE-IN MIND OF THE TRAIL The North Face’s new limited-edition Elvira trail running collection The North Face apparel has never been an eyesore, but the brand’s latest collaboration with artist and mountain athlete Fernando Elvira is quite something else. The Elvira Collection (from £22, thenorthface.co.uk) features a unique print design where each symbol “represents a thought, a moment in time along the trail, inside the mind of an ultra-runner: the peaks and valleys, highs and lows, dead-ends and new beginnings”, The North Face explains. The collection includes the Flight Series Lightriser Futurelight Jacket and the limited-edition Flight VECTIV Elvira trail running shoes, the latter of which is an ultra-light and breathable shoe, the most responsive trail running offering from The North Face yet. There are plenty of accessories included, with our personal favourite being…

During the final week of August, around 265,000 people – including T3 – descended upon Cologne for the first time in three years as part of Gamescom 2022. It was a joyous occasion, seeing large groups delighting in one another’s company, cosplaying as their favourite characters and drinking plenty of Kölsch under the scorching sun. Best of all, there were plenty of fantastic new games to get excited about. THE CALLISTO PROTOCOL Remember Dead Space? Well, the co-creator behind that beloved title is back with another sci-fi horror in The Callisto Protocol – and it looks bloody brilliant! Set in the year 2320, the narrative sees protagonist Jacob Lee held captive at Black Iron prison, only to find himself in the path of an alien invasion. The 12 minutes of new footage…