T3 September 2016

TURTLE BEACH HYPERSOUND GLASS These shiny, flat future-rectangles are speakers. They don’t look like regular speakers – and they don’t behave like them, either. Whereas a standard vibrating cone throws out broad soundwaves that fill a room with moving air, the HyperSound Glass focuses that sound in a highly directional manner, almost like an audible spotlight. Move to the side and it’s barely audible, but sit in the sweet spot directly in front and you’ll get your ears blown off. They’re not entirely glass; using near-invisible coating tech similar to that found in touchscreens, each pane is smothered in a number of clear films that, combined with drivers running Turtle Beach’s crispy digital signal processing, make the pinpoint audio come to life. Perfect for headphone-free listening in relative privacy, or gaming…

Rob Carney EDITOR This month, Rob has been grinding meat. And then grilling it. On six top-ofthe-range barbecues, no less. Discover the culinary results in our Man vs Tech feature on p82. Paul Dimery PRODUCTION EDITOR Paul has a massive telly. He’s very proud of it. It’s 65 inches of pure Panasonic 4K magic. And it’s oerfect for watching 80s comedy shows and re-runs of Going for Gold. Robert Jones FEATURES EDITOR, T3.COM This month, Robert flew to Tokyo, Japan, to get hands-on with Nissan’s new ProPilot autonomous drive technology. He also drank saké, lots and lots and lots of saké. #pooroldrob Nick Odantzis DEPUTY EDITOR Nick has been driving around France in his specced-up VW Golf. He’s also curated a list of 20 gadgets for under £200, all of which you can check out on p77. Luke O’Neill ART EDITOR Luke’s was smitten…

SAVE CASH! By subscribing to T3 today p62 Your home is connected. Or at least it should be. We tell you what to buy and how to set it up in our Smart Home Manual… Looking to give your home a connected make over? Don’t touch a bulb until you’re done reading our Smart Home Manual, a complete guide to smartening up your home the tech way. To come up with the best Manual possible, we turned T3’s house into the smartest gaff in town, testing everything from smart thermostats and home controllers to smart plugs and lighting (yes, lightbulbs can be fun). In the Smart Home Manual, you’ll also find our no-nonsense guide to Google Home, Apple Home Kit and IFTTT (and the 10 cool things you can do with it). The fun…

$3,000/£2,270 (Development Edition), www.microsoft.com So, I’m in a room swarming with rats, with a rather unsavoury character who’s pointing a gun at a child’s head. Lovely. Now I’m in a Volvo showroom. But it’s really exciting! And now I’m constructing and spray-painting floating widgets, while a Blade Runner-esque, replicant ballerina pirouettes in the background. Although, to be honest, that could just be my flat on any given day. Welcome to the Microsoft HoloLens. This pair of augmented-reality (AR) ‘goggles’ is actually somewhere between a cycling helmet and a futuristic welding mask. You’re probably already familiar with virtual reality (VR) from the likes of the Oculus Rift, the HTC Vive and the Samsung Gear VR; and with the concept of AR from Pokémon Go. Where VR replaces your reality with another one, AR layers graphics (‘holograms’, Microsoft calls…

What’s this, a Korean Toyota Prius? Kinda. It’s the new Ioniq from Hyundai – and yes, it’s Korean. Like the Prius, it’ll come in hybrid and plug-in hybrid guises, but there’ll also be a full-electric version. Hyundai is the only car maker to offer one car with a choice of hybrid, plug-in hybrid or pure electric power. How far can I go on a charge? The hybrid/plug-in hybrid versions get a 1.6-litre petrol engine, but the former will only operate in pure-electric mode for brief periods. Hyundai claims that the plug-in, meanwhile, can waft about silently for up to 32 miles, at which point the fossil fuels kick in. Opt for the pureelectric model and the e-range rises to over 156 miles. Use a fast charger and, says Hyundai, you can juice the…

A new smart fitness watch? Cool, I broke my last one. Tut, tut! Well, you’ll be hard-pressed to break this beast in a hurry. It’s designed specifically for the multi-disciplinarian sportsperson, and it’ll track you round the clock, never missing a step – whether you’re walking to the gym, completing a triathlon or hitting the powder on your snowboard. And it’s built like a burly Spartan from 300? This bad boy would do King Leonidas proud. The colour touchscreen sits behind solid sapphire glass, with a choice of stainless-steel or titanium bezels. And it’s waterproof to 100 metres, so you can take it swimming (wild-water swimming, naturally, ’cos swimming pools are for wimps). I’m a data geek, too. Is it generous with stats? However hard you train, tracking on the Spartan Ultra can be as…