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TOP LAUNCHES
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HASSELBLAD H6D-400C MS
`29,05,198 hasselblad.com
We’ve been searching for the right camera

to document our vintage Star Wars toys in
magnificent detail. Hasselblad has now provided
the perfect tool, with its epic 400MP camera,
available this spring. Okay, so a 400MP camera iss
overkill for us, but museum folk and nature
photographers will love the H6D-400c MS
for documenting antiquities, art and bugs.
Hasselblad says the camera produces the highesst
resolution and most colour-accurate medium-
format images on the market, utilising True Focus II
tech (precision-focus adjustment) and Multi-Shoot
capture, which merges six images into one super-r-
high-res shot. The camera also offers 4K video
capture. Hmm, maybe we should shoot a promo
video for our radio-controlled Jawa Sandcrawler?r?
T3 SAYS: Capture the world in unprecedented

detail with this 400MP multi-shot monster.
TECH-O-METER
JABRA ELITE 65T

`12,999, amazon.in
The upside to wearing wireless earbuds is that we

can go hands-free and don’t have to deal with
pesky wires. The downsides often include
middling battery life and abnormally large buds.
While we can’t speak for sizing, Jabra’s new Elite
65t wireless earbuds (also available in a sporty
Active 65t model) have caught our eye by
flaunting one-touch access to Amazon Alexa,
Google Now and Siri, and a claimed five-hour
battery life from a single charge with up to 15
hours via the included charging case. There’s
even a customisable EQ feature for tailored
sound. Jabra has wind noise covered too, with
ample wind noise reduction tech to keep your
music sweet, and a four-mic array for clearer
voice calls.
T3 SAYS: With integrated Alexa, Siri and Google

Now, Jabra’s new wireless earbuds could be a
connected commuter’s dream.
TECH-O-METER

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ROWRITE SMART WRITING PAD

`TBA, royole.com
Plenty of authors extol the virtues of handwriting

ideas and stories as a way to get the creative juices
flowing. Typing up those notes and stories can be a
real pain, which is why we always keep an eye out for
new smart writing devices.
Royole hopes it has made such a device with the
RoWrite Smart Writing Pad, designed to digitally
reproduce, store and share handwritten or hand-
drawn work. When sitting underneath a sheet of
ordinary paper the RoWrite instantly reproduces and
saves your work, ready for syncing with your other
smart devices or the cloud, with no pesky
lag either.
We look forward to digitally preserving our doodlings
when the RoWrite ships the product.
T3 SAYS: Royole’s smart writing pad could be ideal

for students, writers and those who want to digitally
preserve hand-drawn work.
TECH-O-METER
DJI MAVIC AIR

`TBA, dji.com
How many times have you stacked a drone?

These things look easy to fly but most take some
getting used to, unless you’re a whizz. If you’re
not, DJI has designed its new hobby drone with
you in mind. The Mavic Air weighs less than a
pound, folds down to fit in a (roomy) pocket and
can fly itself without any help from you, thanks
very much. The Mavic Air is infused with
obstacle-avoidance tech and automated flight
modes, including some that require only a
controller tap from you before the drone whizzes
off (up to a 2.4 mile flight range) to shoot 4K
video, 12MP stills and 32MP spherical panoramas
via the built-in camera. You can boss the drone
around with hand gestures, too, making it take
endless selfies of you prancing around in the
park.
T3 SAYS: We love the folding design and

automated flight modes, and that price is decent.
TECH-O-METER

The Pinnacle of Home Entertainment
A very classy and feature-packed single-box solution The new
SR8012 is about as feature-packed an AV receiver as you’re
likely to find, with every current format covered and a few
new features in the pipeline. As with all Marantz receivers,
the SR8012 is incredibly easy to setup thanks to their excellent
Setup Assistant, which takes you through the entire process step
by step. The SR8012 also handled two-channel music extreme-
ly well, with the new Water boys album ‘Out of All This Blue’
sounding superb.”
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XIAOMI MI TV 4A
From `13,999, www.mi.com/in
Soon after making a debut in the television segment

with Mi TV 4, Xiaomi is expanding their line up with M Mi
TV 4A available in 32” and 43” sizes. Although both
share the same base hardware, the key difference is
with the 43” model sporting a full HD (1920x1080)
panel while the smaller one is HD ready (1366x768).
The display panel has a 60Hz refresh rate and a
178-degree viewing angle. The sound setup consists of
dual 10W speakers with support for DTS-HD audio.
Like its elder sibling, the 4A series has an 11-button Mi
Remote that can double up as controller for the set-top op
box via a separately sold Mi IR cable. It also runs on
Xiaomi’s custom PatchWall UI which is based on deep p
learning AI. It will adapt to user’s viewing habits and
accordingly suggest content. Multiple users need nott
fret as the company plans to add user profiles in the
near future.
T3 Says: With three different TV sizes, Mi is catering

to all budgets
TECH-O-METER
XIAOMI REDMI 5
From `7,999, www.mi.com/in
Hot on the heels of the Redmi Note 5 comes the

handier Redmi 5 adopting a bezel-less design that’s
currently all the rage, leading to a larger 5.7” ‘full
screen’ IPS display to be fit inside a smaller form
factor. Internally, Xiaomi has gone with a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 450 SoC based on a 14nm
manufacturing process as opposed to the 28nm
processors used in the previous 2 models. Not only
does it mean improved battery life but also better
performance. Qualcomm claims up to 25% faster
graphics rendering and 30% lower power
consumption in comparison to Snapdragon 435 that
was used in Redmi 4 last year. The one thing that’s
been reduced is the battery gone down from
4100mAh to 3300mAh. It is available in 3
RAM+storage variants: 2+16, 3+32 and 4+64. Further,
they will come in a number of colours including
black, gold, rose gold and blue.
T3 Says: Looks like the base model will be ignored.

We recommend going for the 3+32GB model for the
best experience
TECH-O-METER

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Fitbit Versa
`19,999, www.fitbit.com/in
Fitbit Versa is the lightest smartwatch from the company

to date featuring a unisex design that looks good on any
wrist. The female health tracking feature especially
makes it more appealing to the ladies. They will be able
to record their menstrual cycle data and see dynamic
cycle predictions using company’s proprietary cycle
algorithm that is said to get smarter over time with
continuous logged user data. Other features include a
4-day battery life, personalised on-device health
dashboard, quick reply for Android smartphones,
real-time heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking and Fitbit
coach with pre-prepared exercise modules. A variety of
unique accessories to supplement the Versa will be sold
at prices ranging from `2,499 and `8,999. It comes in
three colour options: full black, gray with a silver
aluminium case (pictured) and peach with a rose gold
aluminium case. Users will have to shell out `2,000 extra
for the special edition.
T3 Says: The lack of GPS should be considered before

opting for the Versa but it is a unique proposition
for women.
TECH-O-METER
HP SPECTRE X360
From `1,15,290, www.hp.com/in
Like clockwork, HP has refreshed the Spectre x360 with

the latest hardware including an 8th gen Intel core
processor, upto 16GB RAM and more. The flagship
model continues the tradition of being a super light and
thin convertible laptop. As a result the design has
become sleeker and angular further accentuated with
the sculpted CNC machined aluminium body. On the
inside, the 13.3” FHD display protected by Corning
Gorilla Glass looks noticeably larger due to micro-edge
bezels on both sides and the top. Security is taken very
seriously as evidenced by the fingerprint reader on the
side, Sure View integrated privacy screen and Wide
Vision infrared camera for login and face recognition.
The bundled Windows Ink Certified pen allows
simultaneous pen and touch becoming pressure
sensitive for precise inking when tilted. Just 15
seconds of charging provides approximately 198
minutes of usage.
T3 Says: The X360 ticks all the important 3 P’s: Power,

Portability and Privacy
TECH-O-METER

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ASUS STRIX GL702ZC

`1,34,990, www.asus.com/in/
ASUS ROG has beat everyone to the punch and

brought forth the world’s first gaming laptop
powered by the octa-core AMD Ryzen 1700
processor. The privilege goes to ROG Strix GL702ZC
favouring AMD again for their GPU with the Radeon
RX580. While it comes out of the box with 16GB
DDR4 RAM, it can be expanded upto 32GB and for
storage we get a 256GB SSD boot partition and 1TB
HDD. The 17.3” FHD IPS screen supports FreeSync
which minimises frame rate stutter and eliminates
visual tearing. Four display modes namely Normal,
Vivid, Eyecare and Manual have been implemented to
suit the user’s current viewing requirement. Shifting to
the keyboard, it has anti-ghosting technology
ensuring keys are correctly interpreted even with 30
simultaneous keys pressed. The ROG Gaming Center
acts like a dashboard for launching ROG applications
and accessing the settings menu. This includes ROG
GameFirst IV, XSplit Gamecaster and ASUS Splendid.
T3 Says: AMD purists will find the laptop to be

perfectly suited for FHD gaming
TECH-O-METER
IBALL SLIDE BRACE-XJ

`9,999, www.iball.co.in
iBall’s flavour of the month is the Slide Brace-XJ which is

a 10.1” IPS HD tablet with a pixel density of 150ppi. It is
powered by a 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek processor,
Mali T720 GPU, 3GB RAM, 32GB inbuilt storage
(expandable up to 64GB via microSD) and 7800mAh
battery. Coming to the optics, we get a 5MP front
camera and an 8MP autofocus sensor on the rear. The
dual-chambered speakers deliver satisfactory audio.
Resting in between them is a kickstand that is sturdy
enough to hold it vertically when watching video
content. An array of connectivity options include micro
HDMI, USB OTG, Hotspot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Cast
Screen. Not to forget, a microSIM slot that enables 4G
VoLTE and voice calling. A DC pin is present exclusively
for charging which leaves the micro USB jack free for
other purposes.
T3 Says: Running on Android Nougat 7.0 OS, Slide

Brace-XJ supports 22 regional languages for reading
and writing.
TECH-O-METER

Horizon
OPTOMA HD27E
`99,840, asia.optoma.com
Not content to settle down, Optoma HD27e is an

upgraded version of the now outgoing HD27
projector. In comparison, it is said to deliver brighter
images, longer lamp life of upto 12,000 hours and
make less running noise at 25dB. The Full HD
display has a native 16:9 aspect ratio, maximum
image size of 301” and a throw ratio of 1.47:1-1.62:1. It
weighs just 2.8kg and comes integrated with a
single 10W speaker making it a good choice for
those moving around frequently. Of course, there is
a separate 3.5mm port for when users plugin an
external audio system along with a pair of HDMI 1.4a
sockets out of which one is MHL ready for
smartphone or tablet connectivity. Taken a step
further, it can even be turned into a smart projector
by connecting a dongle like Apple TV, Amazon Fire
TV or Google Chromecast.
T3 Says: Optoma is making a name for itself with its

decent offerings and the HD27e is no exception
TECH-O-METER
VIEWSONIC PX747-4K
`2,75,000, www.viewsonic.com/in/
Viewsonic boasts that the PX747-4K is the world’s

brightest 4K UHD projector with an impressive
feature set. The 3500 lumens brightness and high
contrast ratio will project an excellent image
regardless of lighting in the room. It makes itself
future proof with HDR and Rec. 2020 producing
images that should match the intended source
accurately. The projector meets CTA standards for
4K UHD certification by displaying 8.3million pixels
onto the display surface. Image degradation is
virtually eliminated with Digital Micromirror Device
(DMD) technology that has been built on all digital
DLP. It is also energy conscious as the PX747-4K will
automatically power off when no signal is detected
thereby preserving lamp life. It is further extended to
15,000 hours on an average with SuperEco mode
turning on when left on standby for 3 minutes.
Perhaps, the backlit remote control is what interests
us most making operation convenient in the dark.
T3 Says: We recommend the Viewsonic to

experienced users with an abundance of
4K HDR content.
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CANON EOS 1500D

`TBA, www.canon.co.in
The entry-level EOS 1500D (seen here with the

EF-S18-55 III Lens) finally replaces the 2-year-old
Canon EOS 1300D. It shares the same 24MP sensor
present in several other APS-C format cameras from
the company which is about 19 times larger than the
usual 1/3.2” standard sensor found in smartphones. So
it’s perfect for novices wanting to move up from them,
the feature guide and Scene Intelligent Auto mode with
creative filters for social media ready snaps should help
make the transition easier. These include effects like
soft focus, toy camera, fisheye, miniature and black-
and-white. Full HD videos can be captured at up to
30FPS. Media transfer is made simple with the Canon
Camera Connect app available on both Android and
iOS. It can also be used to adjust settings and even
shoot images remotely.
T3 Says: EOS 1500D will serve as a good gateway

product into the world of DSLRs.
TECH-O-METER
FUJIFILM X-H1 MIRRORLESS

`1,49,999, www.fujifilm.in
The long awaited X-H1 from Fujifilm has finally

arrived much to the delight of professional
photographers and videographers we imagine. It is
the first mirrorless camera in the series to receive
five-axis in-body image stabilisation, DCI 4K video
shooting capability, and flicker reduction. Sporting a
24.3MP sensor and the company’s X-Processor Pro
image processor, there is a 3” three direction tilting
touchscreen display with a 1.04 million dot resolution
and smaller 1.28” display panel on top. It can handle
native ISO range of 200 to 12800 and maximum
burst shooting of up to 14FPS. 4K capture is done
with Rec.2020 colour gamut at a bit rate of
200Mbps while high frame rate recording of 120FPS
is supported at Full HD. Physically, an overhaul has
been done starting with more robust construction
using thicker magnesium and a larger grip that
should afford a secure handhold.
T3 Says: The additions in the X-H1 should give other

players in the segment a run for their money.
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ASUS BRT-AC828
`20,000, www.asus.com/in/
The unassuming black and angular BRT-AC828 from

Asus is a dual-band 802.11ac wireless router with a 4x4
antenna configuration. The business-focused device
features dual Gigabit WAN able to handle up to 2Gbps
aggregated bandwidth and automatic failover for
uninterrupted flow of data. An array of LED indicators
are located on the top side to display the status of
connections. It houses 2 ports for the internet, 8x
Ethernet, 1x USB 3.0, WPS, Reset and an On/Off button.
Supporting both 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz frequencies, it ca an
manage up to 250 simultaneous WiFi connections.
ASUS AiProtection has been incorporated for protectio on
purposes using real-time network monitoring to detectt
malicious data and unwanted intrusions before reachin ng
network devices. Management might seem like a
headache but the ASUSWRT graphic menu system
keeps things simple. Further, device grouping and
built-in RADIUS server add more value.
T3 Says: Reliability is key for business routers and the

Asus will not disappoint.
TECH-O-METER
SPHERO MINI AND

SPHERO BB-8
From `5,000, www.sphero.com
The Sphero Mini is the world’s smallest app-controlled

robotic ball that has a surprising amount crammed
inside. An accelerometer, Bluetooth, gyroscope, LED
light and a rechargeable battery are housed within
3-inches! Various colour options can be had using
interchangeable shells. It is also bundled with 3 mini-
traffic cones and 6 bowling pins. Controllable via voice
commands, Sphero Mini has an adaptive personality that
changes over time. The bigger and more expensive
BB-8 (pictured) priced at `11,000 will probably make
Star Wars paraphernalia collectors happy. The
autonomous BB-8 moves around as it pleases and
doesn’t sit still even while getting juiced from the
induction charging station. The embedded holographic
simulation lets users explore the Star Wars galaxy and
help with training. Multiple BB-8 droids can also interact
with each other like in the movies. The only thing missing
is a speaker and all sound will come directly from the
smartphone.
T3 Says: Both can be controlled using smartphones or

tablets running on Android, iOS and Windows Phone.
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CASIO G-SHOCK
RANGEMAN GPR-B-1000-1
approx. `72,000, g-central.com
We once led a hike and got everyone lost. We

should have armed ourselves with a watch built
for keeping tabs on location and route, but this
was before the Casio G-Shock Rangeman. Now
that it’s revamped for 2018 we might think about
leading the charge again on a hike, and not worry
about the weather either – this solar-powered
(there’s wireless charging too) watch laughs in
the face of rain, dust and mud. It also has a
built-in GPS Navigator function. If you use this
feature when out running or hiking, the watch
should display a real-time compass bearing to
your destination. The Rangeman even offers a
Backtrack function, should you need to navigate
back to your start point.
T3 SAYS: Explorers will love Casio’s solar-

assisted, triple-sensor watch, which offers
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POLK COMMAND BAR

$299 ( `20,000), polkaudio.com
Amazon’s voice assistant is slowly infiltrating all

aspects of the smart home. In fact, we’re pretty
sure talking toasters are somewhere in our
future… but not before chatty soundbars make
an entrance. This spring, Polk Audio is releasing
the Command Bar, a home theatre soundbar
with integrated Amazon Alexa, plus HDMI
throughput that supports 4K HDR. The
Command Bar offers all Alexa skills, so you can
control your connected home from your TV
setup – you’ll never have to leave the sofa again.
The soundbar has Echo-style hardware buttons
on top and a remote control featuring an Alexa
Action Button designed to lower the volume to
ensure your commands are heard. If we get a
Command Bar we’ll be using it to stream music
too – and asking Alexa to DJ.
T3 SAYS: This soundbar could transform your

TV setup into the hub of your connected home.
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Special Feature
Audi R8 V10 Plus
INTERESTING TECH OF THE
Audi R8 V10 Plus
Words: Ravi Chandnani Audi’s brilliant R8 V10 plus is a marvellous piece of

Photography: Sanjay Raikar
engineering and recently we drove the R8 on Buddh
International Circuit to discover its brilliance
A
udi’s R8 V10 plus, the Quattro – All Wheel
quintessential German Drive System
supercar, is also a technical Audi are considered to be the
marvel that comes loaded with a pioneers of the modern-day
host of technologically superior four-wheel technology and it
features that make it a scintillating can be experienced in the R8 V10
car. We recently travelled to Buddh plus as well. The system in the R8
International Circuit or BIC, to drive is smart as it constantly monitors
the R8 V10 plus and see how the driving conditions and varies
technology has helped the R8 the torque supply, giving you the
become a fierce supercar. optimum output at all times.
Power – Naturally Aspirated Audi Magnetic Ride –

V10 Engine Brilliant Suspension
In a world where manufacturers Audi are known for tuning their
prefer slapping a turbocharger to cars with the best suspension
the engine of their car, Audi have setup and on the R8 V10 plus
left that very breathing apparatus you get the superb ‘Audi Magnetic
out of the equation. The 5.2-litre Ride’ aluminium double
V10 of the R8 gives birth to 610 wishbone suspension. The smart
horses and also produces a ground- setup adjusts the damping
breaking 560 Nm of torque. All this depending on the driver’s
power and torque is sent to all four driving style and the terrain,
wheels via the seven-speed S making fine adjustments
tronic, which uses two clutches to throughout the drive to
go through the cogs, making the provide superior handling
shifts smooth and seamless. and ride-quality.

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Style
DRESS LIKE
RYAN REYNOLDS
The Deadpool star mixes prep with casual
for a stylish all-American look
THE JACKET
Denim jackets are a staple in
Ryan Reynolds’s wardrobe, but
you won’t find any weird washes
here – the Deadpool star sticks
to indigo hues and tailored fits.
For a similar vibe try Edwin’s
High Road Jacket in Mid Sleet
Wash (edwin-europe.com).
THE CARDIGAN
Ryan’s off-duty look takes its
STAR LIGHT
cues from traditional American
cool with a dash of preppy. To
ape it, layer a white tee and linen
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(converse.com) give his look a the naturally yellowing dentin beneath. A number of
sporty boost. at-home products claim to have the power to restore
your pearly whites, with a slew of electric toothbrushes,
such as the Philips DiamondClean Smart (amazon.in),
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g a best-selling Charcoal Whitening Teeth Powder
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create a “glossier smile”.
Whitening strips are also popular and simple to use –
apply them to your teeth, wait the recommended
amount of time, then peel them off. Try Crest’s 3D White
Whitestrips (amazon.in) or Polished London’s Whitening
Stripes.
Whitening gels will get you closer to a professional
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Opinion
Duncan Bell…
is the music
Will Apple’s HomePod put it back on top
in the audio game it dominated for years?
hen Apple announced grudgingly.
W HomePod, the general

reaction to it was
positive, if not ecstatic.
Then the iPhone
arrived, Apple became
The Biggest Brand In The
An Amazon Echo rival that sounds WorldTM and music became just
better but costs more, and you have one more plate it spun. Audio was
to use Siri… You can see plusses and simply another iCommodity,
minuses, right? alongside mobiles, apps, a
But there’s one group of people reinvigorated premium laptop line,
whose reaction I reckon was very watches, TV, movies and I dunno,
different. If they have any sense, shoes? Lots of stuff.
anyone who makes wireless Actually, in the fallow period
speakers would have had this between Peak iPod and the Dawn And that is why all right-thinking
response: “Oh no. No. No! Nooooo!” of the HomePod, Apple launched makers of wireless speakers should
Then probably a bit of keening and an excellent music streaming be afraid. Very afraid. Because as
wailing, and rending of garments, service and snapped up the world’s AirPods demonstrated, Apple
while shaking their fist at the sky. biggest headphone brand, so I am doesn’t even need to make an
Apple makes very pleasing not going to claim it completely audio product sound great to
products, but it is also a bit like that took its eye off the audio ball. conquer a market.
dragon lady from Game of Thrones. Judging by their ubiquity in the All wireless speakers are built
Apple moves into new tech areas, earholes of the world’s big cities, I on a foundation set down by Apple
lays waste to them and feasts on the think AirPods may have been what and, to a lesser extent, Android.
delicious tears of its fallen foes, the persuaded Apple to make a swing The phones are where their music
old monarchs of that realm. for the wireless speaker market. comes from. Up to now, third
AirPods don’t sound amazing by parties have had the market to
Making sweet music themselves, apart from that weird
Apple is now positioning HomePod Star Wars ghetto blaster thing
very much as a music device, rather
than a Google Home/Amazon Echo
Apple doesn’t even Apple tried back in 2006.
For now, Apple is going after
home assistant (though yes, it does
do all that stuff too).
need to make an audio the top end of the wireless speaker
market and there are several
That makes sense, because
Amazon is entrenched as the
product sound great limitations to the HomePod – no
Bluetooth, no multi-room at launch.
world’s personal AI purveyor of
choice, even if Alexa does at times
to conquer a market But we all know how this plays
out. Next there’ll be a more
seem to be as thick as a bag of affordable one, then a battery-
mince, and deaf. It also makes sense any means, but they’re the first powered portable one, a cheap
because music is a realm that Apple Apple music device (with AI extras) one. The quirks will get ironed out.
once ruled. For many years, it to truly capture imaginations since Then there’ll be Bluetooth updates
practically was an audio company, the iPod. and cheap bundle deals with Apple
thanks to iPods, the iTunes Store The HomePod does sound good. Music subscriptions, and ones that
and to a lesser extent, iTunes the Everyone who went to its demo match the colours of the iPhone XI,
app, and AirPlay. agreed that it sounded better than and one with a screen and…
In that time, Apple scored the the Echo and the Sonos One – And then everyone currently
implausible feat of appealing both to because of course it did; they’re making money from wireless
the mass market and to those who much cheaper speakers – but also speakers of all kinds will look upon
consider themselves aficionados of that it was a very fine-sounding the smoking ruins of their empires
music and ‘hi-fi’, albeit more thing in its own right. and say, “Oh bugger.”

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Gadget Guru
GADGET GURU Nobody gets more mileage from

your questions than T3’s expert
ABHILASH MUKHERJEE
What’s the best way to track my car’s mileage?

Your car’s odometer will GaGu suspects is a question you ABOVE rather than a specific device. And
A generally suffice in were hoping to nibble a little more You can track there are absolutely loads of trip
performing basic meat from. So let’s say you’re the how far your tracker apps available now, most
kilometre tracking. Even the only one driving your car, or that car has gone, of which won’t cost you a penny.
ricketiest old junkbucket should you’re incapable of reading, just like the Hit up your app store, pick one,
include a trip tracker that’ll mark operating, or logging odometer responsible remember to use it, and you’re
off your travels from point A to activity reliably. AutoTrip does a away. MileIQ (on both Android
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adult you are

point B, and your main odometer mysteriously-priced, business- and iOS) is great, though costs
had better be accurate overall – it leaning HMRC-compliant OBD-II ` 1,660 per month.
wasn’t the crumbling wheel wells module which plugs in, stays in,
or racing-slick tyres of his first and records your movements to If you’re doing this for the fun of
motor that got a junior Guru into ensure accurate mileage claims.
trouble, it was the highly Realistically though, if you’re
filling in spreadsheets, you may
suspicious 1350 kilometre on just doing this for the fun of filling as well put your faith in a phone
the clock. in spreadsheets, you may as well
That’s a short answer to what put your faith in a phone app app rather than a specific device
USMAN KHAN
What can I do with this smart
plug that I just bought?
Scrutinising one’s energy thing you could do. More realistically,
A usage is, Guru is told, automagically dropping the power
incredibly important and not from an entire multi-socket full of kit
in any way cripplingly dull. We will, for when you’re not using it makes an
the sake of professionalism, ignore infuriating amount of energy-saving
your author’s feelings towards his sense. Even better when it’s
smart meter – they involve taking something that works with the
something very electrically inefficient Amazon Echo or Google Home, like
to its stupid condescending screen the aforementioned hubless HS100
– to state that smart plugs are great if or Energenie’s hub-based range of
you want to save a few pennies. plugs.
Something like TP-Link’s HS100 Problem is, this doesn’t always
can do real-time and historical work well. Guru just shouted at Alexa
monitoring of the juice you’re sucking to turn on his TV, and she complied,
– if you’re wondering specifically sort of: power might have been
which device is causing the klaxon to siphoned into it, but the thing starts in
sound on your meter and the angry standby, which is useless. If GaGu ABOVE
chap with the clipboard to start didn’t have his feet up some way We said we KETAN SYAL
banging on your door, a smart plug is from the remote, he certainly wanted two
a great way to find out. Switching wouldn’t have hollered at a sugars, you
things on and off, though, is their cybernetic being. If you’re more rust bucket! It’s 2018.
prime goal. Pretending you’re at concerned with automation than
home via a Kevin McAllister-style frugality, devices like lamps or Where’s my
display of automated light-based old-school hi-fi equipment work
shadow puppetry is certainly one particularly well in this context. robot?
It was at CES. Where were
GADGET GURU’S MAGIC BOX A you? This year’s Consumer

Electronics Show was
It was one of GaGu’s three yearly difference to the positively lousy with frivolous digital
birthdays this month and, as is tradition, he grippiness of Guru’s golems peddled by companies of
made out like a bandit with the presents. long-suffering varying levels of likeliness to
Rising to the top of Guru’s official friend keyboard. No longer actually be able to pull off making
ranking is the chap who bought him an does it try to flee from that kind of complex product. But if
Otamatone, the oh-so-Japanese musical the heavyweight you ask GaGu, nobody’s got it right
instrument in the shape of a cutesy musical hammering of his quite yet for something people
note. It consists of a touch-strip stem that fingers. want stomping around their homes.
makes various honking noises emerge from On the subject, Guru is eyeing up a In the short term, the first home
an internal speaker, and a squishy notehead new PC. He snuck into the office for a play robots will be basically mobile
that shapes the sounds as they with the outrageously pricey Razer Blade Pro Amazon Echos, using cameras to
emerge. It’s silly and brilliant and (`3,04,339 plus your left arm and/or first act as security bots, and following
Guru’s cats (and wife) absolutely born), and it really is quite the machine. But you from room to room on wheels.
hate it. ol’ GaGu fancies a go with the Big Boy Lego They will all be very cutesy.
Second on the gift ranking, Mrs of building his own PC. There are plenty of Consumer robots aren’t the
Guru’s begrudging contribution was problems with this idea, Guru’s Tesla coil- clanking whirring automatons that
a massive mouse mat – the Cmhoo esque static buildup notwithstanding. Mainly, you see in sci-fi movies. They’ve
XXL 90x40, `800 from Amazon – he hasn’t constructed a box by himself since been redefined by the connectivity
for GaGu’s desk. It has a classy the original Pentiums were a thing, and has and ubiquity of digital assistants.
monochrome world map on it, no idea what to buy. So readers, over to you You might be able to buy a thing
which is useful for planning one’s – does Guru go Ryzen or Core? GeForce or with wheels and a happy face, but
escape while professionally Vega? Red or white? Is there any way to when you hold your phone in your
procrastinating, and a desk- make the process any less baffling? hand, you become a de facto
wide pad makes a surprising Let GaGu know at the usual email. cyborg. Best start talking like one.

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NEW MEDIA SANJAY PODDAR

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The paper’s perfect for any kind of
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If you lean towards something more
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Luther’s Neil Cross returns for red-edged, super-smooth, and
this pre-apocalyptic thriller looks like something that Grandad
about two police officers who Guru would have kept in his best
uncover MI6 secrets that the beige coat. Midori’s Spiral Notebook
sun is going to die. Cue mystery, (spiral bound) offers a pocket on
paranoia and lots of explosions. each page for creative note-
stuffing.
ABOVE
We only drink
ADITYA BAJAJ ANANDA REDDY
whiskey for the
How do I fancy glasses

(please don’t
How do I prevent
drink whiskey tell anyone)
exploding
properly? batteries?
CELESTE

In this beautifully animated Guru has not so much as Simple answer, you
puzzle platformer, you play a A tasted the brown stuff A can’t. If your battery is
girl called Madeline who must since he was 14 – he tasted going to go bad, then
climb gigantic mountain Celeste it once each in two directions that by golly it’s going to go bad, just
while facing her inner demons night, and the memory is still too like GaGu’s cousin, Prison Steve.
(and collecting strawberries). troubling to bear – so blame the But, like said jailbird, that ill
ever-sozzled Guru Sr for these tips. behaviour can at least be
Start, he says, with the right vessel, mitigated by avoiding certain
which should be a proper lowball triggers.
or ‘rocks’ glass. Pour the whiskey Don’t leave your phone
neat the first time you taste it, as plugged in and active unless
that’s the way the producer you absolutely need to. Don’t
intended it. Shove your nose in the drop it or stab it, dummy. Don’t
glass before you sip in order to use dodgy knock-off chargers.
utilise your whole palate. Only once Don’t smother your phone in a
you’ve done all this can you add cosy insulator when it’s
DOOMSDAY CLOCK ice or water – use a tiny bit to start, charging. Don’t wait to toss your
Our minds were blown when and add more whiskey if you go phone if it starts to get
we found out that Watchmen too diluted. Then add more ridiculously hot: the bell has
was coming to DC. If you’re whiskey as you see fit. already tolled.
a fan of comic books, seeing
Rorschach and Batman on the Don’t leave your phone plugged in and active unless you need to;
same page is quite the thing.
don’t drop or stab it; and don’t use dodgy Chinese chargers

Gadget Guru
VIKRANT G.
How can I make
my laptop battery
last longer?
Guru could answer this
A question in his sleep,
because he often has to: the
throngs of gadget fans do not stop
to examine GaGu’s face or listen to
his snores before they start burbling
their queries in his direction. So
imagine ol’ Guru laid on his side,
padding his hands and feet like a dog
running in a dream and reciting the
following in a slightly worried, unclear
and groggy voice.
Turn the brightness of the screen
down. Turn the volume of the
speakers down. Stop playing games,
and turn off any pointless visual
effects. Switch from the discrete
graphics cards to your otherboard’s
integrated solution, if that’s an
option. Power down radios you’re not
using. Make use of your Windows or
macOS power saving options‚ drag
the slider on the battery meter to the
left to use less power and conserve
more battery. In the battery settings,
change the level that’s regarded as
‘critical battery’ to something a little
lower. If you’re on a MacBook, install
the latest updates and use the
ABOVE
Energy Saver section of System
“Well, I can’t SHAYANA SHARMA
Preferences to do the obvious things
find any rules
this menu does.
There are myths around laptop
against it, so…”
Can I convert my bike to
battery that have been perpetuated
based on a mixture of outdated electric?
information and downright stupidity.
Don’t, for example, think that leaving If you’re still pedalling kits start at approx. `27,500, but
your laptop plugged in is going to A around under your own you’ll want to spend an extra
knacker its battery. Nope! Unless steam, then you’re really `4,500 on a switchable
there’s something very wrong with much fitter than Guru, and we 250W/1,000W motor to beat
your charging circuit, this is a salute you for your persistence. the government’s fun-limiting
perfectly safe thing to do. And don’t For cycle fans of a less power restrictions.
bother putting an older machine into enthusiastic nature, now might Then you’ll need a battery:
the freezer to boost its life; there’s be the time to switch to e-power. Ecotricity’s pannier rack battery,
the possibility of a slight effect on But what if you can’t bear to part ugly as it is, is what you’ll want to
your battery’s chemistry on a with your tried and tested steed? provide that 1,000W wheel with
temporary basis, but nothing that’ll The good news is you can enough go juice. But fitting
last, and the rest of the machine absolutely get that Raleigh properly, so your ride won’t fall
might suffer. Definitely don’t poke Grifter running on battery to bits at 65kmh, will cost you.
holes in your batteries to let air into power, though it’s not the At which point you’re better off
them, as this also lets the fire out. cheapest thing to do. Ecotricity’s spending the cash on a full ebike.

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Gadget Guru
GOPAL AYYAR
Is it possible to control my
smart home from my TV?
We’re getting there, albeit in a haphazard way. The 2015, using middleware developed by MyLiveGuard.
A potential for seamless smart home TV control via Applications included smart doorbells, Nest thermostat
Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa is considerable. control and security camera monitoring. Having smart control
Both AI platforms (to flip your question on its head) support a over security camera feeds through a TV screen makes sense.
level of TV interaction. Sony’s 2018 connected Android sets Perhaps your best solution is the NVIDIA Shield TV media
will offer voice control of basics like channel selection and streamer, used with a Samsung SmartThing Link dongle (shop.
volume via a connected assistant. LG is upping the smarts of smartthings.com). This combo will enable you to manage
its connected sets this year by including ThinQ AI, which will connected SmartThings compliant devices via the NVIDIA
enable users to control their TV using Amazon Alexa. More Shield TV box. More TVs are getting Alexa and Google
intriguingly, ThinQ AI TVs promise to support wider device Assistant voice control, however.
control (think lighting, heating and smart lighting). Ultimately, home device control may be getting smarter,
Smart home control via the telly isn’t new. Philips first teased but that doesn’t mean the scene is any less confusing.
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audio piped directly to your ears. it has handy controls on the handle. locations in the future.
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The complete guide to…

HDR TV & movies
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO…
HDR TV
& movies
While the arrival of 4K promises us more pixels than ever before,
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hen you think of the next It’s got a dull name, but the effect it Try the opposite tactic and you’ll
generation of TVs, your creates is actually very impressive. lose just as much detail in the bright
W mind immediately goes to
4K, and with the new and
improved format offering
HDR allows the pixels of your
television to get both darker and
lighter than they could previously.
fire, which will become a blurry mess.
Sure, you’ll be able to see what’s going
on in the shadows, but at what cost?
four times the amount of pixels as That means dark parts of the image By increasing the spectrum of
regular Full HD it’s easy to see why. will get truly black rather than simply brightness that a TV is capable of
4K is certainly a big step forward in a muddy grey, and whites can get so displaying, then detail can be
the detail stakes, but there’s another bright that they add an extra sparkle preserved in both incredibly bright
technology that’s arrived alongside it to an image that would otherwise be and incredibly dark parts of an image
that offers almost as big a step lacking. at all times.
forward for picture quality. That The number one benefit that this But it’s not just increased levels of
technology’s name? High dynamic gives you when you watch an HDR detail that HDR has to offer. A wider
range. screen is detail. range of brightnesses means that
While 4K (also known as Ultra HD) Imagine a campfire scene from one images have the appearance of having
offers more in the way of pixels, HDRs of your favourite Westerns. The fire more depth.
focus is on improving the quality of itself is likely to be nice and bright, Imagine, in this instance, a TV
individual pixels. If you’re buying a while the world around it is bathed in displaying a picture of a bowl of fruit.
new 4K TV that doesn’t have it, you’re shadow. There might be a bit of a reflection on
missing out on almost half of the This sort of situation is a nightmare the waxy surface of an apple or
benefits of the next generation of for an SDR TV. If it wants to show off grapes, while between the fruit are
television. the detail in the fire, then it will have shadows created by the light around
to adjust itself to be darker overall, to them.
WHAT IS HDR? bring the fire’s brightness within the By increasing the darkness of
Thankfully, the benefits of HDR mean range it’s capable of displaying. Doing the shadows between them, and
that it’s quickly become an essential this, however, means that most of the increasing the brightness of any
inclusion in most new televisions. So shadows will be too dark for the TV to reflections, HDR lets you see each
what is HDR, and how do you make display, and all their detail and depth piece of fruit as a 3D object, rather
sure you’re getting the most out of it? will be lost. than just a picture on a screen.

The Xbox One X offers 4K

The top three… HDR gaming and Blu-ray
HDR FORMATS
playback – it’s a great
living-room upgrade
YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT
The past couple of years has
seen a number of different
HDR formats emerge.
Here’s how they differ
01
HDR10: THE BASELINE
HDR10 is the minimum HDR standard
you should look for. It’s the most widely
available, and also includes support for
10-bit colour and wide colour gamut, Clues like these trick our brains into pixels to provide enough light for the image,
meaning images using it have more thinking objects have depth without the the light from an OLED TV comes from the
vibrant hues, as well as better brightness need for gimmicky 3D TVs or glasses pixels themselves.
management. Image performance is solid, (which, thankfully, don’t appear to have This means that when a pixel needs to be
but it uses static metadata, meaning dark survived into the 4K era). black it can turn off entirely, and produce
and brightness levels are set for the whole That said, there are a couple of things to literally no light at all - essentially a perfect
video – see the next box for why that’s a watch out for to make sure you’re getting a black. In contrast, the best an LCD can do is
bit basic. A new version, HDR10+, is on the TV that can make the most of HDR content. to turn off the backlight behind the pixel,
ZD\WRĆ[WKDW Many manufacturers claim that their TV and since no LCD can do this on a per-pixel
offers HDR because it’s able to go a little basis, there’ll always be a little light creeping
02 brighter and a little darker than their through that results in a black closer to grey.
previous versions. But proper HDR has a After years of dominance by LG, 2017 saw
DOLBY VISION: strictly defined level of brightness and major manufacturers jump on the OLED TV
THE PREMIUM CONTENDER darkness that it needs to hit. The standard bandwagon. LG still produces the most
Dolby Vision includes everything from (as defined by the UHD Alliance) states that diverse models, but the B7 and C7 are great
HDR10 along with nice extras, such as to be classed as HDR an LCD TV must be budget OLED sets. They have exactly the
dynamic metadata and 12-bit colour. capable of going as bright as 1,000 ‘nits’ (a same picture quality as LG sets several times
The former offers scene-by-scene HDR measure of brightness) and as dark as 0.05. their price, though they have weaker sound.
mastering, meaning instead of a brightness Like every bit of tech, it can be easy to Other OLED manufacturers tend to be
level being set based on an average of the obsess over the numbers, and these rarely more expensive, but each has a little secret
whole movie (which is how HDR10 works), tell the full story. If you want to ensure your sauce they use to spice up their offerings.
it changes depending on the needs of each next TV meets the baseline standard of Sony’s A1E is great at upgrading SDR content
scene. The latter offers more gradients HDR, then look out for any mention of to HDR, while Philips equips its OLED TVs
of colour within an image, meaning less HDR10 compatibility. Some manufacturers with Ambilight, a technology that
‘banding’ of colour on complex objects. will use other terms such as HDR+, HDR Pro complements the images on screen by
and HDR Premium to avoid being explicit illuminating the wall behind your TV.
about compatibility, but HDR10 is a standard That said, there are still some very strong
03 with specific requirements, and if a TV has it LCD performers out there. Although OLEDs
then you know what you’re getting. are capable of going especially dark, they
HYBRID LOG GAMMA: In an ideal world you’d also look out for struggle to get as bright as LCDs. You get
BROADCAST READY the UHD Premium logo – a certification better shadows, but less sparkle from the
HDR10 and Dolby Vision are all well and that lets you know that a TV has tech that bright parts of an image.
good, but their reliance on metadata constitutes the next generation of TV – but
(extra data attached to the video) to unfortunately not every TV manufacturer is
tell the TV how best to display scenes
means they can’t be used for broadcast
using it, and as such it’s not as reliable an
indicator as it seems. Different TVs achieve The light from an
television. Enter Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG),
a standard developed by the BBC which
their HDR in different ways, and these can
vary wildly in effectiveness. OLED TV comes
will eventually be used to add HDR detail
to broadcast telly… eventually. A large WHICH TVS DO HDR? from the pixels
number of TV makers already support it in
their 2017-and-later models, though.
OLED TVs produce arguably the best HDR
images. Whereas LCD TVs have to rely on an themselves
imprecise backlight shining through the

HDR TV & movies
You need HDMI 2.0 ports for HDR, should be paying attention to here.
which compatible TVs will have, but it’s Depending on the disc, the format includes
not always all of them, so check your support for every major HDR standard
manual. Your old cables should work (aside from the broadcast-optimised HLG).
UHD Blu-ray players range from the
ones that are built into the Xbox One S and
X video game consoles, to premium models
such as the Oppo UDP-203 that include
support for Dolby Vision in addition to
HDR10. With few Vision compatible discs
available now, you could save a bit of
money with a cheaper player, but there’s
no telling how many titles will support it
in the future.
Finally, there are also HDR options
available if you’re more into gaming than
watching TV or films. At the moment there
If you want the best

Sony’s sets use different backlighting HDR content. Netflix, meanwhile, forces picture right now,
techniques to achieve fantastic HDR
results, but Samsung flagship, the Q9F,
you to upgrade your account to its
premium tier if you want to make the most then physical media
will go even brighter, albeit without the
same level of control between light and
of your TV.
While built-in apps offer the easiest is your best bet
dark areas as Sony’s best efforts. access to HDR content, external devices
such as the Apple TV 4K and Chromecast
WHERE CAN I GET HDR CONTENT? Ultra have strengths of their own, with are four HDR-equipped games consoles out
Thanks to the advent of Smart TVs and access to the iTunes movie store (which has there, the Xbox One S, Xbox One X, PS4
streaming, if you buy an HDR TV, it will a growing library of 4K HDR new movie Pro, and PS4 - although the latter is unable
have a lot of HDR content available without content) and phone-based control, to offer 4K in addition to HDR.
you having to buy any external hardware. respectively. All three have their strengths and
Right now, the two biggest sources of If you want the absolute best picture weaknesses, but the Xbox One X has the
HDR content are Netflix and Amazon quality right now however, then physical widest support for 4K games. Within each
Prime Instant Video. Both produce all their media is your best bet. Not needing to fit of the console’s libraries, HDR support
original content in HDR, and many into a certain internet bandwidth means varies on a game-by-game basis, so be sure
third-party shows and films support the that it can offer a much less compressed to read the small print. With the right
standard, too. experience. Less compression means more content, the right source and the right TV,
You’ll have to pay for both services of much data, and more data means more you’re ready to enjoy everything that HDR
course, and here Amazon has the slight detail ready for your enjoyment. has to offer. Still think 4K is the be all and
advantage by not charging extra for its 4K/ Ultra HD Blu-ray is the format you end all?
THE BEST OF THE BEST HDR CONTENT

The tech is one thing, but seeing it in action is something else
So you’ve got your shiny new HDR- options. The Grand Tour on Amazon even more wide-ranging. If you want
enabled TV – what should you start Prime is a great showcase. It turns out something modern, we have only good
watching? that its expensive cars look even better things to say about 3DFLĆF5LP. Corny the
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content out there in 2018 that you don’t 2XUSLFNIURP1HWćL[èVFDWDORJXHDW can’t be beat.
have to watch something just because it the moment is Star Trek: Discovery. The Sicario might not have similarly
supports HDR. Plenty of the bigger TV combination of the darkness of space with bombastic visuals, but when the whole
shows and movies that have been the scorching brightness of a nice pair of movie is literally about the interplay of
released over the past couple of years photon torpedoes were just made to be light and dark you’re guaranteed
support it, so the challenge is more about watched on an HDR TV. something stunning.
ĆQGLQJFRQWHQWWKDWPDNHVWKHPRVWRI 2XUĆQDOFKRLFHRI79VKRZLVWKH Mad Max: Fury Road is a movie so
HDR rather than simply including it as BBC-produced Planet Earth 2. You’ll have packed full of light and colour that it
part of the package. to purchase it on Ultra HD Blu-ray to would be a crime to watch it on anything
In terms of TV shows, both Amazon watch it in HDR, but the natural beauty of less than the most expensive TV you can,
3ULPH,QVWDQW9LGHRDQG1HWćL[KDYH its nature footage is frequently awe- and HDR really brings it out. It’s the same
committed to producing their original inspiring. for Blade Runner 2049 – it’s a dynamic
shows in HDR, so you have plenty of <RXUFKRLFHZKHQLWFRPHVWRĆOPVLV range showcase.

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good to go when installing your
smart home device.
Each issue, we show you how to set

up a key piece of connected-home
tech. This month…
Amazon Echo Plus
MUSIC BOOST
As well as the addition of a
Zigbee hub, the Echo Plus
also features improved
sound over the original
Echo, thanks to Dolby audio
processing, which makes
the most of the 2.5-inch
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The set-up
STREAMLINE YOUR
SMART HOME WITH THE
AMAZON ECHO PLUS
Connect up your smart home gadgets
without installing additional hubs
Want to save socket space in your smart home?

Then Amazon’s latest smart speaker has the
answer: the Echo Plus. Think of it as a regular
Echo, but with a handy Zigbee smart hub built in.
Big deal, you might say, the Echo already controls
your smart home gadgets already, right? Well, not
like this.
With the Echo Plus you don’t need to install
the hubs you’d normally require if you wanted to
use devices such as Philips light bulbs; the Plus
acts as the go-between on your phone and smart
stuff instead. That means fewer boxes sitting
around, not to mention you won’t lose the various
sockets and ports they typically gobble up. And
technically, because you don’t need those hubs,
you can save money – probably enough to
purchase yourself an Echo Plus (` 14,999,
amazon.in).
At present, there are only a handful of smart
home devices that are compatible with the Echo
Plus – we’re talking TP-Link and Oakter plugs,
Philips Hue lights and Syska Lightify lights – but
considering the wealth of gadgets already
supported by the Zigbee protocol (you can see
the list at zigbee.org), it’s safe to say that the list is
going to expand in good time.
Installing compatible devices is dead easy –
more so than regular smart home devices, in fact.
Instead of having to add relevant Skills for each
new smart home device you want to add within
the Alexa app, you simply connect them up, turn
them on and the Echo Plus will automatically
detect them and add each one to the device list
– just say, “Alexa, discover my devices”. The
beauty of using the Echo Plus (or any Echo, for
that matter) to control your many smart home
devices is that because they’re all contained in
one place, it makes it easy to control them
without having to resort to opening multiple apps
just to turn something on. Naturally, this being an
Echo, you can just tell Alexa what to do, as well.
But before you rush out to place your order,
there’s a caveat: without the individual hubs in
place, you can’t control devices, like Philips Hue
bulbs, from their respective apps. So you lose
some of the granular control that you’d normally
enjoy. Once Amazon has sorted this, the Plus will
be pretty much the perfect addition to any smart
home.

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SMART HOME
SIMPLIFY YOUR SMARTS
Here’s how to set up your Echo Plus, connect devices and
GADGETS… enjoy the freedom of an (almost) hubless smart home
…that aren’t compatible with
the Echo Plus hub, yet
IKEA SMART LIGHTING
Ikea’s smart lighting setup is
relatively new on the scene. It’s
cheap and capable, but until the
Echo Plus hub plays nicely with Ikea’s
own products, you’ll need its
gateway for roughly `2,000.
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GET THE ALEXA APP CONNECT TO WI-FI ADD DEVICES
Download the Amazon Alexa In the next screen you’ll be Normally, when you add a
SAMSUNG SMARTTHINGS app from your app store, then able to choose your Wi-Fi device you need to enable the
The SmartThings smart home sign in using your Amazon network from the list, so tap respective Skill, but you don’t
ecosystem has been around for details. Now power on your the one that you use. Enter the with Zigbee-compatible
ages. It supports a wide variety of Echo, and in the app tap the password you use for this devices like Philips Hue bulbs.
smart home tech, including its own- menu button, hit Settings, and network, hit Enter and the app Simply go into the main menu
brand products. You’d save `8,065 tap ‘Set up a new device’. will start setting up your Echo of the app, hit Smart Home
if the Echo Plus didn’t need its hub. Choose Echo Plus from the list, Plus. With setup complete, you and tap Add Device. Alexa will
choose your language and hit should see your Echo Plus in then search for the device and
Continue when the Echo is the list of devices in the add it. Alternatively, just say,
glowing orange. Settings area of the app. ê$OH[DĆQGP\GHYLFHVë
HONEYWELL EVOHOME
Honeywell’s Evohome smart
thermostat is ideal to create zones
for your home’s heating – this kit
will support up to 12, meaning you
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CONTROL DEVICES CREATE A GROUP USE MULTIROOM
At the most basic level, the In the Smart Home area of the If you have multiple Echo
easiest way to control your main menu, hit the Groups tab devices, you can play your music
newly added devices is just to and tap Add Group and then hit across them all. Go to the
SAYS… say, “Alexa, turn on [device Smart Home Group. Choose a Groups tab once more, tap Add
“If you’re already familiar name].” Alternatively, and this is name for your group, hit Next Group and choose Amazon
with the Echo, then the Echo the best method if you’re away and check the Echo device and Multi-Room Music Group.
Plus will feel like an old friend, from home, go into the app and any smart home devices to Choose a name for the group, hit
with the added convenience of under Devices, hit the name of associate with it, and tap Save. Next and select the devices to
making it easy to add Zigbee the device that you want to Now, when you say, “Alexa, turn play music on. Now hit Save. Say,
devices without having to add control. Then just tap the On on [group name],” you can “Play [music] on [group name],”
extra hubs to your home” button to activate it. control it. to play music.

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Find anything with

PHONE WITH ALEXA
Make your mobile ring
with a single command
yourTrack
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my Phone skill
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say, “Alexa,
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Alexa and the Google Assistant know an awful ingenuity and investment. There are a number your family by
lot about you. And if you choose, they can know of tracking devices out there that attach to the saying, “Alexa, ask Find My Phone
an awful lot about your stuff, too – including, things you care about – Tile’s range of square to add another number”.
crucially, where you’ve left it. Let’s start basic: if trackers play nice with both Google Assistant
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based on where you’ve left them. Tell your Echo assistant so you can hunt them, or let you know interested in
that you’ve left your keys in the bathroom, and when and where you last had them. ĆQGLQJ
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Man vs Tech
T3 VS F1
Circuit
training
When Renault Sport F1 invited us to drive one of their Formula 1
cars we were excited – and worried. Could we really do it?
Words: Dan Grabham
THE MISSION
When Renault Sport asked us to come to
France and test drive an F1 sports car, we
couldn’t quite believe it. Did they really
mean we’d be behind the wheel of a
genuine F1 monster? And did they really
mean ‘on our own’? As it turned out, yes
we could and yes they did. However, that
raised other questions, like who could
possibly take on this task (who isn’t too
tall to fit in the cockpit)?

Circuit training
MAN
TECH

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T to my hotel at Le
Castellet, around 40km
from Marseille in the south
talent (or, at least, basic competence),
the instructor sent us through for our
F1 seat fitting – at last we were about
moment indeed. I was glad to be one
of the first primarily because I didn’t
want to wait around getting more and
of France. Today was the day I drove to sit in the car! The seating position is more nervous over time.
an F1 car. It was a bleary-eyed start, so low it feels unnatural – you’re To be honest, after all the talk
but I changed into my overalls along almost lying down, and it’s extremely about the clutch, I was most
with around 10 other willing weird hardly being able to see over concerned about messing that up. I
participants. the top of the dash. really didn’t want to stall the car in the
We’d be driving Formula Renault pit lane (which someone did, while
2.0 cars in the morning (think: a step ARE YOU READY? someone else misjudged the first
below Formula 3), among various The brake pedal is so stiff it feels corner meaning the circuit’s lorry had
other activities to get us prepared, like it’s not a pedal at all. You really to be deployed for rescue).
followed by several laps in the need to stamp on it to get it to work. I stepped into the car and was
Formula 1 car after lunch – providing As we found out later, the brakes are strapped in so tightly I really wasn’t
we made the grade in the morning. tremendously effective, but when real sure I’d be able to breathe well
First was a drivers’ briefing to learn F1 drivers are going at full pelt they enough. Then came the familiar noise
about a few things we needed to be
aware of regarding safety, and by
8am we were in a minibus going
I STEPPED INTO THE CAR AND WAS
around the circuit for the first time,
learning the layout. Back indoors, we
STRAPPED IN SO TIGHTLY I WASN’T SURE
loosened up with some gentle I’D BE ABLE TO BREATHE PROPERLY
exercises followed by a briefing on
the FR 2.0 cars. have to apply a Herculean amount of from so many Sunday afternoons
We were then sent off in the car in pressure to the pedal to slow the watching F1: the wheel guns crashing
groups of three or four with a pace machine down. into life as the tyres went on.
car in front. The pace car got After lunch at around 1pm we were The engineers rolled me out into
gradually faster, and it was quite a into the F1 briefing. This bit made the pit lane on a set of dolly wheels,
challenge to get used to the Formula driving the car sound daunting, not and then turned me to face the end of
Renault car at first. After a Batak least because of the clutch. The clutch the pit lane. Gulp…
fitness/agility training session to test on an F1 car is a paddle on the back of
our reaction time, we were sent out the steering wheel (there are actually BURNING RUBBER
again in the FR 2.0 car before an two clutch paddles on modern F1 cars Under the instruction of the race
exercise to help us visualise the track. for a more precise start). The main engineer, who was also standing in
We had to ‘think’ our way around the question in my head at this point was the pit lane speaking to me over the
track and compare the resulting time about gearing – even when the intercom, I was told to select first
to our actual time in the car. The instructor suggested gears that we gear and then told to let the clutch
telemetry from our morning driving should take some of the corners in, I out – again warning me to do it very
was analysed, which didn’t exactly was still worried about remembering slowly.
look great: we weren’t accelerating what gear to be in at what time. As I did so the car moved forward
hard enough and therefore not having Straight after the briefing, I was and I accelerated. But not as much as
to brake hard enough either. told I would be one of the first two I needed to. I realised that if I stayed
RIGHT
Dan studies the
telemetry from
the morning
driving session
FAR RIGHT
Tucked into the
cockpit, and
nearly ready to
go (once that
steering wheel’s
in, maybe)

Circuit training
“I love these pedal-

powered go-karts!”
(Dan’s in for a surprise)
THE CAR
The same V8s raced in F1 by Kimi
Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean
The F1 cars used are V8s from the 2012 FIA

Formula One World Championship and are now
Renault Sport F1 demonstration cars. They are
speed limited – not that we ever hit it! – and
the cars were originally raced under the Lotus
name by Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean.
We drove Grosjean’s old car, which usually
resides on the right of the garage.
These retired cars come with two articulated
lorries and their own crew. The crew are a
mixture of people who’ve retired from going
around the world with the main F1 team, and
several enthusiastic youngsters hoping to make
the grade and step up to going on F1 race
weekends regularly.

Man vs F1
THE TRACK
Circuit Paul Ricard returns to F1
for the first time since 1990
The track Renault uses for its Renault
Sport F1 experiences – run by the
Winfield Racing School – is the Circuit
Paul Ricard. Opened in 1970, the track
was used for the French Grand Prix until
1990. Next year it will return to the F1
calendar for the first time since then.
We drove a shortened version of the
main circuit, 3.8km instead of 5.8km,
including two straights and a twisty,
difficult final section.
Winfield has an F1 legacy,
including Alain Prost and Damon Hill
graduating from its ranks. You can
book an F1 experience like ours at
winfieldracingschool.com.

Circuit training
You’d be this
pleased if you’d just
managed to avoid
trashing an F1 car
as I should have through the more

IF I STAYED CAUTIOUS ON THE complex parts. By the second lap
I felt a lot more comfortable and
ACCELERATOR I WAS GOING TO STALL. I was able to give it more beans
I NEEDED TO BE AGGRESSIVE on both straights in my final lap,
although I felt my cautious side
cautious on the accelerator, creep back in and slow down well
I was going to stall. I needed to be before the tight corner at the end
more confident and aggressive on of the pit straight. I wanted to
it. So I trundled anxiously down keep driving and grow into the car
the pit lane and tentatively out even more, but as I was thinking
towards the very tight first corner. about turning into the start of the
I decided to take that one pit lane, the engineer told me my
relatively gently and then sort precious time was already up.
myself out. Although this was a
bit slow, it wasn’t that far from SLOWING DOWN
the end of the pit lane to the first It was a superb day and I truly felt
corner, giving me just enough that if I had, say, driven 10 laps
time to get used to the monster in instead of three, that I would have
my nervous grasp. been able to be a lot faster as my
confidence grew. Given others’
NEED FOR SPEED difficulties in driving the F1 car,
Then I was able to set off on my I felt pretty damn proud I had
three laps proper – getting used managed to keep the thing on
to the car gradually. I felt almost the track – and running smoothly
immediately more comfortable – the whole time. As we returned
than in the FR 2.0 car in the to the Winfield base at the other
morning; because it was a much side of the circuit, I felt elated yet
smoother experience, it was somewhat relieved, too, that it
actually a lot easier to drive. was over. After changing back into
Before getting back, the engineer our clothes, we celebrated with
spoke through my earpiece to champagne (naturally) and were
remind me to change gear more presented with our telemetry data,
regularly – the end of the circuit a certificate and a wooden model
is a twisty section, and I wasn’t of the track, which looks pretty
changing up and down as much good on the bookcase at home.

Special Feature
QUAD UP!
WORDS Lysander Fernandes
ere at T3, we know you’re as Electronics Show (CES) in 2010 that this operations, drones are becoming an
H savvy as us but despite an

exciting space, drones are
often restricted to few
winged technology tilted towards the
consumer space. Drones also commonly
known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
integral part of the operation of various
sectors. Why drones though? Because
navigating for these purposes each time
products and companies. This month’s (UAVs) or Quadcopters were about to hit using planes or copters is not only
special feature focuses on how consumer that springboard of consumer’s expensive, it’s dangerous as well in
drones came to be as well as things to note imagination. Parrot, a French company comparison to using drones.
if you’re looking to pick one up as a hobby first showcased its ‘AR Drone’ that had a Aerial photography is a ‘fad’ that is
or a profession. camera on the front and back and could rapidly picking up amongst enthusiasts.
be controlled by an iOS device. There are several brands that manufacture
CONCEPT OF DRONES Fast forward to 2013, Dà-Jiāng drones such as GoPro, Autel robotics,
Drones, which often paint the picture Innovations Science and Technology Co. Swellpro, Parrot, Yuneec and DJI. DJI has
of a flying object capable of capturing Ltd (DJI) introduced the Phantom, a cemented its position as the industry
images and videos, have been in existence drone that could capture images and fly leader with Yuneec competing closely. So
since the early 1900s. Since their to and fro with the touch of a button. A if you are looking to buy a drone for aerial
inception, they were used by the military well-programmed piece of technology photography, there is no second guess that
for surveillance and to keep a check on etched DJI’s name in every person’s it has to be a DJI drone. While the prices of
the enemy across international borders. mind who could fathom remote- these drones in India shoot up with the
With its evolution over the course of the controlled aerial technology. type of drone you want to buy, these are
century, these aerial vehicles have formed affordable if purchased abroad. But the
a critical part of every country’s military DRONE AS AN EVOLVING caveat of purchasing them from
alliance. TECHNOLOGY international countries are issues such as
From filmmaking, real estate, mining, heavy import duty or even confiscation by
BIRTH OF CONSUMER DRONE photography, agriculture, property the customs department.
TECHNOLOGY management, thermal mapping to
However, it was not until the Consumer critical missions like search and rescue WHAT TYPE OF DRONE SUITS YOU?

Special Feature
DO’s DONT’s
You must be at least 18 years old and Do not fly a drone within a 5km radius of airports
a resident of India to obtain a UAOP or in areas where aircrafts operate
All drones must be equipped with a Do not fly within 50 km from international

license plate identifying the operator, border which includes Line of Control (LoC), Line
and how to contact them of Actual Control (LAC) and Actual Ground
Position Line (AGPL)
Drones should have valid and Eco-sensitive zones around National Parks and
substantial Insurance in case of Wildlife Sanctuaries notified by Ministry of
accidents or damage to property Environment, Forests and Climate Change
without prior permission
Drones need to be registered with Within 5 km radius from Vijay Chowk in Delhi.
DGCA for a UIN number
Within 500m from perimeter of strategic
locations notified by Ministry of Home Affairs as
well as military installations/ facilities
If you are someone who is intrigued by Phantom series. These drones are built for on the recent draft released by the DGCA on
these flying objects and intends to take a aerial photography. Big, white (most of November 1, 2017, they are working on
crack at this for the first time, buying them) and bulky. You would’ve sighted policies to legalise flying of drones in India.
smaller quadcopters and mastering the art these at weddings recently or at outdoor Drones are divided into 5 categories
of flight is the right way to go. The events. depending on their weight. Nano (less than
fundamental learning here is the same as You have the Phantom 3 SE which is or equal to 250g), Micro (greater than 250g
when purchasing a car or a bike. more of a beginner drone, the Phantom 4 and less than or equal to 2kg), Mini (greater
The ‘Tello’ launched by DJI and a and then the Phantom 4 Pro. The Phantom than 2kg and less than or equal to 25kg),
Shenzhen startup Ryze Tech costs $99 4 Pro drone is one of the best Prosumer Small (greater than 25kg and less than or
(approx. `6500) could be your starting Drones in aerial photography by DJI so far. equal to 150kg), Large (greater than 150 kg).
point to hop on the bandwagon. There are Boasting a 20MP, 1-inch CMOS camera Is there a license to fly these things?
much cheaper drones available online and sensor and 5-way obstacle avoidance make Yes, it is called an ‘Unmanned Aircraft
offline starting from around `1,000. it impossible to crash unless you are really Operator Permit’ (UAOP) with a validity
DJI, in the last couple of years, has delinquent. of 5 years from the date of issue. To obtain
launched the Mavic Pro & Platinum, Spark one of these, you will first need to register
and only but recently, the Mavic Air. These WHERE TO BUY? your drone for a Unique Identification
drones, except for the Spark, shoot at 4k For cheaper drones, you can look up Number (UIN) which is the equivalent of
60fps and 30fps respectively, are ultra- Amazon.in, toy stores or places like vehicle number plates. Nano and Micro
portable and could fit in your bag and pack Lamington Road in Mumbai. There are Drones won’t require a UIN or UAOP if
a hefty punch when compared to their plenty of offline retailers as well who sell you fly below 200ft but you need to
Phantom siblings. DJI and other branded drones. obtain permission from the local police
The Mavic series and Spark can really before flying.
(and does) fulfill an enthusiast DRONE REGULATIONS IN INDIA
photographer’s needs. But if those don’t Is it illegal to fly drones in India? Next month, we’ll talk about the must have
satiate your pixel hungry imagination, Technically yes, until DGCA puts policies in
accessories for drones and more
move over to the Prosumer drones, the DJI place for consumer drones. However, based

How to buy the right camera
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camera jargon
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size to the Advanced Photo
System classic negatives
of 25.1x16.7mm, with an
aspect ratio of 3:2.
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opening in a lens that light
passes through to reach the
camera sensor, such as f/2.8.
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the resolution of a photo.
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ou only have to do a quick search
Y online to get an idea of the

overwhelming choice on offer in
the current digital camera market.
With models to suit every budget and skill
level, how do you know which one is right for
you? There are several factors to bear in mind,
including what subjects you’re likely to shoot
and what features are most important to you
– think size, sensors and style. If you want a
camera to take on your travels and business
trips, for example, a compact mirrorless
camera might be the way to go. Or, if image
quality comes above everything else, a DSLR
is the obvious investment.
We’ve broken down the competing cameras
out there into a few distinct categories, in the
hope of making it easy to decide which one to
go for. In this expert guide, we’ve picked out
the best of the best in each camera type, and
explained some key terms so that you know
what to look for.
Once you’ve got your camera body, you’ll
then need to decide on a lens to attach. Lenses
are an important part of your camera setup,
but to the uninitiated, are baffling tubes of
glass with numbers and confusing acronyms
printed on the side. With this in mind, if you
don’t know which lens will give you the
creative freedom to capture the photos you
want, read our advice at the end of the guide.
Happy shopping, and happy shooting.
4K VIDEO
As well as shooting stills, most modern
cameras now double up as movie-making
powerhouses. 4K and 1080p are standard
in most high-quality mainstream digital
cameras. The 4K part can be tricky when it
comes to resolution – some record in the
Ultra HD standard 3840x2160 resolution,
while some record in the slightly wider
4096x2160 resolution (also known as
‘cinema 4K’). The latter can be slightly
harder to work with when it comes to
editing if you’re not using professional
video editing software. Either way, you’re
getting four times as many pixels as Full
HD, meaning more information, sharper
videos and greater clarity.
Almost every major camera manufacturer
has now introduced 4K video recording
somewhere in its lines, but spending more
doesn’t necessarily mean the inclusion of
this feature. Canon recently shocked the
industry by omitting 4K from its long-
awaited 6D Mark II. It might seem savvy
to future-proof your camera investment
by opting for a 4K model. However, if you
know you’re only ever going to take photos,
leave video capabilities out of the mix when
coming to a decision.

RETRO-STYLED
MIRRORLESS
CAMERAS Now you can have style and substance. Turn heads
as you snap with a traditional-looking model
IDEAL FOR
Lifestyle shoots
Outdoor adventures
LESS IDEAL FOR irrorless cameras, also known as ideal if you want high-speed shooting and an
Fast-paced action
Large format
M compact system cameras (CSCs) differ
from DSLRs by the absence of a mirror
as part of the shooting mechanism.
advanced autofocus system in a body that’s smaller
than a DSLR equivalent. What might make you
pause is the similar price to a DSLR, yet smaller
printing This means they’re smaller and lighter, but can still sensor size. Another premium all-rounder is the
take interchangeable lenses. Retro-inspired Fujifilm X-T2. It’s a contender if you’re not set on
mirrorless cameras take design cues from point- one genre of photography and want a jack-of-all-
and-shoot film cameras, so will suit you well if you trades camera that balances ergonomics and image
want a portable model. quality. However, autofocus tracking isn’t its
ADVANTAGES Good-looking cameras might seem less hardy, strongest suit, so it isn’t the most reliable for
but for a beautiful design that’s also weatherproof, high-speed action.
Sleek and stylish take a look at the Olympus OM-D E-M1 II. It’s Not all mirrorless cameras have a viewfinder,
constructed out of a magnesium alloy, yet still but the X-T2’s EVF is large, bright and crystal clear.
Simple to operate carves a svelte figure at only 500g. If you’re This is also the first Fujifilm X-series camera to
someone who wants to push your kit to the limits, shoot 4K. The Fujifilm X-T2 is another
this is the model to go for - it wouldn’t be out of comprehensive camera package in a tough yet
DISADVANTAGES place up a mountain or on the ski slopes. We’ve portable shell. Although there’s traditionally been
picked it because it’s Olympus’ most advanced less choice of lenses for mirrorless cameras
Smaller sensor Micro Four Thirds camera, with class-leading compared to DSLRs, Fuji has a growing range of
continuous shooting performance including a zooms in its collection. The small form-factor,
Less substantial grip 60fps burst rate and five-axis in-body image tactile controls and solid build make it a firm
stabilisation (a feature not yet found on DSLRs). It’s favourite in this category.

Pro mirrorless cameras
IDEAL FOR
Travelling light
Super-sharp video
LESS IDEAL FOR

Adding accessories
Low-light autofocus
ADVANTAGES
Lightweight
& compact
Versatile across
genres
DISADVANTAGES
Limited lens choices
Diminished
battery life
PRO MIRRORLESS
CAMERAS
These models manage to pack power and punch in a much smaller and lighter body
n recent years, professional very pricey option. You might also be grip. As Panasonic’s flagship model, the G9
I mirrorless cameras have been

driving innovation in the
interchangeable lens camera
market. While a DSLR was once
disappointed if battery life is an important
element of your camera. While the
estimated 530-shot life is fairly good by
mirrorless standards, this is poor when
is the ultimate companion for outdoor and
wildlife photography, and we’ve picked it
out for its world-leading speed in all areas.
One standout feature is the 60fps burst
the only choice for serious image quality, compared to a pro DSLR. Still, for the mode at full resolution (a huge 80MP),
companies like Sony have provided ultimate all-round full-frame mirrorless which moves down to a very respectable
alternatives that in many areas, eclipse money can buy, look no further. This 20fps with continuous autofocus. As we
their rivals. camera would be just as well-placed at a write this, the G9 also boasts the world’s
If you’re a pro photographer (and paid wedding shoot as it would be in front fastest autofocus at an amazing 0.04
videographer) who wants the best do-it-all of a waterfall. seconds.
mirrorless around, you won’t find a better If you’re not ready to splurge on a Bear in mind that the G9 isn’t full-
option than the Sony A7R III. Its 42.4MP mirrorless as expensive as the Sony A7R III frame. As long as you don’t see the Micro
sensor is full-frame, and the camera is but still want the compact sizing and high Four Thirds sensor as a compromise, it’s the
capable of 10fps silent shooting with full performance, meet the Panasonic LUMIX perfect partner for nature and sports
autofocus. The A7R III is such a high G9. This speedy model is chunkier than photography, with a winning balance of
performer, it feels churlish to point its some vintage-looking counterparts, which mobility with speed. Add the competitive
disadvantage: all this quality does make it a works in its favour if you’re after a decent price, and it’s one hell of a camera.

ENTHUSIAST DSLRs
All the weight and gravitas of a DSLR, but ideal for first-timers
irrorless cameras are increasingly fit the bill. It’s a professional-level APS-C-
IDEAL FOR M capable, but there are still many

reasons to invest in a DSLR. Their
optical (rather than electronic)
format camera that competes directly with
the 7D Mk II. Like the Canon, it has a 20MP
sensor and can shoot bursts of images at up to
Accurate focus viewfinders are pin-sharp, clear 10fps. Being newer, though, it also sports a
and immediate. With an established DSLR like tilt-angle touchscreen and 4K video. If
tracking the two here, you’ll also be able to choose future-proofed video capability whets your
Telephoto lenses from a more flexible and affordable range whistle, this can shoot 29 minutes at a time.
of complementary lenses and accessories. One reason for choosing a DSLR over a
LESS IDEAL FOR The Canon EOS 7D Mk II is now several mirrorless is the extra battery life. The D500
years old, but it’s a fantastic choice if you’re steps up with a 1,240-shot battery life, sure to
Subtle street an enthusiast who’s wedded to the idea of a get you through long shoots.
DSLR. The 7D Mark II lacks modern bells and At this point, you might be wondering
shooting whistles like a touchscreen or 4K video, and why you’d choose a smaller APS-C-format
Lightweight travel you’ll need an adapter for Wi-Fi file transfers. sensor over the full-frame models to the right
But it consistently delivers fantastic image (other than price). You’ll have the advantage
quality that’s almost impossible to beat at the of extra ‘reach’ from your lenses due to the
price point. Built for those with a love different in sensor size, which means you can
ADVANTAGES of speed, 65 focus points track fast-moving frame distant subjects more tightly and avoid
subjects easily. Canon suggests the Mark II having to crop them post-shoot. Both of these
Vast lens choice can even focus well under moonlight APS-C DSLRs will produce high-quality
Clear optical conditions, so it’s a good companion if you’re pictures in a wide range of conditions, but
viewfinder a night owl. their format and fast features make them a
If you’re hunting for a DSLR with a more wise choice for sports and wildlife.
up-to-date feature set, the Nikon D500 will
DISADVANTAGES
Bulkier size
Sluggish live view

Full-frame DSLRs
FULL-FRAME IDEAL FOR
DSLRs
Go big or go home? These powerhouses set a new standard
Low-light
performance
Making detailed
prints
in digital photography
here’s no two ways about it: a top invest, bear in mind that it’s around double
LESS IDEAL FOR
T of the range full-frame camera
is the way to go if you want the
highest resolution and don’t mind
the weight of the smaller mirrorless cameras.
The only DSLR that can seriously compete
with the D850 is the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV.
Continuous burst
the extra bulk. The major benefit of having Although it doesn’t match the resolution of shooting
a high-resolution sensor is the sheer amount the Nikon (at 30.4MP), the Mark IV does A modest budget
of detail it can capture. With that in mind, inherit something that Canon calls Dual Pixel
a full-frame DSLR is the best match if you’re AF technology. There are detection points on
a landscape lover, wedding photographer, the imaging sensor itself, which means that
or fine art aficionado looking to make autofocus is as speedy as some mirrorless
larger-than-life prints. cameras. At 800g, the 5D Mark IV is ADVANTAGES
First up, the Nikon D850 is quite possibly surprisingly light and compact given its pro
the most impressive and well-rounded DSLR performance. You’re bound to find it a joy to Larger sensor
you could wish for. The sensor provides 45.7 use no matter what genre you’re shooting.
megapixels of resolution and an outstanding Similarly priced, these DSLRS also boast Impressive autofocus
dynamic range that’ll render portraits and similar other specs, including 4K footage,
high-dynamic scenes into a thing of beauty. Wi-Fi, and a 7fps burst rate. So, which one is
The 153-point autofocus is sophisticated and right for you? If you’ve got the budget, aren’t DISADVANTAGES
precise, and it can even autofocus low-light already heavily invested in Canon gear and
situations with ease too. The D850 should want the best full-frame that your money can Less portable
excel at shooting most subjects and genres, buy, go for the D850. It’s the ultimate mix of
but the 7fps of continuous shooting is a touch resolution, speed and sensitivity, that will More expensive
on the slow side for fast-moving or enable you to photograph without limits.
unpredictable subjects. If you are ready to

LENS TYPES
Getting the most from the
camera you’ve bought
WIDE-ANGLE
WIDE ANGLE
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CHOOSE LENSES
aperture for faster exposures.
Don’t pair your new camera with the wrong lens.

Here’s a primer into the different optics to look into…
he first lens you’re likely to own is the manipulate perspective, but you might find it
T standard kit lens that comes bundled

with your camera. This as an okay
‘starter’ that’s designed for some level
limiting. A more flexible focal length, such as a
17-40mm f/4, will allow you to capture a greater
variety of scenery. If you’re a keen traveller, this is
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situations. We won’t recommend specifics here, for the space you’ve got to work with. Outdoors in lengths.
because that will depend on your choice of wide areas, a focal length of 85mm is optimum, but
camera, but we can tell you what to look out for. in tighter spaces you’ll want a shorter focal length
Starting with wildlife shots, you’ll need a long such as 50mm. A wide aperture of f/2.8 or more
lens with a wide aperture, such as a 300mm f/2.8 will generate portraits with dreamy background
prime lens. This is ideal because it’s fast and will blur, and also give you better performance in
compress the background behind your subject, as low light.
well as any distracting elements around it. If you If bugs are your bag, and you want to
enjoy capturing birds or smaller creatures, you photograph close-up subjects like flowers and
could couple a telephoto lens with 1.4x or 2x insects, then the obvious choice is a macro lens.
converter to reach a magnified focal length. These come in a range of focal lengths; if you know MACRO
If you’re into landscape photography, you’ll that your subject is flighty or fidgety, A true macro lens will enable you to
know that great shots convey the scale and go for the longest possible option your budget capture a life-sized reproduction
grandeur of the great outdoors. An ultra wide- will allow. You can go further away from your of your subject on the image sensor
angle lens such as a 14mm will add drama and subject with a 100mm lens than a 50mm one. (at its closest focus setting).

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Samsung Galaxy
(256GB) URL samsung.com/in
DIMENSIONS 158.1x73.8x8.5mm
WEIGHT 189g DISPLAY 6.2-
inch Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
S9+
(2960x1440) CPU 10nm Exynos 9810
octa-core RAM 6GB STORAGE 64GB
MICROSD CARD SLOT Yes CAMERA
12MP+12MP (Rear), 8MP (Front)
OS Android Oreo with Samsung
The new Samsung phone ups the ante in the Experience HEADPHONE JACK
camera department Yes BATTERY 3500mAh WIRELESS
CHARGING Yes IRIS SCANNER Yes
WORDS KUNAL GANGAR
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alaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Samsung three phones to move the e
were a big step up in position but now the sensor is
terms of design and placed beneath the camera sensorss
performance compared that make it easier for the fingers to
t
to its predecessors - Galaxy S7 and reach the sensor. The phone also
Galaxy S7 edge. This year’s Galaxy meets the IP68 standard that
S9 and Galaxy S9+ look and feel very protects the device against water for
f
similar to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy up to 30 minutes and dust.
S8+ but it’s the underlying As far as placement goes, the
hardware, specifically the camera power button sits on the right-han nd
that has got an upgrade. But is it side of the phone whereas the left
enough to grab consumers side sports the volume keys along
attention? Read on. with the dedicated Bixby
(Samsung’s virtual assistant)
DESIGN button. At the top is the hybrid SIM
M
Everyone preferred the curvy look slot that works as a dual-SIM or puut
of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in a microSD card with a single nan no
with the edge-to-edge Infinity SIM while at the bottom is the USB B
Display along with glass back design Type-C port and 3.5mm headphon ne
and Samsung have maintained a jack. In India, the Galaxy S9 devicees
similar design for the Galaxy S9. are available in three colours -
You’ll still find the Infinity Display Midnight Black, Coral Blue, and th he
dominating the front with no Lilac Purple.
physical buttons and hidden sensors Overall, we feel Samsung has
to give users an immersive view played it safe with the Galaxy S9+’ss
with curves on the sides that blends design and rightly so. The Galaxy
with the glass back and also offer a S8+ was beautiful to look at and
proper grip. The back is all glass, Galaxy S9+ carries the same design n
which as expected, is a fingerprint genes but with minor
magnet but it’s a trade-off that we’ll improvements.
have to live with if we want wireless
charging support. Another major PERFORMANCE
change at the back is the position of Just like the Galaxy S8+, the Galaxy
the fingerprint sensor. It took S9+ sports a 6.2-inch Super

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Quuad HD+ (2960x1440) resolution whopping 400GB more. added fingerprint gestures that
but Samsung defaults it to Full HD+ The audio quality is excellent which allow opening the notification panel
(22220x1080), which can be changed is aided by the bundled AKG or open Samsung Pay.
eassily under the display settings. headphones. There’s Dolby Atmos There’s iris scanner that can be
The Galaxy S9+ also supports support and if you’re loudspeaker used in lieu of the fingerprint sensor
Alwways On Display that shows off kind-of-guy, the stereo speakers are but the iris scanner works well in
im
mportant information, now tuned by AKG. conjunction with the face. Dubbed
nootifications on the lock screen. The Galaxy S9+ runs Android 8.0 Intelligent Scan takes the face and
The e feature allows checking the Oreo with a custom UI on top called iris data to unlock the device.
schhedule, control music as well the Samsung Experience. The UI is
as alarm. lighter, more fluid and is leaps and BIXBY
Under the hood, the Galaxy S9+ bounds ahead compared to Samsung introduced its Bixby
in India is powered by their own Samsung’s previous TouchWiz UI. virtual assistant with the Galaxy S8
10nnm-based Exynos 9810 octa-core Additionally, the device features series and while the assistant has
p ocessor and 6GB of RAM.
pro Samsung Knox that stores all the improved over the course of one
Sammsung also offers a Galaxy S9+ files, apps, etc. in a separate secure year, the virtual assistant has a long
run nning on Snapdragon 845 but container, Samsung Pay for wireless way to go. Bixby can be activated by
t at’s limited to American and few
tha payments and Edge panel apps. pressing the dedicated button or
other selected markets.
oth The Galaxy S9+ comes with a through voice by saying “Hi Bixby”.
Nevertheless, its homegrown 3500mAh battery and in our daily Bixby currently supports US English
chiip is no slouch as Samsung has use, the phone gave us about 15-16 making the voice assistance a
perrfected it over the years. The hours with moderate use that hit-and-miss with our Indian
adeequate memory helps the phone included calls, videos, web surfing, accent. But when it works, Bixby
to rrun buttery smooth, capable of camera and social media. The can be used to type in a message,
h ndling
ha n process-intensive apps charging speed remains unchanged tweet, open web pages, change
and d games. On the storage front, it that takes about 1.5 hours to go from wallpapers and more. Basically, Bixby
hass got 64GB internally but with the 0-100 percent and about 2.5 hours can be used to perform any function

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Bixby Vision found in the camera app plenty of details. The default HDR option supports Full HD Hyperlapse video along
and gallery takes advantage of augmented is good enough for a wide dynamic range or slow-motion at Full HD at 240fps. This
reality to identify food, QR codes, wine, but the camera app allows to turn it off, if year, Samsung has introduced super
live translation and more. not needed. There’s dual OIS as well. slow-mo that records HD videos at 960fps.
Auto mode will automatically select Super slow-mo takes a 0.2 secs video in
CAMERA the best aperture according to the scene real time and stretches it to 8 secs.
The camera is the biggest talking point for but it’s the Pro mode where the phone The camera app also sports AR Emojis
Samsung this year and after using it, we gives an option to tweak a number of that uses deep learning and facial
can say, Samsung seems to deliver on that settings, including the option to select the recognition to map more than 100 facial
front. The Galaxy S9+ comes with dual aperture. features to produce a 3D replica of oneself
cameras at the back - a wide-angle and a There are different photo camera that can later be shared on any app.
telephoto lens. Both sensors are capable of modes to spruce up the overall image
shooting at up to 12MP with the main quality like Food, Panorama and Live CONCLUSION
sensor supporting variable aperture that Focus. Live Focus takes advantage of the While it’s similar in design to its
support f/1.5 and f/2.4 mode. Now, this is a telephoto lens to take bokeh shots or at 2X predecessor, the Galaxy S9+ significantly
big deal for a smartphone because having zoom. Live Focus allows to adjust the improves the camera as well as overall
f/1.5 enables better quality pictures in a background blur in real time or can be performance. It’s the best Android phone
low-light scenario and shallow depth of altered after the image has been shot. you can buy if you’re looking for a
field compared to images shot in f/2.4. On the video front, the camera is top-of-the-line performance.
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now but this is the first time
Vu has added an official
The TV is bundled with two remote
controls - an infrared one and a Bluetooth
one. However, the Bluetooth remote is not
software, it offers a well-rounded feature
set except for the lack of HDR. But if we
consider just the price, it is obviously on
Android OS running TV. Aptly named Vu pre-configured, which means it won’t the higher side compared to Xiaomi’s
Official Android TV, the new TV series is work during the initial setup. The offering but Vu has a wider availability
available in three sizes - 43-inches, Bluetooth remote also features mic that and official Android OS that not many TV
49-inches and 55-inches and this month can be used for voice search. manufacturers offer, and certainly not in
we take a look at one of the models to see if Vu claims they use an A+ grade IPS 4K this price bracket.
it’s worth the asking price, given how panel and while the picture quality is
heated up the Indian television market is decent, the TV does not support HDR.
after the entry of Xiaomi. The TV runs the official Android 7.0
The TV cannot understandably match where you get access to Play Store apps
Mi TV 4’s slimness but has a clean and a and games. The TV, however, comes
streamlined design. The thin bezels pre-installed with apps like Hotstar, VERDICT
surround the display with an integrated Netflix, Alt Balaji, Sony LIV. Chromecast
soundbar at the bottom. The TV can be support makes casting videos easy from a WE’RE IMPRESSED(DVHRIXVH
wall mounted or can be placed on a table smartphone to the TV. WE’D IMPROVE3UHFRQĆJXUH
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smartphone or a tablet to configure or do it The Vu Official Android TV pricing
the conventional way by adding all the starts from `36,999 for the smallest size
required details like wireless password, and goes up to `55,999 for the biggest one.

Tested
PRICE `2,25,000 URL benq.co.in DIMENSIONS

[[PPWEIGHT 4.2kg RESOLUTION
4K UHD (3840x2160) BRIGHTNESS 2200 ANSI
Lumens PROJECTION TECH DLP PROJECTION
SIZE 60” ~ 200” / 300” ZOOM RATIO 1.2X
CONRTAST RATIO 10000:1 CONNECTIVITY
HDMI, D-Sub, USB Type-A, Audio In/Out, IR
Receiver LAMP LIFE Up to 10,000 hours
SPEAKER Yes, 5W
4K UHD PROJECTION
BenQ W1700
W1700 is compact and offers 4K UHD playback, HDR support
L
ast year, we got a chance to try out
BenQ’s first DLP 4K projector,
W11000 and while we were happy
with what the projector had to offer,
the size and the weight was an issue.
Fast forward to today, we have the W1700 that
supports 4K UHD playback but in a smaller
form factor.
The 4.2kg projector design is reminiscent to
other BenQ projectors with its matte white
finish, well-placed vents for heat dissipation and
connectivity options at the back - HDMI 1.4 and
2.2 ports, D-sub, USB Type-A and Type-B and
audio in/out. There are physical controls at the
top but the BenQ also bundles a remote control
for multimedia playback.
The W1700 is equipped with a 0.47-inch
single-DMD DLP chip, that can output in up to
4K UHD (3840x2160) resolution and feature a
contrast ratio of 10000:1 with the colour support
of up to 1.07 billion colours. The projector also
features HDR10, Rec. 709 colour accuracy, and
CineMaster Video+ and the end result is
convincing with true-to-life colours and an
immersive experience, perfect for home cinema.
It also comes with a 5W speaker, which is fit for a VERDICT
small room and offers different audio modes.
The W1700’s lamp has a brightness of up to WE’RE IMPRESSED Size, ease of use,
2200 ANSI lumens with lamp life ranging from performance
4,000 hours in normal mode to up to 10,000 WE’D IMPROVE Speaker output
hours in eco mode. THE LAST WORD A compact 4K projector
The W1700 is priced at `2,25,000, a really with good overall performance and price
good price if you’re looking for quality 4K UHD
playback with HDR and good colour
management.

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PRICE `96,160 URL dell.co.in DIMENSIONS

309.6x215.7x15.51mm WEIGHT 1.45kg DISPLAY
13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS Touch Display
CPU 8th-gen Intel Core i7-8550U RAM 16GB DDR4
GPU Intel 620 Graphics STORAGE Up to 512GB
SSD CONNECTIVITY 802.11ac Wi-Fi , Bluetooth
4.2, USB 3.1 Type-C, HDMI 2.0 OS Windows 10
AUDIO 2 tuned speakers with Waves MaxxAudio
Pro BATTERY 38WHr, 3-Cell Battery
INSPIRING CONVERTIBLE
Dell Inspiron 13 7373

A 2-in-1 notebook with some serious horsepower
I
t’s easy to be deceived by Dell Inspiron 13
7373’s notebook-ish demeanor but this little
device is much more than just a regular
looking laptop. It’s a convertible notebook aka
a 2-in-1 that gives the flexibility to use it as a full-fledged
laptop or as a tablet. However you use, the result is
satisfying.
The Inspiron 13 7373 is designed with portability in
mind, which is why the notebook has a compact design
(measures 309.6x215.7x15.51mm) and is lightweight as well
(weighs 1.5kg). The solidly built notebook sports brushed
aluminium with thin bezels around the display and a
360-degree hinge that allows the notebook to be used in
four modes - laptop, tent, stand or tablet mode. Different
ports and connectivity options are at the side of the laptop.
The notebook uses a 13.3-inch Full HD touchscreen IPS
panel that is up to 300-nit brightness, making it easier to
use the device outdoors. The 2-in-1 handles most of the
tasks with ease, thanks to Intel’s 8th-gen Core processor
and up to 16GB of RAM. In our case, it was fitted with a
Core i7-8550U, 16GB of RAM, integrated Intel 620 graphics
and up to 512GB SSD for zippy performance. Connectivity-
wise, there’s a dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi to handle internet
duty along with SmartByte streaming tech that
automatically optimises bandwidth for different
applications and Bluetooth 4.2 for short-range
communication. The backlit keyboard is nice and as an
added advantage is spill-resistant.
The Inspiron 13 7373 notebook supports Windows Hello VERDICT
with the integrated infrared camera and works well with
Cortana. Moreover, the audio experience is enhanced by WE’RE IMPRESSED Performance, Design
Waves MaxxAudio Pro that ensures clearer highs and WE’D IMPROVE Battery life
enhanced bass. THE LAST WORD Compact 2-in-1 that
All said and done, the Inspiron 13 7373 is a good device scores in looks and overall performance
for someone who’s looking for a 2-in-1 form factor in a
Windows device along with a battery backup of about
5.5 hours.

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Asus ROG XG
PRICE `33,000 URL asus.com/in DIMENSIONS
45.6x15.8x27.8cm WEIGHT 5.1kg PSU 600W 80
Plus Gold Power Supply GPU SUPPORT Nvidia
GeForce GTX 9/10 series and later, AMD Radeon
Station 2
R9/RX and later CONNECTIVITY Thunderbolt 3,
Gigabit LAN, 4xUSB 3.0, USB Type-B, PCIe
RGB LIGHTING Yes
Desktop-like gaming performance on a slim laptop
WORDS KUNAL GANGAR
S
lim laptops are great if you’re on the move
but when it comes to gaming, most laptops
understandably, lack the hardware required
for today’s games. This is where Asus’ ROG
XG Station 2 comes into play. The ROG XG Station 2
looks like a PC chassis but this device enables users to
use desktop GPUs with their laptops. In other words,
it’s an external graphics dock that gives the laptop,
much-needed GPU boost to play high-end games, which
wouldn’t have been possible.
The ROG XG Station 2 boasts signature ROG styling
with its distinct design pattern, Aura RGB lighting and a
plasma-tube on the front to give that futuristic look. The
back hosts all the ports, which includes a power, Gigabit
LAN, four USB 3.0 and one USB 3.0 Type-B ports and
Thunderbolt 3. There’s a slider on the top of the ROG XG
Station 2 that reveals the cooling fans, PCIe slot for the
GPU and an oddly placed Start button. Why odd, you ask?
Because every time you want to use the ROG XG Station
2, you’ll have to slide to open the device and then turn it
on. We would have preferred an easily accessible external
button so that we don’t have to open it every time.
However, the ease of use is where ROG XG Station 2
shines. Connect the Thunderbolt 3 cable to a compatible
laptop and start enjoying high-end games on your thin
laptop. The graphics bump is noticeable when you go from
integrated graphics on the laptop to ROG XG Station 2.
We used Asus’ Strix GeForce 1080 Ti but the device is
compatible with Nvidia GeForce GTX 9/10 series or AMD
Radeon’s R9/RX. Got HTC Vive? The device supports VR
solutions as well. VERDICT
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capable of providing up to 500W to the GPU and 100W to WE’RE IMPRESSED Plug and Play
the laptop so you don’t need another cable to charge the WE’D IMPROVE Accessible Start button, slightly
laptop while it is connected to the Asus device. longer Thunderbolt 3 cable
ROG XG Station 2 is priced at Rs. 33,000 and while we THE LAST WORD ROG XG Station 2 does what
would have preferred few things differently like an easily it is intended to do
accessible start button and a longer Thunderbolt 3 cable,
the ROG XG Station 2 is a perfect companion for gamers
who want the extra grunt from their laptop.

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PRICE `1,49,999 URL www3.lenovo.com/in/

en DIMENSIONS 12.7” x 8.8” x 0.5” WEIGHT
1.4kg RAM 16 GB DDR4 GPU Intel UHD
Graphics 620 PROCESSOR Intel Core i7-8550U
STORAGE 512GB SSD PCIe
SPEAKER 2 JBL Speakers OS Windows 10
Home 64bit DISPLAY 13.9” IPS touchscreen
RESOLUTION UHD (3840 x 2160) WI-FI
802.11 a/c 2x2 WiFi BLUETOOTH v4.1 PORTS
1x USB 3.0, 2x USB C, Audio jack
BATTERY 4 Cell Li-Polymer
SMALL (AND FLEXIBLE) WONDER
Lenovo Yoga 920 VIBES Edition

The YOGA 920 ups the ante
WORDS ANKUSH MAHAJAN
R
ight out of the gate, the Yoga stylus is thrown in at no extra cost. from pretty far away thanks to far-field
920 knocks it out of the park Supporting up to 4,096 levels of pressure microphones listening in even through
with its attractive design. The sensitivity, it works swimmingly and palm background noise. The HD webcam needs
bold design of the lid meshes rejection is perfect. Moving onto traditional work as colours favoured cooler tint
perfectly with the signature watchband input methods, the backlit keyboard travel although it was adequately clear. Long story
hinge and silver frame encompassing the is slightly lower than we would have liked short, the positives of the Yoga 920 outweigh
convertible. The 360-degree hinge isn’t but the trackpad is very responsive. the negatives and those in the market (and
there as eye candy and anyone familiar with The dual JBL speakers at the bottom were have the budget) for a premium 2-in-1 need
Lenovo knows it will help bending in laptop, surprisingly rich and devoid of any tinny to look no further.
tablet, tent or stand modes. Unlike many sound making it suitable as a casual
others where the hinge is creaky, the entertainment machine filling a quiet, small
watchband holds the screen stiff regardless room.The hardware crammed is very
of the angle. The 13.9” IPS display comes impressive with the latest 8th Gen Intel i7
with a UHD resolution that is overkill at that processor, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD all
VERDICT
size but the high pixel density keeps things contributing to a super speedy experience. WE’RE IMPRESSED: Watchband hinge,
crisp although it could have been brighter. 4K videos were running without hitches and Stylus with battery included, light weight
Coming to the side, you can see the major skipping through was near instantaneous WE’D IMPROVE: Lack of ports, FHD
downside of having such a sleek form factor but executing 3D applications at native UHD native resolution would have been
- the dearth of connectivity slots. You’ll resolution is not advisable. Bumping them preferable, Port dock not included, Lid is a
have to make do with 2 Thunderbolt USB down to FHD (1080p) made it more ĆQJHUSULQWPDJQHW
Type-C ports, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and palatable. THE LAST WORD: Costs a pretty penny
a USB 3 port. An external port dock is Since the preloaded OS is Windows 10 EXW<RJDDOPRVWMXVWLĆHVLWVSULFH
definitely required and is a missed Home, the fingerprint reader on the right
opportunity to not have included it in the enables login via Windows Hello. Microsoft’s
bundle. Thankfully, Lenovo’s Active Pen 2 digital assistant Cortana can be summoned

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PRICE `21,999 URL iball.co.in DIMENSIONS 334x222x24mm

WEIGHT 1.30kg DISPLAY 14-inch HD (1366x768) CPU Intel
Apollo Lake N4200, Pentium Quad Core up to 2.50 GHz RAM
4GB DDR3 STORAGE 32GB internal, microSD card up to 128GB,
up to 1TB HDD/SSD CONNECTIVITY 802.11ac Wi-Fi , Bluetooth
4, USB 3.0 & 2.0 ports, mini HDMI, Ethernet OS Windows 10
Home CAMERA 0.3MP
WINDOWS LAPTOP FOR THE MASSES
iBall CompBook Premio v2.0

The new CompBook adds support for HDDs and SSDs
i
Ball entered the laptop market couple of
years back with an affordable notebook
running Windows OS. The CompBook
Premio v2.0 is not as cheap as their first
offering, but iBall is trying to justify the asking price by
adding new features.
Compared to the first CompBook’s design, the
CompBook Premio v2.0 has come a long way. The build
quality is good with a glossy gunmetal colour that
gives a premium look. The compact laptop weighs just
1.3kg that makes it a good choice for someone who is
looking for portability. There are a host of connectivity
options on either side of the laptop like a mini HDMI
1.4, two USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, Ethernet port,
a microSD card slot and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
The laptop is powered by Intel’s N4200 quad-core
processor and 4GB RAM, which is good enough for
light to moderate productive work. The machine is
capable of handling few web browser tabs while
listening to music but it’s underpowered for any
process-intensive work. By default, the CompBook
Premio v2.0 comes with just 32GB of internal storage.
That’s awfully less for a PC running Windows 10 and
we ran out of storage while trying to update Windows
10. Thankfully, it comes with a hard drive slot that can
be used to expand storage by up to 1TB. It supports a
7mm HDD or an SSD.
The notebook has a 14-inch display with a glossy
panel that supports 1366x768 pixel resolution. The
keyboard has well-spaced out keys and the large VERDICT
trackpad is pretty good that also supports gestures.
The entry-level SKU runs Windows 10 Home but WE’RE IMPRESSED Build quality
iBall is also selling an SKU with Windows 10 Pro if WE’D IMPROVE 32GB storage that isn’t enough
you’re willing to shell out `3,000 more. THE LAST WORD A no-frills laptop with
There’s a market for affordable laptops and Windows 10 at an affordable price
CompBook Premio v2.0 fits in perfectly for someone
who’s not looking for anything fancy but runs
Windows OS. iBall however, should also look to bring
in new SKUs that are pre-installed with HDDs.

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bisoft went back to the have thoughtfully etched out the
roots when they released character and the backstory.
the Far Cry Primal in 2016. You play as part of the Resistance
Although Primal, in its that helps to reduce the influence of
own right, was a good game, it the cult and ultimately take the cult
replaced guns with weapons suited in down by taking down shrines,
the primal era. However, with Far Cry
5, the franchise comes to the present
in a modern day setting, latest
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APRIL 2018
T3 India as a magazine/ezine rightly past. Look at the worldwide revival

focuses on products that are new of turntables. Only 15 years
and under development. This, of ago, the turntable was consigned to
course, does not suggest or imply the dustbin. Today, pressing plants
that everything old is bad and are hard pressed to meet the
outdated. The pace at which demand. The area where retro is
technology moves, demands most in demand is music – both
that we cover all product Western and Indian, and T3 India
developments for our readers. In few seeks to address this gap. We hope
cases, this means going back to the you enjoy this section.
Inside
086 Classic Artistes - Indian
088 Classic Artistes - Western

RAJESH ROSHAN
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– Vol III
Words: H. S. Billimoria
Title song from Dil Tujhko Diya

(1987)
This Kumar Gaurav-Rati Agnihotri
starrer had superb music. The title
song has been beautifully rendered
by Lata Mangeshkar. It,however,
Of all the music composers that have created Bollywood albums for Universal, does not find place in the film.
Rajesh Roshan is perhaps the most consistent. True, Laxmikant Pyarelal, Prem ki hai
from Hamari
Kalyanji Anandji and R D Burman have also contributed a lot to the Universal Bahu Alka
collection. However, their albums have varied from the excellent to the (1982)
Basu
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film starring Rakesh Roshan and
was still of a very high standard. Bindiya Goswami. The musical
album, however, was melodious and
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from Achhe You (1982)
Yaarana Lagne Lage All the
(1981) (2002) tracks from
The songs Rajesh ‘Johny I Love
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are popular reserves the best for his nephew HTXDOO\JRRG
even today Hrithik Roshan and this number However,
DQGç<DDUDQDèDOVRUDQNVDPRQJVW from ‘ Aap Mujhe Achhe Lagne the Kishore
5DMHVK5RVKDQèV7RSDOEXPV /DJHèLVSURRI7KHVRQJLVUDWKHU Kumar-Asha
This solo by Kishore Kumar also long but extremely rhythmic and Bhosle duet sung in a marriage
KDSSHQVWREH+ULWKLN5RVKDQèV gives full scope to Hrithik Roshan procession is our choice from the
favourite song. to display his dancing prowess. album.
Also, Udit Narayan at his best.
RAJESH ROSHAN
Dil kya kare Rajesh Roshan. Most of them have Roshan twice – once for ‘Bahaar
from Julie been picturised on the vamp. This $DQH7DNèDQGWKHVHFRQGWLPH
(1975) SDUWLFXODUWUDFNç/HHML\H:RK$DJD\Hè IRUç=LQGDJL-HHQH.H/L\Hè7KH
,WZDVç-XOLHè has been beautifully sung by Asha VHFRQGILOPZDVDGDPSVTXLE
that catapulted Bhosle and picturised on Reena Roy and therefore the song did not
Rajesh Roshan playing the seductress. get much exposure. ‘Baharon
into the top QHèLVQHYHUWKHOHVVWRSFODVV
category. All Zulfon ke and Pankaj Udhas has not
the songs were outstanding and andhere disappointed with his rendition.
therefore, Rajesh Roshan won mein from
his first Filmfare Award for this Ulta Seedha
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Kishore Kumar tugs at the heart ‘Zulfon Ke
and is popular even today. Andhere
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another
Asha
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rendered
in her
inimitable style. The track has been
beautifully enacted in the movie by
Rati Agnihotri. Ulta Seedha was a
Subodh Mukerjee film but it flopped Chhu kar from Yaarana (1981)
Ek yaar manga tha from Officer badly. $OOWKHVRQJVRIç<DDUDQDèZHUH
(2000) outstanding. We, therefore,
ç2IILFHUèRQO\KDGWZRWUDFNVE\ Pyar ka have to include this solo which it
Rajesh Roshan. The first track badla from is claimed derives its inspiration
was included in the CD ‘The Best Yehi Hai from Rabindra Sangeet. This
RI5DMHVK5RVKDQè9RO,,,QWKLV Zindagi is the only instance of a film in
YROXPHZHLQFOXGH6RQX1LJDPèV (1977) which one song follows another
VRXOIXOVRORç(N<DDU0DQJD7KDè ‘Yehi hai without a break.
picturised on Suniel Shetty =LQGDJLè
featured the
Sun mere blockbuster
yaar from duet ‘Dil-
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Rajesh Roshan Kishore and
knew how to Lata. Kishore
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ç6KDNNDèZDV at his best. Anand Bakshi wrote the
a flop but this Kishore solo saw lyrics.
Rajesh in his element and is a
winner. Baharon
mein from Mujhe chhu rahi from
Leejiye woh Zindagi Swayamvar (1980)
aagaye from Jeene Ke ç6ZD\DPYDUèZDV\HWDQRWKHU
Udhar Ka Sindur Liye PRYLHE\%1DJL5HGG\RIç-XOLHè
(1976) (1984) fame. This love duet sung by
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has rendered Udhas is extremely melodious and
a number sang for UHPDLQVHWFKHGLQRQHèVPHPRU\
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Bruce Springsteen
BRUCE
SPRINGSTEEN
Words: H. S. Billimoria
Born in 1949 as Bruce Frederick Springsteen,

Bruce Springsteen is more popularly known
as the ‘Boss’. A prolific singer and song
writer, he started his career with the E
Street Band. Deeply sympathetical towards
the American working class, his lyrics were
very poetic and sentimental. Springsteen is
known even today for his concerts which he
started in the 70’s and continues to perform
even today.
Springsteen’s best albums have been ‘Born

To Run’ (1975) and ‘Born In The USA’ (1984).
His worldwide record sales exceed 145
million and he has won 20 Grammy Awards.
Although, primarily a rock singer, Bruce
Springsteen has also dabbled with folk music
in the later part of his career. His ‘Greatest
hits’ album, released in 1995, gives a fair
indication of Springsteen’s talent.

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