T3 October 2026 Issue 391 - Gadgets, tech reviews, and editor’s letter

Oct 12, 2026

Urban tech and consumer gadget highlights for October 2026, including featured product upgrades across smart home tech, gaming laptops, travel audio, and stand-out speaker hardware. A dedicated spotlight describes the KEF LS Luxe with its driver array, metamat erial absorption approach, bass accuracy claims, multi-room audio support, and connectivity options. The issue also includes a folding iPhone editor’s letter discussing why iPhone Duo matters, how Apple’s software ecosystem changes expectations, and what to examine next in the magazine, plus awards and licensing information.

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NEW iPHONE DUO! THE BEST Urban EBIKES Space-age tech for inner city streets THE HOTTEST SMART HOME TECH The ultimate indoor living guide —these are the upgrades you need GADGETS WITH OLD-SCHOOL COOL RATED PIXEL 11 PRO Camera, power and AI upgrades ISSUE 391 Lightweight GAMING LAPTOPS BOSE’S 5-STAR TRAVEL CANS KE F LS LUXE Speakers needn’t stop at pleasing the ears – they can look good too, as the new Kef LS Luxe attest. This set of bookshelf speakers was dreamed up by designer Ross Lovegrove, and its soft, swooping aesthetic and grooved back panels make it an eye-catching addition to any living room. Kef also claims the “low-diffraction”visual style helps enable “a purer sound experience, with sharper clarity and deeper bass”. On the inside is a 12th-generation 6. 5-inch Uni-Q driver array with advanced Metamaterial Absorption Technology, which to the rest of us means “a wider sweet spot and minimal distortion” that banishes unwanted sound interference. The LS Luxe also boasts improved bass accuracy and is Kef’s first speaker with Velocity Control Technology that monitors the driver and corrects movement inconsistencies. It’s rounded out by support for multi-room audio, lossless 24-bit/384kHz audio formats and a range of digital and analogue connections. There’s a lot on offer here, whether you’re enjoying its acoustic output or simply taking in its rounded curves. £3,500, [kef.com](kef.com) SHOWSTOPPER Gadgets that showcase the very best that design and technology have to offer © KEF OCTO B ER 2026 T3 3 Meet the team Meet the team NICK ODANTZIS Editor RIK HENDERSON News Editor MIKE LOWE Tech Editor LIZZIE WILMOT Senior Staff Writer MICHELLE McLAREN Art Editor MAT GALLAGHER Editor In Chief, [T3.com](T3.com) BETH MORGAN Home Editor HENRY WINCHESTER Contributor MARC CHACKSFIELD Content Director MATT KOLLAT Active Editor MAX FREEMAN-MILLS Staff Writer IAN EVENDEN Production Editor SUBSCRIBE Get this magazine for half its shop price! SUBSCRIBE TODAY AND SAVE! [magazinesdirect.com/TTT/DN22P](magazinesdirect.com/TTT/DN22P) 4 T3 OCTO B ER 2026 MEET OUR ADVERTISING TEAM Get in touch to see what T3 can do foryour brand! ACCOUNT MANAGER CHARLOTTE BECKETT [charlotte.beckett@futurenet.com](charlotte.beckett@futurenet.com) ADVERTISING DIRECTOR SASHA McGREGOR [sasha.mcgregor@futurenet.com](sasha.mcgregor@futurenet.com) THE GLOBAL MAGAZINE T3 is currently licensed worldwide, from Australia to Mexico HOW TO LICENSE T3 T3 is available for licensing and syndication. To find out more, contact us at licensing@ [futurenet.com](futurenet.com) or view our available content at [futurecontenthub.com](futurecontenthub.com). Head of print licensing: Rachel Shaw VISIT T3 .COM [T3.com](T3.com) is one of the UK’s leading consumer lifestyle sites, presenting products in helpful buying guides and curated deals posts. It’s also responsive, enabling you to enjoy it on any device. SCAN TO GET OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Welcome Editor’s letter The folding iPhone is finally here. The iPhone Duo – because iPhone Fold would have been too obvious, and sound too similar to other folding phones already in the game – is the Apple revelation that I really didn’t think would ever happen, even though I knew it had to. Each year, the latest phone – whether it’s from Apple, Samsung or Google – has become an incremental step forward, just enough of an improvement to keep the upgrade cycle ticking over, but not all that inspiring. Modern folding phones, divisive though they may be, have broken the mould, and feel genuinely special in away that regular phones aren’t any more. Although I am glad that Apple has jumped on the folding bandwagon, I expected something slightly more extraordinary, in the same way the first iPhone was when it came out nearly two decades ago. Don’t get me wrong, the Duo looks impressive (Apple claims to have solved the crease ‘problem’ wi

FAQs

What products are highlighted as featured upgrades in this T3 issue?

The issue spotlights urban e-bikes, smart home technology, lightweight gaming laptops, travel audio, and KEF bookshelf speakers, along with additional gadget sections.

What does the editor’s letter say about the folding iPhone?

It frames iPhone Duo as a long-anticipated Apple revelation, notes the novelty compared with typical incremental phone upgrades, and points readers to impressions for whether it can be a game-changer.

How does T3 describe its testing and recommendation approach?

T3 states it only features products the team would use themselves, discards many options per category, selects best-in-class items for its Tested section, and emphasizes that every review product is thoroughly tested by experts.

Oct 12, 2026

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