News Archive | August 2026

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August 15th
- The Scent Amplifier is to fragrances what the value amp is to music
- Your Simba mattress just got a cooling upgrade to help you sleep through the next heatwave
- IKEA's latest gadget is a 3-in-1 clock, thermometer and humidity monitor – and it's only £5
August 14th
- Ben Affleck self-directs in Netflix's taut thriller Animals, and it looks hair-raising
- Meet the Aston Martin Valen – the most powerful front-engined production car it has ever produced
- Nearly 40 years later, Casio just gave its most iconic digital watch a fitness-tracker makeover, and it only costs £55
- I missed the Game Boy Advance first time around – the Konkr Pocket Advance retro gaming handheld helps me correct that mistake
- It’s the end of the line for the iPhone X, but its legacy will live on for many years
- Birdfy just gave its smart bird feeder a serious design upgrade with better AI detection than before
- Melitta’s new coffee grinder is the easiest way to grind fresh coffee beans – and you won’t believe the price
- iPhone 18 might be delayed, but expert suggests there'll be two significant upgrades worth waiting for
- Xiaomi's new robot vacuums have arrived with some clever maintenance-saving features
- Puma and SAYSKY just gave two of Puma’s best running shoes a business-casual makeover
- Blueair is back to save another heatwave with its new Pedestal Air Circulator Fan – but there’s a catch
- Panasonic's new 4-in-1 microwave is slimmer than ever – but can cook a whole chicken 36% faster
- Peak Design just made the kind of bag I never expected from Peak Design and I love it
- iPhone Ultra reportedly comes with oddly placed front cameras and no Dynamic Island
- I waited months for Project Hail Mary on 4K Blu-ray – and it was so worth it
August 13th
- Gentle Monster looks like it could be one of Netflix's most affecting films ever, with Léa Seydoux on top form
- Could Apple homeOS finally be ready? Expert claims it's a cross between tvOS, watchOS and iOS
- Tefal's first-ever stacked air fryer has a detachable front panel so it can fit in the dishwasher
- Back-to-school isn't just for kids – this smart robot lawn mower could give you your weekends back
- Your Pixel Watch 4 just got a cool new feature that can detect if you stop breathing and call for help automatically
- Your PS5 just got one of the greatest co-op shooters for free with PS Plus – there's even a huge new content update
- This cult Danish cycling brand wants you to dress better when you’re nowhere near a bike and its new collection makes a strong case
- Flair’s electronic milk steamer looks like something from Doctor Who – it’s what you need for your home coffee set-up
- IKEA quietly brings back its £29 air purifier with a sleep mode and new colours
- A Louis Vuitton Porsche 911? Yes, please! In fact, I'll have two
- Xbox's Elite 3 pro controller will feature a built-in screen and other upgrades, according to leaked prototype
August 12th
- Apple TV's Aussie whodunnit looks like a feverish stress-bomb in first full trailer
- Google Pixel 11 pre-orders: The best Pixel 11 Pro pre-order deals
- Now we know what the inside of the Jaguar Type 01 will look like – and it's far less controversial
- Google just cut AI Pro subscriptions by half in new Pixel 11 devices – and not in a good way
- Google's Pixel 11 Pro Fold may be 10% lighter, but Samsung's Z Fold 8 has my heart
- Android users rejoice as Google reveals its AirTag rival, the Pixel Tag
- Fitbit Air's major Google upgrade adds blood oxygen reports from next month
- Here's every Pixel 11 in every colour, as Google reveals 2026 flagships
- Google Gemini 'is alive' in new Pixel 11 Pro – new HiLight feature explained
- Panasonic's new electric shaver automatically adds more power where your beard needs it
- Canada Goose digs into its lesser-known archive for a rugged four-pocket workwear coat with serious heritage appeal
- Siri's new voice is now available to try on your iPhone, here's how to get it early
- Le Creuset just made it easier to cook over an open flame with its new BBQ collection
- Watch the Made by Google event live right here: See the Pixel 11 launch, Trevor Noah and a whole lot more
- Apple unwittingly reveals six new iPhone models – not all will release at once, though
- Your garage and gates just got smarter with these new Apple Home-compatible sensors
- YETI's huge new hunting-inspired collection covers coolers, bags and tumblers, but it's the hats that steal the show
- SURI launches affordable version of its best-selling electric toothbrush – with hardly any compromises
- Patagonia’s popular 30L travel backpack has a clever new Scandinavian rival that has two compartments, wet/dry storage and a proper hiking-style harness
August 11th
- Samsung's Dolby Atmos rival expands – here's what Eclipsa Audio can bring to your TV
- Samsung's next "affordable" phone upgrade might not be as affordable as hoped – or much of an upgrade
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a "smash hit", which is great news for Apple and the iPhone Ultra
- SwitchBot just launched an AI smart home assistant that understands exactly what you want
- This Terra Kaffe coffee machine will turn you into an espresso expert – but it’ll cost you
- Manscaped's iconic Lawn Mower lineup welcomes its most affordable body groomer yet
- This tiny retro games handheld hides big features for audiophiles, and at a very attractive price
- Ecovacs debuts its smartest robot window cleaner yet – but the price will shock you
August 10th
- Apple just dropped a trailer for a season of TV that's already started – but it does look good
- You can now play PS5 games on Steam Deck, Steam Machine and Lenovo Legion Go S, here's how
- Pro Breeze takes on Ninja with its first-ever ice cream maker, and there’s no pre-freezing required
- It looks like the Pixel Watch 5 is a Fitbit in more ways that one – leaked collab model owes much to Fitbit Air
- Ninja’s new oven air fryer hybrid can replace almost all your kitchen appliances
- Freely now offers more than 70 free channels, with huge update of 100s of hours of new shows and movies
- This Icelandic outdoor brand, which has been building gear for fishermen and mountaineers for 100 years, just proved that the best winter jackets don’t have to look technical
- Apple could reintroduce an Apple Watch design we've not seen in years – and as soon as this year
- Seiko goes all in with ‘Edo purple’ anniversary watches – and I can’t decide which one I want
- Cult-favourite Japanese outdoor brand and wander’s new AW26 collection makes rain gaiters, satin trousers and technical fleece look ridiculously cool
- TAG Heuer’s new Formula 1 Solargraph pays tribute to the final Dutch Grand Prix
- Timex brought back its first digital watch and its glorious 1975 design with a wonderfully strange navy acrylic surround frame has barely aged
- Apple Watch could look very different in the future, we might even get an Apple Fitbit rival
- Worried about losing your batteries? Now they can track themselves
- Patagonia's seriously cool Nano-Air bomber jacket weighs less than a can of Coke
August 9th
- The stunning Syitren transparent player puts the "see" into CDs
- Motorola's smartwatch concept isn't actually a smartwatch, it's an "unfoldable" phone you can wear
- “At some point, you simply have to trust and follow the car”: How can Formula E drivers finish a race with only 0.1% battery left? Here’s the answer
August 8th
- Self-healing clothes are a reality and they're built using fungus
- This disc-shaped multitool is the size of a coin and five times as handy
- This smart toaster displays your family photos while toasting your favourite bread – yes, really
- Dyson just gave the Airwrap 4 new attachments to make styling easier than ever
- Garmin’s flagship outdoor watch is getting a free update to fix pace dropouts, random reboots and frustrating music controls
- This clever travel backpack can expand by 30% and slides straight onto your suitcase
August 7th
- Nic Cage's new Madden trailer is one of the odder ones I've seen recently
- GamerCard is finally here! The superslim handheld brings a touch of the modern to retro gaming – there's nothing quite like it
- Sir Jony Ive's first OpenAI product to be an... Amazon Echo Dot?
- Free software update turns Insta360’s tiny action camera into a full-fledged AI assistant that can do things most smart glasses can’t
- Your Apple AirPods could replace a fitness watch at the gym, after iOS 27 arrives
- Orient Star continues its 75th anniversary celebrations with new M45 F7 Small Seconds watch
- Watch out, Eufy – Narwal’s new robot vacuum features a ‘world’s first’ flattened roller mop
- The Victrola Wave Bluetooth turntable finally comes to the UK, along with space-saving Soundstage speaker to start your vinyl journey
- Nothing will launch "twice the number" of phones next year, with Nothing Phone (4) to be joined by at least five others
- Patagonia’s new backpack can survive half an hour underwater without soaking your gear
- Goldwin’s Fall 2026 collection is a masterclass in technical layering, with GORE-TEX and Polartec built for the city
August 6th
- Hyperkin's SupaBoy SNES handheld makes a mockery of Sony's physical media plans – keeps it real in every way possible
- Nike just revealed its mysterious new ZoomX trail racer, but it’s keeping the best details secret
- Could these be the ultimate affordable desktop speakers of your dreams?
- Here's the Pixel Watch 5 from every angle, with official Google marketing images leaking early
- Samsung’s Z Fold 8 has changed the foldables game, as pre-orders prove
- Dolby Vision 2 has arrived! List of TVs getting the new HDR standard today
- Bose's award-winning QuietComfort Headphones return in 2nd Gen update
- GTA VI gameplay will debut exclusively on Netflix, then hit YouTube six hours later
- Samsung’s Ballie robot might not be dead after all, if this app UI leak is anything to go by
- Is your Apple device getting Siri AI soon? Here are the products that will support Apple's new assistant first
- Netflix finally fixes something that's been bugging me for years – I can now use my Netflix Premium account (almost) everywhere I want
- Japanese outdoor giant Snow Peak has updated one of the most important tents in its history
- HOKA’s maximalist trail shoes have a new low-profile rival from KEEN with a 4mm drop and 925-mile outsole
- Ultralight technical outdoor gear is becoming luxury fashion and Helinox is leading the way
August 5th
- Xiaomi launches 2-in-1 device that purifies and humidifies your home simultaneously
- Steam Machine no longer makes sense with the GMKtec NEO-X1 around – Ryzen 9 and up to RTX 5070 graphics for just a bit more
- Ozlo upgrades its sleep earbuds with redesigned audio and 14-hour battery – but the price will still shock you
- Massive Xbox leak reveals Project Helix plans that could win the next-gen console war
- Seiko x Honda’s new Motocompo-inspired watch is more impressive when you flip it over
- Forget gorpcore – This iconic Icelandic brand's new collection goes full fisherman core, and it might just be autumn's coolest outdoor trend
- Apple CarPlay becomes Apple BoatPlay too – taking to the waterways with navigation and apps
- Philips Hue accidentally leaks new Hue Play Lightstrip Pro on its own website
- It's the end of an era for one of Android's crowning technologies, but all things must change
- Hatch’s new sleep clock is a sleep tracker and wake up light in one
- Patagonia's newest insulated jacket, which borrows technology from its toughest workwear coat, takes aim at one of the biggest flaws with modern puffers
- HOKA's Hopara sandals are great, but this KEEN collab with a cult Japanese outdoor brand looks even better
- HDR10+ Advanced arrives on Samsung TVs in days – here's what the Dolby Vision 2 rival adds
August 4th
- All Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members get to try Gears of War: E-Day early and for free
- Your iPhone is finally getting a camera roll feature that actually works
- Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra could take a massive step backwards with an unwelcome downgrade
- Nothing's mystery new product isn't a mystery anymore, new open-ear earbuds from the CMF brand
- EA Sports FC 27 only needed one essential new feature to get my cash, but I'm actually getting five
- Nike just made an Alphafly for hybrid racing and it looks seriously fast
- Never clean your washing machine? Hoover's new range has solved that problem
- The world might be ending, but Vollebak has made a bright yellow chemical-suit trench coat for exactly that occasion, so it's okay
- Ultimate Gadget Wishlist in the latest issue of T3!
- The North Face ditches carbon plates and massive stack height to bring high-altitude trail running back to basics
- Sky's biggest free rival just got a massive influx of new UK TV channels – 11 new Freely channels include 24/7 movies
- New Google Pixel 11 leaks include one from Google itself, see the Pixel 11 Pro Fold and more
- Casio does it again with a new G-Shock Gravitymaster that can correct itself and detect shocks and magnetic fields
- Gargantuan Googlebook leak shows one of the first laptops... and something else
August 3rd
- Valve's Steam Frame price leaks and I don't think Meta has much to worry about
- What is Apple Upgrade and is it coming to the UK? Apple's new subscription service explained
- Google finally accepts that Apple AirTag exists, here's its own "Pixel Tag" ahead of launch
- HOKA’s chunkiest running shoe just got a stealthy new look courtesy of legendary Japanese retailer BEAMS
- Hoka’s lightest Tecton yet comes armed with a new foam and carbon plate system designed to turn tough trails into fast ones
- Lego PlayStation is the next big retro gaming set to leak, and the "free gift" might be the best thing about it
- Casio’s cult Ring Watch could be getting a huge smart upgrade, but only one country can buy it
- Is console gaming dead? Xbox's savage price hike is latest scandal to rock this generation
- Did Nike just unveil the most comfy sliders ever made? Massage and heating included
- This Chinese brand just combined a pocket gimbal camera and an autonomous drone into one ingenious device
- Laifen launches new compact electric shaver that promises power without the usual vibration
- Panerai’s new Luminor Marina watch is lighter than ever before, thanks to this unusual material
August 2nd
- Crisp, crease-free clothes easily, anytime you need? Take my money
- Heatwave getting to you? Get yourself a human fridge, for real
- Nespresso is giving customers 50 free coffee pods and a travel mug – here's how to claim yours
August 1st
- Netflix's new thriller series looks like Jaws for the conspiracy age – and it's sure to creep you out
- Now you can 3D print your way to a Spongebob style overhaul for your tech
- This minimal phone could be the calming device you've been looking for
- I put my travel tech to the ultimate test across 4 countries in 5 weeks – these are the winners