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Welcome

Hello, and welcome to this outdoor-themed issue of

HOT STUFF

ALL THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM PLANET TECH

GO HARD OR GO CHROME

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HUAWEI FREEBUDS 5

Ever wondered what it would look like if

LEGO TECHNIC PEUGEOT 9X8 24H LE MANS HYBRID HYPERCAR

Some of Lego’s biggest sets are real feats

STREAM

He said he’d be back and he is – but this time on telly. And Arnie is joined there this month by assorted mothers, monsters and plumbers…

STILRIDE 1

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WITHINGS BODY SMART

If you dread how big the number’s going

RUARK R1S

It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for

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GAMES

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BABY I NEED YOUR PLUG-IN

WHEELS

CASIO G-SHOCK G-SQUAD DW-H5600

Casio’s first G-Shock was a tough little ticker,

STEAMBOX

Valve’s Steam Deck might let you play TheLastofUs

NEWS FEED

GAMESIR PROMISES NO MORE TEARS IN SWITCH KINGDOM

THE iROBOT BOSS ON LEGO, INVISIBLE TECH… AND NICKING IDEAS FROM THE JETSONS

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Funky precedent (people it’s Pad)

OnePlus has already proven itself as a maker of ‘flagship killer’ phones. Can the same approach work on a tablet at the first time of asking?

Life in the fast brain

Honor’s latest hero phone promises never to miss a moment thanks to its quick-thinking cameras… and the rest of the package is pretty zippy too 2

Flaming spy

Arlo’s latest security camera can see in more detail than ever, and comes with a powerful spotlight so you can dazzle that pesky flowerbed-digging cat

Hon step beyond

Do the Honbike Uni4’s low-maintenance build and discreet looks set it apart from other e-bikes for carefree commuting?

Gimpy shelter

Add a personal air purifier to ANC headphones and you get… well, laughed at. But can the Dyson Zone’s tech justify its ‘escaped sex robot’ looks?

Gaming chairs

If you’re looking for the ultimate comfort while you play, one of these specialised bumcheek-baskets is for you… but which one?

Cooler of my heart

An unwavering focus on gaming promises impeccable performance, but does Tom Morgan-Freelander think Asus’s latest ROG Phone sets a new high score?

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp

Switch owners might be getting brain fatigue from the recent glut of strategy games, but is there still room for a revamp of the grandaddy of them all – along with its sequel?

Dead Island 2

It’s been nine years since Dead Island 2 was announced, and the zombie bash-’em-up has finally been dragged out of development hell. Is it worth your time… or dead on arrival?

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HELLO!

Welcome to our bonus fitness tech section in

FITNESS WATCHES pt1

Meet the wearables that want to call time on an unfit and unhealthy you

FITNESS WATCHES pt2

Check out these HIIT-tracking, sleep-monitoring, recovery-advising options

THE ULTIMATE WATCH FOR OUTDOOR ACTION

Introducing the Huawei Watch Ultimate, a smartwatch that’s fit to take you to the ends of the earth and back again

SMART SCALES

I want you to show me the weigh… and lots more besides

CLOTHING

Well, you’re not going to do all this in a suit of armour and pink wellies…

FITNESS TRACKERS

With the right band, you’ll always know exactly how knackered you are

TRACKERS FOR KIDS

Get the sprogs active now so they don’t grow up to be sentient jelly

HEART-RATE MONITORS

Young hearts run free, but how free exactly? Only one way to find out…

ACCESSORIES

Here’s all the stuff that didn’t really fit on any of the other spreads

FIT KIT GLOSSARY

Let’s just take five and get to grips with exactly what all those stats firing out at you really mean…

SMOOTHIE MAKERS

It’s important to take the roughage with the smooth, so Chris Rowlands fires up the best blenders for blitzing your fruit fix

LET’S TECH THIS OUTSIDE

Right, that’s it – you’ve spent the last six months shuffling between TV, kettle, console, microwave and TV again. But spring is here whether you like it or not, and that means time to get out there and do something more exciting (though you’re still allowed to watch TV afterwards). So here are 18 pages packed with gleaming new kit, from bikes to drones, to coax you off the sofa…

INFINITY 1300: THE FAST WAY TO STAY CHARGED

Compact and versatile, Growatt’s new portable battery is the perfect power solution for home backup or away days

UNLOCKIN’ IN THE FREE WORLD

And free means free with these mobile games that cost nothing – while coming to your phone without any annoying adverts or in-app purchases

BETA YOURSELF IMAGE EDITING

It turns out photos shot at skew-whiff angles with random blotches in-frame are not necessarily ‘arty’. Craig Grannell outlines how to spruce up snaps with a minimum of effort…

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Amazing to think that, before the App Store,