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Escapism is something we could all do with right now,

SMALL BUT PERFECTLY PHWOARMED Apple iPhone SE

History is full of diminutive figures conquering larger foes. From

CARBLESS WHISPER Polar Grit X

Most fitness tech nags you to do boring stuff: stand

ALL YOU CAN EIGHT Canon EOS R5

Canon’s latest full-frame mirrorless camera can do something that’s probably

FEELGOOD KIT OF THE PLUMBER Lego Super Mario

For a professional plumber, Mario spends very little time fixing

RIGGIE SMALLS Intel NUC 9 Extreme

APC gaming rig can be an impressive sight… but like

RIG IT UP

Maxed out the NUC’s compact chassis? The D10 is an

BLACK SHARK 3

By the time Jaws got to its second sequel, the

SAMSUNG TAB S6 LITE

The Tab S6 is one of the best Android tablets

PS5 DUALSENSE CONTROLLER

Sony’s really stringing this out without showing the actual console,

RING VIDEO DOORBELL 3 PLUS

When Ring informed us it was introducing pre-rolls to the

ASTELL&KERN SR25

Do not adjust your magazine. For reasons unknown, Astell &

DROP EVERYTHING & DOWNLOAD Drop Wizard

Wizards think they’re all smart with their pointy hats, magic

STRAEM

Exploding cars! Space heroes! Some people being a bit grumpy in Canada! Why would you ever turn the TV off and go outside anyway?

FIRST PLAY STREETS OF RAGE 4

For those who owned a Sega Mega Drive in the

F1 2020

While the pandemic has put a stop to live sporting

BEST OF LONG PLAYS FOR THE LONG DAYS

PS4 Can’t catch up with friends or play tourist in

DROP EVERYTHING & DOWNLOAD Sky: Children of the Light

Brimming with patience and empathy? Neither’s likely to be at

SHIFTCAM

Anyone armed with an iPhone 11 Pro now has a

G-SHOCK NASA

Another month, another G-Shock. Not really a ‘shock’, then, but

DJI MAVIC AIR 2

There’s no better time to take aerial shots of your

WITHINGS SLEEP ANALYZER

Withings has been snoozing on the job. How else do

WTF ARE TIKTOK STICKERS?

This is going to be something involving dog noses or

The gr8 pretender

It’s not a huge leap forward from last year’s model, but the 5G-equipped OnePlus 8 still promises to be a genuine giantkiller at a midrange price

The upsell alternatives: Androids with added ‘Pro’

OnePlus and Huawei’s flagshippiest flagships battle for supremacy

TV wonder

Can the latest Philips OLED really offer high-end design and picture quality for less than £1000?

Still the Beats hang

A cable between each bud means you can dangle Dr Dre’s latest Powerbeats just about anywhere… and they’re a whole lot cheaper than the Pro version

Hefty price, Tag

Just because Tag Heuer crafts luxury Swiss timepieces, that doesn’t qualify it as a top-notch smartwatch maker

VR your friends

Need a virtual social circle to stave off lockdown boredom? One of these new-gen headsets should ensure you’ll never be alone again…

Smell my Gs

With a tidal wave of 5G phones now hitting the market, Realme’s high-spec, mid-price marvel looks like a compelling proposition

Lights, camera, suction

If you’ve been thinking about getting a robot to do your vacuuming but you’re a sucker for the Dyson brand, the Heurist is here for you at last

Band (still) on the run

The Fitbit Charge 4 wants to do everything a sports watch can do, but in a more discreet step-tracker form factor

The small seeing eye

If 50 quid seems like a fair price to pay for visual peace of mind, have a look at Ring’s shelf-top snooper

The spare Froome

It’s geared up for cycling fans looking to improve their ride performance at home, so can the Wattbike Atom tempt Chris Haslam away from his running shoes?

Final Fantasy VII Remake

Where Hollywood continues to fail with its pointless reboots, the 2020 version of FF VII is a timely triumph for the art of faithfully retelling a beloved story… well, at least part of it

Resident Evil 3

Yep, it’s another remake of a classic title, but can the new RE3 recapture the bloodcurdling mayhem of the original?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Escaping to a virtual island paradise with your anthropomorphic pals has never sounded so appealing… but does the game match the hype?

Half-Life: Alyx

Ever rewriting the FPS playbook, Valve’s beloved series comes out of hibernation to show how a VR shooter should be done

Got the settee on lockdown

In a perfect world (pah!) we’d be in a pub garden, but one thing the isolated life has taught us is to appreciate what we have at home… or highlight the need to upgrade it

HOUSE BOUND HOLIDAYS

Pining for sunny beaches, exotic culture and maybe the occasional ear-smashing rock gig? There are some apps that can help with that…

UPVOTED AIR PURIFIERS

With his flat full of farts after another day of social distancing, Chris Rowlands swaps Lynx Java for a filtration system to cleanse the particles causing his home to hum

SAMSUNG GALAXY S20

One of the very best things about the Galaxy S20

STEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Four reasons why the MSI GS66 Stealth isn’t just a gaming laptop

SETS EDUCATION

Breaking the boredom with a big-ass Lego kit could actually

SMARTPHONES

The bigger and flashier S20+ and S20 Ultra models are

MOBILE APPS

Apps like Snapseed revolutionised photo editing on mobile, making the

Data Wing

This game starts off as if Asteroids had a baby

IN-EARS

The original WF-1000XMs had an easy job in the early

ON/OVER-EARS

Sony’s WH-1000 series was already a top performer, and the

SMARTWATCHES

There’s no great secret to Apple’s continuing smartwatch domination: it’s

FITNESS TECH

Not just an exercise bike, Peloton is a fitness phenomenon

LAPTOPS

With the ‘basic’ version of the MacBook Pro no longer

SPEAKERS

The Sonos range of wireless speakers had been crying out

TVs

The OLED+ 984 offers outstanding picture performance with universal HDR

SOUNDBARS

Utterly convincing Dolby Atmos and DTS:X 3D sound, ample power

STREAMERS

Already home to the biggest selection of 4K content, from

Apple iPad Pro

The iPad Pro isn’t cheap, but it’s a mobile powerhouse

Sony PlayStation 4 Pro

Yes, the PS5 is coming… but for now, the PlayStation

GAMES

• Make sure you talk to strangers more than once

Sphero RVR

The RVR pulls off the balance between serious coding and

Porsche Taycan

It was about time someone took the fight to Tesla,

VR HEADSETS

The Quest offers all manner of fully interactive, roamable virtual

VR GAMES

Most VR games equip you for immersive combat, but Beat

SMART HOME

This could be the right smart display for a lot

DRONES & ACTION CAMS

The Mavic Mini definitely won’t be for everyone. If you

COMPACT CAMS

We wouldn’t recommend buying this camera if you already own

SYSTEM CAMERAS

It’s really hard to find anything bad to say about

VIRTUAL BOY

An expansion port was designed to link two Virtual Boys…