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The August issue of Stuff is a tale of two

IT’S TIME TO STOP TAKING THE PS5

An old router, a pound-shop tower fan, a PS2 inside

HIGH FIDELITY

Stuff would never condone the use of illegal drugs; but

“ALEXA, ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET?”

In 2004, a man spotted Knight Rider star David Hasselhoff

CAREFUL ’BOT YOU WISH FOR

The silence is always the warning. The calm before the

THE MILLION POUND BOP

A 30-mile semi-industrial expressway from Edinburgh to Dunblane, the M9

FLOORED BY THE PRICE?

B&W’s new floorstanders get the British brand’s ‘solid body with

B&O BEOPLAY E8 SPORT

If you like B&O’s E8 earbuds but usually find yourself

ACER CONCEPTD 100

Desktop PCs are onto a winner now that WFH has

HUBLOT BIG BANG E

Not that we’re aware of, Tim ‘the Tool Man’ Taylor,

PANASONIC LUMIX G100

Hot on the heels of the Fuji X-T200 and the

TRIUMPH TREKKER GT

Yes indeed, motorbike maker Triumph has gone eco with its

STREAM

A new take on the legend of King Arthur, Cursed

FIRST LOOK STAR WARS: SQUADRONS

After making our Jedi fantasies come true, the next Star

FIRST LOOK THE VILLAGE (DEAD) PEOPLE

We’re not sure if this is a good name for

PS5 PREVIEWS NEXT-GEN HYPE

Two assassins play cat-and-mouse on an island trapped in a

IN CASE YOU MISSED... 5 THINGS FROM WWDC

Apple is introducing widgets to present the weather, music, photos,

LG CINEBEAM PH30N

While we’re all still weighing up a return to the

KAMI OUTDOOR CAMERA

Kami’s Outdoor Camera doesn’t have anything to do with Soccer

Where do you Go 2, my lovely?

The Microsoft Surface Go 2 is like a Nissan Figaro

Keep it 100

■ Almost DSLR-grade image quality and control, a wide-open f/1.8

Asking for a fiend

■ Carrying on the tradition of naming its wireless speakers

Thumber of love

Releasing a brand-new handheld console in 2020 is a bold

The ride of Frankenstein

Electric bikes have been a bit weird so far. You

Pod-like genius

A compact and discreet package, the newly wireless Londons come

INSTANT UPGRADES DJI MAVIC AIR 2

It may be one of DJI’s easiest drones to fly

Optimist Prime

■ Show-bots in disguise Amazon tries to sell subscriptions (or

Ding dong, so which OLED?

LG is offering a modest-sized 48in OLED TV for the

3 OF THE BEST Stylish 5G phones

A design marvel with a tall 6.8in Full HD OLED

Arc at the moon

Sonos has a way of presenting its products as if

The Last of Us Part II

Remember what happened at the end of The Last of

Disintegration

Fun fact: Halo began life as a real-time strategy game

TREAT YOURSELF FITTER

A traditional cookbook in your phone, this app has hand-picked

DESK CHAIRS

Gaming chairs don’t get much more classic than the Pro

WORN TO BE WILD

Tents, headlamps, portable purifiers, map apps and more for camp

GAME BOY MICRO

Seen the new Sega Game Gear Micro? Why can’t Nintendo

SMARTPHONES

Slide your thumb in from the edge and back for

MOBILE APPS

Apps like Snapseed revolutionised photo editing on mobile, making the

MOBILE GAMES

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

The Sidecar feature on macOS Catalina lets you use an

SPEAKERS

You can control your Move with the touch controls on

TVs

We prefer to keep most picture processing off, but the

SOUNDBARS

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

STREAMERS

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

TABLETS

The old iPad Pro was already our favourite tablet by

CONSOLES

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

GAMES

Make sure you talk to strangers more than once -

TECH TOYS

The RVR pulls off the balance between serious coding and

TOP TENS ELECTRIC CARS

It was about time someone took the fight to Tesla,

TOP TENS VR HEADSETS

The Quest offers all manner of fully interactive, roamable virtual

VR GAMES TOP TENS

Announcing Alyx as not only a ‘midquel’ but a VR

SMART HOME

• Multiple Echo Shows can act as video walkie-talkies for

TOP TENS DRONES & ACTION CAMS

With the Air 2, DJI has built on the basic

TOP TENS COMPACT CAMS

It’s been around for a long time now, but this

SYSTEM CAMERAS

• Pre-shot ES mode starts taking photos and adding them

BUDGET BUYS

Dip into the display settings to switch from the standard