Welcome

Whisper it quietly, but launching two new games consoles as

NUTHIN’ BUT A 5G THANG

Apple has a habit of acting like it invented things

ALSO FROM APPLE…

If you reckon you can cope without Lidar autofocus and

THE POD OF SMALL THINGS

It feels like a lifetime ago that Apple first introduced

WHEELIN’ IN THE YEARS

As a decade, the 1970s has a mixed record in

GONNA MURK YOU A STAR

With the same CPU and 128GB of storage as the

PAPA WAS A PATROLLIN’ DRONE

If you’re concerned about a robot coming along in the

CAN’T TAKE MY EYE OFF YOU

Amazon’s latest Alexa vessel won’t let you out of its

ALSO FROM AMAZON…

• Echo (4th Gen) Interacting with Alexa always felt like

MARSHALL MAJOR IV

Those big Marshall speaker cabinets look just the same as

ROKU STREAMBAR

With Wash & Go espousing the benefits of convergence since

STREAM

This timely reworking of HG Wells’ classic sci-fi tale stars

LEAF NO ONE BEHIND

Excellent punning. Yep, this really is a Nissan Leaf, but

FOSSIL GEN 5E

Try to tell the time on a normal fossil and

DEVIALET GEMINI

There’s only one type of French fancy we’d recommend you

? WTF IS PROJECT ARIA?

After the Google Glass fiasco you might think they’d joined

FIRST PLAYYAKUZA: LIKE A DRAGON

Newcomers just hearing about the Yakuza series, you’re in luck:

MONSTER HUNTER RISE

Capcom’s long-running series has recently become a major hit, so

BEST OF FLIGHTS OF FANTASY

The latest entry in the eternal Final Fantasy series looks

Q ACOUSTICS Q ACTIVE 200

How peculiarly attractive… like Benedict Cumberbatch or Serge Gainsbourg or

REALME 7 PRO

If we told you a new phone had a 6.4in

BEATS FLEX

You won’t see many Premier League footballers wearing them… but

NEWS FEED

Razer has given a refresh to its Blade Stealth 13

? WTF IS MYSENSE?

In a way, yes. You know that stage in life

GRADO GT220

Grado’s headphones normally look like something a WW2 radio operator

MICROSOFT SURFACE LAPTOP GO

Seemingly adamant there must be a Surface to suit every

I’ve got view under my skin

It’s been five years since the Apple Watch came to

Spin classy

Designed for those who live for Lycra, big thighs and

Gone squishing

Meet the latest ‘shrunken flagship’. You know the drill by

Thumpin’ stack flash

■ At 14in high and 5.9kg the imposing Hyperboom is

The bright stuff

■ The 805 hasn’t broken any moulds when it comes

FUEL’S GOLD

We’re at Silverstone and it’s bucketing down. Poor visibility, standing

Runnin’ with the bezel

The slimline Forerunner 45 is the go-to watch for most

Bentley rhythm grace

There’s a sweet spot connecting audiophiles and petrolheads. British hi-fi

Beard for take-off

Wahl might not be a big name like Philips or

Shapeshifting wizards

Alright, the LG Wing is weird, but that doesn’t stop

Rad dash placing

■ Built from premium plastic, the Nextbase 622GW looks a

Wild wild Nest

■ Google’s Nest Audio is a squat, rounded-off rectangle, similar

Acceptable in the 8T

If you’re looking for a late-2020 OnePlus fix, the 8T

Star Wars: Squadrons

Squadrons is a welcome return to the world of classic

Hades

Failure is an important part of Hades, where each run

REIGN OF TERAFLOPS

Pandemic be damned: nothing, apparently, can stop the launch of

WHAT I GO OLD SKOOL FOR

A streaming service for retro games sounds mad, but this

UPVOTED EXERCISE BIKES

DKN could easily have called this elegant beast the Black

INSTANT UP GRADES GOPRO HERO9 BLACK

One of the key differences between the Hero8 and Hero9

BETA YOURSELF iOS 14

No longer are iOS’s widgets confined to Today view… and

The compact disc

Ah, the CD - famous for its ability to fend

SMARTPHONES

The bigger and flashier S20+ and S20 Ultra models are

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

SMARTWATCHES

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

FITNESS TECH

With no installable apps, Xiaomi’s dinky wearable can’t stack up

LAPTOPS

The Sidecar feature on macOS Catalina lets you use an

SPEAKERS

The Sonos range of wireless speakers had been crying out

Tvs

The new OLED+ 935 looks like a shoo-in for top

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

Just as The Last of Us showed the previous gaming

VanMoof S3

VanMoof’s second-gen S3 (or X3 if you’re under 5ft 8in)

ELECTRIC CARS

It was about time someone took the fight to Tesla,

SMART HOME

The Echo Show 10 has arrived - see p14 -

VR HEADSETS

The original Quest felt almost too good to be true

VR GAMES

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

DRONES & ACTION CAMS

With the Air 2, DJI has built on the basic

TECH TOYS

The RVR pulls off the balance between serious coding and

CAMERAS

The Fuji X-T4 might be the high-end mirrorless camera of

BUDGET BUYS

There’ll always be rows and online feuds over whether Nintendo’s