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You might find this hard to believe, but I basically

OUR YEAR: 2020

The prospect of watching Cristiano Ronaldo cry in upscaled 8K

HOTS TUFF

Sony has concocted some unexpected stuff in its time. There

CAM OUT, CAM OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE

When OnePlus’s boffins decided to create their first ever concept

XBOX SERIES X

MICROSOFT CLAIMS IT WILL SUPPORT 8K GAMING AT UP TO

Mercedes-Benz EQC WHISTLE WHILE YOU MERC

Yep, and you’d better get used to it. Some £9.2bn

TOP 5 GAMES FOR 2020

Naughty Dog might be known for the Uncharted franchise, but

STREAM

Come for Olivia Colman’s hugely acclaimed turn as Queen Anne,

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Proper instruments are hard work when you’ve a banger in

THE INVISIBLE WEARABLES

As a futurist I’m au fait with the fabled ‘singularity’

The greatest Show, man

Amazon has become definitive in a bunch of different areas

Square is the love

◼ The Surface Laptop 3 is what a MacBook Pro

Audi, partner

The myAudi app keeps tabs on battery levels and range,

Swede little mystery

According to Scandinavian design principles, products should sit in harmony

A rush of buds to the head

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has been making herself at home

Safe sets

It’s not quite as cheap as the two rivals opposite,

Nuff zed

The Z50 is Nikon’s first camera with an APS-C sensor,

Noise-cancellers

Apple’s engineers have given the Solo Pro on-ears active noise-cancelling

100 BEST APPS

If you’ve even a reasonably recent iPhone or Android phone,

COFFEE CUPS

Craft your own mug from organic materials and there’s a

BETA YOURSELF FITNESS

You might like the idea of going from full couch-spud

MOTOROLA STARTAC

Ah, the classic flip phone that everyone owned in 1996

SMARTPHONES

■ Swipe-typing makes writing messages much smoother: just run your

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

Slow and steady wins the race, and the Now has

Apple MacBook Air

A Touch ID button at the top right of the

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

Sky Q works flawlessly and could change the way you

TABLETS

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

CONSOLES

As a gaming platform, PlayStation 4 is the best around

Red Dead Redemption 2

Believable characters, a world to lose yourself in, top-class voice

TECH TOYS

The RVR pulls off the balance between serious coding and

LECTRIC CARS

Not content with simply making an electric vehicle that can

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

The Echo Dot smart home assistant has for a long

DRONES & ACTION CAMS

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

COMPACTS

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

SYSTEM CAMERAS

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

Sega Mega Drive Mini

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

HOW TO BUY A SPORTS SMARTWATCH

Your watch shouldn’t quit before you do, but using juice-thirsty