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There are different types of gardener: those looking

BETA YOURSELF GAME EMULATION

If you love retro gaming but lack the space to store 57 old consoles and home computers, Craig Grannell can help you enjoy classic titles and systems by emulating them instead

3 OF THE BEST Micro guitar amps

Just add wired headphones (plus a guitar) and these tiny but talented rock monsters will turn bedtime into shred-time

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Apple iPad Pro (M1)

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Apple TV 4K Hoping for an Apple TV

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TINY HAPPY PEEP-PEARL

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Transformers Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Programmable Robot

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BANG & OLUFSEN BEOSOUND EMERGE

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GAMES

FIRST PLAY RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE PS5, PS4, XSX, XB1,

APOCALYPSE NEEEEOW

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THE MAN BEHIND THE JET-PACK FLYING SUIT ON WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A REAL-LIFE TONY STARK

Aviation is in my blood. One of my

WIN 1 OF 3 AUDIO PRO WIRELESS SPEAKERS WORTH £360 EACH!

Gareth Southgate’s attacking options for the Euros, chopsticks

Boom, shake the Roam

Sonos has made a truly portable speaker fit for chucking just about anywhere – but can it make a full-size noise?

Can’t stand me wow

LG has overhauled its TV tech and even included the UK’s catch-up services this time, only now it’s forgotten something else: legs

What I go to scull for

Blast away that beer belly in time for summer thanks to a full-body workout on this, the muscle-mashing machine that fancies itself as the Peloton of rowing

Livin’ ona pair

Are two laptop screens really better than one? Asus certainly thinks so, judging by its unique laptop that doubles up on the full-width displays…

Twilight of the Pods

Remember being miffed at the price of a pair of AirPods Max? Well, the Danes just hit us with a ‘hold my beer’ moment…

Chest the 2 of us

The world’s smallest hands-free action cam is kind of a big deal – because it can magnetically float on the front of your shirt while you get gnarly

Hisense to kill

This entry-level TV is way cheaper than its big-name rivals, but does that make for a giant-slaying bargain or a false economy?

Grand heft audio

Can you bag a decent gaming headset for under £100?

Total clips of the heart

This modular heart-rate tracker can be attached to different parts of the body, while the app gamifies your activity – yay, exhaustion is fun

I wanna be your ROG

With superpower specs and smart gaming features, is this phone the antidote to the next-gen console shortage?

Fright of the navigator

FPV drone flying is the quadcopter equivalent of piloting a stunt plane, so we handed DJI’s debut effort to geeky daredevil Sam Kieldsen and told him not to destroy it

Outriders

Come for the superpowers, stay for the loot… but if you’re looking for a proper next-gen shooter, this one remains stubbornly old-school

It Takes Two

Quite possibly the most co-operative co-op game ever made, this is a relentlessly inventive multiplayer that everyone should try

SMARTPHONES TOP TENS

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IN-EARS

1 HOT BUY Bose QuietComfort Earbuds £250

ON/OVER-EARS

1 HOT BUY Sony WH-1000XM4 £299 /

SMARTWATCHES

1 HOT BUY Samsung Galaxy Watch3 from

FITNESS TECH

1 HOT BUY BARGAIN BUY Mi Smart

LAPTOPS

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SPEAKERS

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Tvs

• You can configure this TV to work

SOUNDBARS

1 HOT BUY Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar £2199

STREAMERS

1 HOT BUY Sky TV from £25/month

TABLETS

1 HOT BUY Apple iPad Air (2020)

CONSOLES

1 HOT BUY Sony PlayStation 5 £450

GAMES

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E-BIKES ETC

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ELECTRIC CARS

1 HOT BUY Porsche Taycan from £70,690

SMART HOME

● TIPS & TRICKS ● The Echo’s

VR HEADSETS

1 HOT BUY Oculus Quest 2

VR GAMES

1 HOT BUY Half-Life: Alyx from £41 /

DRONES & ACTION CAMS

1 HOT BUY DJI Mini 2 £419 /

TECH TOYS

1 HOT BUY Lego Mindstorms Robot Inventor

CAMERAS

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BUDGET BUYS

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BLUETOOTH KEYBOARDS

WFH’s got us plugging laptops into TVs, but now we can’t reach the keys – so Alpay Dedezade picks out some nifty button-bashers

PATIO HANDS TOGETHER

Bare grills, lawn enforcers, al-fresco entertaining and ways to spot a hungry robin – let’s hear it for the tech that helps make your garden more than just somewhere to go for a sneaky fag

GRILL TALK

Ever since humans discovered how to make fire they’ve cooked their dinner on it… but tech has moved on since then, so feast on these upgrades to your crusty setup

SOIREE STYLES

Please don’t cram 30 friends into your tiny garden… but with outside the new inside, it pays to have your open-air hospitality options on point just in case

SUPER GRASS

Because even the most green-fingered gardener wants a helping hand – especially if it means robot minions doing the hard graft while you kick back with a beer

BEASTIE TOYS

Whether it’s furry, flying or far away, it doesn’t always have to go on the BBQ – here’s everything you need to be a techy twitcher without turning your visitors into lunch

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CRITTER TREAT SYMPHONY

Well, what’s the point in letting an animal (or animals) live in your house if you can’t use it as an excuse to buy some fancy tech?

INSTANT UPGRADES iPHONE 12 PRO

FIRST ADD THESE… ONE ANKER NANO Yes, of

CHROMEBOOK

Chromebook? You’re not talking about a shiny premium