WELCOME

Hello and welcome to this smart home special

HOT STUFF

ALL THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM PLANET TECH

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ASTELL&KERN ACRO CA1000

AS WELL AS HAVING INPUTS FOR EXTERNAL SOURCES, IT CAN BE USED AS A STANDALONE MUSIC PLAYER

FIRST PLAY

STRANGER OF PARADISE: FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN PC, PS5, PS4, XSX, XB1

THUNDER LIGHTNING TRIKE

Polaris Slingshot R (2022)

CASIO RUBIK’S X G-SHOCK

Committed cubists are never caught without a Rubik’s

NEWS FEED

MICROSOFT BUYS BLIZZARD Don’t worry, you haven’t accidentally

ANKER NEBULA COSMOS LASER 4K

If you’ve ever used a portable projector, you’ll

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AUTEL EVO NANO SERIES

When it comes to pocket-friendly flying machines, DJI

PHILIPS OLED807

The latest in a long, snaking line of

WIN 1 OF 4 PAIRS OF GRADO GT220 TRUE WIRELESS EARBUDS!

New tech is often hailed by overblown statements about

Let’s talk about treks

Spec it up enough and Garmin’s do-it-all adventure watch will go longer than you can. But is that boosted staying power worth the eye-watering spend?

The alternatives: 3 more adventure watches

These sporty strappers are all worthy rivals to the new Fenix 7

Loaves’ great adventure

Nobody does it Meta

Facebook’s Portal+ is a redesigned large-screen take on the social network’s smart display – with Alexa on board. Your new video-calling hero?

Jiving bone for crispness

Looking for some sporty buds that won’t cut you off from the world? We’re getting good vibes from these bone-conduction jobs…

Monster hunter buys

There’s a bewildering choice of laptops for serious gamers – so here are six of the best, from budget barnstormers to hardcore hardware

BT and the beast

This powerful box packs in more TV than the Christmas edition of the Radio Times. Enough to make you switch from Sky?

Fold little heart

Oppo’s Find N is the latest flexible flyer and it’s a bit more cute and cuddly than most… Dan Grabham finds out if the foldable concept has finally come of age

Pokemon Legends: Arceus

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Dying Light 2

An uneven story doesn’t detract from the feast of free-running open-world larks offered by this sequel to a much-loved game

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction

With a deadly parasite creeping across the USA, the latest R6 shooter arms you with much more than a mask and a vaccine. But is it as effective?

TOP TEN OF EVERYTHING

● TIPS & TRICKS ● Go

TOP TENS IN-EARS

HOT BUY 1 Sony WF-1000XM4 £229 /

TOP TENS ON/OVER-EARS

HOT BUY 1 Sony WH-1000XM4 £279 /

TOP TENS SMARTWATCHES

HOT BUY 1 Apple Watch Series 7

TOP TENS FITNESS TECH

HOT BARGAIN BUY BUY 1 Mi

TOP TENS LAPTOPS

● TIPS & TRICKS ● The

TOP TENS SPEAKERS

● TIPS & TRICKS ● You

TOP TENS TVs

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TOP TENS SOUNDBARS

HOT BUY 1 Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar £2199

TOP TENS STREAMERS

HOT BUY 1 Sky TV from £26/m

TOP TENS TABLETS

HOT BUY 1 Apple iPad Air from

TOP TENS CONSOLES

HOT BUY 1 Sony PlayStation 5 £450

TOP TENS GAMES

● TIPS & TRICKS ● Take

TOP TENS E-BIKES ETC

HOT BUY 1 VanMoof S3 £1998 /

TOP TENS ELECTRIC CARS

● Electric car prices include government plug-in car

TOP TENS SMART HOME

HOT BUY ● TIPS &

TOP TENS VR HEADSETS

HOT BUY 1 Oculus Quest 2 from

TOP TENS VR GAMES

HOT BUY 1 Half-Life: Alyx from £40

TOP TENS DRONES & ACTION CAMS

HOT BUY 1 GoPro Hero10 Black £380

TOP TENS TECH TOYS

HOT BUY 1 Lego Mindstorms Robot Inventor

TOP TENS CAMERAS

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TOP TENS BUDGET BUYS

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UPVOTED ELECTRIC SHAVERS

Chris Rowlands takes his chin on a quest to find the best cordless stubble-busters for dainty down and bushy beardage alike

THRIVING HOME FOR SWISHNESS

So, like everyone, you’ve got a smart speaker. But how can you take your connected abode to the next level? Here’s our guide to the most appealing and useful devices you can add to an existing setup to get your pad properly smartened up…

LIGHTS

If you’re tired of the eye-searing brightness of your regular boring bulbs, it’s time to add some swanky ambience to your home

THERMOSTATS

Get the right temperature all of the time – in all of the rooms – with our pick of the best smart home heating controllers you can buy

DOORBELLS

Never miss another delivery – and always know who’s at the door, from wherever you are – with this essential smart home purchase

SECURITY

Guard dogs might be good at scaring away baddies, but dip into this arsenal of smart snooping kit and you’ll save a fortune in Wagg Treats

MESH NETWORKS

Banish those infuriating Wi-Fi not-spots by bolstering your router’s effective range with a mesh-based home networking setup

THE KITCHEN

Infuse some delicious tech flavours into the most important room in your house, and you’ll never have to eat burnt cheese on toast again

OUTDOORS

There’s more to your garden than nose-tickling pollen and renegade squirrels. Well, there can be if you turn it into a mini-jungle of tech…

AND THE REST…

Because ‘miscellaneous’ isn’t a very pretty word, here’s all the assorted gadgetry that didn’t really fit on any of the other spreads

LETTERS ENTERTAIN YOU

Dig into the latest word puzzle craze (if you somehow haven’t already) and then try five mobile titles with their own brain-busting daily challenges

BETA YOURSELF SMART COOKING

Already got a kitchen full of clever gadgets? Add one more, says Craig Grannell, by recruiting your smartphone or tablet to help you plan, schedule and make great meals…

Raspberry Pi

Pi thing honed for scrimpers The original Pi’s