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HOT STUFF

ALL THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM PLANET TECH 

THE MILLENNIUM PLAYER

Ruark R410

SONY PLAYSTATION PULSE EXPLORE

Connecting a pair of Bluetooth headphones to your

SAMSUNG THE FREESTYLE 2ND GEN

This pivoting projector might look identical to the

STREAM

Television is bad. It rots your brain, gives you square eyes and stops you becoming an outdoorsy superbeing. But if you really must…

ATARI 2600+

£100 / atari.com THERE’S A WIDESCREEN MODE

BLANCPAIN X SWATCH BIOCERAMIC SCUBA FIFTY FATHOMS

Blancpain’s original Fifty Fathoms, first launched in 1953,

NEWS FEED

SONY OPENS ITS PORTAL TO GAMING ON THE

GAMES

OUT 13 OCT FIRST PLAY LORDS OF THE

BOLD AS LUV

Automobili Pininfarina Pura Vision

TCL 40 NXTPAPER

We’ll happily try anything that promises to relieve

ULTIMATE EARS EPICBOOM

A sonic boom is what happens when an

Ferdinand Wolf

THE PRO DRONE PILOT – AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR DJI EUROPE – ON HIS SKYWARD RISE

WIN A HUGE XENCELABS GRAPHICS TABLET BUNDLE!

TOTAL PRIZE VALUE £1100 Every creative needs a

Black whole fun

GoPro’s latest promises to be the most accessible action cam yet, combining the guts of last year’s model with new mounting options, simpler software and more

A play in the life

Some artfully cherrypicked hardware makes the Asus TUF Gaming A15 quite the rare beast: a mainstream laptop for everyday use that can also satisfy gamers

Fair’s no other way

Green, ethical, easily fixed… but is the Fairphone 5 good enough in its own right?

Wonder haul

It’s improved in almost every way, but how portable does a smart speaker need to be? Not very, says Sonos…

LAVISH YOUR EARS WITH DENON PERL

Tailoring performance to each individual wearer, these true wireless earbuds take personalised audio to the next level

Take the Mini and run

Sennheiser shrinks its epic Ambeo while keeping much of what made the original great, but is this compact-yet-premium soundbar up to the job?

Stats the way I like it

The latest fitness watches will monitor your movements with greater accuracy than ever before, track your slumber in more detail, and keep a closer eye on your vitals to tell you how well that training is paying off. Here are six of the best options, each packed with features and sensors…

Easy pic kings

TWO WEEKS WITH THE SONY XPERIA 5 V

Starfield

Bethesda’s long-awaited ‘Skyrim in space’ is galactic in scope, but – ah, you’ve already peeked at the three-star rating, haven’t you? Here’s why it isn’t the masterpiece we were hoping for…

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

FromSoftware goes back to the mech roots that predate its punishingly hard fantasy RPGs – but can it make giant robot battle simulators mainstream?

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Are you old enough to remember the ultra-urban Dreamcast classic Jet Set Radio? Its spiritual successor is here at last, and it has all the right moves…

UPVOTED TECH ORGANISERS

Keen to declutter his everyday baggage, Chris Rowlands selects the best ways to keep gadgetry safely stowed

BIGGER AUDIO DYNAMITE

When was the last time you really listened to music? No office chatter, no train announcements – just you, at home, with an infinite universe of auditory creativity awaiting your exploration. Can’t remember? Over the next 18 pages, you’ll find the remedy. Happy listening!

ONLY APPY WHEN IT RAINS

Don’t get zapped by lightning or trapped in a blizzard: use these weather alert apps to warn you when things are about to turn a little bit British

BETA YOURSELF ANDROID 14

It’s time for millions of Android smartphones to get a fresh lick of paint. Craig Grannell digs into the best new features that will help your handset feel rejuvenated all over again…

TECH TITANS SEGA

To be this good at ranking its finest consoles takes ages

INSTANT UPGRADES GOOGLE PIXEL TABLET

FIRST ADD THESE… ONE LOGITECH MX MECHANICAL MINI

Down jackets

Compressive, durable and a fantastic insulator, the feathery stuff is here to keep you cosy – but which coat gets your vote?

MICROSOFT WORD

The app everyone loves to hate. Because it’s

TOP TEN OF EVERYTHING

SMARTPHONES

TIPS & TRICKS ● The Dynamic Island makes

IN-EARS

1 HOT BUY Sony WF-1000XM5 £259 / go.stuff.tv/WFXM5

OVER-EARS

1 HOT BUY Sony WH-1000XM5 £302 / go.stuff.tv/WHXM5

SMARTWATCHES

1 HOT BUY UPDATE Apple Watch SE from

FITNESS TECH

1 HOTBUY Garmin Edge 1040 Solar £630 /

LAPTOPS

1 HOT BUY ● TIPS & TRICKS ●

TVs

● TIPS & TRICKS ● Google Assistant wakes

SOUNDBARS

1 HOT BUY Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Max £2199

STREAMERS

1 HOTBUY Sky Stream from £26/m + setup

TABLETS

1 HOTBUY Apple iPad Air from £669 /

CONSOLES

1 HOT BUY Sony PlayStation 5 £400 /

GAMES

●TIPS & TRICKS ● Level up your stamina

SPEAKERS

● TIPS & TRICKS ● You can control

E-BIKES

1 HOT BUY Honbike Uni4 £1599 / go.stuff.tv/Uni4

ELECTRIC CARS

1 HOT BUY Kia EV6 from £45,245 /

SMART HOME

● TIPS & TRICKS ● The Echo’s built-in

VR HEADSETS

1 HOT BUY Meta Quest 2 £299 /

DRONES & ACTION CAMS

1 HOT BUY UPDATE GoPro Hero11 Black £350

BUDGET BUYS

● TIPS & TRICKS ● Fed up of