WELCOME

It’s hard to comprehend this right now, after a month

PHWOARING TWENTIES

When you add the word ‘Ultra’ to the end of

AFTER THE FOLD RUSH

Samsung’s first Fold wasn’t exactly a roaring success. Within days

CLONE WEARS

Say “Apple Watch” with a mouthful of raisins and it

OBLONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE

There are some things you just don’t expect to be

A MILLION BEAMS

Like having a Jacuzzi in the en-suite or keeping a

CAM OUT SWINGING

For stills or video, Sony’s new full-frame beast is ready

ZX SPECTRUM NEXT PLUS

If you’re dreaming of a world where Sir Clive Sinclair’s

FRESH ’N REBEL TWINS

With the sheer number of new true wireless earphones piling

XIAOMI MI TV LUX TRANSPARENT EDITION

On the contrary, what you’re looking at is a very

NEXTBASE 622GW

Aside from capturing footage for the follow-up to Alan Partridge’s

DROP EVERYTHING & DOWNLOAD

You don’t have to be an aspiring pro to use

STREAM

Charlie Kaufman, the endlessly inventive scribe behind Being John Malkovich

FIRST PLAY ROGUE COMPANY

Hi-Rez Studios has done well to distinguish itself in the

FIRST LOOK Y’ALRIGHT, CHIEF?

Master Chief is firmly back in the spotlight leading the

BEST OF BIG IN JAPAN

Designed by the original creators of Sonic the Hedgehog, this

WTF IS STISS?

That’s none of your business - and besides, it’s been

LOGITECH G923

Imagine driving a real car with a gamepad - you’d

MICROSOFT SURFACE DUO

Originally announced in October last year, Microsoft’s foldable Surface Duo

SILENT BUT MEDLEY

That was Gabriel Batistuta, and as much as we’d like

5 THINGS ABOUT… MICROSOFT PROJECT XCLOUD

…or your tablet, or ‘another connected device’ - which could

PRO-JECT DEBUT CARBON EVO

When you’ve created a much-loved turntable that’s sold over a

MOBVOI EARBUDS GESTURE

If there’s one thing we find irritating about true wireless

UPVOTED PENCIL CASES

Quick Swedish lesson: ‘fjällräven’ means ‘Arctic fox’, hence the logo

Get your XM results upgraded

We’ve reviewed a lot of five-star noise-cancelling headphones over the

That’s a 4a

From the bargain-tastic Nexus range to last year’s Pixel 3a,

Mac in time

The iMac’s design hasn’t changed in eight years. Call it

AMBILIGHT: THE NEXT GENERATION

Back in the 1950s, when the television as a household

New round ear?

Dropping over a grand on a little-known brand is a

ELECTRIC FEELS

Cruise the streets in a Polestar 2 and passers-by will

Lanky doodle handy

If you’ve just splashed out very nearly £1200 on a

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

These past few months we’ve become more used to the

Paper Mario: The Origami King

The latest entry in Nintendo’s RPG-lite series, in which the

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

After yet another battle royale game has dropped you off

Google Play Pass

With its five-quid-a-month subscription, absence of ads and IAP, plus

TURN ON THE TELLY VISIONS

Allow us to make something clear from the start: Samsung’s

SUM GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK

Most banks are stuck in the Dark Ages, their apps

INSTANT UPGRADES ONEPLUS NORD

An affordable fitness tracker for an affordable phone, the Mi

NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

Super Mario Bros! Nuff said. Best S console ever. The

SMARTPHONES

Slide your thumb in from the edge and back for

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

We’re all excited about the incoming XM4s (see p29), but

SMARTWATCHES

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

FITNESS TECH

Not just an exercise bike, Peloton is a fitness phenomenon

LAPTOPS

The Sidecar feature on macOS Catalina lets you use an

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

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

E-BIKES ETC

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

Multiple Echo Shows can act as video walkie-talkies for communicating

VR HEADSETS

The Quest offers all manner of fully interactive, roamable virtual

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

It’s easy to set up the X-T4’s customisable Q button:

BUDGET BUYS

Dip into the display settings to switch from the standard