Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2019 i Stuff UK

Back to life, back to reality. It’s unlikely the lyrics to Soul II Soul’s seminal 1989 smash hit were intended to encapsulate the frustration that summertime is coming to an end, but (with apologies to Jazzie B) I’ve hijacked them for my own designs. Forget the holiday romance – it’s back to the here and now for the entrepreneurs, the grafters, the influencers and the future of our great nation: students. So we’ve put together a 12-page guide to the best computers, peripherals and apps to supercharge your productivity wherever you do your best work. If that means commuting, get there in something that appeals to wallets, ears and the planet: a silent and smooth electric car. On the Stuff forecourt for September you’ll find our favourite EVs road-tested and…

Sony WF-1000XM3 £220 / sony.co.uk If you’re not a huge fan of people, the benefits of active noise-cancelling (ANC) headphones are obvious; but not everyone wants to look like a sound engineer while rejecting humanity, so Sony has crammed the tech into a pair of wireless earbuds… Tyrannosaurus X It’s not quite on the Jurassic Park scale, but Sony has been doing a bit of DNA-splicing by taking a dash of design from its lauded WF-1000X in-ear predecessors and pairing it with the QN1e HD noise-cancelling chip from Stuff’s No1 over-ears, the WH-1000XM3s. Add in Dual Noise Sensor Technology – forward and rear-facing mics to pick up ambient noise – and there’s a claimed 40% bump in blocking out background commotion. Velocirapture The 24-bit QN1e chip powers Digital Sound Enhancement…

£10 + £59/m / stuff.tv/Reno5G Power up the Reno 5G and you’ll see the same 16MB pop-up selfie-cam that’s the star of the 10x Zoom model. We would say use it for face unlocking, but the in-screen fingerprint scanner is about the quickest we’ve used. The Reno 5G’s screen is a 6.6in AMOLED with no notches or punch-holes, thanks to that clever sharkfin. It’s bold, colourful and incredibly contrasty. It isn’t as bright as some rivals, but you won’t notice that as often as you would a double punch-hole eating into your Netflix picture. The most important feature is invisible – 5G. It’s early days for that, but the hardware is worth it for futureproofing and coverage will only improve; the only snag is, you’ll pay for a full service…

NOW ADD THESE ULTIMATE EARS BLAST There’s nothing like a spot of music to get the creative juices flowing, but if it sounds rubbish you’ll soon find things grinding to a halt again. This wireless speaker is a real all-rounder. There’s Wi-Fi on board as well as Bluetooth, so you can use Spotify Connect at home, and it’s loud enough to fill even the biggest workspace. It’s also rugged and waterproof, so it can handle play as well as work. £170 / ultimateears.com APPLE PENCIL If you’re an arty type, you won’t get the most out of your iPad Pro unless you pair it with an Apple Pencil. You can change the function of the newest one simply by tapping on it, while pixel-perfect precision makes it far more accurate…

£229 / stuff.tv/GalaxyActive The Galaxy Watch Active is the spiritual successor to Samsung’s Gear Sport, and a smaller, cheaper version of last year’s flagship Galaxy Watch. With more of a fitness focus, it loses some of the functionality of its bigger brother, but retains enough that it could be a better buy for most people. The rotating bezel has been ditched to allow for a slimmer and lighter design. That’s a bit of a shame, as we’ve found the bezel handy for navigating on a small screen, but it does help it to stand out – and to not stand out too much from your wrist. The 1.1in AMOLED screen gives just enough space for the mostly touch-based interface, while two buttons on the right help with navigation. Selecting apps…

Data Wing £free / Android, iOS This game starts off as if Asteroids had a baby with a top-down racer: your triangular craft blasts around circuits, gaining speed when its bum scrapes neon track edges. Soon you discover you’re part of an OS ruled by a deranged AI. Story and game quickly expand, as you glimpse the world beyond the screen and battle gravity in cavern-based sections that recall 8-bit classic Thrust. Rarely do mobile titles pack in so many hours of clever, thoughtful narrative. Pretty much never are such games free. Stuff says A mobile game we’d happily recommend if it cost a fiver – for nowt, it’s an absurdly generous bargain Jumpgrid £2.99 / iOS Pac-Man and Frogger meet Super Hexagon and buckets of adrenaline in this superb…

Apple Watch Series 4 from £399 / stuff.tv/WatchS4 The Apple Watch Series 4 has everything going for it – the larger screen, improved processor and louder speaker mean it’s easier to actually do stuff on it than any previous Watch, and it has a load of health features that just aren’t on other wearables. Whether you’re navigating somewhere using Maps, going for a run without your phone, or just wanting to keep track of your activity during the day, this Apple Watch does a great job of handling all these things and more. Stuff says Best wearable ever: a sleek, sophisticated redesign of the previous generation with some hearty upgrades Samsung Galaxy Watch from £279 / stuff.tv/GalaxyWatch A sturdy and stylish smartwatch with plenty of power and a truly lovely…

Sonos One £199 / stuff.tv/SonosOne Making an amazing speaker was an easy job for the multiroom champs, but getting Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant to dance along in time with it… well, that wasn’t such a simple task. But the One is now an altogether more well-rounded device than it was at launch, supporting Spotify with voice control as well as Amazon Music and TuneIn Radio, while the early Alexa hiccups seem to have been fixed by a series of software updates. It also has an improved processor in its 2019 ‘Gen 2’ form. Stuff says Sonos’s Alexa-powered speaker remains a class apart from the competition Amazon Echo Dot £25 / stuff.tv/EchoDot The massive price difference means that, for many people, the 3rd-gen Dot is a better bet than the full-size…

I FELT THE ADIDAS BOOST… …and then I felt the blow as English sprinter Desiree Henry tagged me in a game of human Pac-Man – where we, the semi-fit mortals, had to run along lines on the ground without getting caught by the ghosts, a pack of sinewy elite athletes. We were all equipped with the greatest of running shoes, Adidas’s Ultraboost 19s, which look as though tiny marshmallows have been densely packed into the soles for extra bounce. Now why couldn’t the event have focused on real marshmallows? Natalya Paul, Online Editor I SAT IN A LEGO SUPERCAR The Goodwood Festival of Speed is like Glastonbury for car geeks, but even my nerd barometer topped out at spotting a full-scale replica of the McLaren Senna supercar constructed from 500,000…

C SEED 301 US$1.5m / cseed.tv That’d go well in my living room. Hmm. Do you live in an aircraft hangar? Because otherwise, C Seed’s jumbo TV might be a little on the large side. The ‘301’ in the name refers to the 301 inches it measures diagonally, making this the world’s largest outdoor telly. It’s so big, in fact, that C Seed put a giraffe next to it to illustrate the scale of the thing – a giraffe that you’ll sadly have to imagine, because Stuff’s design committee decided to crop it out of the picture for being ‘too silly’. Are the giraffes going to be happy with the viewing experience? Well, the maximum 4500-nit brightness and 4500:1 contrast ratio will ensure they can watch the East(African)Enders omnibus even…

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NOW ADD THESE MOLESKINE SMART WRITING SET ELLIPSE Sometimes it’s just not practical to whip out your phone and start tapping away. Or perhaps you need to sketch out some ideas and your sausage fingers aren’t sharp enough for a phone screen. Moleskine’s Smart Writing Set Ellipse uses a special pen and paper to automatically sync anything you write or draw with an accompanying app on your phone. £199 / moleskine.com CYGNETT RACE If you make your living out on the road you’ll know the importance of having an in-car charger, especially if you’re using your phone as a sat-nav and also fielding calls (hands-free, of course). Having to unplug it every time you get out of the car can become a hassle, so it’s the perfect place to take…

1 Mind if I smoke? Go with a gas or electric barbie for easier heat control, or try classic charcoal for that fabled BBQ flavour – as long as your local council permits the smokier sort of grilling. 2 Room to braze Bigger might seem better if you’re cooking for the whole crew, but upsizing isn’t a good idea if your patio only seats six. Go small and efficient, or choose stacked shelves for added capacity. 3 Hot in here Brainify your analogue barbecue by adding a smart probe. Paired with your phone via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, they take the guesswork out of grilling by pinging you temperature readings. 4 As you like it Obviously grilling is the classic technique, but some BBQs can also heat indirectly for char-free cooking.…

Military encryption Danish tech brand Danalock deals with the digital encryption. That means an advanced algorithm that’s AES256 secure – the same standard used by the military. The connection between the lock and your phone is also encrypted, while the digital keys authenticating it all are stored in an HSM cryptoprocessing chip so no private info is leaked. Multiple platforms There are three Ultion Smart locks to choose from: a Bluetooth model supporting Alexa with IFTTT, a Zigbee/Z-Wave model that also supports Bluetooth and Alexa, and a dedicated Apple HomeKit version for iOS users that also works with Siri and the Apple Watch. Easy installation An Ultion Smart can be installed to an existing door and door handle within minutes. No drilling is required and the batteries are easy to…

FIRST ADD THESE… ONE NIKE ZOOMX VAPORFLY NEXT% You’ve got the watch, you’ve hit play on Eye of the Tiger and now it’s time to lace up those shoes and smash the PB. One of the most advanced trainers in the Nike line-up, the Vaporfly Next% features unique cushioning for a smooth stride, while ultra-light sole materials make it feel like running on air. £240 / nike.com TWO GARMIN HRM-TRI The 945’s built-in heart-rate monitor is good, but the most accurate way to achieve consistent heart readings is via a chest strap. This bad boy stores data when underwater then forwards it to the device, making it the perfect companion for a triathlon… or for anyone who likes to jump in the sea post-jog. £100 / buy.garmin.com THREE UNDER ARMOUR…

Stuff doesn’t test boats, but as the Princess R35 is billed as the ideal billionaire millennial’s plaything… from £535,000 / stuff.tv/R35 The average yacht owner is 15 years younger than in 2000, and 20% of the top 100 billionaires are under 50. So because ‘self-made millennials’ want adventures with instant gratification, the Princess R35 could be riding the crest of a wave with its Active Foiling System. This automatically deploys two feet under the hull when you reach 15 knots. Making 100 calculations per second, they act as a stability control – stopping the R35 from rising out of the water, making it easier to drive and more comfy in the back. Stability is important if you want to attract inexperienced younger customers… and crucial if you’re going to allow…

Huawei P30 Pro from £899 / stuff.tv/P30Pro Huawei’s latest superphone sets a stratospheric benchmark for camera power, with no cost to overall performance. Everything about the design is top-notch, with only screen sharpness failing to hit the very highest marks – at least by Huawei’s own giddy standards. But it’s those oh-so-clever rear camera lenses that really set the P30 Pro apart. Just be aware that ongoing political problems for the brand make this a risky purchase at present. Stuff says Heaps of power – and the best smartphone camera you can buy • TIPS & TRICKS • Use Huawei’s OneHop tech for quick wireless file transfers from the phone to your laptop. • The P30 Pro works as a wireless charger, so you can share its juice with any…

RHA TrueConnect £149 / stuff.tv/TrueConnect Wireless in-ears usually come with compromises. Great sound, poor fit. Great design, no waterproofing. And that’s before we start on the biggest bugbear: connection stability. But the RHA TrueConnects seem to nail all the important stuff, and arguably better than any others we’ve tested. They sound fantastic, the design is lovely, there’s waterproofing to IPX5 and the Bluetooth 5.0 connection is rock-solid. They also pack a generous five-hour battery life, with 20 extra hours available from the sturdy case. Stuff says These wireless buds are superb all-rounders, with solid tone and a strong Bluetooth connection Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 £120 / stuff.tv/Melomania1 Offering an engaging and exciting listen, these buds lack just a drop of dynamism but do most things really well… and for hours…

Moov Now £55 / stuff.tv/MoovNow Slow and steady wins the race, and the Now has gone on to prove that with a marathon-like pace helping it finally make it to the top of this list. We’ve long considered this tracker a bargain, but further reductions have helped it enter the realm of ‘downright steal’. OK, so it doesn’t have a screen or smartphone skills, but with guided voice coaching, a six-month battery and solid waterproofing, it has everything you’d ever want in your perfect fitness tracker. Stuff says A bargain-tastic fitness band that does more than just track your steps Fitbit Inspire HR £79 / stuff.tv/InspireHR Fitbit’s latest is a great little tracker. As well as step-counting, it’s surprisingly capable for proper run-tracking if you go out with a phone.…

Sky Q from £20 + £22/month / stuff.tv/SkyQ Sky Q works flawlessly and could change the way you watch TV – especially now 4K’s arrived. With Sky Movies’ huge range of films and Sky Sports in stunning Ultra HD, along with the new addition of Netflix, there’s something for everyone to treat their eyes with. And 2TB of storage means you can record 350 hours’ worth of entertainment, so you’re unlikely to be sweating over which show needs deleting. Factor in its multiroom skills, and Sky Q is undoubtedly the best TV experience you can get. Stuff says You’ll have to cough up for a subscription, but this is the best box for watching both live and recorded shows Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K £50 / stuff.tv/FireStick4K Amazon’s latest streaming…

Lego Boost Creative Toolbox £150 / stuff.tv/LegoCreativeToolbox Building Lego models is already ridiculously good fun, so think what great a time you’ll have when the completed model turns into a functioning robot. With the accompanying tablet app, you can use simple coding to make the robot move, fire projectiles and play various games. And rather than retiring it to the dusty shelf once you’re bored, you can rebuild him into four other programmable models: a harmonica-playing cat, a driveable rover, a working robot-builder and a playable guitar. Stuff says All hail Vernie and friends – for value and sheer fun, it’s hard to beat this programmable Lego kit Propel Star Wars X-Wing Battling Drone £66 / stuff.tv/SWDrone The Star Wars Battling Drone works indoors and outdoors, and doesn’t require a…

Oculus Quest from £399 / stuff.tv/OculusQuest The Quest offers all manner of fully interactive, roamable virtual worlds that you can throw in your backpack without a single wire. That’s a mindblowing technical feat. Yes, the battery life is average, but the inside-out tracking and total absence of any cables make this the best all-round VR headset to date. It also ships with the Oculus Touch motion controllers included, which means you can play fully fledged Oculus Rift titles without being anywhere near a PC. Stuff says If you’ve been waiting to board the VR bandwagon, the Quest might be the best reason yet to go for it HTC Vive £499 / stuff.tv/HTCVive There isn’t much difference between this and the much cheaper Oculus Rift, in all honesty. But if you’re…

Tado Smart Thermostat from £200 + installation / stuff.tv/Tado It might not be as pretty as the Nest 3.0, but Tado has quietly evolved into the best all-round smart heating system around. Like autopilot for your boiler, it senses when you’re leaving home or coming back thanks to the app’s geolocation. And Tado’s gadgety goodness is second to none, with the option of zonal control for individual rooms and voice smarts from the likes Alexa and Google Assistant. Stuff says Tado roasts the competition with its combination of simplicity and smarts • TIPS & TRICKS • Check out the app’s Energy Savings Report to see how well you’re doing each month. • Crank up the nerdery by tinkering with Tado’s IFTTT channel or adding it to your HomeKit setup. •…

Sony DSC-RX100 V £799 / stuff.tv/RX100V We wouldn’t recommend buying this camera if you already own the old IV model, but a few improvements have ensured Sony remains the top dog in our compacts list – and we’re keeping this model above the newer RX100 VI simply because of the huge price difference. It remains one of the finest point-and-shoots we’ve ever seen, with a flexibility that few pocket cameras can muster. While it’s still not exactly cheap, we reckon this is the cam to buy if you want fantastic-looking snaps from your holidays. Stuff says Only a small improvement over the RX100 IV, but this Sony is close to premium point-and-shoot perfection Panasonic Lumix TZ200 £580 / stuff.tv/TZ200 This Panasonic compact is a significant upgrade from the TZ100, offering…

SNES Classic Mini £70 / stuff.tv/ClassicMini Why bother splashing out over £200 on a games console when you can get the SNES Classic Mini for a fraction of that? Especially when you get 21 classic titles pre-installed on this nostalgia-inducing machine, including the likes of Super Metroid, A Link to the Past, Super Mario World and the never-before-released Star Fox 2. And with two controllers bundled in the box, you’ll be able to start the Super Mario Kart action right away. Stuff says With 21 classic games installed, gamers won’t find better value anywhere • TIPS & TRICKS • Chickens killed you in Zelda again? You can rewind up to five minutes and pretend it never happened. • For full-fat nostalgia you can read the instruction manual for each of…

Ah, the original Walkman! Ancient music tech with all the charm of a brick – and the heft of one. Listen, when you can suck all of music history from the cloud into a svelte blower, there’s a chance you’ve been spoilt. But Sony’s chunky delight was a genuine slice of wonder 40 years ago. Finally, you could take your own music anywhere, without the inconvenience of trailing a massive extension lead behind you and trying to balance a record player on your bonce while carrying an amp and speakers. Not that Stuff ever tried that, obviously. Well, certainly not more than once. But the Walkman wasn’t that much more portable. And it didn’t even have a belt clip. No, presumably on the basis that the weight would’ve pulled down…

MINIT £4.19 / Android £4.99 / iOS Subverting a genre can make the old seem fresh. In Minit, the all-important twist is that you only have a minute to win it. But this isn’t a fraught arcade test – instead, it resembles a retro RPG. As you dart about a tiled landscape, the chunky visuals screaming ‘GAME BOY!’ at your retinas, you can’t help but notice the clock ticking down from 60. When it reaches zero, you’re dead. The usual ambling about is replaced by focused path-finding, and frantically completing missions before you expire. You gradually chip away at the larger quest, but this will happen in bite-sized goes on the bus rather than marathon sessions before the telly.…

Little rad ’book GPD P2 MAX GPD’s latest ultrabook makes even Apple’s MacBook seem like a giant beast. That’s because the GPD P2 Max is properly dinky, weighing just 650g and having a similar footprint to the iPad Mini. It nonetheless packs in an 8.9in 2560x1600 touchscreen, an Intel Core m3–8100Y processor, fingerprint unlocking, enough ports to make a MacBook green with envy, a trackpad, and a webcam – albeit one that points up your nose. Remarkably, you get full-size keys too; and although there’s multi-function madness going on to squeeze special characters in, that just reminds us of the ZX Spectrum keyboard – which is good. £676 / gpd.hk Camming in the air tonight AIR PIX Want a perfect selfie without straining to get your phone far enough away…

The Reno 10x Zoom isn’t Oppo’s first high-end phone to hit the UK, but it’s fair to say none of its previous efforts got a huge amount of attention. The Reno 10x Zoom has got that alright… and with good reason. This is one of the most camera-tastic phones around, thanks to a periscopic telephoto camera that delivers enough optical zoom to get you right up that grizzly bear’s left nostril without having to worry about his temper. It also offers a fancy front with almost non-existent bezels, but does without the curved edges of rivals like the OnePlus 7 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S10+ and Huawei P30 Pro – which you might actually find makes it easier to live with. And it adds a rather distinctive pop-up selfie camera. The…

Apple iMac from £1049 / apple.com Working from home has plenty of benefits. As well as getting out of bed 15 minutes before you have to start, only getting dressed from the waist up for Skype meetings and not having to endure any inane office banter, you can kit your little workspace out with the kind of gear that most IT departments would never sign off on. Apple’s all-in-one iMacs are ideal if you don’t need to work on the go; and measuring just 5mm at the edges, they’re so thin they almost defy physics. All models come with Retina displays – either 4K in the 21.5in model or 5K in the 27in version – plus Intel processors with up to eight cores, up to 3TB of storage and as…

NOW ADD THESE BATPOWER PROE 2 ES10B If you’re working out and about, you don’t want to be a slave to a plug socket, but the Microsoft charger is a chunky old brick – and only a few aftermarket power-banks offer enough of a kick to charge the Surface Book 2. This 40,000mAh job is one of them. It’ll be slower than using the standard charger but it’ll mean you can use that table by the window that’s miles away from a socket. £170 / batpower.com SONY WH-1000XM3 You’ve nabbed your favourite spot, your laptop’s fully charged and your flat white’s hot… but who’s this at the table behind you? It’s Darren the senior account executive and he’s got a VERY IMPORTANT call with the Lisbon office. No problem: these…

Honor 20 What’s the story? When buying a new phone, ‘good screen’ and ‘fast CPU’ come slightly higher up the wish list than ‘subject to a geopolitical sanctions minefield’. But that’s what the Honor 20 is dealing with. With parent firm Huawei in the US government’s bad books, there’s a real concern Android updates might dry up and users get locked out of their Google apps. Honor’s response: killer hardware at a fantastic price. Is it any good? It’s hard to see how the Honor 20 counts as ‘mid-range’. You get a glass and metal sandwich with super-skinny bezels and a large but sensible screen. Look closer, though, and you will see plastic inserts keeping costs down. The 6.26in LCD display delivers vivid colours that can be dialled back, but…

THE BASICS Keep it RIL Most apps related to news and features focus on discovery and subscriptions. ‘Read it later’ (RIL) is more like a DVR: rather than reading an article right now, you save it for later. Our favourite RIL services are Pocket (getpocket.com) and Instapaper (instapaper.com). Whatever you save can be read at your convenience in the app, online or offline. Articles are stripped of design stylings, leaving only text and images. Save articles on mobile Both Pocket and Instapaper have apps for Android and iOS. Getting content to them from a browser or social media app is done using standard share functionality. On some versions of Android, you can ‘pin’ oft-used share buttons like your RIL one so they stay at the start of the list. On…

Apple iPad Pro from £769 / stuff.tv/iPadPro The latest iPad Pro isn’t cheap, but it’s a mobile powerhouse like no other, with a diverse and rich app ecosystem, tons of power, a gorgeous screen, and the kind of focus on creativity and productivity that just doesn’t exist on other tablets. If you just want to faff on Facebook or Netflix it’s massive overkill, so we’d recommend going for the new iPad Air (from £479) instead; but even if you don’t actually need the new iPad Pro, you’re going to want one if you have it in your mitts for five minutes. Stuff says Once again Apple blasts ahead of the pack, with a stylish, powerful tablet full of creative potential Microsoft Surface Go from £379 / stuff.tv/SurfaceGo Having this slinky…

Sony WH-1000XM3 £260 / stuff.tv/SonyXM3 Sony’s WH-1000 series was already a top performer, and the WH-1000XM3s make for an even more compelling package. With Bluetooth wireless and great noise-cancellation, they’re the ultimate public transport stress killer… well, aside from a chauffeur or a lottery win that lets you retire. The leather pads make them incredibly easy to wear, not unlike sitting in one of those ultra-comfy leather chairs, and most importantly of all the sound quality is fantastic. Stuff says Great wireless headphones with effective ANC and a sound that nails just about everything B&O H9i £329 / stuff.tv/H9i Like all B&O products, these noise-cancelling cans scream luxury… but they’re not just a pretty face. There’s measured punch in the low end and timing is spot-on, with a crisp and…

Sonos Beam £399 / stuff.tv/SonosBeam Sonos’s home cinema gear has always been a little expensive, but with the Beam it’s created a great-value soundbar. It sounds ace, c omes with loads of features and is compact enough to fit into the average living-room AV setup without taking over. If you want the best-sounding system then the Playbar or Playbase are still the products to go for, but they’re a lot more money, they don’t have Alexa, and they don’t control your TV in the same slick way the Beam does. Stuff says Smaller and cheaper than the already excellent Playbar, and packed full of smarts Q Acoustics Media 4 £185 / stuff.tv/Media4 The justifiably multi-award-winning Media 4 combines subtle detail with precise surround effects to be one of the best-sounding…

Sony PlayStation 4 Pro £350 / stuff.tv/PS4Pro As a gaming platform, PlayStation 4 is the best around – which makes the PS4 Pro the best of the best. Games optimised for the new console look stunning on a 4K HDR TV, and are substantially improved by the extra grunt inside this slightly bigger machine. Sure, it can’t match the Xbox One X for sheer power or resolution, but it makes up for that with an impressive line-up of games – including Uncharted 4, Horizon Zero Dawn and Bloodborne – and virtual reality support. Stuff says The system for console gamers who have a 4K TV and want the best catalogue of games on offer Nintendo Switch £279 / stuff.tv/NintendoSwitch Nintendo’s console earned a promotion in our list after it impressed…

Jaguar I-Pace from £60,995 (with PiCG) / stuff.tv/ipace Not content with simply making an electric vehicle that can get you from A to B with minimal fuss (and fuel bills), Jaguar has created something desirable, fun to drive and impressively capable when the going gets tough. This car offers Amazon Alexa integration, smartphone connectivity and a 10in touchscreen on the upper deck. With the I-Pace, Jaguar can happily claim to be the first mainstream brand to really give Tesla something to worry about. Stuff says Fun, fast and practical, the I-Pace is the greatest thing to happen to electric cars in a long time Volvo XC90 T8 from £66,645 / stuff.tv/XC90T8 The latest XC90 is a monster 4x4 that features some of the most impressive interior tech seen on any…

Blood & Truth £30 / PSVR Blood & Truth uses every trick available to deliver an absolutely rollicking action thriller – sweaty palms are guaranteed. Covering a huge breadth of environments and sequences that will make you forget its relatively short runtime, it turns London into a playground packed with dazzling action set-pieces, while the story keeps you grounded with a likeable and compelling cast. Anyone with a PSVR needs to play this; and for those who don’t already own one, the time is now. Stuff says A stunning full-length VR action blockbuster with a great story Superhot VR from £16 / Oculus Rift, Vive, PSVR There’s something really cool about hiding behind a desk before blitzing your opponents with streams of bullets as if you were starring in your…

GoPro Hero7 Black £349 / stuff.tv/Hero7Black This is basically the excellent Hero6 Black (a five-star action cam that cost £500 at launch) with a bunch of improvements added – the most useful of which being the incredibly effective HyperSmooth image stabilisation, which has a huge impact on video quality. It’s great to see a company like GoPro continue to innovate in ways that are genuinely valuable to its main customer base, and the Hero7 Black is the best camera it’s made in years. Stuff says GoPro’s smoothest operator ever, and a brilliant flagship action cam DJI Osmo Action £329 / stuff.tv/OsmoAction The image stabilisation is sensational and the face-optimised metering makes DJI’s action cam an ideal choice for vloggers. It has some idiosyncrasies, but this is a smart shooter that…

Fujifilm X-T3 £1349 / stuff.tv/FujifilmXT3 It’s really hard to find anything bad to say about the X-T3 – it’s just consistently great in so many ways. Fuji has looked at virtually every feature on the X-T2 and upgraded it. With substantial tweaks made to the pro-level video options, the high-res EVF, the super-fast autofocus and the burst shooting, what you’re left with is an all-round beast of a camera in a small, beautiful form. As APS-C shooters go, it’s the best there is. Stuff says An incredible stills shooter with video smarts to match • TIPS & TRICKS • Pre-shot ES mode starts taking photos and adding them to the buffer as soon as you half-press. • Sports Finder mode’s display enables you to see what’s about to come into…