Inhaltsverzeichnis für April 2019 in Stuff UK

For the past 12 years, phones have grown larger, added a ridiculous number of cameras and offered ever more screen space. But, somewhat boringly, they’ve remained basically the same since the original iPhone. Thankfully, this has all changed for 2019 with the announcement of several foldable phones, whose bendy displays open out to turn them into tablet-sized devices. These properly new phones were undoubtedly the stars of the show at this year’s Mobile World Congress, but at around £2000 each they’re also ridiculously expensive. Luckily there were still loads of fantastic traditional phones unveiled that will be here in a matter of weeks. We swiped, stroked and selfied with them all in Barcelona to help you decide which one deserves a place in your pocket. Plus, you don’t even need…

£17,990 / zeromotorcycles.com If Tesla is undisputed king of the all-electric car, Zero is the equivalent when it comes to all things two-wheeled. And it’s just unveiled its most attention-grabbing bike yet: the SR/F, on sale this spring. Just how special is it? Let us count the ways… • Two wheels rad Thanks to the buttock-clenching acceleration that became a Tesla hallmark, the world knows that battery-based vehicles can move. In fact, with no gears to move up through, they supply power and torque far more quickly than their petrol-powered cousins. With one twist of its throttle, the SR/F delivers 140lb/ft of torque and 110bhp – a combination that will have you tearing effortlessly through the streets. That much oomph supplied that quickly could prove troublesome on a slick road,…

Days Gone doesn’t play by the open-world rulebook. Where games like Far Cry and Horizon Zero Dawn urge you to explore and make you do all the work, this one is intent on bringing the action to you. Sony’s latest PS4 exclusive takes aim at ‘open world fatigue’, the sense of being so bogged down by side quests that you forget what the actual story is. It switches things up with the mechanics, and creates a version of the American wilds that’s much more dynamic. And after four hours of hands-on gameplay with this RPG, we were left more enthused about it than we expected – if only for the way it deals with delivering an interesting, character-led narrative in a responsive and engaging open world. Deacon St John is…

£n/a (concept) / seat.co.uk Never seen that badge before – is this the latest exotic? If you consider Spain exotic, then sure. Cupra is the peri-peri sauce to Seat’s butterfly chicken: same basic formula, just a little hotter. Last year’s Cupra Ateca was a taster of things to come, merely tweaking one of Seat’s more popular SUVs with some racy alloys, bulging exhausts and a new badge. Oh, and the same 300bhp engine as a VW Golf R. But the Formentor is entirely different. Looks like another sporty SUV to me… It’s a bit of an inbetweener: not quite a crossover, not quite a hatchback. The Formentor sits wide and low, which should mean it handles better than the usual high-riding family wagons, and is a standalone creation rather than…

The Samsung Galaxy S10+ is one of the most important phones of the year; probably one of the best too. But can it match its rivals for sheer impact? There’s curved Gorilla Glass on the front and back, and a band of shiny aluminium between. Dual front cameras demand a bit more space, so the display cut-out is much wider than in its lesser siblings (see below); but if you can ignore that black blip, this Samsung has the most all-screen front of any non-slider phone. Still wired for sound You still get a microSD slot and a headphone port, which is becoming rarer by the month. It also has an IP67 water-resistance rating and at least 128GB of storage. The S10+’s ultrasonic fingerprint scanner is one of its tech…

Since its arrival on the scene last year, few have been able to match Xiaomi for value. In fact forget ‘Xiaomi the money’, because we’re not sure if they can be making any. Its latest absurdly well-priced handset is the Mi 9, featuring a 6.39in AMOLED display, the latest Snapdragon 855 processor and three camera lenses on the rear. Dig beneath the surface and there’s even more to shout about: 20W wireless fast charging fills the phone in 90 minutes, the DxOMark camera score is just one point behind the Samsung Galaxy S10, and there’s a rapid in-screen fingerprint sensor. Xiaomi heaven The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a handsome beast with a beautiful 19.5:9 AMOLED display. It’s full HD and not as high-res as other flagships, but honestly, you’d be…

• Infuse 5 On an iPhone, iPad or Apple TV, Infuse will pull video from just about anywhere, whatever format it’s in. The interface is gorgeous and smartly designed, grabbing subtitles on request and automatically grouping films. Go pro and everything syncs across devices too, so you can continue an Apple TV bingeing session using your iPhone on the bus. Stuff says from £free / iOS • Freeview Remember the days of poring over telly listings magazines? No? Lucky you – they were rubbish. Freeview’s much better for perusing what’s currently showing on British free-to-air channels (along with shows with an ‘on demand’ sign hanging around their necks) and then punting you to the relevant app when you find something good. Stuff says £free / iOS • Plex Dump a…

The fluoro fueller Ikea Riggad One day every surface in your home will double as a wireless charger, but until then you’ll have to make do with giving bits of the furniture special powers. Ikea has a range of items that you can build charging points into, but the Riggad lamp is ready to go straight out of the box. It can only manage 5W charging, which is as slow as it gets, but the adjustable arm and head make it an excellent addition to any desk. £60 / ikea.com STAND AND DELIVER The proper propper Logitech Powered for iPhone Designed to prop up any iPhone from the 8 onwards in portrait or landscape, Logitech’s Powered can deliver the maximum 7.5W to Apple’s blowers, or 5W to any others that…

SWITCH IT UP… ONE WACOM INTUOS PRO PAPER EDITION GRAPHIC DRAWING TABLET Essential for the creative types out there, this intuitive tablet allows users to sketch directly onto drawing paper while the Intuos Pro system makes a handy digital copy that’s introduced directly to the digital workflow. It’s also an excellent mouse alternative. from £380 / wacom.com TWO HARBER FOLIO MACBOOK SLEEVE Protect your precious new MacBook in style with lashings of leather and enough felt to fend off the occasional knock and scrape. This sleek offering from Harber London is made from vegetable-tanned leather and thick Spanish wool felt, while pockets at the front and rear bring easy extra storage. £119 / harberlondon.com THREE BLACKMAGIC EGPU PRO Transform your stylish MacBook Air from a portable email machine to a…

HOT BUY 1 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, but then there’s the standard iPad or a slew of other tablets for doing that. Still, 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 2 Microsoft Surface Go…

HOT BUY 1 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, comes 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 2 Q Acoustics Media 4 £199 / stuff.tv/Media4 The justifiably multi-award-winning Media 4 combines subtle detail with precise surround effects to be one…

HOT BUY 1 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 2 Nintendo Switch £280 / stuff.tv/NintendoSwitch Nintendo’s console earned a promotion in our…

HOT BUY 1 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 intergration, 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 2 Volvo XC90 T8 from £62,660 / stuff.tv/XC90T8 The latest XC90 is a monster 4x4 that features some of the most impressive interior…

HOT BUY 1 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 • NOW ADD THIS Tado Smart Radiator Thermostats Once you’ve tasted the joys of zonal smart heating, you and your wallet will never go back. £70 each / tado.com • TIPS & TRICKS • Check out…

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I GOT MY HANDS ON HUAWEI’S FOLDING PHONE Never have I seen a mere smartphone treated with the same reverence as the Mona Lisa. So when Huawei gave me a one-on-one session with the Mate X, the tablet-smartphone hybrid that folds in the middle of the OLED screen, there were three people with me in a tiny meeting room at Mobile World Congress, all watching me like I was a very dangerous person. One rule: don’t actually fold it. Which, it turned out, was too much of an ask for me. Whoops. Natalya Paul, Online Editor THE HOT FIVE p8 I SHOWED THE WORLD HOW BAD I AM AT TETRIS I’ve spent every free second of the last month playing the best battle royale game. I’m not referring to the…

from £349 / sony.co.uk A watch strap without a watch? Now I’ve seen everything. Have you, though? Because unless you’ve seen a tap-dancing badger or Piers Morgan display an iota of self-awareness, you’ve still got at least one other thing left to tick off. And when you stop and think about it, Sony’s Wena Wrist Pro isn’t such an absurd idea anyway. Imagine you’ve already spent the cost of a small car on a fancy Swiss watch. Chances are you’re not going to have much interest in anything made by Apple, Samsung and co, no matter how clever they claim to be. Sony’s smart strap offers that functionality but allows you to keep your existing tick-tocker. So how do I marry them up? The stainless steel band has 18mm, 20mm…

Having spent five years touring the world, the ‘David Bowie Is’ exhibition arrives on phones. It’s a curious thing, poking around Bowie’s life in augmented reality, perusing lyrics, watching videos and examining costumes – all without having to crane your neck to see over other people’s inconveniently situated heads. For those who experienced the original show, this app should beat any associated book, no matter how lush. For everyone else, we can talk about wonder of tech and a future where art is freed from the confines of galleries. Mostly, though, it’s a superb, fitting tribute to an icon.…

1st ALIEN 40TH ANNIVERSARY Ridley Scott’s space horror masterpiece will never be topped, and you probably don’t need an excuse for yet another rewatch, but a 4K re-release to celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary sounds like a pretty good one to us. 12th THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS: NO GEOGRAPHY Does anyone unite sweaty ravers of all ages with a shared love of laser beams quite like the Chemical Brothers? The veteran electronic duo are back with their ninth studio album. 23rd MORTAL KOMBAT 11 Twenty-seven years of stomach-turning interactive ultraviolence and no shortage of controversy, and Mortal Kombat is still alive and kicking. Impressive. What should you expect from the latest entry? Well, MK11 has hinted at deeper character customisation options than fans have seen before. 26th EIGHTH GRADE For a…

Sony smartphones should be the best in the world. The firm makes terrific TVs, acclaimed cameras, great-sounding audio products and an outstanding games console, and owns an enviable back catalogue of movie, music and videogame content. Its latest attempt to stand out from the crowd is to appear taller, with a range of phones sporting an elongated 21:9 aspect ratio display for creating and consuming even more content. Top of the pile is the flagship Xperia 1. Wider appeal The 1 is the world’s first phone to feature a 6.5in CinemaWide 4K HDR OLED display; and by making it 21:9, Sony says you’ll be able to stream a swathe of blockbusters and box-sets in the format for which they were created. Aside from Sony-owned content, that includes Amazon Prime, YouTube…

If everyone is thinking alike, then someone isn’t thinking. Well, we can’t accuse LG of that. This year’s G series flagship might have an OLED screen and a Snapdragon 855 processor, but that’s where any similarities with the opposition end, because this is the first phone to have ‘palm vein authentication’ – or Hand ID. And that’s not all: Air Control gesture controls that let you feel a little bit Jedi add to the magic. Barmy stuff, but there’s nothing wrong with a touch of showing off – especially when this is a smartphone with solid specs across its other facets. You’re so vein The term ‘palm vein authentication’ makes us a little queasy. Sure, we’ve got used to having our fingers and faces biometrically scanned, but vein scanning sounds…

THE BASICS ■ Get started Make your handle memorable and, ideally, short (you get 50 characters, but using all 50 is madness). Tie your account to a phone number or email address, verify it with the code provided, create a robust password, then upload a profile image and 160 characters of brilliance to introduce yourself. ■ Make some friends Twitter provides lists of people to follow – or just search for names (or @usernames) of people you know. Start a tweet with someone’s @username to send a public message. If you follow each other (or they have open direct messages), you can privately chat. Don’t follow too many people or Twitter rapidly becomes overwhelming. If it all gets too much, create themed lists from the menu that lurks behind your…

£399 / stuff.tv/VuzeXR ■ There’s no denying the ingenuity of the Vuze XR: it’s a pocket-sized 360° camera one moment, with two lenses pointing away from each other, but can transform into a VR cam with two front-facing lenses. As far as we know, there’s nothing else like it on the market… yet. ■ While the XR is by no means ruggedised (and you won’t want to get it wet), it feels solid, weighty and well-made. There’s no screen, so for feedback it relies purely on indicator lights and noises. ■ You’ll need to pair up your phone to the XR via a direct Wi-Fi link – a fairly painless process. Vuze’s app is free on Android and iOS, but it’s a dog, lagging a long way behind the Insta360…

HOT BUY 1 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 2 Euclidean Skies £4.99 / iOS This is a challenging mobile game that pulls…

HOT BUY 1 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. The only issue? It’s a little hard of hearing compared to Amazon’s Echo. Stuff says Sonos’s Alexa-powered speaker remains a class apart from the competition BARGAIN BUY 2 Amazon Echo Dot £30 / stuff.tv/EchoDot The massive price difference means that, for many people, the 3rd-gen Dot…

HOT BUYS 1 Oculus Rift £349 / stuff.tv/OculusTouch The Oculus Rift has been playing catch-up for a while; but now that it’s got the fantastic Touch Controllers, has boosted its room-tracking capabilities to match the Vive and has had a price drop to easily undercut HTC’s standard headset, it finally deserves to top our VR headset rankings. Its library of exclusive games has grown considerably since launch too, with the likes of Robo Recall, Lucky’s Tale and Lone Echo all added. This is now the best VR headset available that doesn’t cost the world. Stuff says Thanks to the price cut and much-needed updates, the Rift is now the best reasonably-priced VR headset 2 HTC Vive £499 / stuff.tv/HTCVive Barring a £100 price difference, there isn’t much difference between the…

HOT BUY 1 SNES Classic Mini £80 / 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 • NOW ADD THIS 8Bitdo Bluetooth Retro Receiver Fed up of those short cables? Use this clever device to connect most modern controllers wirelessly. £16.14 / 8bitdo.com • TIPS & TRICKS • Chickens…

So the bendy screens are coming to our wrists as well, huh? Looks that way. Such is the current onslaught of flexible displays, pretty soon you’ll be able to walk into your local electronics store for a game of ‘Will it bend?’ without risking several thousand pounds’ worth of damage. Nubia’s just-a-little-bit-bonkers Alpha wearable doesn’t want to simply supplement the smartphone in your future pocket; rather, its maker’s ambition is for it to replace that phone altogether. Not the first time I’ve heard that kind of talk. So is it a phone or a watch? Both. Sort of. It’s difficult to know where to start with this contraption – which looks like something that’d get auctioned off at a Star Trek convention – but the headline feature here is the…

KICK-STARTER Insta follower OBSBOT TAIL When you’re making movies about people, the blighters won’t stay still. So keeping them in shot can be tricky, especially if your ‘crew’ is you, a rucksack and a cheese sandwich. Hence Obsbot Tail, which styles itself as the world’s first auto-director AI camera but is really an automated cinematographer. Set it down and define who to keep in frame, and you’ll get buttery-smooth 4K tracking shots, thanks to the three-axis gimbal and 1/2.3in Sony CMOS sensor. You needn’t prod the Obsbot app to shake things up either: a hand gesture is enough to have your robot DP perform its actions. £375 / remo-ai.com KICK-STARTER Ain’t got no body PICOH It might look like the head of a 1970s sci-fi robot, but Picoh’s LED matrix…

What do KITT from Knight Rider, Elvis Presley’s quiff and the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey all have in common? They’re all sleek, black, shiny… and ever so alluring. Well, as long as you’re into American cars, hip-gyrating rock’n’roll idols or confused monkeys. If you’re into smartphones – and whoever heard of a Stuff reader who wasn’t? – you can add this Mirror Black version of the OnePlus 6T, one of our very favourite Android handsets, to the list. Specced up with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, the main prize in this month’s competition is worth £529 – and that’s not all we’re giving away. One winner scoops the phone plus a OnePlus Explorer Backpack (RRP £99) in stylish Morandi Green. This spacious, durable and thoughtfully designed…

Nokia’s 9 PureView is out to give OnePlus a run for its money and turn heads in the process by going all ‘wet razor’ on us with not two, not three, but five rear camera lenses. That doesn’t make it the most exciting entry in the Guinness Book of Records, but it does officially make it the most lenses on the back of a smartphone. Why all the eyes? Well, two of the 12MP lenses take in colour, while three take in monochrome, which means you can actually shoot in proper black and white. But it’s the way these cameras combine with the dedicated image-processing chip that makes the 9 PureView exciting. Colossal cameras Nokia hasn’t said this explicitly, but if you value photography over everything else on a smartphone,…

More of a ROKiT from the crypt, this smartphone brand has burst out of nowhere to offer a curious proposition extending far beyond a glasses-free 3D phone. First a bit of background. The firm replaces Martini as the title sponsor of the Williams Formula 1 team this season. It also makes its affordable phones in California and not the Far East, but that’s only half the story. Specs appeal The IO Pro 3D has patented glasses-free 3D tech. Buying this phone grants you access to the ROKFlix 3D app hosting an ‘expansive’ catalogue of 3D content, covering everything from short series and animation to fully fledged feature films. You watch said movies on a 5.99in Full HD 18:9 display that at first glance does a pretty dope job of bringing…

£80 / stuff.tv/KanoHarryPotter ■ Without coding, most of our gadgets would be as useful as a hairbrush without bristles. Coding is essentially like casting a spell on an object to make it do neat things… so it makes sense that Kano, maker of build-your-own PC kits, has married magic and coding together with its Harry Potter coding wand. ■ When you first open up the box, you’ll find your wand parts are neatly laid out in foam, along with a booklet lettered in gold. It all looks suitably Potter-esque, and it really does entice you to get stuck into the magic. ■ Build the wand, insert the supplied AA batteries and you’re practically a wizard already – or will be once you’ve installed the Kano app and got the wand…

Pro-Ject Essential III BT What’s the story? Pro-Ject has an Essential III for everyone: there’s a USB version for digital archiving, a phono-stage version for vinyl-intolerant amps, even a speed-changing version for those who can’t bear to switch from 33 to 45rpm manually. And there’s this one, for streaming to a Bluetooth amp or speaker. Is it any good? Like every Pro-Ject turntable, this one has it where it counts: low-resonance MDF platter and chassis, aluminium tonearm with Ortofon cartridge, DC motor for pitch stability. It’s simple to set up and use – and sounds lushly, lavishly vinyl, with great timing, a beautifully even frequency range, and enough warmth to keep things just as toasty as they need to be. It’s enough to make you forget it’s using crusty old…

£140 / stuff.tv/TarahPro ■ The Tarah Pros are one of that strange breed of Bluetooth headphones: they’re wireless, but joined by a wire. This keeps the two earpieces together, like a pair of idiot mittens. It also gives you proper controls (see left). ■ The earpieces stick together thanks to their magnetic backs, so you can wear them like a necklace between runs. Jaybird really doesn’t want you to lose these things. ■ That cable is reflective, so should help you be seen if you’re out running at night, and has a coating that will help it repel moisture. The buds are waterproof down to 1m for 30 minutes, but don’t take them swimming: the cable will drag and there’s no on-board music storage anyway. ■ You can create a…

£1799 / stuff.tv/acoustasonic ■ A mere seven decades after inventing the mass-produced solidbody guitar, fickle Fender is already moving on to its latest flame: a hollowbody guitar that looks like a Telecaster but thinks it’s a whole cupboard full of acoustics… with one or two cheeky electrics thrown in. ■ This is far from being the first acoustic/electric hybrid guitar (in fact it’s not even the first Fender Acoustasonic), but the tech inside promises a bit of a leap in terms of versatility. It combines three different pickup systems with Variax-style digital tweakery to recreate all the voices you’ll ever need for gigging or recording. ■ It’s just as slinky as a normal Telecaster and feels almost as easy to play… but get your foot down off that stage monitor…

HOT BUY 1 Huawei Mate 20 Pro £750 / stuff.tv/Mate20Pro Huawei bumped its own magnificent P20 Pro off the top spot with another flagship phone that’s left Apple and Samsung scrabbling to catch up. The Mate 20 Pro brings back the triple-lens camera of the P20 Pro, only now it’s got a 20MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a new version of its predecessor’s AI-assisted night mode. It’s the most tech-packed phone in the world, yet battery life is a match for any of its rivals. No contest. Stuff says A stunning smartphone that makes the competition look lazy in comparison • NOW ADD THIS Huawei Smart View Flip Cover This case has a transparent window that will display your Mate 20 Pro’s notifications, time and weather. £16.95 / amazon.co.uk • TIPS…

HOT BUY BARGAIN BUY 1 Beyerdynamic Byron £34 / stuff.tv/Byron A strong argument for the idea that you don’t really need to spend more than £50 on earphones, the Byrons have a sound we defy you not to like. They’re not like the company’s studio headphones, designed for sound engineers looking for extreme accuracy – they’re for everyday folk – but these humble-looking buds do come with a shot of that special Beyer sauce. They’re some of the truest-sounding in-ears we’ve heard, with great midrange detail and good punch to the bass. Stuff says Seriously classy in-ear headphones with the detail to outdo the competition 2 Sony WF-1000X £140 / stuff.tv/SonyWF Impressive levels of detail and clarity, a decent amount of bass weight to the mix, and active noise-cancelling that…

HOT BUY 1 Moov Now £57 / 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 2 Fitbit Alta HR £130 / stuff.tv/AltaHR The Alta HR is one of the most motivational health monitors around. The heart-rate tracking adds some insightful meat to…

HOT BUY 1 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 2 Sphero BB-8 with Force Band £120 / stuff.tv/BB8 BB-8 was fun even without the Force Band. Now it…

HOT BUY 1 Superhot VR £20 / Oculus Rift, Vive, PSVR Superhot has found its home in VR – just watch those slow-mo bullets skim the tip of your nose. The enemy will only move when you do, so time your attacks to perfection and dodge, duck and dive to survive. 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 very own Matrix movie. And with Superhot soon arriving on PSVR, more players will be able to experience this wonderfully action-packed title. Stuff says If you have a VR headset, this 2-in-1 puzzler and shooter should be right at the top of your shopping list 2 Farpoint £16 (£55 with Aim Controller) / PSVR If…