PLAYSTATION

With PS5s finally in good supply, it's about time to up your game with some elite-tier additions - whatever your playstyle

PLAY KIT EASY ON YOURSELF

There may be no major console arrivals to drool over but the world of gaming is far from stagnant, with new titles galore and enough accessories to block out the sun. PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and VR gamers unite: this feature has loads for everyone, as we bring you the best extras – and upcoming games – for all the big platforms…

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

Home entertainment can be a touch overwhelming, with so much choice and with terms like 'variable refresh rate' and 'dimming zones' being thrown at you, it can leave the most patient of punters flummoxed. It's not only about screens.

MEMORY MAKERS

If you want to remember your summer holiday forever, leave room in that suitcase for a specialist camera. Who needs underpants anyway?

EASY ENTERTAINERS

Forget trashy airport novels – slip one of these transportable time-sinks into your carry-on and banish holiday boredom forever

Seven knows I'm admissible now

Despite its epic photo skills, last year’s ‘budget flagship’ Google Pixel 6a was outclassed in other areas – but the 7a is ready to hang in the smartphone VIP zone

TAG HEUER CONNECTED GOLDEN BRIGHT

THIS IS TAG HEUER'S FIRST CONNECTED SMARTWATCH TO COME INGOLD

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Sunglasses, guide book, ironic hipster Count Duckula T-shirt? Yep, you’re just about all packed – but don’t forget to bring a  gadget companion or two along on your big trip…

EcoFlow Blade

HERE'S TWISTIER MOW-IT-ALL

EAR, THERE & EVERYWHERE

The world is far from short of choice when it comes to headphones of all shapes, sizes and prices. But how can you separate the magic from the meh? By reading our guide to the best sound-slingers around, that’s how…

Tablets get ready to rumble

Why confine yourself to a clunky laptop for gaming sessions when a light and versatile slate wants to come out and play?

HONOR MAGIC5 LITE

MID-RANGE MARVEL

SHINERS IN YOUR HAND

Got the cash to splash on a sparkly stunner or a flashy foldable? Maybe you'd rather stick to a bargain blower? This year's phone crop has something for everyone, and we've rounded up the best...

Life in the fast brain

Honor’s latest hero phone promises never to miss a moment thanks to its quick-thinking cameras… and the rest of the package is pretty zippy too

NEXT-GEN BATTERIES

THE NEXT STEP... The bare minimum is a miserable existence. You can get a lot more of your life back with just a portable power station to charge all your portable devices. Buy one – you can get a full, uninterrupted day’s and evening’s work out of it and run a desk lamp. They start from 150Wh at R3000.

HOW TO GO SOLAR

Like any addition to your house, solar is complicated and expensive – very complicated and very expensive – but the market has innovated in the last year and there’s help for both.

RUARK R1S

What have you spun for me lately?

WITHINGS BODY SMART

Let's weight a while

HUAWEI FREEBUDS 5

Blob's yer uncle

LEGO TECHNIC PEUGEOT 9X8 24H LE MANS HYBRID HYPERCAR

24-hour part people

STEAMBOX

Sugar pie honey lunch

CASIO G-SHOCK G-SQUAD DW-H5600

Reach out I'll be wear

Leica M11 Monochrom

ANOTHER GREY IN PARADISE

Polestar 4

DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGULAR

Happy days are Era gain

The next generation of high-end Sonos magic has landed, and it introduces spatial audio support too. But is this chunky speaker worth the chunky price?

GO HARD OR GO CHROME

Acer Chromebook Spin 714 (2023)

Hi-Fi Rush

Ever go to a gig where the support act rocked harder than the band you paid to see? This surprise release has similar underdog vibes, with old-school action and a rhythm twist...

Tiny glancer

If you want to learn to fly on a budget, DJI’s latest pocketable drone is a wallet-friendly rocket cam with great airborne stamina

The Pro must go on

Now that the MacBook Air is good enough to do what most traditional MacBook Pro users need, what can the new Pros offer?

My kind of Gal

The most mainstream Galaxy phone stays small, while stepping up performance for its 2023 iteration. Is that the perfect formula.