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Light touch The Geekom AX8 Pro is even smaller than your average mini PC. Compared with our current favourite (the GMKtec NucBox K11, £700 from www.snipca.com/54341, reviewed in Issue 707) it shaves a

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What you need: Screenbox Media Player Time required: An hour We’re big fans of VLC Media Player, but that’s made the wait for version 4.0 all the more frustrating. Version 3.0 arrived in 2018, and the

Groov-e Atlas 2 alarm clock radio URL: www.groov-e.co.uk Price: £29.99, $34.99, 29,99 € This great little bedside FM radio does more than get you up in the morning. It has a 5W wireless charger on the