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Groundbreaking gadgets – please step up to the podium and receive your gong for making our world a more wonderful one

Soundtracking your commute with a bit of Engelbert Humperdinck is all very well, but music is best enjoyed at home – in peace, in comfort, and with a cuppa in your hand. So we’ve hand-picked the best hi-fi gear to give you the ultimate listening experience…

This 24MP camera promises the ‘essentials’, but is it just playing second-best to its higher-end S1II sibling? Andy Westlake finds out

The best new tech heading your way

Sony’s Xperia range continues to go it alone with features other flagships have long given up on… but will keeping old fans happy stop the 1 VII winning over new ones?

Finally, a camera that looks as good as the pictures it takes