2020'S GADGET WISHLIST

Discover the coolest tech coming your way this year, from bezel-free 8K TVs to 5G laptops to an instant stain remover to an air-purifying lamp. Your next great buy is here!

- Alex Cox

ALIENWARE CONCEPT UFO

Why shouldn’t PC gaming be properly portable? And we’re not talking luggable laptops, here – we mean the sort of thing you can play on the bus. Taking more than a few design ideas from the Nintendo Switch (to the point that we imagine a few furrowed brows at Nintendo HQ), Dell’s concept device suggests the company could be set to make that a reality. It’s not a finished product just yet but expect an eightinch display, detachable controllers, USB Type-C monitor connectivity and syrupy-smooth (if slightly dialled-back) PC games on the go. £TBC, alienware.com

XBOX SERIES X

The PlayStation 5 is coming too, but we know a little more about the new topend Xbox model than Sony’s console (at the time of writing, at least). Next-gen processing and graphics tech promises mind-blowing visuals, including ray tracing support, which is a tech for realistically recreating the physics of light, so worlds look much more life-like. It will offer frame rates up to 120fps (great for racing or fast arcade games), and even promises 8K output, but we’ll believe support for actual 8K games when we see it. Expect it just before Christmas, likely over £400. £TBC, xbox.com

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