THE WORLD’S BEST-SELLING GADGET MAGAZINE

MAY 2012

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CONTENTS

App addict or pixel junkie, we’ve got your perfect partner” p59

HOT STUFF 14 Hot Stuff #1 Apple iPad If you haven’t spent the past month stuck in a lift, you will probably have heard about Apple’s new slate. But if you have spent a month stuck in a lift, wow. That’s really awful 26 In detail Nokia 808 PureView The biggest surprise at Mobile World Congress was this mega-eyed cameraphone, and its frankly ostentatious 41MP sensor 28 Future stuff Interactive mirrors A good reason to keep staring at yourself 30 Icon Elipson BS 50 Tribute

One of the most influential speaker designs in the history of high-end audio. And sexiest... 32 Choice Action figures A collection of nicely chosen figurines on your shelf? Grown up. Play-fighting with them in front of dinner guests? Not so much 34 Games Open-world sword-slingers There are cities and fields of imagination to explore – so go forth and start cutting 35 Spotlight Apple TV The black box is back – and it’s out to get your PC 40 In detail Asus Padfone It’s a smartphone, a tablet, a netbook, a particle accelerator – erm, it’s three of those things 42 Retro chic Suzuki VanVan 125 The fat-wheeled retrobike of your dreams

FEATURES

50 Gadget doctor Your tech woes, room five, third on the left 53 Opinion NFC is doomed, we tell you. Or perhaps not 59 20 best Smartphones in the World… Big ones! Skinny ones! Tablet ones! Netbook ones! All the best MWC launches in one place 71 …and the Smartphone of the Future

A day in your life (circa 2014) with the smartphone of your near-future dreams 83 Fashion Sunglasses

Seeing sunspots? These stylish shades offer better protection than a tin foil face mask 102 Super geek Star Wars

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, when Star Wars wasn’t doing Vodafone ads 118 Supercharged toys

Like the ones you used to play with – only with more tech than a warehouse of Commodore 64s 162 Next big thing? Printed bikes

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