Modern gadgets are all well and good, but sometimes things get more exciting when you enter the realm of fantasy. And the worlds of gaming, TV, and film often feature extremely cool gadgets that we just wish were real, whether it’s an impossible VR headset or a smartphone powered by a ghost. So, every so often, we decide to treat them as if they were real, and review science fiction gizmos the same way we would the latest iPhone or Switch. Keep up with them all right here.

• Pokémon Legends: Z-A Rotom Phone review: better camera, higher jumps
• Fallout Pip-Boy review: a wearable fit for the wasteland
• 3 Body Problem VR headset review: magical tech in need of more apps
• Purah Pad review: a rugged tablet designed for the dangers of Hyrule
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Rotom Phone review: it’s a literal lifesaver
• TVA TemPad review: who needs TikTok when you can control time and space?
• Zelda Sheikah Slate review: Link’s new phablet has magic, but no Netflix