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The virtual reality gaming revolution is here
– and all you have to do to join it is slip on this
headset and grab the controllers. Set it up
with the Oculus app and you’re ready to play
VR gaming just about anywhere. Its
downloadable games range from action and
adventure to puzzles, racecars, Angry Birds
and pirates. Price $799.
AUGUST
10 & 17 The Wallabies take on
BLEDISLOE CUP
the All Blacks in an unusually short
Bledisloe Cup series this year. Consisting of
just two matches, the 2019 series sees a
game being played in WA for the first
time before the return fixture takes place at
Eden Park a week later.
BOSE FRAMES
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Want sunglasses with a soundtrack? Miniaturised Bose electronics hidden in the
temples combined with Bluetooth connectivity will let you secretly listen to
music as you observe the outside world. You can make
and take phone calls as well as access Siri and Google
Assistant via the mic. The lenses also block up to 99% of
UVA/UVB rays. Comes in two classic styles. Price $299.
LEGO LUNAR LANDER
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AUGUST
10 And just like that, the EPL is back
EPL KICK OFF
– to the delight of Optus customers
everywhere. Last season saw Man City and
Liverpool go head to head to the last, and
Liverpool will be determined to claim their
first league title since 1989-90.
SEPTEMBER
It’s one small step for man … one giant leap for toykind.
Developed with NASA to mark the 50th anniversary of
the first Moon landing, Lego has released its Creator
Expert 10266 NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander building set.
It comes with a replica of Apollo 11’s Eagle lunar module,
plus a depiction of the lunar surface complete with a US
flag, as well as two mini astronaut figures. Have fun
reconstructing this moment in history. Price $159.99.
28 Despite calls for a twilight Grand
AFL GRAND FINAL
Final, the pinnacle of the AFL season stays
in its traditional 2.30pm time slot – for this
year at least. It’s usually a cracker, and
we’ve already blocked out the last Saturday
in September in anticipation.
ENTERTAINMENT WATCH IT. PLAY IT. HEAR IT.
MOVIE
RAMBO: LAST BLOOD
He’s been at war for decades.
Now ex-Vietnam vet and
special forces soldier John
Rambo takes on the Mexican
cartels in this swansong to
Sylvester Stallone’s hit
franchise.
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DVD
TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN
That guy from The Office kicks
major butt in the quest to
thwart international terrorism,
as action master Tom Clancy’s
favourite hero comes to the TV
screen. Price $29.98 on jbhifi.
com.au.
GAME
BORDERLANDS 3
Prepare for the Mad Max-style
existence we all know is
coming, and battle for your life
in post-apocalyptic wastelands
in the shooter’s third thrilling
installment. Price $68 on jbhifi.
com.au.
ALBUM
WESTERN STARS
Critics are already saying The
Boss’s latest work – which rides
through Glen Campbell terrain
with folk and country on its
saddle – is among Bruce
Springsteen’s best yet. Price
$19.99 on jbhifi.com.au.