The Stuff Christmas Gift Guide
Santa’s definitely real, but just in case he isn’t (but he definitely is), here are the gadgety presents to get on his behalf… although, just to be absolutely clear, he definitely is real.

Inside tech
Dyson
Vacuum cleaners, but interesting..

The Hot Five: Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra - A tablet the size of the door panel in Titanic, and just as seaworthy and, more...

First test: Apple iPhone 16 - Yes, we’ve been poking, prodding and caressing the new button… and also testing out the Pro and Pro Max variants.

Upvoted: Smart speakers - “Alexa, hack into Spotify and delete all Coldplay records from the master library”

Competition Motorola Win a nice new phone, and a case so special you might want to get a case for it.

Portable SSDs You can’t always rely on the cloud – what if you need your files when it’s sunny?.

Google Pixel 9 Pro Google’s AI is getting so smart, your next phone won’t need you.

Gozney x H&B Arc XL A pizza oven that will turn you into a bear (not literally).

Competition Creative Yes, the Sound Blaster people: they’re still around, and they’ve got some very tasty tackle to give away to one Stuff reader.

Get creative Not to be confused with the competition on p25, which is about getting a different kind of Creative, this is your guide to the finest new tech for all
manner of modern productivity.

Webcams
Streaming your face to millions of fans? Streaming your polite nods of approval to workmates in Zoom meetings? Either way, let’s pep up those pixels…

Home audio
Your indispensable guide to the latest and greatest hi-fi gear… including some slightly more dispensable suggestions for what to listen to on it.

Football apps
Well, it didn’t come home… but hey, there’s a new season coming! Back of the (inter)net!

Gaming gear
The real world will end soon, but don’t worry: with this swanky new PC and console kit, you probably won’t notice.

Plan a holiday
Use smart tech to make sure you don’t end up spending six weeks in a Mexican prison for multiple public order offences.

Apple iPad Pro (M4)
A tab with the most impressive power-to-weight ratio since Lennox Lewis was knocked down in the fifth round by a leaf.

Windows laptops
We weigh up six portable PCs that all share one key trait: being not quite as good as a MacBook.

Travel gadgets
Just don’t buy so much of this kit that you can’t afford the flights.

Prime Video
Bezos already has your money; might as well make it worthwhile..

INCREDIBLE SMARTPHONE MEGATEST

Every type of handset covered: iOS & Android, budget to premium

M3 APPLE MACBOOK AIR TESTED

Is the new chip an essential upgrade?

Umbrellas
Well, they’ve gone and done it: they’ve invented a gadget that stops rain falling on your head! And here are nine of them…

Apps to get you off the sofa
A mobile software companion to the feature above..

Binoculars
Use the power of physics to make distant things appear closer and small things appear larger. It’s magic!

Headphones buying guide
Personal audio, for those rare occasions when you don’t want to blast your early Neubauten B-sides all over the house.

Live smart, sleep smart
A holistic guide to improving your home life through the power of gadgety superbness.

30 best apps
Treat your smartphone to some clever new goodies for 2024..

Winter fitness
Hibernate! Train a hamster to massage your buttocks! Or use this kit to get post-festive fit…

Amazon
The greatest hardware hits of the dastardly Bezos empire..

Wireless keyboards
You’ll need one of these for playing Ultravox covers while climbing Ben Nevis (no, alright, not that kind of keyboard).

The 2023 Stuff Awards
Celebrating the finest tech that this past year has brought us, from phones to drones… but still no affordable jetpacks.

Gift-giving apps
Alas, sometimes you really do have to buy stuff for other people. Ugh. Allow us to make it slightly easier…

Home audio
The running headline theme is rock bands who’ve made better albums than any of the ones we recommend on p45.

Weather warning apps
In case you’ve got a sore neck and can’t look at the sky.

Sega
Hedgehoggy consoles ranked in order of speed and spikiness..

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
The clam lies down on Broadway, then gets up again because of all the old hot-dog wrappers.

Rowing machines
It’s either one of these or you buy a 50ft-long bathtub.

Beats Studio Pro
New over-ears from the brand that sounds like a root vegetable..

Get more done
And by ‘more’ we mean more work, not saxophone solos, chocolate muffins or lifesize Lego models of a cassowary.

Last-minute holiday apps
There’s still time to squeeze in a weekend break before your SAD kicks in again..

Gaming gear
Summer’s here, and that can only mean one thing: pretending the outside world doesn’t exist while we binge on PC or console games… with help from this huge array of top-class accessories.

GoPro Hero11 Black Mini
Capture embiggened moments with the shrinkified action cam..

Travel gadgets
Going on holiday? You’ll need an Asda carrier bag for your clothes and a 10ft flight case for all this…

Mini meme
Free AI apps
Go on, embrace the beginning of the end of humanity.

Tech titans
Mac laptops
Our favourite ever silvery slabs of processing wonderment..

Smoothie makers
It doesn’t count as sugar if it comes from a cantaloupe.

Totally free games
No upgrades, no IAP, just mobile merriment for skinflints.

Smartphone frenzy
Come for the expert verdicts on dozens of the latest phones, from bargains to blowouts; stay for the annotation headlines, which are (for no particular reason) all puns on the titles of UK Top 10 hits from 1987.

Sideloading
Unofficial application installation opportunities explicated..

Best headphones
In-ear or over-ear, a good pair can turn your own head into Studio Two at Abbey Road.

Samsung Galaxy S
We have arguments about old phones so you don’t have to..

82 AMAZING SMART HOME
UPGRADES.Connected security, audio, health, plugs and more.PLUS! YOUR ESSENTIAL
GUIDE TO SMART LIGHTING

Samsung Neo QLED 2023 range
Yep, all the TVs we were loving in December are obsolete already.

Amazon Kindle Scribe
Combines the convenience of an e-reader with the joy of drawing penises on a schoolbook..

Omega Diver 300M James Bond
A watch that will definitely make you a cool and sexy super-spy.

Devialet Mania
Sounds like a speaker, looks like a bowling ball, probably hurts quite a lot if you drop it on your foot.

Oppo Pad Air
What we’ve all been crying out for: a cheap tablet with some sand dunes on the back.

Christmas gift guide
You have a choice here: spend half a day poring over these great techy ideas, or just send your copy of Stuff to the beardy fella and let him sort it out.

Instant upgrades
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
How you can make it smarter.

Home audio guide
DISCLAIMER: Somewhere in this 16-page hi-fi special, there is a recommendation to listen to a Jonathan Richman album. Stuff accepts no responsibility for any distress, physical injury or property damage resulting from following this advice. Jonathan Richman albums should only be listened to under strict medical supervision, if at all. By anyone. Ever.

Music learning apps
Shortcuts to pop hyperstardom..

Nothing Phone 1
We’ve already upgraded it by losing the twatty brackets.

Get creative
We’ve been feeling so creative this month we made a whole magazine! But if you’d rather make music, videos or a podcast about hot air balloons…

Best TV setups
If you’re still squinting at a box the size of a microwave and not much louder, read this guide to the finest tellies and soundbars for every budget.

Summery mobile games
It’s always sunny in these autumn-denying entertainers..

Upvoted
Electric toothbrushes
You can’t handle the tooth… well, you can, but these vibrating sticks do it much better.

Mini meme
Pro camera apps
If your phone is an ace snapper but you aren’t, these can help..

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