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CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
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WELCOME!
Hello! Welcome to this special supplement celebrating the
HOT STUFF
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DJI Mavic 3
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WTF IS THE CANON POWERSHOT PX?
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FIRST PLAY HALO INFINITE XSX, XB1, PC
OUT 8 DEC There are reasons to be
SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE
PC, PS5, XSX After the acclaimed Arkham series,
BEST OF CHRISTMAS SWITCH TREATS
NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE EXPANSION PACK Switch In need
INCOMING
DECEMBER ● SOLAR ASH ● CHORUS ●
Valkyrie Racing Porsche 356
I CAN SKI FOR MILES
NEWS FEED
NETFLIX COMES OUT TO PLAY Not content with
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[ Interview Natalya Paul ] It feels great
WIN AN ANKER GADGET HAUL FOR THE ULTIMATE NIGHT IN!
TOTAL PRIZE VALUE £1430! Whether or not staying
TESTS
Do ya think I’m sixy?
With a seductive new design and come-hither tech specs, Google is on the cusp of Android supremacy at last… but can the Pixel 6 Pro compete with the very best?
It’s oh so quite good
Bose’s new QC45 noise-cancelling headphones go big on comfort and sound… but small on tech treats
7 knows I’m visible now
Apple’s latest launch has given the Watch a bigger, curvier-edged display with clearer text… but in the real world, what difference does it make?
One Zep beyond
B&W’s latest Zeppelin has come untethered, ditching the cable connectivity for a totally wireless hi-fidelity listening experience
HEADPHONES THAT ADAPT TO YOUR EARS
Yamaha’s YH-L700 and YH-E700 deliver exceptional audio just for you
Dongle boogie
It’s a dance-off to the death between these two 4K HDR streaming sticks
Renegade of chunk
Who says laptops have to be ever more skinny? Keen to break from the slimming trend begun by its own MacBook Air, Apple has made sure the 14in Pro packs serious heft…
Lens go trippin’
If you’re eager to experience VR outside the privacy of your own living room, HTC’s new Vive Flow glasses are ready to hit the road
Skip to the good ’bit
Is the Charge 5 the best Fitbit tracker yet? With a brighter screen and more smarts than the last one, it certainly should be…
Dish you were here
The end is nigh for satellite television (possibly), as Dan Grabham experiences the present and future of Sky TV through its new streaming-based 4K set
FEATURES
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As we snuggle up around our imaginary fireplace to reminisce over 25 glorious years of Stuff, here are some apps that can help you unearth great memories… and record new ones for the future
GIFTS FOR GEEKS
’Tis the season to be not moaning quite
MUSIC LOVER
Unwrapping one of these on Christmas morning is sure to result in squeals of delight… followed shortly by other, more melodious sounds
TECH NOMAD
For any travel-happy gadget-head who’s just spent 18 months locked up at home, now’s the time for stocking up on pocketable goodies
MOVIE BUFF
Looking beyond the obvious –a massive telly and 16 tonnes of popcorn – these film-themed prezzies should ensure a happy ending
ECO WARRIOR
We asked Greta what she wanted for Christmas and she just gave us one of her hard stares, so here’s the greenest gadgetry we could find
FAIRPHONE 4
Seeing green The latest Fairphone has a 25MP
FITNESS FREAK
You might pull muscles easier than you pull crackers, but this kit should delight even the most hard-to-please health-hunter
GAMING GEEK
If you know someone who only emerges from their RGB-glowing den once a year, one of these presents will bring a smile to their sickly face
PHOTO FIEND
The world still needs cameras – how else can people take pictures of their phones? – so here are ideas for photographers and videographers
TECH TYKE
One approach is to learn ’em some resilience by only giving them a box of rusty old nails to play with; that’s not the one we’ve gone with here
£100 OR LESS
You just can’t put a price on the look of pure joy in the face of a loved one opening a truly special present. Oh, hang on, turns out you can…
HOW MUCH?!
You’re incapable of expressing love in the normal way, and so rely on gestures of reckless expenditure; if only all our friends were like you
ORDER GREAT BEER WITH FREE DELIVERY
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FIRST ADD THESE… ONE GOPRO MEDIA MOD If
BETA YOURSELF DE-STRESSING
A smartphone can feel like a trap, leaving you with no escape from the world’s tensions… but Craig Grannell shows how your mobile can be a force for good and help you relax
Forza Horizon 5
This is a gorgeous, absurdly generous and flawlessly playable gem of a game, and one that’s – almost unbelievably – available as part of your Game Pass subscription
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
One of the best surprises of the year, this superhero action game is a flarking good time worthy of the MCU movies that inspired it
Mario Party Superstars
Reviving and revamping 100 minigames going right back to the original Mario Party N64 game of 1998, this might just be your perfect holiday compilation
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TABLETS
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GAMES
TIPS & TRICKS Take your time
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VR HEADSETS
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DRONES & ACTION CAMS
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Over the last two and a half decades, as we’ve said hello to broadband, digital music and the smartphone, some truly phenomenal gadgets have passed through our sweaty hands. The smart home has (finally) become reality, as have wearables, voice assistants and 4K television. So this is a countdown of our favourite modern tech, including cracking consoles, fabulous phones, spanking speakers and more. Ladies and gentlemen, here are the greatest gadgets of this magazine’s lifetime
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