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Hello! There’s much excitement around this issue, as

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For Pac-Man it’s always the same time: dinner

GOZNEY TREAD

‘Portable’ is very much a relative term. Gozney

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It’s time to take a stand against consumerism

FUJIFILM INSTAX WIDE EVO

YOU CAN EVEN USE IT TO PRINT PICTURES FROM YOUR PHONE

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You might look at this picture and wonder

GODOX MA5R

If you carry a power bank around with

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Does it grow in the Mushroom Kingdom? Mario’s

FIRST PLAY CAIRN PC

From Breath of the Wild to

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PS5, XSX, PC

INCOMING THE NEW GAMES WE’RE MOST EXCITED ABOUT

ATOMFALL PC, PS5, PS4, XSX, XB1 What if

Ross McGraw

THE TRIATHLETE AND GLOBAL HEAD OF FITNESS BRAND CORE ON BIKES, CARS AND THE BENEFITS OF TRAINING NEXT TO A RADIATOR

QUICKFIRE!

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CAN YOU AFEELA LOVE TONIGHT?

It’s the same old ’sung

The S25 Ultra seems… well, an awful lot like the S24 Ultra. So has a laser focus on Galaxy AI made this year’s Samsung flagship little more than an also-ran?

The alternative: Samsung Galaxy S25

With little to no Android competition, the smallest S25 is arguably the most appealing

Little fluffy louds

Which of these cute go-anywhere mini boomboxes will be your retro rocker?

Less sir, I can Fuji

Fuji’s latest entry-level mirrorless camera is the size of a compact but still manages to go big on features. Does it have what it takes to be a gigantic success?

Don’t worry, be lappy

Pick the perfect laptop, whether you need a whizzing workmate, a creative comrade, a gaming grunter or an awesome all-rounder

GLIDE THROUGH THE AIR… AND STAY THERE

The Veeniix V11PRO camera drone can power along for up to 40 minutes

A mind of Magic

Can the Honor Magic7 Pro’s focus on photography and unique use of artificial intelligence help it to the very summit of the smartphone heap?

Let there be Ruark

This all-in-one music box promises CD playback, streaming and a whole lot more… but is it worth such a heap of cash?

Dash cams

Turn the tables on idiots, road-ragers and crash-for-cash scammers by investing in one of these in-car eyewitnesses that never blink

You Freely got me

Anew smart TV platform is just rolling out on some new tellies, so Dan Grabham spent a fortnight with one of them: the Panasonic Z85A OLED

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

Nintendo gives another of its classics a modern makeover – but does this side-scrolling platform game suggest it’s starting to scrape the banana-barrel of its back catalogue?

Skydance’s Behemoth

With its towering monsters, can this blockbuster epic bring a touch of Hollywood magic to the world of VR gaming? Well, no, it can’t…

PREMIUM PHONES

1 TIPS & TRICKS • Flick

IN-EAR HEADPHONES

1 TIPS & TRICKS • Sony’s

OVER-EAR HEADPHONES

1 TIPS & TRICKS • Adaptive

SMARTWATCHES, FITNESS TECH

1 Apple Watch SE from £199

LAPTOPS

TIPS & TRICKS • Don’t want to

SOUNDBARS, STREAMERS

1 Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Max £2199

TABLETS, CONSOLES

1 Apple iPad Pro (M4)

GAMES

TIPS & TRICKS • You have to fell

SPEAKERS

1 Sonos Move 2 £449

E-BIKES, ELECTRIC CARS

1 Honbike Uni4 £1199 /

SMART HOME

TIPS & TRICKS • The built-in Zigbee

VR HEADSETS, DRONES & ACTION CAMS

1 Meta Quest 3S from £290

CAMERAS

1 Fujifilm X-T50 £1149 /

BUDGET BUYS

1 TIPS & TRICKS • Alexa’s

HEART-RATE MONITORS

Listen to your heart, there’s nothing else you can do… so Chris Rowlands gets his finger on the pulse

EARS IN HEAVEN

Great headphones come in many styles but all share one ability: to open up a world of intimate personal listening, where you can really get lost in your music. Here’s the best in show for every type, from plush over-ears to snug fitness buds, and from wired in-ear monitors to gaming headsets…

IN-EAR

True wireless earbuds are the most popular choice for listening to Phil Collins on the train to work. Which pair will you be discreetly jiggling into position?

OVER-EAR

If you’re after something to swaddle your lugs in a loving sonic embrace, the headphones you’re looking for are over-ear. And, indeed, over ’ere…

WIRED

Headphone ports might be practically extinct on smartphones these days, but stereo cables will always have a place in every true audiophile’s heart

NOISE-CANCELLING

Lots of the headphones in this guide offer active noise-cancellation… but these are the ones that really know how to make the outside world sod off

FITNESS

Music boosts motivation… so unleash your unstoppable inner beast mode (actual beastness not guaranteed) with these ultimate fitness headphones

GAMING

Hearing your in-game surroundings clearly is a vital advantage – so these headsets provide the clarity to pick up every footstep, gunshot and dog-fart

LUXURY

If you’re ready to push on into four figures with your next headphone purchase, send your butler down to the shops with instructions to snaffle up one of these

TECH TITANS GOPRO

Stuff ranks the raddest moments from two decades of action cams

TIPS + TRICKS SELLING ONLINE

If your home is bursting at the seams, Craig Grannell says grab your phone, install some apps and make some quick cash (then avoid replacing all your old tat with new tat)

THE TEN BEST EVER... ER... iPHONES

Apple knows how to make fantastic smartphones, that’s for sure. But which is its best handset of all time, and which are the also-rans between the different generations? You can stop arguing about it now, as Stuff hereby decrees the definitive rankings…

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