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Apple iPhone 11 Pro & Pro Max

GLANCE WOULD BE A FINE THING

We loved the Apple Watch Series 4. Not only was it

SONY WALKMAN NW-A100TPS

£400 approx / sony.co.uk

APPS

£free / Ios

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The latest startups, crowdfunded projects and plain crazy ideas

GAMES

Going for a fast-paced action shooter would seem to

STREAM

This month’s watch-when-you-want TV offerings are unusually strong on titles beginning with the word ‘The’

WHEELS

from £26,160 / honda.co.uk

WIN

There are flagship headphones… and there are flagship

Lord of the Pana

Gorgeous picture quality, unfussy HDR compatibility and even a decent integrated soundbar… has Panasonic created the perfect premium telly?

The alternatives: More tantalising tellies

Three of your best options available for less than £2000

THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT

The ultimate gift for a gadget lover!

Pairy wee triangles

Libratone’s true wireless buds offer classy sound, superb noise-cancelling and a solid Bluetooth link – enough to leave their rivals cheesed off?

Swanky doodle

Samsung’s latest tablet sets its sights on Apple’s iPads with a slick design and an ace scribbly stylus

Lumen heck

The ViewSonic is a point-anywhere whizz, but the BenQ

Love me spender

This medium-format Fuji camera costs TEN THOUSAND POUNDS, and that’s for the body only. Better be half decent, then…

Buoyed racers

Either you’re in the fold or you’re not, with these two contrasting e-bikes aiming to boost your commute

The grand daddy

Samsung’s biggest-screened superphone costs a thousand of your most prodigal pounds, including the improved S Pen stylus… Natalya Paul tries it for a fortnight

Gears 5

Bigger, bolder and better than ever, with a stunning open world to explore… finally, Game Pass subscribers have something to make the PlayStation crowd Xbox-green with envy

Control

Prepare to be plunged into a world of untold strangeness as the newly appointed boss of a government agency that’s all gone a bit scary

Astral Chain

This Switch exclusive fuses a fantastical post-apocalyptic environment with unique combat that’s truly off the chain

WHO’S AFRAID OF THE DARK?

Whether you’re bedding in for the winter or hell-bent on twilight escapades, we’ve got the right tech for an illuminating experience

HERMIT HELPERS

Draw the curtains and tap ‘do not disturb’ on your smartphone – you’ve got a date with a duvet and nobody’s going to spoil it

OFF-PISTE ADVENTURES

Never mind a bit of sleet – these kit-list essentials will help you step off the beaten track and explore beyond your boundaries

BURGLAR BEATERS

The latest in smart home security is so much more effective than that dusty old rounders bat under the bed

SLEEPING BEAUTIES

Snooze, don’t lose: make sure you wake up ‘reborn’ every morning with the help of these shuteye-ensuring gadgets

STARGAZING SUPERNOVAS

K2-18b is 650 million million miles away, so you’ll be needing some decent kit to check out those interplanetary waterfalls

NIGHT SHIFTERS

If you were born to run, light yourself up and stay safe on the streets with this selection of the best hi-viz gear

LOW-LIGHT LUMINARIES

With the latest in gloom-busting camera tech you can take pics like Lionel Richie: all night long (all night), all night long (all night)

RISE AND SHINERS

Make the unavoidable bearable with the best wake-up tech and smart alarm clocks to ease you into the working/shirking day

NIGHT RIDERS

Cycling safe doesn’t have to mean being a head-to-toe beacon of fluoro naffness… here’s the finest illuminating bike tech

Mini meme PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS

Here are six high-quality multiplayer mobile titles that you can learn in an instant, but that’ll keep you screen-bound for hours

UPVOTED ORGANISERS

Tangled up in tech, Chris Rowlands goes full Marie Kondo to find nine of the best organising solutions to keep everything in its right place

BETA YOURSELF DIGITAL COMICS

They’ve come a long way since forcing you to squint at crappy scans on a PC screen – Craig Grannell reveals how to get started with comic apps and sites, and how to find a bargain

INSTANT UPGRADES OPPO RENO 10x ZOOM

SONY WH-1000XM3

Casio Databank CD-40

Ah yes, this ‘classic’ – as elegant as strapping an

SMARTPHONES

from £799 / stuff.tv/P30Pro

TABLETS

from £769 / stuff.tv/iPadPro

MOBILE GAMES

£free / Android, iOS

IN-EARS

£219 / stuff.tv/SonyWFXM3

ON/OVER-EARS

£270 / stuff.tv/SonyWHXM3

SMARTWATCHES

from £399 / stuff.tv/WatchS4

FITNESS TRACKERS

£60 / stuff.tv/MoovNow

LAPTOPS

from £1099 / stuff.tv/MacBookAir13

WIRELESS SPEAKERS

from £199 / stuff.tv/SonosOne

TVs

from £1499 (55in) / stuff.tv/FZ802B

SOUNDBARS

£2199 / stuff.tv/AmbeoSoundbar

SMART SPEAKERS

£199 / stuff.tv/SonosOne

HOME CINEMA

from £20 + £22/month / stuff.tv/SkyQ

CONSOLES

£349 / stuff.tv/PS4Pro

GAMES

from £33 / PS4, Xbox One

TECH TOYS

£150 / stuff.tv/LegoCreativeToolbox

ELECTRIC CARS

from £60,995 (with PiCG) / stuff.tv/ipace

VR HEADSETS

from £399 / stuff.tv/OculusQuest

VR GAMES

£28 / PSVR

SMART HOME

from £200 + installation / stuff.tv/Tado

DRONES & ACTION CAMS

£349 / stuff.tv/Hero7Black

COMPACTS

£799 / stuff.tv/RX100V

SYSTEM CAMERAS

£1349 / stuff.tv/FujifilmXT3

BUDGET BUYS

£70 / stuff.tv/ClassicMini

HOW TO BUY

Before your brass monkey is threatened with castration

DEALS

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