Stuff starts getting Christmas emails around July time and receives invites to Christmas quizzes in October. I’m not kidding. So if you think festive TV ads from mid-November is jumping the gun, spare a thought for gadget journalists who want to throttle Santa with a Lightning lead by December.
On the plus side, it does mean we’ve nailed our gift list for geeks nice and early so you know exactly what to wish for or to buy the nerd in your life. We’ve 144 awesome present ideas to peruse, from bargains under £50 to money-no-object showstoppers, as well as no fewer than nine glorious guitars to annoy the hell out of your relatives, Wyld Stallyns style.