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RAZER

https://www.razer.com

GAWKING IN THE AIR

Apple MacBook Air (M1)

HUAWEI COME A-WASSAILING

Huawei Mate 40 Pro

UP, UP AND AWAY IN A MANGER

DJI Mini 2

WHEN A CHILD IS BRAUN

Braun LE

LAST CHRISTMAS (EASILY)

Moto G9 Power

FUJIFILM

https://www.FUJIFILM-X.COM

I SAW 360° CLIPS COME SAILING IN

Insta360 One X2  £430 / insta360.com

STREAM

Christmas time, mistletoe and wine, old men chewing on bacon rind… plus, loads of great new on-demand telly to wallow in front of

SERIAL 1

£tba / serial1.com

WTF IS IYNK?

Ooh, I’ve always wanted a tattoo… LOVE and

FIRST LOOK SCORN XSX, XSS, PC

OUT 2021 First teased back in 2016, Scorn

BEST OF STOCKING FILLERS

ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS Switch It’s never

FIRST LOOK IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE NIER

NIER REPLICANT PS4, XB1, PC Remasters aren’t just

SILENT KNIGHT

Volkswagen ID.3

unibank

https://www.unibank.co.uk

WIN!

A BULGING SACK OF CHRISTMAS GOODIES WORTH NEARLY £4500!

KELSEY

https://www.shop.kelsey.co.uk/STU031

NAIM

https://www.naimaudio.com

The 12 craze of Christmas

With a whole array of iPhone 12 models to choose from, do the ace camera skills and sub-£1k asking price of the Pro make it the pick of the bunch?

The alternatives: Cut-price flagship phones

Saying no to the Pro? Fair enough, but the standard iPhone has competition from Google’s even cheaper night stalker…

IT’S A MATTER OF PRESTIGE

Five reasons to buy MSI’s latest business and productivity laptop

DING-DONG MERRILY ON HDMI

With the right TV, teraflopping till you drop is a superfast blast on the next-gen consoles – so which one screams ‘take my money’ the most?

SMARTY

Airy ta le of new torque

Apple’s powered-up iPad Air professes to do pretty much everything the flagship iPad Pro can, but do the caveats outweigh the significant savings?

Bud king winces-less

Bose’s new in-ears promise regal tones on the move … plus ultimate protection from the harsh sounds of reality

The little plumber toy

With a combination of AR, real-life RC cars and Nintendo nostalgia, Mario’s on course to take over your living room on Christmas Day

We wish you a spheric crispness

With improvements to both its audio output and its Alexa listening skills, Amazon’s new psychic snowball is ready to wage globular war on its smart-speaker rivals

Amazon Echo Dot (4th Gen)

…while shepherds watch their clocks

Jingle swells

If you like the idea of a TV soundbar and like the idea of a streamer but can’t quite pull the trigger on either, Roku has a neat solution

In the geek midwinter

TWO WEEKS WITH LEGO MINDSTORMS ROBOT INVENTOR

MICROSOFT XBOX SERIES X

£450 / stuff.tv/XSX

MICROSOFT XBOX SERIES S

£250 / stuff.tv/XSS

JOY TO THE NERD

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: shoppers squabbling over the last Lego Mindstorms, Tiny Tim in tears because his Xbox isn’t a PS5, and siblings perplexed that Mario Kart Live only comes with one car. Let the Stuff Gift Guide save Christmas – or ruin it, we’re not entirely sure…

TECH NOMAD

We kick off with 12 top gifts for the kind of on-the-go gadgeteers who feel dizzy when they’re more than two metres from their phone, tablet or smartwatch

HOME WORKER

Help th em to put dinner on the table, right up until dinner’s on the table, with our gift list for the domestic office – including mugs, Smeg and tits (sorry)

VIEWSONIC TD1655

http://www.viewsonic.com

TEENAGE ENGINEERING PO-133

http://www.teenage.engineering

MUSIC LOVER

From alluring accessories for lazy listeners to geeky gizmos for kooky creators, these are the gifts to get everyone rockin’ around the fake plastic Christmas tree

MOVIE BUFF

From screening to streaming, from popcorn to pop culture, and from shocking thrillers to stocking fillers: we’re going to need a bigger sack

SONOS ARC

http://www.sonos.com

XBOX SERIES S

http://www.xbox.com

GAMING GEEK

Tired eyes, aching thumbs, foul-smelling bedroom? You’re a gamer, and there’s no cure. Might as well accept it and ask ol’ beardy for some of this loot…

ECO WARRIOR

Advances in recycling tech mean it’s now easier than ever to give the gift of non-planet-destroying gear – wrapped in biodegradable paper, of course

ALLBIRDS TREE DASHER

http://allbirds.co.uk

THERAGUN MINI

http://theragun.com

FITNESS FREAK

If you’re determined to sweat off the festive excess, or at least look like you want to, then enclose a picture of these two pages in your letter to Santa

MASTER MAKER

Some of us like to spend the entire Christmas break force-feeding ourselves in front of bad films. Others, however, need something to occupy their hands…

LEGO 1989 BATWING

FUJIFILM X-S10

http://wexphotovideo.com

PHOTO FIEND

From DSLR demons to smartphone swanksters, make sure keen photographers can give it their best shot with the camera kit and accessories to help them focus

RETRO HEAD

Paradoxically, nostalgia is actually better than it used to be – so here are evocative ideas for people who long for the past (but not in a gammony way)

MARSHALL MAJOR IV

http://marshallheadphones.com

ROBO WUNDERKIND EXPLORER PRIME

http://robowunderkind.com

TECH TYKE

Adults don’t get to have all the fun… but remember the rules: sensible and silent toys for your own kids, loud and obnoxious ones for everyone else’s

£100 & UNDER

You love them, just not that much… so put that platinum card away and revel in the affordability of our favourite gifts for less than a ton (you cheapskate)

LA PAVONI DIAMANTE

http://dancing-goat.co.uk

HOW MUCH?!

Committed furlough fraud? Splash the cash before Rishi comes running with the bill. OK, maybe don’t do that – but anyway, here are some expensive things…

Kelsey

http://shop.kelsey.co.uk/xmas20

Mini meme

● JQBX It’s hard for music to bring

APPLE WATCH

If you’re flexing a shiny new Watch on your wrist, or have installed watchOS 7 on your old one, read Craig Grannell’s tips to ensure you’re all set for maximum wearable magic

Speak & Spell

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES 1978

Make Good Use

http://mpb.com/info/make-good-use

CURVE

http://www.vodafone.co.uk

APPLE HOMEPOD MINI

http://apple.com

Gla rey’s joy child

Philips’ latest Ambilight OLED TV with Bowers & Wilkins sound is available in this relatively titchy 48in version… and it’s a mini marvel

FIFA 21

It’s goals o’clock as the legendary football sim enters current-gen stoppage time, but this is one squad that could really do with a rebuild

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ubisoft’s cyber-stealth action series swaps a single protagonist for a city full of potential heroes… with strangely characterless results

Sony WH-1000XM4

£349 / stuff.tv/XM4 With their perfect balance of

Sony WF-1000XM3

£169 / stuff.tv/SonyWFXM3 The original WF-1000XMs had an

Mi Smart Band 5

£35 / stuff.tv/MiBand5 With no installable apps, Xiaomi’s

Samsung Galaxy Watch3

from £399 / stuff.tv/GW3 Sneaking into the top

LAPTOPS

1 HOT BUY UPDATE App le MacBook Air from

SPEAKERS

Sonos Move £399 / stuff.tv/S onosMove The Sonos

TVs

Phi lips 65OLED+984 £3999 / stuff.tv/OLED984 The new

SOUNDBARS

Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar £2199 / stuff.tv/AmbeoSoundbar Utterly convincing

STREAMERS

Sky TV from £25/month + setup / stuff.tv/SkyTV

CONSOLES

Sony PlayStation 4 Pro £350 / stuff.tv/PS4Pro Yes,

TABLETS

Apple iPad Pro from £769 / stuff.tv/iPadPro The

GAMES

The Last of Us Part II £35 /

E-BIKES ETC

VanMoof S3 £1798 / stuff.tv/VanMoofS3 VanMoof’s second-gen S3

ELECTRIC CARS

Porsche Taycan from £83,580 / stuff.tv/Taycan It was

SMART HOME

1 HOT BUY BARGAIN BUY Amazon

VR HEADSETS

Oculus Quest 2 from £299 / stuff.tv/Quest2 The

VR GAMES

Half-Life: Alyx from £35 / Oculus, Vive, Valve

DRONES & ACTION CAMS

DJI Mavic Air 2 £769 / stuff.tv/MavicAir2 With

TECH TOYS

Sphero RVR £260 / stuff.tv/SpheroRVR The RVR pulls

CAMERAS

Fujifilm X-T4 £ 1549 / stuff.tv/XT4 The Fuji

BUDGE BUY

Sega Mega Drive Mini £70 / stuf f.tv/MegaDriveMini