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Philips
Welcome
It’s normal for Stuff to be sick of
RAZER
https://www.razer.com
HOT STUFF
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
WIN!
A BULGING SACK OF CHRISTMAS GOODIES WORTH NEARLY £4500!
KELSEY
https://www.shop.kelsey.co.uk/STU031
NAIM
https://www.naimaudio.com
TESTS
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
Versus
MICROSOFT XBOX SERIES X
£450 / stuff.tv/XSX
MICROSOFT XBOX SERIES S
£250 / stuff.tv/XSS
FEATURES
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
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
APPLE HOMEPOD MINI
http://apple.com
TESTED PHILIPS 48OLED+935
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
TESTED GAMES
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
TOP TENS
TOP TEN
TIPS & TRICKS ● Slide your
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 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
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