January 2023

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Welcome
Hello and welcome to this end-of-the-year issue of Stuff! This one is all about our annual awards. We’ve spent months compiling the list of this year’s hottest tech and have come up with an absolutely cracking array of the best gadgets of 2022. We do
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Head of Commercial Neil Tillott (01959 543719, x7003) neil.tillott@kelsey.co.uk Ad Operations Manager Martin Williams martin.williams@ kelsey.co.uk Production and Design Manager Neil Hepden (01233 220245) stuff@ tandemmedia.co.uk Chief Executive Stev
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Hot Stuff
Omega Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond 60th Anniversary Whether it’s the Rolex Submariner he strapped on for 1962’s Dr No, the Gruen Precision 510 from You Only Live Twice or the Seiko H357 Duo Display seen in For Your Eyes Only, James Bond has worn m
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Vital Stats
Honor Magic Vs £tba / hihonor.com Honor’s second folding smartphone gets some tasty improvements Honor only released its first folding phone earlier in 2022, but it’s already back with an upgraded follow-up. The new Magic Vs uses the same inward-fold
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Loewe Iconic
from £6499 / loewe.tv Ah, going for a bit of nominative determinism there… It’s not quite up there with the chef called Tom Kitchin, or four-time world tree-climbing champion Scott Forest, but there is something quite apt about this month’s Stuff Ico
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First Play Like A Dragon: Ishin
PS5, PS4, XSX, XB1, PC It’s a little ironic that, just as the once-niche Yakuza series has finally become more of a global brand, Sega has decided to start over and ditch the name. Yet Like A Dragon is actually much closer to the literal translation
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Genesis X Convertible ABACABRIOLET
Ooh, I haven’t been this excited by Genesis since Peter Gabriel left. We know what we like. This is a drop-top EV that follows on from the Hyundai offshoot’s two-door X and X Speedium Coupé concepts. It’s the conclusion to the ‘trilogy’ and will serv
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Felix Obschonka MONTBLANC’S DIRECTOR FOR NEW TECH ON MIXING SWISS DESIGN WITH NEW GADGETRY
We look at smart watches through the eyes of a watchmaker. We start from the outside by defining a beautiful yet functional watch and finish it by hand using fine materials and the craftsmanship required to bring everything together. So basically, we
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WIN A BOWERS & WILKINS AUDIO SETUP WORTH OVER £1000!
Imagine being able to fully immerse yourself in your favourite tunes – streaming in high-resolution stereo sound at home, then taking the experience outside with headphones that deliver music exactly as the artist intended. For one lucky reader this
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New Year, New Sub!
Get 6 issues for £15 Save 52% off the shop price Have each issue delivered directly to your door – FREE Never miss an issue of the world’s greatest gadget mag Pay just £24.99 for 13 issues: simply select ‘digital only’ Save 61% off the usual price Re
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You Square It Well
For Versa number 4, Fitbit has brought over some big apps from its new owner Google – with the same goal of getting you to hit your fitness and health targets in a highly motivated fashion. It’s kinder on your bank balance compared to the Pixel Watch
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The alternative: Suunto 9 Peak Pro
£419 / go.stuff.tv/9PP ■ It may look a lot like the basic Suunto 9 Peak, but the new Pro version packs some significant updates – including a new processor, new GPS, a new optical heart-rate sensor and longer battery life. ■ It’s neat, compact and li
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Upvoted Bike Lights
Outbound Detour Brilliant rays might reveal the road ahead, but a blinding glare isn’t fair on night-time traffic. Inspired by your car’s headlights, this lamp uses a cut-off pattern to illuminate the asphalt without dazzling drivers – like dipped be
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Stuff Awards 2022
The letter ‘a’ can indicate many things, but if you see one on the end of a Google Pixel smartphone you can be pretty certain you’re getting an extremely good phone for a wallet-friendly price. The Pixel 6a continues that tradition and then some, pac
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Bose Quietcomfort Earbuds II
What with Bose having invented active noise-cancellation, nobody was much surprised when its first in-ears to bear the QuietComfort name were incredibly good at blocking out the horrors of the outside world. They didn’t sound half bad either. Our onl
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Kia Ev6
As 2022’s electric all-rounders go, nothing had its finger on the pulse of the car-buying public (and our testers) like the EV6. This Korean crossover arrived with a properly head-turning design and a roomy cabin packed with tech features, including
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Give Twitter The Bird
The Mastodon network is distributed, so it can’t be owned by one rich helmet. It’s like lots of little Twitters that talk to each other; onboarding is a touch bumpy (you pick a server then find folks via #introduction, other hashtags or handle search
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Bowling In The Deep
£690 / go.stuff.tv/Mania Does it resemble a glitzy bowling ball? A gym kettle bell? Maybe a teapot? We’re used to Devialet serving up products that are downright weird, so it’s no real surprise the firm’s first portable speaker is a distinctive one.
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Beta Yourself organise A Party
The main point of using your phone and apps for organising things is to save time. So find efficient systems and don’t end up forever faffing with fonts and other frippery. Send digital invites you can track, using your calendar app and/or Facebook.
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Saturday Night Spatial
The SpatialLabs 3D effect can be impressive in games like God of War, with lashings of extra depth deployed smoothly even during frenetic action scenes. It adds loads of perspective and makes the game even more absorbing. But this 3D tech is hampered
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Guns ’n’ Frozes
£229 + £9.99/m / go.stuff.tv/Corner Winter pain means summer gains, or something, and few activities smash through the calories like boxing. But traditional boxing gyms are intimidating places where people punch each other. Like, really hard. So with
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Move on Opp
£239 / go.stuff.tv/PadAir ■ The imaginatively named Pad Air really doesn’t feel like a budget tablet. The (mostly) aluminium construction, iPad-esque flat sides and rounded corners make a great first impression; and while the 3D ‘Sunset Dune’ strip a
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Instant Upgrades Gopro Hero11 Black
GoPros might seem like action cams through and through, but they support a rich suite of accessories that turn them into vlogging powerhouses – and our favourite is the Media Mod. Slide your camera into it, and the Mod upgrades the audio with a bette
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Ripped To Be Square
from £149 / go.stuff.tv/Apple4K Unboxing the new Apple TV, it’s clear that a lot has changed for Apple’s television strategy over the last couple of years. The advent of Apple’s TV+ streaming service has finally brought some kudos, but TV+ apps are a
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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
There’s hardly been a shortage of Pokemon games on the Switch, but Scarlet and Violet are the ones fans have been waiting for… perhaps for their entire lives. The mainline series’ ninth generation finally delivers a true open-world Pokemon experience
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Sonic Frontiers
The Blue Blur has always been on shaky ground when it comes to 3D space – unlike Mario, who not only aced it on the first go but caused a revolution in the process. So this time, rather than sticking its hero back on rails, Sonic Team has gone for a
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Smartphones
from £1199 / go.stuff.tv/14ProMax This is essentially the same phone as the 14 Pro, but with a bigger screen and a bigger battery. So on paper it’s Apple’s best ever… but while that justifies its promotion to top spot, we should point out that it’s o
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In-ears On/over-ears
£199 / go.stuff.tv/WFXM4 A worthy successor to the XM3 buds that sat atop this list for what seemed like decades, Sony’s latest true wireless noise-cancelling in-ears are smaller, smarter and better. With the arguable exceptions of call quality and a
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Smartwatches Fitness Tech
from £259 / go.stuff.tv/WatchSE If you’re talking about value, the SE is the best Apple Watch hands-down. It tracks sleep and all the exercise you need, supports Apple Pay, works great with your iPhone and… what more do most people require? The user
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Laptops
from £1249 / go.stuff.tv/AirM2 With its super-powered M2 processor, the latest version of Apple’s ‘basic’ laptop leaves the M1 model – an excellent machine in its own right – in the dust. This revamp redefines the Air in a meaningful way, instantly r
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TVs
£3799 / go.stuff.tv/G2 As the flagship offering in LG’s current lineup, the G2 delivers on its billing with an upgraded OLED Evo panel, a new Alpha 9 Gen5 processor and improved heat dissipation. Colour accuracy is second to none: every hue is as viv
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Soundbars Streamers
£1799 / go.stuff.tv/AmbeoMax Utterly convincing Dolby Atmos and DTS:X 3D sound, ample power and lots of inputs mean no other soundbar currently available can perform sonic feats with the solidity and confidence of this Sennheiser. The sheer room-fill
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Stream
There have been several abortive attempts to bring Don DeLillo’s cult novel about academia, ecological disaster and mortality to the screen, but Noah Baumbach has finally pulled it off. A black comedy starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig and Don Cheadl
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Tablets Consoles
from £669 / go.stuff.tv/iPadAir This tablet has enough power to rival the flagship iPad Pro – and even quite a few current MacBooks. And though you might need to add a keyboard, a stylus and even a gamepad to make the most of it, the latest Air reinf
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Games
from £50 / PS5, PS4, XSX, XB1, PC With FromSoftware’s trademark difficulty and a richly imaginative world that doesn’t hold your hand, this ambitious action RPG is a crowning achievement. There’s so much to lose yourself in here: lore hunters will ha
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E-bikes Electric Cars
£2248 / go.stuff.tv/VanMoofS3 VanMoof’s second-gen S3 (or X3 if you’re under 5ft 8in) looks like a normal bike, rides like a normal bike and, crucially, doesn’t cost a ridiculous amount of cash. The chunky 50mm tyres, slightly swooped bars and uprigh
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Speakers
£399 / go.stuff.tv/SonosMove The Sonos range of wireless speakers had been crying out for a battery-powered portable model for ages – and finally our favourite multiroom audio specialist caved in. Luckily, the Move was worth the wait. Its adaptabilit
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Smart Home
£90 / go.stuff.tv/Echo Having morphed from a cylinder to a sphere, the latest Echo is an excellent newsreader, weather forecaster, personal assistant and intercom straight out of the box; but it’s now also a capable speaker and a very accessible smar
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Cameras
£2399 / go.stuff.tv/A7iv The A7 series might be marketed as Sony’s ‘basic’ full-frame E-mount camera, but it’s now become a premium model in its own right. The A7 III proved very popular with content creators, delivering both strong 4K video and ace
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VR HEADSETS DRONES & ACTION CAMS
£399 / go.stuff.tv/Quest2 The original Quest felt almost too good to be true. Its successor lacks the same wow factor, but you can’t argue with a better display and processor – not to mention a lighter, more comfy build – and the fantastic Beat Saber
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Budget Buys
from £55 / go.stuff.tv/Dot5 The latest Dot offers improved sound quality over the 4th Gen model. Not surprisingly given its size, it still doesn’t have the heft of a full-scale Echo, but this Dot is more than good enough for bedside table or kitchen
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Apple Lisa
Beige alert! We’re talking about an old computer again, aren’t we? Yep. This was the machine Apple envisioned to be the next stage of computing. Steve Jobs led the development team, which rejected a command-line interface in favour of a desktop manag

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