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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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Top Ten Of Everything
Straight outta testing and into our rankings. A product of techy genius that’s set our hearts aflame. A proper steal. Worth owning regardless of cashflow. Time changes everything, including Stuff Top Ten entries. + HOW TO USE THEM ■
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Dragon’s Dogma 2
PS5, XSX, PC / go.stuff.tv/DD2 There’s so much more to Dragon’s Dogma 2 than dungeons and wizards. Think of it as the action-orientated equivalent of Baldur’s Gate 3, just with weirder teammates. The plot is pure fantasy fare: a huge, powerful dragon
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Splattery Knight’s Alright For Fighting'
It’s always an event when you get attacked by larger mythical monsters, some of them with more than one head. Unlike run-of-the-mill goblins and harpies, these beasts can be scaled, Shadow of the Colossus-style, to reach their weak points. Climbing o
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Over-ears
£299 / go.stuff.tv/WHXM5 Nobody was able to displace Sony’s WH-1000XM4 headphones from the top of this list for two years… yet the latest model manages to be even better. Key to the XM5s’ overall quality is the new carbon-fibre composite 30mm drivers
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Some Zing In The Air
from £1099 / go.stuff.tv/AirM3 Apple has been blurring the lines between MacBook Air and Pro since the former cast off its old wedge shape in 2022. Then last year the 13in Air was joined by a 15in version… and now Apple has upgraded both to the newer
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Soundbars
£1699 / 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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In-ears
£259 / go.stuff.tv/WFXM5 The WF-1000XM5 in-ears are significantly smaller than the XM4s, which were themselves a whole lot more compact than their predecessors. And yet Sony has still squeezed even larger drivers inside each earbud, along with the fi
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Grit’s A Long Way To The Top
£649 / polar.com Polar’s new Apple Watch Ultra rival is tougher than a well-done steak cooked by Anthony Joshua There’s not much point in owning a rugged adventure watch if it loses its way when you stray more than a few miles from a Starbucks. But t
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Apps For Navigators
This one’s a friendlier, more human driving aid than Apple Maps or Google Maps. Before you set off it outlines when’s best to leave, notes hazards on the route, and lets you add fuel and food stops. It also lets you report accidents and queues. £free
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Tech Titans Polaroid
Production of Polaroid cameras may have begun as far back as 1948, but the SX-70 was the world’s first instant single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. It appeared in 1972; the story goes that company founder Edwin Land stepped onto the stage at a meeting, p
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Doc Rockin’ Beats
In Back to the Future II, when Doc Brown picks up Marty McFly in a flying DeLorean and transports him from 1985 to 2015, the world they arrive in is awash with futuristic technology: holographic billboards, auto-adjusting jackets, dog-walking drones
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A Whole 2 World
£269 / go.stuff.tv/OnePlusW2 As I unbox the Watch 2, it’s clear this is a premium smartwatch, with a smart round stainless steel case. The original OnePlus Watch was, frankly, a massive disappointment. But that was three years ago and a lot has chang
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Honor Magic V2
The Honor Magic V2 is the firstbig-screened foldable to feel like a traditional phone when closed. It’s no more cumbersome than a big iPhone or Galaxy. With a nice-sized front screen and a great-feeling hinge, it also edges ahead of both the Google P
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Smartwatches
from £209 / go.stuff.tv/WatchSE The SE is easily the best-value Apple Watch. 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 experience is broadly identic
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Honor Magic6 Pro
More expensive than the OnePlus 12 or Pixel 8 Pro, Honor’s latest flagship needs to be excellent… and for the most part, it is. Available in a vegan leather green or glass-backed black, its curved frame, front and back make it totally cornerless for
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Smartphones
from £1199 / go.stuff.tv/15ProMax This is the best iPhone Apple has ever made. The camera revisions are great, USB-C was long overdue but is fantastic now it’s here, and the action button is genuinely useful. It’s probably only worth upgrading from t
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Laptops
from £999 / go.stuff.tv/AirM2 With its super-powered M2 processor, this version of Apple’s ‘basic’ laptop leaves the old M1 model – which was a top machine in its own right – in the dust. This revamp has redefined the Air in a meaningful way, setting
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3 OF THE BEST Carry-on cases
Although Antler does the Clifton Cabin in several million colours, this is the fresher and fancier Stamford 2.0 Cabin. You can get it in blue, black, green or red – and this design comes in other sizes too, if you don’t mind having your stuff chucked
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Welcome
Hello and welcome to our smartphone supertest issue, where annually we take a detailed look at the entire phone market. So whether your next handset will be a zoomy flagship or a brilliant budget job, your options are laid out for you from p35. Our f
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Instant Upgrades Dji Osmo Pocket 3
With no variable aperture, bright environments can throw off the Pocket 3; but a pack of these ND filters (they clip onto the lens and dial down exposure) can save the day and prevent the sky and other highlights from looking like blobs of white. Wit
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How To Decide
Capacity estimates are often on the ‘sardine can’ side of optimistic. If you’re travelling with gear or prefer a bit more personal space, it’s usually better to go one size up from your person count. Any tent’s your friend when the weather’s set fair
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Rise Of The Ronin
PS5 / go.stuff.tv/Ronin PS5 gamers are spoiled for choice when it comes to samurai action games… and Rise of the Ronin is the most expansive yet. Team Ninja has also put a more approachable spin on the excellent but tough-as-nails combat seen in its
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Tablets
from £599 / go.stuff.tv/iPadAir This tablet has enough power to rival the flagship iPad Pro – and even quite a few recent 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 reinfo
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Honor Magic6 Lite
Despite not being the leader of Honor’s line, the Magic6 Lite gives off big flagship energy while undercutting many of its competitors. Honor has a reputation for affordable phones that resemble far pricier models, and this is no exception: with its
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Swap In The Name Of Glove
Some people own a whole forearm’s worth of watches and will choose which one to put on based on whether they’re wearing a dinner suit, a diving suit or their birthday suit… but Xiaomi’s Watch S3 saves you the hassle. When you buy one you have to choo
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Electric Cars
from £45,275 / go.stuff.tv/EV6 This Korean crossover arrived with a properly head-turning design and a roomy cabin packed with tech features, including dynamic AR navigation graphics that make it virtually impossible to go the wrong way. It’ll manage
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Upvoted Tents
Alpkit Tarpstar 1 Every gram matters when you’re trudging towards your Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Want featherweight protection? Ditch the inner compartment and this waterproof pyramid adds just 500g to your load. All you need is one hiking pole
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