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How to hear Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos on Apple Music
The turning of the Tidal? → Read More
Ruark Audio's Beach Hut Blue R1 Mk4 rules the airwaves this summer
Considering we're not really allowed to leave our own country right now, a British beach holiday might be the best most of us are going to get, so Ruark Audio's special edition R1 Mk4 DAB radio (£229) is designed to match your hut. So if you're fond of sand dunes and salty air, quaint little villages here and there, then the R1 in Beach Hut Blue could be the perfect travel companion, especially… → Read More
Naim's Solstice Special Edition is the company's first turntable ever
If ever you needed evidence that vinyl’s resurgence isn’t just a passing fad and that people are spending lots and lots of money on proper records, note that British audio brand Naim has seen fit to make a first ever turntable in its 50-year history. Fittingly named the Naim Solstice Special Edition given it’ll set you back an astronomical £16,000, just 500 are being made with each one coveting… → Read More
House of Marley Positive Vibration XL ANC headphones hug your lugs and the planet
House of Marley have managed to pull off something pretty remarkable with its Positive Vibration XL ANC headphones (£149.99), because noise cancellers costing under £150 are rarely made from anything other than cheap plastic adding to piles of e-waste. Instead, the cans are engineered with FSC certified wood and recyclable aluminium ear cups. The headband uses the company's own Rewind fabric… → Read More
Klipsch Forte IV speakers are an American classic for a new age
Klipsch loudspeakers have been around since 1946, when Dame Vera Lynn's 'We'll Meet Again' was still getting a decent hammering on record players. Fast forward to 2021 and it's more likely to be Ant & Dec's 'We're on the Ball', but while musical taste hasn't encountered any discernible evolution, hi-fi equipment has and no more so than on the Klipsch Forte IV (£5,100 per pair). Handcrafted… → Read More
BT's TV Box Pro features 4K HDR, Dolby Atmos and 600 hours of recordings
The curtain may have come down on most of BT Sport's marquee offerings for the summer close season, but that hasn't stopped its parent company from unveiling a brand new BT TV Box Pro with 4K HDR, Dolby Atmos and up to 600 hours of recordings. It's a sleek looking set-top box of tricks offering an enhanced image-based user interface, promising a more intuitive experience for new and existing… → Read More
Acer's ConceptD SpatialLabs laptop has glasses-free stereoscopic 3D
Glasses-free 3D on a laptop? → Read More
Apple Music announces Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos at no extra cost
The turning of the Tidal? → Read More
Fender's Final Fantasy XIV Stratocaster is a golden axe for gamers
It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine. → Read More
Win 1 of 3 Audio Pro wireless speakers worth £360 each!
Gareth Southgate’s attacking options for the Euros, chopsticks or cutlery at Wagamama, and the Phil Collins back catalogue: all fine examples of being spoilt for choice... and when it comes to multiroom speakers, Audio Pro offers a similar selection dilemma. Its latest C10 MkII wireless speaker (£360) is compatible with Apple AirPlay 2, Google Cast and its own app-based platform, leaving you to… → Read More
Five things you need to know about the Sony Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III
Sony supplies a serious number of its smartphone rivals with camera sensors – they’re good, and it makes them a lot of money – but it had to do something with its own devices to differentiate themselves. Key to this is speed and autofocus skills. You get a 12MP 24mm main shooter with an aperture of f/1.7 and the addition of optical image stabilisation. There's also a 12MP 16mm ultra-wide camera… → Read More
Five things you need to know about the Sony Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III
Sony supplies a serious number of its smartphone rivals with camera sensors – they’re good, and it makes them a lot of money – but it had to do something with its own devices to differentiate themselves. Key to this is speed and autofocus skills. You get a 12MP 24mm main shooter with an aperture of f/1.7 and the addition of optical image stabilisation. There's also a 12MP 16mm ultra-wide camera… → Read More
Stuff Meets: Greg Williams
BAFTA's first ever photographer in residence discusses shooting celebrities and making you a better snapper → Read More
Huawei's Sound speaker dabbles with Devialet's audio expertise
The Tories and the Lib Dems, Pineapple and pizza, Shaggy and Sting; some collaborations can be heinous, but Huawei has a clever knack of partnering with top companies, and no more so than on its Huawei Sound smart speaker co-engineered with Devialet. Just as the Chinese tech giant aligns with Leica on its superb smartphone cameras, it enlists the help of French audiophiles Devialet on its… → Read More
The Myzone MZ-Switch is a fitness tracker for your chest, arm and wrist
Our bodies are so spectacularly complex we can measure our heart rate on different limbs without always reverting to a Care Bear's favourite major organ, which is why the Myzone MZ-Switch fitness tracker can attach to your arm and wrist as well as your chest. It's claimed to be the world's first interchangable heart rate monitor that combines PPG and ECG technology to keep tabs on your dicky… → Read More
The GoCycle G4 e-bike range gets carbon forks and a new motor
Whether it’s the rare chance to go further than the end of your road, discover parts of your neighbourhood you never knew existed, or simply avoid walking through puddles, Britain has gone cycling mad during lockdown. When it comes to e-bikes, for those unwilling to truly exert themselves, demand has been outstripping supply. Take GoCycle who have been out of stock of most models since December,… → Read More
The Amazfit GTR 2e & GTS 2e smartwatches aim to offer Apple Watch smarts for less
The glut of Apple Watch and Galaxy Watch clones shows no signs of abating... but when Amazfit can cover both styles with feature-packed models costing a third of the price, they’re worthy of attention. The circular GTR 2e and rectangular GTS 2e (£119) include edge-to-edge AMOLED displays, blood oxygen tracking, high-precision heart-rate monitoring, and something called Personal Activity… → Read More
Stuff Gadget Guide to Health & Fitness out now
The latest instalment of the Stuff Gadget Guide series is out now, dedicated to all things health and fitness in the hope we come out of lockdown 3 in better shape than when we went into it (yeah, right). So far, we’ve brought you in-depth consumer guides to photography, mobile phones, and wearables, and the idea behind these special editions is to delve far deeper into a specific area of tech… → Read More
Bose Sport Open Earbuds keep you safe when exercising outside
What do you call earbuds when they don’t go in your ear? Open Earbuds according to Bose, whose new sporty sorts hover above your ear canal so you can hear the car that’s about to run you over. With the sound still localised, running partners need not know you’re celebrating S Club 7’s reformation with a music streaming marathon, but you can discuss the finer merits of Rachel Stevens without… → Read More
Nokia's 8.3 5G is James Bond's blower of choice when you've got no time to dial
Rocking a 6.81in HDR display, a punch hole front facing camera, and the lucrative endorsement of 007, the Nokia 8.3 5G is on sale now priced at €599 for a 64GB model and €649 for a 128GB variant. Carved from aluminium and topped with scratch-proof Gorilla Glass, it should hopefully help combat the scrapes Daniel Craig will no doubt get into in his upcoming final appearance as James Bond next… → Read More