Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2020 i Stuff UK

Tech is about looking forward, but sometimes it’s nice to dip into the archives. Hot-tub-time-machining it back to the 2009 Stuff Awards, somewhat incredulously I discovered that the HTC Hero beat the Apple iPhone 3GS to win Gadget of the Year. It must have been that 5MP camera and 3.2in touchscreen. And so on to the 2019 Stuff Awards; the official final word on a thrilling decade in tech that’s seen us embrace everything from 3D to 4K, AI, AR, VR, 5G and ‘phablets’ (a word that still brings me out in cold sweats). We’ve got winners in 20 massive categories, including two very special reader awards chosen by you fine people, so thank you for voting in your droves. Head over to p32 to discover what our la familia…

1 Grid Autosport £9.99 / Android Fed up of freemium Android tat? Grab this full-on AAA racer, which packs in more than 100 circuits and offers enough tinkering to make a mechanic grin – assuming your device can cope. 2 Launcher from £free / iOS Wish your iPhone’s home screen could do more? Launcher fills the void with widgets to which you can add contacts and shortcuts to key app actions, and have said widgets show/hide based on time/location. 3 Sociable Soccer £4.99/m (Arcade) / iOS Pining for SWOS? Find it tricky to carry an Amiga around? Try this instead, and become a “goalscoring superstar hero” all over again via Apple Arcade. Just don’t blame us when you forget to eat. 4 Triode £free (IAPs) / iOS Digital radio is…

When someone mentions esports, most of us envisage crowds amassing in a kind of combat arena to watch gamers huddled over hundreds of screens battling against each other. The scale of these tournaments can put rock concerts to shame, and they’re playing for sums of money and fame that would make wannabe rock stars weep. But while the tournaments in this billion-dollar industry are still mostly screen-based, or in some cases played out on VR headsets, every part of the esports experience is set to get increasingly intense and ever more real… until, eventually, those arenas lose most if not all of their screens altogether. Hang on… how are you supposed to play video games without a screen? Have a bit of patience, will you? First let’s look at personal…

PHONE OF THE YEAR APPLE iPHONE 11 PRO from £1049 / apple.com The iPhone 11 Pro might not have 5G or a pop-up camera, or fold in half, but Apple has never been one for gimmicks. This triple-cam powerhouse feels like the handset that Tim Cook and co have been building towards since the iPhone X launched: an exquisitely designed phone that excels in every department. From the phenomenal A13 chip and practical battery life (finally!) to the best-in-class camera and mindblowing new Night Mode, the iPhone 11 Pro performs just as a £1000+ smartphone should, even if it can still be hard to stomach spending that much on one. Best of all, you don’t have to worry about Donald Trump having a tantrum and rendering all its apps useless.…

WRAPPED RECEPTACLES The colourful cache Ettinger Sterling 6oz Captive Top Most whisky has a vintage amber hue, but that doesn’t mean your hip flask has to match. Bring brightness to your back pocket with this azure accoutrement from Ettinger: compact, neatly curved and far classier than anything you might come up with using a plain flask and some old modelling paint. £90 / ettinger.co.uk The tartan tipple Barbour Tartan Wrapped in a wax jacket as the wind whips across the moor, spare a thought for the poor single malt shivering in your flask. No fermented beverage deserves to freeze, so invite yours to the tartan party with this woven home, sure to keep your glug as snug as a baby haggis in a sporran. £38 / barbour.com The leather lounger…

TODOIST A list manager arguably means more busywork and another reason to pick up your phone, but it can also be a great way of consolidating tasks and making phone use more conscious. Use this as the hub for your day, and place it prominently on your homescreen. £free / Android, iOS HABITICA If you need a nudge to get things done and tend to spend too much time playing games, check out Habitica. It gamifies self-improvement, transforming your to-do list into an RPG… and success in the real world translates to the virtual one. £free / Android, iOS BFT – BEAR FOCUS TIMER There are plenty of timers that attempt to carve your day into work/rest sprints. But BFT has you place your phone face-down during work periods –…

€549 / stuff.tv/MiNote10 Do megapixels really maketh the mobile? Apple and Google reckon 12MP is a rational limit for phone cameras. Xiaomi, however, has other ideas, and has officially broken the silly-pixel-count continuum to bring us the 108MP Xiaomi Mi Note 10. Luckily, there’s a lot more to this phone than its five rear cams – it’s got a cracking curved OLED display and seriously premium styling that’s especially seductive in shimmery ‘glacier white’. A Snapdragon 730G CPU with 6GB of RAM won’t power through games and chores with as much gusto as the chips found in some cheaper devices. Still, day-to-day performance is mostly great. Nothing comes close to the detail grabbed by that main sensor. Pictures are actually taken at a default 27MP, combining four pixels into one…

FIRST ADD THESE… ONE DJI OSMO MOBILE 3 The 7T takes fantastic pictures… but add an Osmo Mobile 3 to the mix for stunning, rock-steady video capture too. The Mobile 3 is a compact, baggable gimbal that unfurls into a stabilising whizz, ready to keep your smartphone footage looking pro-grade at the press of a button, whether shooting selfie or ultra-wide GoPro-style clips. £99 / dji.com TWO BUMPER CASE It ain’t cheap, but this official bumper case is made from a combination of Kevlar and plastic, complete with a carbon fibre patterning that looks fantastic. It’ll shield your 7T’s back and sides, leaving glimpses of the buffed metal top and bottom shining through, making for a sleek-looking cover that adds less bulk than traditional cases. £37 / oneplus.com THREE HUAWEI…

Sony WH-1000XM3 £229 / stuff.tv/SonyWHXM3 Sony’s WH-1000 series was already a top performer, and the WH-1000XM3s make for an even more compelling package. With Bluetooth wireless and great noise-cancellation, they’re the ultimate public transport stress killer… well, aside from a chauffeur or a lottery win that lets you retire. The leather pads make them incredibly easy to wear, not unlike sitting in one of those ultra-comfy leather chairs, and most importantly of all the sound quality is fantastic. Stuff says Great wireless headphones with effective ANC and a sound that nails just about everything Bose NCH 700 £350 / stuff.tv/BoseNCH700 You won’t find a better voice pickup system than Bose’s, while the company’s already exceptional noise-cancelling tech is now even better. Other features, such as the slick touch controls, are…

Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar £2199 / stuff.tv/AmbeoSoundbar Utterly convincing Dolby Atmos and DTS:X 3D sound, ample power and lots of inputs mean no other soundbar currently available can perform feats with the solidity and confidence of this Sennheiser. The sheer room-filling scale of this device’s sound is remarkable, and it’s hard to think of any content that wouldn’t benefit from being Ambeo’d. That’s why, as well as being the biggest and the most expensive, it’s the best you can buy. Stuff says The Ambeo Soundbar is a big unit but the sound it makes is bigger still Sonos Beam £399 / stuff.tv/SonosBeam Sonos’s great-value Alexa-equipped soundbar offers fine audio quality, comes with loads of features and is compact enough to fit into the average living-room AV setup without taking over. Stuff…

Sony PlayStation 4 Pro £299 / stuff.tv/PS4Pro As a gaming platform, PlayStation 4 is the best around – which makes the PS4 Pro the best of the best. Games optimised for the new console look stunning on a 4K HDR TV, and are substantially improved by the extra grunt inside this slightly bigger machine. Sure, it can’t match the Xbox One X for sheer power or resolution, but it makes up for that with an impressive line-up of games – including Uncharted 4, Horizon Zero Dawn and Bloodborne – and virtual reality support. Stuff says The system for console gamers who have a 4K TV and want the best catalogue of games on offer Nintendo Switch £279 / stuff.tv/NintendoSwitch Nintendo’s console earned a promotion in our list after it impressed…

Jaguar I-Pace from £60,995 (with PiCG) / stuff.tv/ipace Not content with simply making an electric vehicle that can get you from A to B with minimal fuss (and fuel bills), Jaguar has created something desirable, fun to drive and impressively capable when the going gets tough. This car offers Amazon Alexa integration, smartphone connectivity and a 10in touchscreen on the upper deck. With the I-Pace, Jaguar can happily claim to be the first mainstream brand to really give Tesla something to worry about. Stuff says Fun, fast and practical, the I-Pace is the greatest thing to happen to electric cars in a long time Nissan Leaf from £26,345 / stuff.tv/NissanLeaf Nissan has really got it right with the latest Leaf – an accomplished family car that packs some serious range…

Amazon Echo Dot with Clock £60 / stuff.tv/EchoDotClock The Echo Dot smart home assistant has for a long time been one of the best bargains in tech; now you can get one with a clock on it for a few quid extra. If you don’t want the clock, save money and buy the cheaper one. Everyone’s happy. But with solid Alexa performance, the Echo Dot with Clock is really difficult to fault at this price. The only downside is that you’re going to have one less excuse for being late to work. Stuff says It’s hard to see how the Echo Dot could get much better than this NOW ADD THIS Small Transparent Speaker Plug your Dot into this glass sound system to create an eye-catching smart speaker with sonic…

I RELIVED SOME TEENAGE CAR MAG FANTASIES I really wanted a Toyota Supra when I was younger. Then I got some insurance quotes and readjusted my sights on a Vauxhall Nova. Still, like the white guitar in Wayne’s World, I knew that one day it would be mine… sort of. You see, Toyota has brought back the Supra, sweeping lines and all, so they lent me one for a few days. Naturally the weather was mostly biblical for the duration, but even popping out for some Jaffa cakes made me feel like a king. James Day, Editor-in-Chief I TOOK SOME SELFIES IN SHENZHEN Out in China for Oppo’s Innovation Day, I can confirm the company is doing a lot more than just chucking money at massive sporting events like Wimbledon.…

from £7390 / omegawatches.com That’s a fancy watch. But what makes it different from other fancy watches? It’s James Bond’s for a start. At least, this is the Omega model he’ll be wearing in 007’s next outing, No Time to Die. It’s also the first ever Seamaster to get a grade-2 titanium mesh bracelet, and in the world of expensive wristwear these are the kind of intricacies that make a watch sought-after. No Time to Die? Sounds like Bond’s watch is running fast. I’m sure the engineers at Omega would beg to differ. The 42mm 300M 007 Edition is powered by a magnetically resistant co-axial master chronometer calibre 8806 movement, and in horological terms that should mean Bond’s watch is pretty darned accurate. Cheers, Q. But can it cut through…

Cuts like a knife PHONOCUT Cassettes, the worst audio medium in history, had one redeeming feature: the mixtape. It was easy and fun to make your own compilations before streaming obliterated such creativity. The Phonocut brings mixtape thinking to vinyl by freeing record production from the need for pressing plants that demand you order by the hundred. Instead, plonk a 10in blank on the machine, connect your audio source, press a button, and it starts cutting those soundwaves into grooves – all in real time. A few minutes later, you’ll have a beautiful black disc housing your favourites – or a super-rare white label of yourself singing in the shower. €1499 / phonocut.com Only thing that looks good… BANDLY If modern tech makes you feel disconnected from the natural world,…

Pimoroni Picade What’s the story? The Picade takes a different approach from the three other cabs in this test. Rather than aiming for authenticity, it lets you take whatever you like from gaming’s past by adding apps and games to a Raspberry Pi that you install inside. That’s after you first put the thing together, because the Picade comes in kit form. And the build is quite involved, although a set of online videos deftly takes you from unboxing to finished unit. There’s a grey area regarding what you actually put on the Pi (ensure you have the rights to run the games you load up, etc), but this setup is hugely versatile. Fancy switching from arcade to Amiga to ZX Spectrum? Go for it. Is it any good? Once…

Go cardi, not lardy Barbados is for beer and BBQs, not boot camps. Get beach-ready ahead of time with our connected cardio kit for a motivating workout that fights flab within the confines of your own four walls. Get swoony, not puny Your puny arms get to stay undercover for a few more months… but for the full ‘sun’s out, guns out’ effect, we assess the strength tools tasked with turning you into Johnny Bravo by summer. Do races, not cases The Alps might be calling, but budget airlines’ baggage charges are most definitely not. Can you hit the snow with hand luggage only? We jump on a bucket flight with a single bag to find out.…

Vollebak Indestructible Puffer Vollebak’s latest release uses Dyneema, the world’s strongest fibre, making it the outerwear equivalent of a Sherman tank wrapped in a missile-proof duvet. Up to 15 times stronger than steel – we’ve seen knives bounce off it – Dyneema covers this quilted jacket, designed to keep you toasty down to -40°C. What’s perhaps even more remarkable is the fact that this stuff gets stronger the colder it becomes – which is why it’s most commonly used to make mooring lines on giant ships and deep-water oil rigs in freezing seas. £795 / vollebak.com Oakley Clifden To save pack space we broke a sacred mountain rule and wore shades with a helmet… but when the light went flat we were still able to see thanks to Oakley’s Prizm…

from £2399 / stuff.tv/MacBookPro16 DAY 01 With its latest iPhones, you might wonder if Apple is now welding the word ‘Pro’ to product names with merry abandon. But when you unwrap the new MacBook Pro 16in, there’s no doubting this is the real deal: a full-fat high-end laptop for creative types. It’s also a message. This is Apple’s retort to people who say it never listens. Although this Mac might not outwardly look that much different from its 15in predecessor, keen eyes will soon notice the changes, and they become more apparent as you start to get properly acquainted… which is why we felt we needed a solid fortnight to get properly under its silvery skin. If you’ve ever wasted quality time yelling at the virtual escape key on a…

Data Wing £free / Android, iOS This game starts off as if Asteroids had a baby with a top-down racer: your triangular craft blasts around circuits, gaining speed when its bum scrapes neon track edges. Soon you discover you’re part of an OS ruled by a deranged AI. Story and game quickly expand, as you glimpse the world beyond the screen and battle gravity in cavern-based sections that recall 8-bit classic Thrust. Rarely do mobile titles pack in so many hours of clever, thoughtful narrative. Pretty much never are such games free. Stuff says A mobile game we’d happily recommend if it cost a fiver – for nowt, it’s an absurdly generous bargain Jumpgrid £2.89 / Android • £2.99 / iOS Pac-Man and Frogger meet Super Hexagon and buckets of…

Apple Watch Series 5 from £399 / stuff.tv/WatchS5 There’s no great secret to Apple’s continuing smartwatch domination: it’s all down to a seamless relationship between hardware and software, plus impressive health features that other makers still haven’t been able to match. But while the Series 5 isn’t as significant an upgrade as last year’s model, it does have one key addition: an always-on display. Also new is a compass, while the watchOS 6 update adds a host of new tricks that make the Watch even smarter than it was already. Stuff says This is a minor upgrade on S4, but an always-on display makes the best smartwatch even better Apple Watch Series 4 from £349 / stuff.tv/WatchS4 Series 5 is the new king, but the old model remains a great…

Sonos Move £399 / 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 adaptability and sound quality mean it’s fine value for money, and a no-brainer for anyone who’s already a fan of the brand. Not only is this the speaker Sonos should have launched years ago – it’s one of the best products of its type and price that we’ve heard. Stuff says Sonos finally gets up to speed with the portable speaker craze, and in style NOW ADD THIS Primephonic Bringing sexy Bach, this is streaming for classical music. Niche, yes, but its not-on-Spotify film and game scores offer a great…

Sky Q from £20 + £22/month / stuff.tv/SkyQ Sky Q works flawlessly and could change the way you watch TV – especially now 4K’s arrived. With Sky Movies’ huge range of films and Sky Sports in stunning Ultra HD, along with the new addition of Netflix, there’s something for everyone to treat their eyes with. And 2TB of storage means you can record 350 hours’ worth of entertainment, so you’re unlikely to be sweating over which show needs deleting. Factor in its multiroom skills, and Sky Q is undoubtedly the best TV experience you can get. Stuff says You’ll have to cough up for a subscription, but this is the best box for watching both live and recorded shows Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K £50 / stuff.tv/FireStick4K Amazon’s latest streaming…

Oculus Quest from £399 / stuff.tv/OculusQuest The Quest offers all manner of fully interactive, roamable virtual worlds that you can throw in your backpack without a single wire. That’s a mindblowing technical feat. Yes, the battery life is average, but the inside-out tracking and total absence of any cables make this the best all-round VR headset to date. It also ships with the Oculus Touch motion controllers included, which means you can play fully fledged Oculus Rift titles without being anywhere near a PC. Stuff says If you’ve been waiting to board the VR bandwagon, the Quest might be the best reason yet to go for it HTC Vive £499 / stuff.tv/HTCVive There isn’t much difference between this and the much cheaper Oculus Rift, in all honesty. But if you’re…

Sega Mega Drive Mini £64 / stuff.tv/MegaDriveMini There’ll be playground rows and online feuds over whether Nintendo’s or Sega’s games are better, but the Mega Drive Mini wins the miniature retro console war in terms of the faithful recreation of both hardware and software – especially as there are 42 games included. It’s taken a long time to get here, but as the saying goes, to be this good takes ages – and the Sega is the must-buy console of the moment. Stuff says Sega’s back – and this really is the ultimate mini gaming machine NOW ADD THIS Retro-Bit Official 6-Button Controller A must for fans of fighting games, this six-button USB pad is also compatible with PCs, Macs and even the Switch. £18 / amazon.co.uk TIPS & TRICKS…

Is that a folding smartphone that’s been named after a drugs kingpin and resembles a gold bar? I’m afraid so. Roberto Escobar, the brother of infamous drug lord Pablo, has announced an ‘unbreakable’ folding phone with a flexible display using an ad campaign that features underwear models and guns. Are you serious? It’s disgustingly garish and you’d be mad to buy one. You can tell Roberto that if you like. He’s part of Escobar Inc, founded in 1984 as the official holding company for Pablo’s assets – you know, the former leader of the Medellin drug cartel and a man reportedly responsible for around 5000 deaths. Anyway, the phone costs $349. Wait, what? Doesn’t the Samsung Galaxy Fold cost £1900? It does. The Escobar Fold One undercuts its flexible rivals…

There’s epic trolling on this digital art tool’s App Store page, with a sly note that you can import Photoshop brushes and run them faster than Photoshop can. But that’s the tip of the beautifully painted iceberg, because this latest version of Procreate combines a seriously speedy engine with a raft of new features. To help transform your iPad into a miniature Tate Modern, you can delve into an improved brush editor and watch as dynamic depth and jitter is added to strokes. Artists of all stripes get colour harmony pickers, while those aiming at print now have CMYK support. Even wannabe ‘Aardmen’ get something: the new Animation Assistant, ideal for crafting a moving masterpiece one frame at a time.…

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• Bloom: 10 Worlds A mix of instrument, composition and visual art, this collaboration between Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers serves up generative worlds. Tap the screen and you create patterns and melodies that repeat and evolve. Each of the 10 experiences has a distinct personality, and all are great to unwind with when you want something mildly creative, interactive and hypnotic, but without any pressure. £7.99 / Android, iOS • Oak When you want to keep things simple, Oak offers a streamlined approach to relaxation. Rather than bespoke courses for individuals, you get a selection of three meditation types, three breathing exercises and a couple of wind-down soundscapes for bedtime. The immediacy of the app is welcome, and the breathing stuff can be very effective when you need to…

THE BASICS Be creative One way to ensure you’re not wasting time on a device is to make something. If you’ve always had a novel in your head, or ambitions to be an artist, the digital realm now offers more help than ever. Instead of defaulting to social networks, spend downtime writing a novella, learning to paint or working on that nu-ragtime chart-topper. Get educated Although it’s true we never stop learning, most people rarely do so in a structured manner post-school/college. But your phone can be a great way to get useful stuff into your head. Try Duolingo to learn a new language, or Khan Academy for lessons in just about anything. Learn to relax Taking time out is vital, but it’s useful to approach relaxation mindfully, rather than…

£49 / stuff.tv/NestMini If you’re comfortable chatting away to a small fabric blob to find out the weather, play a podcast or be taken through a recipe, the Nest Mini is one of the cheapest and most reliable voice-assistant speakers you can buy. Think of it as a capable but slightly quieter sibling to the Google Home. You’d have to be the Columbo of consumer tech to tell the Nest Mini apart from the old Home Mini. But the fabric cover is now made from recycled plastic bottles and there’s a fetching new blue colour option as well as chalk, red and black. You still get a switch on the side to turn off the mics when you don’t want it listening to your every cough. Google claims the bass…

Apple iPhone 11 from £729 / stuff.tv/iPhone11 You’re getting a really neat package with the iPhone 11 – and crucially, it’s not silly-expensive. The new Bionic A13 chip packs some serious power, the cameras are near-faultless for a smartphone and the battery will last all day. The lack of an OLED display could be an issue for some, but if you can bring yourself to get over that, it’s time to say hello to the new everyman iPhone… and start thinking about what colour you might opt for. Stuff says Wow – an affordable Apple handset that doesn’t scrimp on specs NOW ADD THIS Ted Baker Wireless Power Bank A mix of cabled connections and Qi wireless charging means this bank can fuel up two devices at once. £80 /…

Moov Now £47 / stuff.tv/MoovNow Slow and steady wins the race, and the Now has gone on to prove that with a marathon-like pace helping it finally make it to the top of this list. We’ve long considered this tracker a bargain, but further reductions have helped it enter the realm of ‘downright steal’. OK, so it doesn’t have a screen or smartphone skills, but with guided voice coaching, a six-month battery and solid waterproofing, it has everything you’d ever want in your perfect fitness tracker. Stuff says A bargain-tastic fitness band that does more than just track your steps Fitbit Inspire HR £90 / stuff.tv/InspireHR Fitbit’s latest is a great little tracker. As well as step-counting, it’s surprisingly capable for proper run-tracking if you go out with a phone.…

Apple iPad Pro from £769 / stuff.tv/iPadPro The iPad Pro isn’t cheap, but it’s a mobile powerhouse like no other, with a diverse and rich app ecosystem, tons of power, a gorgeous screen, and the kind of focus on creativity and productivity that just doesn’t exist on other tablets. If you just want to faff on Facebook or Netflix it’s massive overkill, so we’d recommend going for the iPad Air (from £479) instead; but even if you don’t actually need the new iPad Pro, you’re going to want one if you have it in your mitts for five minutes. Stuff says Once again Apple blasts ahead of the pack, with a stylish, powerful tablet full of creative potential Microsoft Surface Go from £341 / stuff.tv/SurfaceGo Having this slinky Windows tab…

Lego Boost Creative Toolbox £150 / stuff.tv/LegoCreativeToolbox Building Lego models is already ridiculously good fun, so think what great a time you’ll have when the completed model turns into a functioning robot. With the accompanying tablet app, you can use simple coding to make the robot move, fire projectiles and play various games. And rather than retiring it to the dusty shelf once you’re bored, you can rebuild him into four other programmable models: a harmonica-playing cat, a driveable rover, a working robot-builder and a playable guitar. Stuff says All hail Vernie and friends – for value and sheer fun, it’s hard to beat this programmable Lego kit Propel Star Wars X-Wing Battling Drone £37 / stuff.tv/SWDrone The Star Wars Battling Drone works indoors and outdoors, and doesn’t require a…

Sony DSC-RX100 V £679 / stuff.tv/RX100V We wouldn’t recommend buying this camera if you already own the old IV model, but a few improvements have ensured Sony remains the top dog in our compacts list – and we’re keeping this model above the newer RX100 VI simply because of the huge price difference. It remains one of the finest point-and-shoots we’ve ever seen, with a flexibility that few pocket cameras can muster. While it’s still not exactly cheap, we reckon this is the cam to buy if you want fantastic-looking snaps from your holidays. Stuff says Only a small improvement over the RX100 IV, but this Sony is close to premium point-and-shoot perfection Panasonic Lumix TZ200 £569 / stuff.tv/TZ200 This Panasonic compact is a significant upgrade from the TZ100, offering…