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Stuff Magazine, the world's best-selling gadget & technology magazine. Stuff is your expert, up to the minute guide on gadgets, gear, technology - and how to play with them. Our expert reviews and tests sort the best from the rest in digital cameras, cellphones, computers, games, fashion, wheels, lifestyle products and the weird and wonderful. Stuff is a magazine about technology, but it’s more about how a product looks and how it fits into the reader’s life.

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STREAM • Coming soon to a streaming service near you: space drama, airborne heroics and a double dose of moodily mismatched detectives

FIRST PLAY PERSONA 3 RELOAD • PS5, PS4, XSX, XB1, PC

Mini meme SQUINTER WONDER LAND • Feeling the heat? These wintry-themed mobile games won't actually cool you down, but they offer a preview of SA's less er… sweaty months. Nearly there.

All I have to do is stream • Sony's new handheld looks a portable PS5 but is useless on its own. Can its remote play capabilities be worth the cash?

The alternatives: 3 more handheld heroes • There's more than one way to play away from your TV set…

STUFF AWARDS 2023 • The bad news is that everything is terrible and humanity seems to be spiralling towards several different varieties of destruction at once. The good news is that some great tech came out last year – and it's time for Stuff to reveal the very best. See, you've forgotten about the bad news already…

PREMIUM TV OF THE YEAR LG OLED77C3

ASUS TUF GAMING A15

SONY WF-1000XM5

FUJIFILM X-T5

INSTA360 GO 3

ECOFLOW DELTA 2

SONOS ERA 300 • THE SONOS ERA 300 GLEEFULLY SERVES UP TRANSFORMATIVE SPATIAL AUDIO THAT COULD JUST SIGNAL THE START OF A NEW8230; ERA.

Deck's on fire • The mid–refresh of Valve's Steam Deck gains a bigger battery and a vivid OLED display. Can that only improve what was already a great handheld?

Borne flippy • With its GoPro-alike form and clever flip-up screen, the Ace Pro wants you to carry it on your wildest adventures

Baby cam on home • This palm-sized instant camera looks like it should come free with a Happy Meal, but is the Instax Pal worth grabbing?

Black to the future • Apple's flagship laptop is now even flagshippier, with a powerful new chip and a goth-friendly colour option that would look right at home in the Batcave

THE BEST IS SWEAT TO COME • Getting out and exercising in the opening months of the year can feel break, but you're not on your own: we've groaned and grunted on the latest training gear to help to help you achieve the fitness results you're looking for

UPVOTES TORCHES • Ah well, only another three years of load shedding to get through… Stuff illuminates the way with nine of the best modern shiners

I'm handy, fly me • DJI's smallest and most sensible drone gets updated, but can the Mini 4 Pro really be any better than its brilliant predecessor?

TOBY'S TOP TECH TRAVEL TIPS • If ever there was a delightful phrase, it's “revenge travel”. That was last year's mantra. This year's is much more fun.

INSTANT UPGRADES iPHONE 15 PRO MAX

I believe in mirrorless • Where are they from, these sexy things? Well… Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus, Sony, Fujifilm and Canon. The latest ‘proper’ cameras focus with blistering speed, let you record cinematic video, and track everything from pets to planes – so which of these six options will put your phone in its place?

BETA YOURSELF MOBILE GAMING • Stuff shows you how to turn your smartphone into...