Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2023 i Stuff UK

When you hear ‘action camera’, you think GoPro – and the Hero12 Black is the new flagship, poised to clip onto helmets and handlebars the world over while also serving as a compact vlogging system and kid-proof family cam. GoPro has brought back the same sensor first introduced on the Hero11 Black but made it even easier to use, adding HDR video, a 1/4in tripod thread and Bluetooth mic recording to the mix. So for the first time you can hook up your wireless buds to a GoPro, and it’ll pick up what you say even if you’re away tearing down a ravine. Recording 5.3K video at 60fps for long periods could send older GoPros into a heat-induced tailspin, especially in hot weather; but run times at maxed-out resolutions are…

JBL L100 CLASSIC MkII £3995 (pair) / go.stuff.tv/L100 The JBL L100 holds a special place in the hearts of seasoned audiophiles. Propelled to mainstream fame with a special blend of ace performance, standout looks and an appearance in an iconic Maxell cassette ad, it was one of the best-selling speakers of its era — a time that lasted from its 1970 conception all the way up to the mid-’80s. Revived in recent years as the L100 Classic, the modern version now has a MkII – and this latest successor to the waffle-foam-covered speaker that won over so many music fans still rocks. Available in a trio of panel finishes (namely orange, black and blue), the L100 Classic MKII, like the original, is a large, hulking box that makes no effort…

● Met Office We found this app the most accurate of them all in the UK… and yet it’s properly old-school, giving you a forecast provided by an actual live human. So batten down the hatches if they scream “RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!” at the camera. Elsewhere, alerts are provided as lists and also in map form, so you can see by way of massive yellow and orange blobs when there’s no escape from an oncoming storm. £free / Android, iOS ● Carrot Weather Forget the Android app, which is so old it’s covered in cobwebs. But on iPhone and iPad, Carrot is a marvel – if you pay. With a sub you can create custom layouts, placing maps and rainfall predictions front and centre. Alerts include an ‘air raid’…

£699 / go.stuff.tv/AmbeoMini Having dominated the ‘very big and expensive soundbar’ market with its Atmos-enabled Ambeo, Sennheiser then launched the slightly smaller Ambeo Plus, which turned out to be one of the best ‘quite big and expensive’ soundbars around… and now there’s the Ambeo Mini. To nobody’s surprise, it’s the smallest of the range – almost identical in size to the Sonos Beam – but that doesn’t mean it’s short of ambition. There are six speakers inside the Mini – two face forwards, a pair in the middle deliver the low-end grunt, and one at each end attempts to create some sonic width – but unlike its bigger siblings, the Mini doesn’t have physical drivers attempting to create a sensation of sonic height. Instead, it relies on virtualisation tech to…

Back in the summer of 2000, Jet Set Radio’s pioneering cel-shaded visuals, anti-authoritarian attitude and killer soundtrack made it a cult classic of the Dreamcast era – and now Dutch indie developer Team Reptile has delivered the closest thing we’ve had to a sequel since 2002’s Jet Set Radio Future. Playing as a member of a graffiti crew – tsk, what would your parents say? – your task is to leave your mark on the city of New Amsterdam, using different combos to spray different tags. It all feels intuitive… and even if you don’t manage to memorise the patterns for each specific one, just spinning the analogue stick until something lines up still feels cool. Rival gang members and the city’s heavy-handed police force will try to stop you…

1 Sony WF-1000XM5 £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 firm’s best active noise-cancelling yet. The feature list is as extensive as ever, and they’re priced to compete with Bose’s best. Add in decent battery life and a strong app, and you won’t find anything more well-rounded for less. Stuff says Sony’s already fantastic flagship in-ears get even better ANC, a more comfy fit and simply stellar audio 2 Beats Fit Pro £169 / go.stuff.tv/FitPro These Beats are excellent on many levels. Unless you really love the earhook design of the Powerbeats Pro, they’re definitely the best workout ’phones…

1 Sony PlayStation 5 £400 / go.stuff.tv/PS5 The PS5 is not a modest upgrade. Its hulking design means it’ll make a bad first impression on some, but spend time playing it and it’ll soon win you over – and then some. This is essentially a high-spec gaming PC for the living room: stupendously powerful, with greatly reduced loading times compared to the PS4. Most last-gen titles will run fine and the lineup of new games is strong, while developers have found increasingly clever ways to use that DualSense pad and its haptic feedback trickery. Stuff says Huge power, clever hardware and a guarantee of great games to come make the PS5 hard to resist 2 Nintendo Switch OLED £310 / go.stuff.tv/SwitchOLED While it’s identical to the standard Switch in terms…

1 Honbike Uni4 £1599 / go.stuff.tv/Uni4 This urban e-bike is designed to be as maintenance-free as possible, with no gears, integrated lights, and a hub that swaps the oily chain for a nice clean belt. The non-removable battery might make it a poor choice for flat-dwellers, and the fixed gearing limits its touring appeal, but the Uni4 is an otherwise fantastic performer. The display is slick, the app strong and the styling distinctive. It undercuts similarly stylish rivals on price yet doesn’t skimp on features. Stuff says An appealing blend of outstanding looks, minimal maintenance and a relaxed electric ride 2 Cowboy Classic from £2190 / go.stuff.tv/CowboyClassic The Belgian maker’s flagship steed has 50% more torque than its predecessor, but the slinky profile and simple interface with GPS remain… and there’s also…

1 Meta Quest 2 £299 / 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 now thrown in. Are there more powerful headsets? Is motion sickness still an issue? Yes to both, but superb tracking and a total absence of wires make this the VR package to get… and you no longer have to be logged in to Facebook to use it. See also the work-orientated Pro model. Stuff says Not a complete reinvention, but our favourite VR headset is now even better in all sorts of ways 2 PlayStation VR 2 £530 / go.stuff.tv/PSVR2 This is an…

1 Fujifilm X-T5 £1699 / go.stuff.tv/XT5 Fujifilm’s most popular compact system camera gets a sensor upgrade while keeping up tradition everywhere else. This means you’re getting identical stills performance to the more modern X-H2, while retaining the old X-T4’s dials and compact dimensions – making the X-T5 the sweet spot of Fuji’s lineup, and a top all-rounder. The sensor is even better at low-light shooting than before, and the wide choice of lenses means everyone will find something to like. Stuff says Slick modern internals meet the manual controls loved by Fuji diehards ● NOW ADD THIS Fujifilm XF 16-80mm f4 This versatile lens covers a bigger zoom range than most and adapts to pretty much any requirements. £699 / wexphotovideo.com ● TIPS & TRICKS ● It’s easy to set up…

The app everyone loves to hate. Because it’s awful. Why are you doing this? Because it’s worth taking stock as one of the most famous pieces of software in history hits 40 – and recognising how revolutionary it was. In 1983, most people still smashed out words on typewriters. Magazines and newspapers were literally ‘pasted up’ on boards. Word ushered in an era of WYSIWYG word processing, where you could write like you were living in the future. Well, sort of. At first it didn’t even have spell check. That’s OK. What proper writer needs a spelf chek feature anyway? Indeed. That said, even the very first Word came with goodies. There were character styles and a graphics mode to view them. You could find and replace text. Sure, the…

The British Medical Journal reckons your chances of being hit by lightning are about one in 10 million, but Apple has just reduced that to zero. Its entire iPhone 15 range has ditched the proprietary Lightning connector in favour of the more widely used USB-C… and the pick of the bunch is most definitely the Pro. Its new aerospace—grade titanium chassis is a poor conductor of electricity, reducing your risk even further; but just a bit more importantly than that, under your thumb you’ll find a new Action button that can be customised to do things like activate silent mode, launch a particular app, or fire up the new 48MP main camera (the Pro Max model also gets a new 5x zoom). Power comes from a speedier, more efficient A17…

If you visit the Louvre in Paris and admire Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa, you’ll notice that her eyes seem to follow you around the room. It’s an effect that’s achieved through light, shadow and perspective (and being really good at painting), but B&O has achieved something similar with the Beolab 8 by using the same ultra-wideband tech found in Apple’s AirTags. If you have a similarly equipped iPhone in your pocket while you’re listening to this shoebox-sized speaker, B&O’s Fluid Sweet Spot feature ensures it sounds its best no matter where you move. And that should be pretty good, because there’s a 0.6in tweeter, 3in midrange driver and 5.25in woofer inside, along with Wi-Fi 6 for hi-res streaming, Bluetooth 5.3, and 300W of Class D amplification. The chassis…

Bosch: Legacy Seven-season police procedural Bosch was quietly Prime Video’s best original series. So, while Amazon has technically ‘relegated’ this spin-off (which could be called Yes, It’s More Bosch) to its ad-supported Freevee platform, that means we can all watch Harry Bosch catching bad guys without having to pay for Prime. S2 / Amazon Freevee, 20 Oct The Fall of the House of Usher Speaking of horror, Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan is back with another chilling Netflix original series, this time based on Edgar Allan Poe’s beloved short story. Expect a huge cast of familiar faces – including Mark Hamill and Henry Thomas. S1 / Netflix, 12 Oct Reptile In the course of a tricky murder investigation where nothing is what is seems…

FIRST PLAY LORDS OF THE FALLEN PC, PS5, XSX Remember Lords of the Fallen, a fantasy action role-playing game that tried and failed to replicate Dark Souls back in 2014? Well, its publisher hopes you don’t remember, since its reboot goes by the exact same title – but this time it might be a more memorable pretender to FromSoftware’s throne. It certainly looks the part in Unreal 5, while adopting familiar dark fantasy overtones with a plot involving an evil god’s return, friends and foes with equally tragic backstories… and of course all manner of things trying their very best to kill you. But while this game from HexWorks has the labyrnthine feel of Dark Souls, one aspect that sets it apart is that you navigate two parallel worlds, Axiom…

Every creative needs a quality graphics tablet that they can integrate into their personal workflow… and with this month’s competition you can win four of them! Up for grabs are a Xencelabs Pen Tablet Medium Bundle (RRP £330) and its Special Edition counterpart (£340), plus a Pen Tablet Medium (£250) and a Pen Tablet Small (£180). The Special Edition of the Pen Tablet Medium Bundle is differentiated by its Nebula White finish, rather than the standard black, giving the option of a lighter workspace aesthetic. But all Xencelabs tablets offer the same naturally comfortable drawing experience, with an ultra-fine frosted texture to the drawing surface that’s reminiscent of using a pen on real paper. Both bundles include the clever time-saving Quick Keys accessory plus a medium drawing glove, a pen…

REGA ELICIT Mk5 £2000 / go.stuff.tv/Elicit5 Rega is not the sort of company to rush things. So the fact that the latest version of its extraordinarily accomplished Elicit stereo amplifier includes some (whisper it) digital elements can mean only one thing: non-analogue audio might just have what it takes to stick around. But just because everyone else acknowledged this before Rega, that doesn’t mean the company has abandoned its principles. Sure, there’s a 24-bit/192kHz Wolfson DAC on board that’s accessible via the digital optical and digital coaxial inputs on the rear panel; but there are also four line-level inputs and a moving-magnet phono stage for turntables. Rega has not forgotten where it’s coming from. And no matter which of the inputs you use to feed music into the Elicit, what…

KLIPSCH R-50PM £599 / go.stuff.tv/R50PM We’re the first to admit that the dopamine rush of upgrading and tweaking your hi-fi setup is hard to beat. From replacing amps to sourcing custom cables, swapping out valves and more, it’s all too easy to get lost chasing that elusive setup dragon. But some people would rather do away with all that. Life’s hard enough as it is. Wages aren’t keeping up with inflation. You’re constantly tired. You just want a pair of plug-in-and-play speakers that sound great, damn it. Is that too much to ask? Enter the Klipsch R-50PM. Being an active speaker, it has its own custom-tuned built-in amp, promising to do your tunes justice without the faff of any additional equipment. There’s no shortage of connectivity options either: Bluetooth, phono,…

ORANGE AMPS ORANGE BOX-L £315 / go.stuff.tv/BoxL Orange’s debut guitar amp was brought to life in the back room of a London tobacconist. Today, the brand’s distinctive orange vinyl and basketweave cloth are instantly recognisable, with no shortage of rock legends having used Orange gear, from Jimmy Page to Jim Root. So releasing a Bluetooth speaker with the full glow-up is a risky move. Get it wrong, and it’ll be viewed as a mere costumed cash-grab. Thankfully, this is far from the case. Available in black or orange (naturally we went for the classic choice), it really does feel like a proper Orange amp has met with a shrink ray. The build quality is superb: from the textured leather-like covering to the delightfully tactile grille, it’s a pleasure to hold.…

£1050 / go.stuff.tv/Gaming15 As the latest GPU generation pushes prices to stratospheric levels, most gaming laptop makers have focused on beefy desktop replacements rather than more portable all-rounders. But Asus is still there for those of us on realistic budgets. The TUF Gaming A15 is built around a mid-range AMD Ryzen CPU and Nvidia RTX 4060 graphics – a combo with more than enough oomph for 1080p play, even in the latest releases. A high refresh rate and a snappy SSD add even more appeal, while the promise of all-day battery life and ‘military-grade’ toughness suggests it’ll also make a fine travel companion. Elsewhere the spec sheet is kept in check to hit a more wallet-friendly price than most rivals. It might not have luxuries like a 4K display or…

FIRST ADD THESE… ONE LOGITECH MX MECHANICAL MINI Boost your Pixel productivity with a Bluetooth keyboard. This ridiculously satisfying mechanical number from Logitech is both compact and clicky, whether typing out a shopping list or an essay. With the docked Pixel Tablet angled perfectly for comfortable typing, it’ll turn your home hub into a nifty work machine. £150 / logitech.com TWO LOGITECH MX ANYWHERE 3S Any keyboard is infinitely better with a decent mouse, and once again it’s Logitech to the rescue. You can forget about stealing your TV remote’s batteries with this rechargeable USB-C job. It supports three paired devices, and when it’s low on battery you can charge it from the tablet while still using it as a wired mouse. £90 / logitech.com THREE NANOLEAF SHAPES ULTRA BLACK…

Set 300 years into a future where humanity has colonised other worlds, Starfield puts you in the spacesuit of a miner who discovers a powerful artefact on a remote planet. This quickly attracts the attention of Constellation, an organisation of explorers looking for the secrets of the universe, and so begins a journey across the vastness of space. But where No Man’s Sky (a game released seven years ago) allows you to fly seamlessly from planet to planet, exploring the Starfield universe is far more fragmented, with cutscenes and loading screens in between you and your chosen destination. You even have to wait when opening a door into a new area. Worse still, most of the planets and moons are lifeless, and you’re expected to navigate them using the most…

1 Apple MacBook Air (M2) 13in from £1149 / 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, setting a yardstick by which Apple’s entry-level devices will be judged… including the newer 15in version, which isn’t quite such a good deal. Stuff says Shame about the price hike, but this is still the Mac to buy for most users ● NOW ADD THIS Belkin 4-Port GaN Charger 108W This brick lets you charge your Mac laptop through its 96W USB-C output… while juicing up three other devices. £80 / belkin.com ● TIPS & TRICKS ● If you can afford it, the…

1 Sky Stream from £26/m + setup / go.stuff.tv/SkyStream Functionality-wise, it’s hard to find fault with this little puck. The basic package seems a little pricey compared to a subscription to Sky’s £10/m Now Entertainment deal, which gets you access to most of the same channels via an app that’s available on all sorts of smart TVs and streaming devices. But if you want to watch movies too, and especially if you’re willing to pay to watch Premier League football and can’t have (or don’t want) a satellite dish, this is the ideal solution. Stuff says Making it more affordable and accessible than ever, this is the best way to watch Sky TV 2 Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K £60 / go.stuff.tv/FireStick4K This streaming stick offers 4K plus a faster…

1 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom £40 / Switch How do you follow a classic that not only tore up the Zelda rulebook but set a new gold standard for open-world game design? You go large – very large indeed. If you lost weeks of your life to Breath of the Wild, prepare for a big dose of the same… only this time there’s a world above for Link to conquer too. The result is a game that’s even more enormous and engrossing than its predecessor. Stuff says An astonishing open-world adventure that challenges you at every turn ● OR PLAY THIS The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The original open-world Zelda masterpiece is still a brilliant option for newcomers to the series. £45 /…

1 Kia EV6 from £45,245 / 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 up to 300 miles on a charge and can handle a heady 350kW when it’s time to plug in, so you’ll only need a 20min pitstop before you can get back out on the road. Everyday driving is a real treat, thanks to a refined ride and light steering, but it also impresses through the twisty bits. Stuff says A fantastic family-focused EV, with so many features you’ll be making excuses to go for a drive on your own 2 BMW i4 from £49,995 / go.stuff.tv/i4 The i4 makes a lot…

Expecting any serious photographer to get pro results from an instant camera is like asking Max Verstappen to win an F1 race in a VW Beetle, but the I-2 is the camera equivalent of fitting Herbie with a jet engine. Blending classic Polaroid styling with modern tech, it has a Lidar sensor for continuous autofocus even in tricky lighting conditions, and Bluetooth for connecting it to Polaroid’s remote app. But best of all, it’s got proper manual controls. You can fiddle with the shutter speed and aperture size, both of which are displayed inside the integrated viewfinder along with a light meter, the distance to your subject, remaining battery life and how many shots you’ve taken. There’s also a panel on top that shows the shooting mode: auto, shutter priority,…

If you turned up at airport security carrying your TV, you’d at best get a lot of funny looks from your fellow passengers and at worst be ushered aside for ‘a chat’ by somebody wearing rubber gloves. Arrive with LG’s StanbyME Go, however, and your in-flight entertainment will be the envy of everyone else on board. Rather than a week’s worth of socks and pants, this suitcase is filled with a fully adjustable 27in Full HD screen that runs LG’s webOS, so you can use the plane’s Wi-Fi to stream Top Boy on Netflix, while the 20W four-channel speaker system means it doesn’t matter if you leave your headphones in the departure lounge by accident (don’t do that, though). There’s also AirPlay 2 and an HDMI port, so if you’ve…

CAMBRIDGE AUDIO MXN10 £449 / go.stuff.tv/MXN10 Cambridge Audio knows all about delivering big sonic performance for a relatively small asking price. And with the MXN10 music streamer, it’s also managed to deliver big sonic performance in a relatively small box. Here’s a streamer that’s all about nailing the essentials and forgetting everything else. So the MXN10 is a compact, almost featureless box in the company’s usual ‘lunar’ grey… but it’s got it where it counts. If you’re looking to introduce some streaming smarts to your cherished system without breaking the bank or adding another shelf to your kit-rack, you can’t go wrong here. The feature-set is bigger than the product, or so it seems. Dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 (with SBC and AAC compatibility), an Ethernet socket and a USB-A slot…

REGA PLANAR 3 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION £899 / go.stuff.tv/Planar50 If you’re reading these words in 2024, hello. We hope the future panned out better than expected. Hopefully you’re not in a dentist’s waiting room wincing. Oh, and if you fancy buying the Planar 3 50th Anniversary Edition after reading this review, tough. It was only sold until the end of 2023. Back to the present – and with the superb Planar 3 at its core, this edition has some key differences that’ll have vinyl buffs drooling. The lush walnut finish for a start, combined with the sturdy glass platter, lend it a timeless elegance. Like the sweeping lines of a classic car, this iteration of the Planar 3 will elevate its surroundings for years to come. But more important is…

PURE WOODLAND £140 / go.stuff.tv/Woodland With its handsome dark green livery, fabric/rubber-clad frame and fetching cloth handle, the Woodland cuts a cute figure – and this speaker’s trim size and light weight make it one of the more practical portable models we’ve seen. Its wide base and grippy feet afford it good, solid purchase on most surfaces; the rugged IP67-rated build means it’s able to withstand a high-pressure soaking for up to 30 minutes – great news if you’re looking for musical accompaniment to your boisterous garden hose sessions; and the 14hr rechargeable battery makes it perfect for straying far from the patio doors. Now, 10W of amplification may not seem like much, but for its price and portability we think this speaker – with a single 3in driver alongside…

01 MEGA DRIVE The Mega Drive, also known as the Genesis in North America, wasn’t the first Sega console, but it was the one that cemented the firm’s place as a major player. And, launching just before Nintendo’s SNES, it meant console wars were inevitable. While Nintendo had the might of Super Mario in its roster, here was Sonic the Hedgehog – the fastest little mammal around. Some of its best games featured the perky blue hedgehog and friends, but there was also the launch lineup of Altered Beast, Columns, Golden Axe and more. This console was widely considered the cooler one for teenagers, with a string of high-quality arcade game ports like Strider, Shadow Dancer and Super Hang-On bringing arcade thrills into your home. In later years, the Mega…

Jack Wolfskin Cyrox 2L What’s the story? This appears to be the perfect mix of style and technical performance: it’s minimalist in design but looks serious, especially in this dark olive green. Waterproof, windproof and breathable, it has down filling complemented by an additional synthetic fibre inside and polyamide Texapore Pro Stretch Crinkle face fabric. The adjustable hood lets you lock in warmth and the strong zips let you shed it. Is it any good? Jack’s excellent effort is adventure-ready, as you’d expect for something at this price, but if you have to take it into civilisation it looks smart too. It does feel a little heavy, though, clocking in at 885g – you certainly won’t want to be carrying this one around if the weather gets unexpectedly non-wintry. But…

It’s been a decade since the last instalment of Armored Core – and FromSoftware has finally decided to return to its roots, putting you back behind the controls of a hulking great mech. You might imagine piloting these massive war machines would be cumbersome, but your Armored Core (AC) is actually pretty agile. An intuitive control system maps your endless combination of energy swords, plasma rifles, machine guns and bazookas to the shoulder buttons and triggers, while the game’s first chapter does a terrific job of teaching the basics. This game is all mission-based, the credits earned by completing them allowing you to buy new parts – changing not only the ACs’ appearance but also their traversal and fighting styles. Boosters also bring a great sense of verticality, but you…

1 Philips 55OLED907 £1930 / go.stuff.tv/OLED907 It’s no one’s idea of a bargain, but nevertheless the 55OLED907 will be money well spent for even mild telly addicts. For once, here’s a TV with audio quality that truly matches its image quality – and be in no doubt, the image quality available here is very impressive indeed. The Ambilight illuminations are as slick as ever too. Resign yourself to a long stint sorting out the initial setup (as is always the way with Philips) and you’ll never look back. Stuff says A great OLED television with impressive brightness and top-class audio ● NOW ADD THIS Apple TV 4K Fills the one hole in Android TV’s streaming lineup, and is a must if you’re all-in with Apple’s other tech. from £149 /…

1 Apple iPad Air 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 reinforces the growing sense that an iPad really can be a laptop replacement for doing proper work (or play). Slight storage dilemmas aside, this is a top-notch device, supported by an ecosystem that makes it highly versatile for an increasingly wide range of users. Stuff says It’s not perfect, but this latest iPad Air is a top-quality package – not least because of that M1 chip 2 Apple iPad Pro from £899 / go.stuff.tv/ProM2 There’s so much you can…

1 Sonos Move £369 / go.stuff.tv/SonosMove The arrival of the Move 2 (tested on p59) means this is surely the original Move’s last stand in the No1 spot. Sonos’s first battery-powered portable model, 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. This is the speaker Sonos should have launched years earlier – and for even better portability, see the Roam model at No4 on this list. Stuff says Sonos gets up to speed with the portable speaker craze, and in style ● NOW ADD THIS YouTube Music Premium If you’d like a side of optional visuals with your audio, look no further than the ad-free tier of YouTube Music. £10.99/m / music.youtube.com ● TIPS &…

1 GoPro Hero11 Black £350 / go.stuff.tv/Hero11 Yes, well spotted, there’s a new Hero12 Black and it’s reviewed on p29. So look out for cheeky discounts on last year’s model – the first GoPro with an almost square 8:7 aspect ratio, capturing footage that can be losslessly cropped at high quality for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or whatever other format you want. Most importantly, its lightweight build is just as durable as past GoPros, and with HyperSmooth stabilisation you can expect footage with best-in-class smoothness. Stuff says An innovative and powerful camera that’s good for creators and adventurers alike 2 DJI Air 2S £899 / go.stuff.tv/Air2S DJI’s laurels remain assuredly un-rested-upon, and this may be its best drone yet: an almost perfect balance of portability, performance and price, ideal for novices but still…

1 Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) 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 listening – and light years away from the lame sound of the early models. Be sure to consider the £65 ‘with Clock’ version, which offers a better and much more useful LED display than the previous model. Stuff says The 5th Gen brings a nice upgrade to an already excellent little gadget ● NOW ADD THIS Sportlink Wall Mount This mount for the Dot (and other small speakers) will keep it clear from wet kitchen surfaces. £20 / amazon.co.uk ● TIPS…