Sommaire pour August 2024 de Stuff UK

Hello, and welcome to this gaming-focused issue of Stuff, where we’ll take you through all the top add-ons for both PC and console setups. Plus we take a peek at the new titles coming your way during the rest of 2024 and beyond. But it’s not all gaming. Our first test this issue is a big one: the Sonos Ace. Can the company’s first ever active noise-cancelling (ANC) headphones get things back on track after the debacle of its botched app launch? We’ve also looked at the Ace’s main rivals, as well as Sony’s latest-gen ULT Wear – a new spin on bass-heavy cans. Other reviews include the Honor 200 Pro smartphone and Huawei’s latest MateBook X Pro laptop (with a look at Microsoft’s latest Copilot+ machines coming next month…

£799 / go.stuff.tv/AllyX Asus has taken on plenty of fan feedback for the ‘X’ evolution of the ROG Ally handheld, upgrading its internals and ergonomics… and painting it black Elden spring Asus only released its first ROG Ally a little over a year ago, but there’s already a new, improved version of the handheld gaming PC ready to go. The X is powered by the same AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme CPU as the £599 Ally, but now you get 24GB of DDR5 memory, 1TB of storage (which is easily upgradeable if you need more space later), and an 80Wh battery that should provide up to twice as much gaming time away from the mains. And despite beefing up the insides, Asus has kept the weight gain down to 70g. Elden…

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO, MOTO? WELL, TRY £70… Need a new phone but only have £70 left after you blew all your savings on Kinder eggs? Motorola’s IP52-rated Moto e14 has a 6.56in 90Hz screen, a 5000mAh battery that supports 15W rapid charging, a 13MP rear camera, and a 5MP front-facing one that uses AI to spruce up your selfies. Bargain. GOOGLE UNLEASHES ITS GEMINI HUMAN-REPLACER Google’s Gemini AI chatbot has arrived in the UK. Available on Android just by opting in through Google Assistant, and on iOS by downloading the Google app, it can do everything from crafting a perfect ‘thank you’ note to guiding you through a tyre change. And, eventually, overthrowing human civilisation. APPLE HAS A VISION… AND IT’LL COST YOU £3.5K Apple’s Vision Pro spatial…

Most of Leica’s cameras cost about the same as a second-hand kidney, but you can now get a taste of what it’s like to own one for nothing. This app lets you virtually swap between a bunch of classic Leica lenses to make your iPhone photos look as though they were taken with one of the legendary snappers. Automatic mode gives photos more natural colours than the stock iPhone camera app, or you can pick from a handful of analogue film presets. Aperture mode then kicks things up a gear, letting you give your images the signature look of some of Leica’s finest glass; plus there’s a manual mode to let more experienced photo fans tweak exposure, shutter speed and ISO on the fly – for a £7 monthly Pro…

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BODYBOARDS The lie-down legend Morey Mach 7 Remember your foam boogieboard from childhood holidays? It was probably based on this. Refined since the ’80s original, the Mach 7 is a classic bodyboard for kids big and small. Made for colder waters and reinforced with a fibreglass rod, its tail and rails are shaped for rapid manoeuvrability. £137 / moreyboogie.eu The belly barreller Dick Pearce Surfrider Take a plank to la playa and you’ll get some sideways glances. Take this timber instead and you’ll be the envy of everyone. Made in Cornwall from sustainable wood, the Surfrider bellyboard is based on a design from the ’50s. Cling to its nose and you can plane on just about any wave. £75 / dickpearce.com The tougher tripper Alder Apex AX04 Still having nightmares…

ACER PREDATOR HELIOS NEO 16 The 2024 Helios Neo 16 is a high-end gaming laptop, but not one that blasts off into the stratosphere like the Razer Blade 16. This review model, complete with a banging Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU and 32GB of RAM, will currently set you back £1999. The main statement piece is the customisable light-up logo on the metal lid; the rest is made of plastic, so the parts you touch don’t get hot over the average play session. Acer has given this PC an LCD screen with an ultra-high 240Hz refresh rate, but it uses a universal backlight so blacks can look a little greyish in darker scenes. That’s not a disaster, though, and colour depth is great, offering plenty of pop without quite reaching OLED…

CRKD NITRO DECK+ As appealing as the Switch remains, there are drawbacks to its handheld form, especially when playing with the diddy Joy-Con controller can be a fast track to hand cramp. There have been plenty of workarounds over the years… but CRKD’s solution simply turns it into a Steam Deck, just a tad lighter. Instead of slotting in bulky controllers at the sides, you slide the console itself into this deck, and then reap all the pro-level benefits it brings – including a comfortable form factor, a D-pad that’s great for both fighting games and puzzlers, and Hall Effect thumbsticks that mean no more drifting woes. It also keeps a lot of nifty features usually missing from third-party controllers, such as gyro controls and even rumble (which is maybe…

SLOPES If your idyllic holiday involves hurtling down mountainsides, Slopes is a handy companion. Splash out for premium and there are hundreds of resort maps to peruse. The app’s brimming with other features too, including friend location. £free (IAP) / Android, iOS ALLTRAILS Should your escapes be more tuned to cycling or hiking, AllTrails has you covered. The app gives access to hundreds of thousands of routes, which can be filtered by various criteria including skill level – a good thing if your ambition is high but your legs are creaky. £free (IAP) / Android, iOS TIDES NEAR ME Finally, if your prime concern is getting wet (or not getting wet), grab Tides Near Me. It shows… tides near you. Quite logical, really. Anyway, its tables and maps make it…

DON’T COOK SNACK IN ANGER: HOW TO CHOOSE ● Overfill equals overkill. Pay attention to makers’ guidelines on capacity: air fryers need a certain amount of room for the hot air to circulate. ● Whether or not you need to preheat is a hotly contested issue. If you’re pushed for time, don’t be afraid to skip it – unless you’re cooking meat. ● Got leftovers? Don’t ignore your air fryer’s potential to reheat small portions quickly while retaining the original texture and flavour. ● Give the basket a shake or two during cooking. This can really help you achieve crisp, evenly browned food. ● Take a minute to wipe down the inside after use, as well as washing the basket. These are usually easy to clean, but they take up…

TV80 1983 The culmination of Sinclair’s obsession with making a portable telly, the TV80 had clever CRT tech, but mini LCD TVs soon made it obsolete. Wrist Calculator Kit 1977 This self-assembly kit cost a fraction of what you’d pay for a shiny ’70s calculator watch by the likes of Pulsar – and looked like it did too. C5 1985 Equal parts electric vehicle, bike and unmitigated disaster, the C5 lacked range and was slow and dangerous. Still, it gave everyone a laugh for a while. QL 1984 The name stood for Quantum Leap… and just like Sam in the TV show, this ‘pro’ PC ended up somewhere unplanned: on the scrapheap.…

FIRST ADD THESE… ONE APEX REPLACEMENT LENSES If you’re happy changing your own lenses (a quick YouTube tutorial will show you how), the selection in the UK is bleak. To get the perfect lens pairing for your specs and bypass a fitting fee, look to Apex and its wide range of options – but be warned you’ll have to pay for delivery from the US. from $28 + shipping / apexlenses.com TWO ANKER NANO POWERBANK Keep your Ray-Ban Meta case topped up on the go with this lipstick-sized USB-C powerbank, which doubles up as a charger for your phone. Packing 5000mAh of power, it will fully charge the case while still leaving enough juice to help your phone make it to the end of the day – and all with…

1 Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 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 the 2022 equivalent if you’re desperate for that USB port, but there’s no denying this Max lives up to its name. Stuff says Just a solidly sensible advance, but the new camera smarts are an absolute joy ● NOW ADD THIS Belkin BoostCharge Pro 3-in-1 This solid MagSafe charging dock lets you top up your iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods. £120 / belkin.com ● TIPS & TRICKS ● Select Optimised Battery Charging to limit top-ups to 80%, keeping your battery in prime condition. ●…

1 Apple Watch SE from £208 / 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 identical, and while the screen bezels are a bit larger than on the Series 9 it’s hard to tell them apart without getting right up close. Note also that your SE will now be carbon-neutral if you take it with a Sport Loop (unless you choose one of the fancy multicoloured options). Stuff says Offers most of the full Apple Watch experience for a whole lot less cash 2 Garmin Fenix 7 from £520 / go.stuff.tv/Fenix7 If your budget stretches, the impressive mix of rugged durability, serious…

Apple iPad Pro (M4) from £999 / go.stuff.tv/ProM4 The latest iPad Pro gets incredible power, using a processor that isn’t even in a Mac yet, while being slimmer than before. The performance gains are quite staggering… and the only question is, why has Apple upgraded the Pro quite so much? It offers a level of capability that most people won’t ever need – so this is really a powerhouse for the 1% who edit or design with the stylus. And for them, the talented new Pencil Pro is also a serious upgrade on the standard Pencil. Stuff says This really takes iPad power to the next level, even if iPadOS still needs more multitasking clout 2 Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra from £999 / go.stuff.tv/S9Ultra If you like it big, you’ll…

1 Amazon Echo (4th Gen) £110 / go.stuff.tv/Echo Having morphed from a cylinder to a sphere, the latest Echo is an excellent newsreader, weather forecaster, personal assistant and intercom straight out of the box; but it’s now also a capable speaker and a very accessible smart home hub. It doesn’t sound as good as the Sonos Era 100 for listening to music, but it’s significantly smarter and considerably cheaper too. Stuff says An all-round upgrade that makes the Echo a smarter speaker than ever ● NOW ADD THIS Honeywell T6R This Zigbee-enabled thermostat is wireless so you can place it where it’s most convenient. £170 / screwfix.com ● TIPS & TRICKS ● The Echo’s built-in Zigbee hub can hook up hundreds of smart home devices without a bridge. ● Pair a…

In 2007 I was in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles… and I was in a ton of pain. I was looking for something that would relieve the pain from my neck. As a chiropractor, I was looking for things in my practice, but there really wasn’t anything there because I don’t deal with acute injuries. You go to a hospital for those things. I started reaching out to medical doctors, but of all the solutions they had, none of them worked. I’d have to get surgery and wait six weeks – but I needed something now. I knew what I needed, but I wasn’t able to find it. Doctors offered to write a prescription for me, but I didn’t want pain pills. And to be honest, the pain pills…

Sonos was rumoured to be developing headphones for years. And when I say ‘years’ I mean many, many years. Its acquisition of the remnants of Scottish headphone brand RHA a few years back only added to the intrigue. Well, finally the rumours have become fact and the Sonos Ace over-ears are the long-gestated fruit of that labour. The Ace cans come in the company’s trademark black and white variants, though the white isn’t a pure shade like the speakers – it’s distinctly off-white. That only adds to the comparisons with Sony’s WH-1000XM5s, which come in a similar colour. Given those are our No1 headphones of the last couple of years, they’re a natural reference point. The S3 onos headphones are, for the most part, standard Bluetooth 5.4 types with active…

1 Top shop Soft-top boards are forgiving for novices; hard-tops sacrifice stability and buoyancy for speed and control, giving intermediate users a tool for gnarly tricks. 2 Size prize Dimensions matter for SUP and surfing. Wider means steadier, while narrower means faster. Longer boards also run more speedily, but shorter options are more manoeuvrable. 3 Mass pass Rider weight makes a difference to performance. Most boards have a maximum load, based on their materials and dimensions. Pick well or you’ll be dead in the water. 4 Rear steer Tail shapes aren’t just decorative. Swallows turn fast on small waves, while pin tails give traction on bigger ones. Round tails move looser, and the squash shape offers a versatile compromise.…

LENOVO LOQ 15 GEN 9 (INTEL ARC) This Lenovo made a positive first impression on me by basically being just what I hoped for: a more affordable, slightly cut-down take on Lenovo’s Legion series. All the body plates are plastic rather than metal, but the hinge is totally wobble-free, and the whole thing feels solid and not remotely cheap. The screen is a cut above some in this class too, with a matt finish to minimise reflections and a brightness that, while hardly scorching, doesn’t look dingy. It won’t go full Haribo on colours, but it’s not feeble either. The Gen 9’s Intel processor is a couple of generations behind the latest, but Lenovo says an AI chip picks up the slack. There is, however, a big question mark as…

TURTLE BEACH VELOCITYONE RACE For the most authentic Xbox driving experience, whether you’re racing in Forza or the next F1, direct-drive is really the only way to go. The downside is that these wheels usually cost a huge sum, making them the exclusive preserve of serious simmers with money to burn. So kudos to Turtle Beach for giving us an affordable wheel that’s not only direct-drive but also comes with pedals. In terms of bulk it’s similar to the Logitech G Pro Wheel, with a 300mm diameter, rounded edges and a grippy leather covering that feels distinctly premium. More important, of course, is the custom 7.2Nm direct-drive force-feedback motor inside the wheelbase. This gives a low-latency, high-fidelity response that truly does feel like the real thing. The pedal set is…

£149 / go.stuff.tv/ULTW ◼ The ULTs are a dream to wear. They nestle over your ears within thick cushioning, with a band that’s firm but flexible, so they stay in place without putting pressure on your bonce. In fact, “a dream to wear” is almost literal: they’re so comfortable I fell asleep with them on several times. ◼ The sound is powerful and balanced, and doesn’t trade quality for volume. There are two modes that boost the bottom end: ULT1 for sub-bass, and ULT2 for slightly higher frequencies. The difference is noticeable, but suits some genres more than others. ◼ The noise-cancelling is great at blocking out traffic and the general hubbub of city life. Annoying public transport conversations are also eradicated, but the ambient mode can keep you in…

£649 / go.stuff.tv/X2Pro ◼ Polar’s answer to the Garmin Fenix 7 is as tough as it looks, with a case made from stainless steel and a screen protected by sapphire glass. It can dive to 100m and aced the MIL-STD-810H durability tests. ◼ The silicone strap survived my sweaty workouts but wasn’t very comfortable to wear 24/7; a fabric band would be better for tracking sleep and steps. Quick-release lugs at least make swapping straps a breeze. It’s as accurate as the equivalent Garmin for everyday health tracking, but its heart-rate readings can run a little high. ◼ It measures cycling, swimming and over 150 other activities, but runners are this watch’s speciality. The training, tracking and recovery options – clearly presented on the bright, hi-res touchscreen – are extensive.…

1 Garmin Edge 1040 Solar £580 / go.stuff.tv/1040Solar Ideal for multi-day adventures and training camps, the Edge 1040 Solar harnesses the sun’s power for a massive 45hrs of riding time on one charge. It has all the mapping, navigation and training firepower you’ll ever need, including accuracy-boosting dual-band GPS, best-in-class route planning and detailed training insights via Garmin Connect. The screen could be brighter, but we love the custom ride profiles that make it easy to exploit all that performance data. Stuff says A do-it-all beast of a bike computer with unrivalled battery life, reliable GPS and useful training smarts 2 JLab JBuds Air Sport £70 / go.stuff.tv/AirSport The third-gen JBuds Air Sport seriously flex JLab’s value muscle: with a solid earhook fit, custom EQ, an ambient awareness mode plus rapid…

1 Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Max £2199 / 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-filling scale of its sound is remarkable – and see also the more affordable (but still hugely powerful) Plus version. Stuff says The Ambeo Soundbar Max is a big unit but the sound it makes is bigger still 2 Sonos Arc £719 / go.stuff.tv/SonosArc Don’t expect this soundbar to do everything a multi-speaker Dolby Atmos setup can do, but its up-firing and side-firing drivers give a real sense of cinematic scale. See also the much more affordable Ray model. Stuff says Big-screen sound for your big-screen binges 3 Roku Streambar…

You’re looking at the end of an era. Jabra is getting out of the earbuds game, choosing instead to focus on office headsets and other boring stuff like that – but at least it’s going out on a high. Jabra’s last true wireless in-ears are actually in danger of being upstaged by their own charging case, which is infused with LE Audio Bluetooth, so you can use the 2-in-1 cable to plug it into a USB-C or 3.5mm source and the case will act as a transmitter – perfect for old in-flight entertainment systems. Not wanting to be left out, the semi-open buds have some pretty nifty tech of their own, with 10mm drivers that are capable of pumping out head-tracking Dolby Atmos spatial audio. Jabra has also been working…

Er, is it 1998 all over again? Ah, the good old days. Hit Me Baby One More Time was on the radio every 20 minutes, BBC viewers met Matilda, Shunt and Sergeant Bash on Robot Wars for the first time, and N64 owners were exploring Hyrule in Ocarina of Time; but that wasn’t Nintendo’s only big launch of the year. November saw the Game Boy Color launched outside of Japan, and it obviously had a big impact on Palmer Luckey (who was only six years old at the time), because he’s the man behind this tribute to the classic handheld. The Oculus Rift guy with the bad dress sense? That’s the fella. He actually started out modding Game Boys as a teenager – and after selling his VR headset business…

£tba / kia.com Go on, convince me to be excited about yet another compact SUV. Well, for a start just look at it – the Kia EV3 could be an all-electric revelation, with bold styling that takes its cue from the brand’s gigantic EV9 model. This smaller option is set to come with the same kind of tech that makes the EV9 such a pleasure to drive… but more importantly than all of that, Kia is expected to sell the EV3 for under £30,000. What do I get for that? You certainly don’t get the heft of the EV9, but this is still going to be a hugely practical runabout. It’s 4.3m long, so shorter than Kia’s current Niro, but the secret to its potential success is a 2.68m wheelbase,…

If you’re looking for seamless connectivity from the front door to the end of your back garden, you’ll love Netgear’s Orbi 970 Series. Perhaps the ultimate home Wi-Fi solution, it gives unmatched speed, coverage and reliability even with the whole family online at once: 4K videos, Zoom calls and lag-free gaming in different rooms? You may never leave home again. Orbi’s innovative design and high-performance antennas provide 8200 sq ft of 360° coverage, and up to 27Gbps maximum Wi-Fi speed for up to 200 concurrent devices. Thanks to patented Quad-Band tech with enhanced dedicated backhaul, Wi-Fi stays fast across all devices simultaneously. It works with any internet service provider and the Orbi app makes it a breeze to set up and manage. What’s more, Netgear Armor software (a 1yr sub…

RAZER BLADE 16 Right, let’s just get it out of the way: this laptop costs an absolute fortune. Even without all the upgrades I’ve got here – an Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics card, 32GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD (taking it over £4000) – the 2024 Blade 16 is still expensive. But you really do get what you pay for. The stiff all-metal chassis makes it look like a MacBook’s evil twin, and aside from the light-up logo on the lid it could almost pass for a business machine… albeit one that’s about a kilogram heavier than anything you’d want to lug to the office every day. The Blade 16’s OLED screen effectively offers infinite contrast, with a 2560x1600 resolution that falls halfway between Full HD and 4K. Colour…

2XKO When it comes to competitive PC gaming, Riot Games is one of the big players, from League of Legends to Valorant. The universe of LoL had quite the expansion with the hit Netflix animation Arcane, and the next spin-off will take it to new uncharted territory: fighting games. After spending several years going by ‘Project L’, 2XKO isn’t simply made up of a roster pulled from League and rendered in beautiful cel-shaded 3D visuals – it’s also built from the ground up to appeal to a wide audience instead of just hardcore fighter fans. It starts with a streamlined control scheme that will be familiar to fans of Super Smash Bros; instead of complex inputs, there’s an emphasis on rhythm and spacing. So skill and strategy are still required…

ASTRO BOT After starring in one of the best showcases for the PSVR, and the very best showcase for the PS5’s DualSense controller, Sony’s adorable mascot is finally getting his own proper adventure. It’s even self-titled, a bit like when a pop star does that a few albums into their career, and this bot’s star surely deserves to rise. How refreshing is it for a PS5 blockbuster to come with the wonder of Nintendo and the blue skies of Sega? Astro Bot looks set to fill PS5 players with as much delight as Astro’s Playroom did at the console’s launch. The only question is, while that was a lovely bite-sized pre-installed game, will this have enough legs as a full-priced blockbuster? Team Asobi has already confirmed there’ll be more than 80…

THE BASICS ◼ Shop around Google might argue that its AI can sort a hugely complex itinerary in a nanosecond. Honestly, we still prefer a travel agent. But for simpler trips, the internet can do it all. Skyscanner finds flight deals that might save you a fortune; Booking and Kayak are great for hotels and car hire. ◼ Make lists Ever arrived at your hotel without your charging cable? Or your pants? Lists are the way. But instead of paper, use a to-do app where you can check things off and later reset the list to use it again. Look out for apps that let you share lists and delegate tasks… and thereby have someone to blame if you arrive sans cable. Or pants. ◼ Take more gadgets One gadget…

01 ZX SPECTRUM Initially dubbed the ZX82, Sinclair’s breakthrough micro-computer was renamed the Spectrum before launch – because, unlike its predecessors, it had graphics packed with vivid colour. The case was even emblazoned with a rainbow stripe to drive the message home. Also giving the machine a distinct vibe was the ‘dead flesh’ rubber keyboard – a far cry from the typewriter keys found on Ataris and Commodores from the US. Still, no one cared when blasting through a few levels of a favourite game. And there were so many games. The humble Speccy brought in a golden age of 8-bit gaming, shielding the UK from the video game crash of 1983. While American companies were busy burying cartridges in the desert, Brit gamers were glued to their screens, braving…

£700 / go.stuff.tv/Honor200Pro Donut of Truth™ 01 Convincing cameras with clever portrait mode 02 Upper-tier chipset and huge battery 03 Beautifully impactful OLED display 04 Priced to match very strong rivals from more established brands 05 Honor’s own software has some smart points but could be slicker DAY 01 Mobile manufacturers regularly call in the experts to help make their handsets’ cameras stand out – but Honor and Studio Harcourt are doing things a little differently. The French portrait specialist has trained an AI model with over 100,000 archive photos, so that the Honor 200 Pro can replicate its signature black-and-white style with just a few taps. After trying it out at the studio itself – a tightly controlled setup with multiple high-intensity lights and reflectors – I’m impressed by…

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1 Sony WH-1000XM5 £279 / 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: they bring even greater clarity than the previous generation, and the sound reproduction is beautifully precise. The simple fact is that these are the best noise-cancellers around by almost every measure. You really won’t regret buying them. Stuff says Sony keeps its grip on the top spot with an unrivalled combo of great sound, ANC and comfort 2 Sennheiser Momentum 4 £259 / go.stuff.tv/SM4 These are headphones that sound naturalistic, engaged and entirely musical, making every recording sound like an event. And they’ll last a startling 60hrs…

Oh no. Did someone accidentally run over an iMac with a steamroller? That was the idea. Well, not literally. But the iBook arrived after Apple asked consumer and education customers what they wanted – and they said “an iMac to go”. So it created a dazzling portable at odds with the industry’s obsession with beige and black. The colourful bits weren’t just for show either – they were packing double-injected rubber for extra durability. And despite looking like a toy, this was a powerful laptop that even marked the debut of the revolutionary Apple AirPort. Hang on. Apple can’t even make a car, but you’re saying it nailed air travel? AirPort was nothing to do with aeroplanes, though its launch did involve some whooshing through the air. This was Apple’s…