The lasting legacy of the lockdown PC hardware boom

Rufus Bird says rumours of a market decline are overstated

Not enough speakers look like they’ve been dropped from a UFO, frankly. I love this sculptural sound system from Transparent, a brand better known for making loudspeakers you can see through. In contr

The art of running games on rigs below their minimum specs is thriving

Christmas is coming, and Stuff ’ s playing Santa again: our 2025 Gift Guide is packed with techy kit that’ll light up faces faster than fairylights on a frosty night. Which is not to say you can’t keep the best things for yourself, of course…

Blows the budget A blend of classic 1980s Commodore design and modern hardware, we were very impressed by the original Raspberry Pi 500 (£96 from www.snipca. com/56696) when we reviewed it in Issue 70