“i’m tired of dumb items. it really is time that robotics and human-machine interactivity was lifted to a new level”

It’s been quite a bitty month. The trip to Berlin for IFA (see issue 374, p26) put a small crater in my workflow, so I’ve been busy catching up with various projects to ensure they’re delivered on tim

Robotics demonstrations are always wild: you’ll have seen dancing robot dogs, backflipping humanoids and other nightmare-inducing but impressive feats. But the Robbyant R1 just wanted to cook dinner,

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…

The SIM is an essential element of any mobile phone, letting you make calls, send texts and – on smartphones – access the internet. Over the years, the size of SIM cards has shrunk to mini, then micro

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

As all the cool kids know, the place to be on a Thursday at 1pm is sitting next to your crystal-set, listening to the PC Pro Podcast as it broadcasts to the nation. There are over 700 episodes to endu