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Our pick of the best gifts for music lovers for Christmas 2026 Philips The Roller Portable speakers usually choose between party tricks and hi-fi ambition. Philips’ The Roller wants both, then dresses them like an ’80s boombox. Its two 3.5in woofers, dedicated tweeters, active crossover, and passive radiators produce true stereo at up to 60W RMS, with an outdoor mode designed to keep music punchy beyond four walls. The IP67-rated body is comfortably carryable, too, so the kitchen disco can migrate outside. The battery lasts up to 24 hours, Bluetooth 6.0 supports multipoint listening, and Auracast can recruit more compatible…

I’ve had absolutely no say in this, but I’m considerably better at growing hair on my body than on my head. This is an irritating arrangement, but it has at least proved useful for testing grooming gadgets like the best electric shavers. In fact, thanks to my role as British GQ‘s contributing grooming editor, between shaving my scalp, keeping my beard tidy, and dealing with increasingly ambitious ear hair, there’s rarely a shortage of work for whatever’s charging in the bathroom. As with anything in life, the right tool makes all this much less of a chore. Clippers, for example…

If you thought Apple had blown its entire budget in September and was done with new product launches until next year, think again. We have already seen a new Mac mini, updated iPhone Pros and Apple Watch models, and, not to mention, the company’s first foldable iPhone, all in the past month. But while most companies would call that a successful year (let alone month) and head to the pub, rumour has it Apple is far from done. The company has a history of following up its September launch with a few October announcements, usually for Mac, but Bloomberg’s Mark…

Two new pairs of distinctive over-ear headphones have recently launched: the Bose QuietComfort (2nd Gen), $359/£300, and the Skullcandy Crusher 1080 ANC, $280/£200. Which will provide you with the best listening experience? We put them head-to-head… Design & Comfort Lightweight at just 230g, the 2nd Gen QuietComfort have a more streamlined look than the OG noise-cancellers. Excellent button placement allows power on/off, play/pause, control volume, mode change and call answering all from the comfy pill-shaped earcups, complete with handy L/R labelling inside. The Black, white, mauve, mint, green colourways are fun and I rate the adjustable sliding headband too –…

Luxury and smartwatches used to be an oxymoron. A gadget that needs charging every night and is outdated within a few years isn’t really a natural fit with the centuries of craftsmanship and artistry that come with mechanical watches. For a long time, the watch world treated smartwatches as public enemy number one. Over the years, however, watch brands and fashion houses started to dabble, and began releasing smartwatches of their own. To differentiate themselves from tech brands, they use premium materials such as titanium, sapphire crystal and ceramic, and charge double, triple, or quadruple the price.  In this guide…

Yesterday I put the most extreme G-Shock ever made on my wrist, and the setting was a dimly lit sushi bar. That’s hardly the muddy trail or rock face you’d expect from a G-Shock launch, but it turned out to be a pretty good place to try on a watch that is part tool watch, part most-expensive G-Shock ever made. The MRG-D5000 is a new addition to Casio’s flagship MR-G line, announced today, and it is priced at $80,000. Casio is making just 20 of them worldwide. What is so special about it? The case is made of blue sapphire…

Apple’s CarPlay is one of those features you probably take for granted these days. There was a time, though, when it wasn’t standard on most cars (I distinctly remember asking whether it was included in a car I was buying six years ago). Now, though, most new cars offer it, and once you’ve set it up, you probably don’t think about it much again. You plug in your phone (or connect it wirelessly), the car’s native software gets shoved aside, and Apple Maps and Spotify appear on the dash. Job done. Except it isn’t. With every iOS update, CarPlay is…

Your Mac is waggling an upgrade to macOS Golden Gate in front of your face. Should you click Upgrade? Maybe. But should you click the magic button before taking a backup of all your precious data? Absolutely not. Upgrades can go horribly wrong, turning your Mac into the digital equivalent of a shiny brick. Or maybe your Mac will restart but stare blankly back when you enquire as to the whereabouts of your data. So don’t let that happen. Do one or more of the things below instead. The Stuff essential guide to Apple’s latest software updates 1. Just say no No one is forcing…

Unlike your iPhone, I’m not planning on becoming obsolete within the next, say, five years or so. And while I’m not expecting a magical scroll to bestow immortality upon me (or a moisturiser to return me to my twenties), I’d at least like to know if I’m making any grooming mistakes that are prematurely ageing my look. Some of the culprits are easy to overlook – saving sunscreen for holidays, for example, or assuming that more products must mean better skincare. Others are simply worth reconsidering, like whether the beard you’ve grown actually gives you the look you wanted. Thankfully,…

Recovery boots are having a moment with athletes from multiple disciplines raving about them. Footballers Earling Haaland and Paul Pogba have been pictured using them, along with basketballers LeBron James and Kevin Durant, not forgetting tennis star Venus Williams. Outside of the sports sphere people are raving about them too, even rapper Drake has called his Normatec boots a lifesaver after his shows. Could they benefit me? I put the new Urevo AI-Powered Wireless Recovery Boots, $779.99/£779.99, to the test to find out… What are Urevo’s World’s first AI-Powered Wireless Recovery Boots? These Urevo AI-Powered Wireless Recovery Boots, have been…