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Our pick of the best luxury gifts for Christmas 2025 Marshall Heston 120 Marshall’s first full-blown Dolby Atmos soundbar wouldn’t look out of place on centre stage. Roaring into life with the swagger you’d expect from the British amp icon, it looks every bit an amp, matching its guitar-loving siblings with a black finish, peppered gold detailing and equally shiny knurled ampknobs. Beneath its rocking exterior lies a 5.1.2 setup driven by 11 Class D amplifiers, filling your room with room-shaking movie sound and warm, powerful music playback that honours the brand’s heritage. The physical knobs for volume, treble and…

Good news! My favorite headphones of 2025 are on sale, and you can pick them up with a tidy discount. The Nothing Headphone (1) is easily some of the most eye-catching headphones around, combining Nothing’s distinctive design with a well-rounded, if a little bass-heavy sound profile. It’s a great overall package. The headphones deliver up to 35 hours of playback with ANC on (rising to 80 without), and best of all, they’re hi-res certified—you can use them with Spotify Lossless to get the best audio possible. Battery Life 35 hours with ANC, 80 without Microphones 6 Brand Nothing Frequency Response…

I tested the Dyson Supersonic r hairdryer earlier this year and was amazed by how quickly yet gently it dried my thick mane. So, when I found out that the new Dyson Airwrap Co-anda2x, £580, uses a new re-engineered motor, Hyperdymium 2, which is more powerful that the one found in the Supersonic r,  I couldn’t wait to see if it’s the tool I’ve been waiting for to curl and style my unruly hair, as well as drying it…  The Dyson Airwrap Co-anda2x is a true multi-styler, which uses heated air rather than direct heat to style hair, designed as…

The horror genre has really made a big comeback over the last decade, thanks to the rise of elevated horror films from studios like A24. A lot of these horror films get even scarier the longer you think about them, too. When it comes to box office hits over the last few years, many of them have been horror films. And it makes sense. They’re cheap to make, and audiences will forever be in search of the next scare. While the horror genre is still putting out great films, probably more than ever, I have found that some of the…

Who doesn’t love a good detective series? Ever since the days of Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, people have been captivated by the genre, which has snowballed with the advent of streaming media. However, I have a short attention span when it comes to these procedural dramas, and if a case drags on for too many episodes, my interest quickly wanes. I therefore usually check the episode count before committing to a detective series, as I love to immerse myself over the course of a weekend. There’s something inherently satisfying in watching a case unravel without letting the momentum…

I am relatively new to Plex, but it has quickly succeeded Kodi as my favorite media hub for accessing movies and TV shows at home and on the fly. There was, however, one feature it was missing if it were to be a complete media powerhouse, and that is Audiobooks. I like to listen to these when I exercise, while shopping, and when driving, so Plex, with its remote functionality, should have been the perfect solution. However, there was a problem—I was surprised to realize that Plex is simply not built for audiobooks. When it comes to chapter support, saving…

Christmas shopping can be costly. Keen to keep festive expenses in check? Whether you’re watching your chocolate coins or saving to splurge on yourself, we’ve picked out a bundle of the best cheap gifts for £50 or less. From handy portable chargers and headphone stands, to retro Bluetooth speakers and video doorbells, each of the treats below can be bagged for a modest cost. And while sensible shopping will leave your bank account in better shape come January, none of our thrifty picks are cut-price presents. Use our list for inspiration and you can impress recipients for less, while skipping…

I’ve watched enough comedy that I can now, with a pretty good success rate, determine if a movie I just watched will stand up to a second rewatch. Sometimes there are one too many references to (old) current events, while others have problematic jokes that have aged like milk. That said, there are also a bunch of comedies that do not seem to care about the passage of time. Every movie I picked, I’ve watched dozens of times, and the jokes are just as good on multiple rewatches; in fact, these comedies are a source of comfort on a rainy…

Update: When I originally wrote this piece in March 2024, I didn’t think anyone would be mad enough to have a properly official crack at turning an iPad into a handheld. I was wrong. While GameSir isn’t that mad, Razer apparently is. Witness the $200/£200 Kishi V3 Pro XL. And then run away, screaming. Anyway, my original experiment in doing something similar is below, if you want to stare aghast at the full horror… ——— Remember that Jurassic Park quote about scientists not thinking through consequences? That’s me, having just shoved an iPad Pro into a GameSir X2s controller to create a handheld games console. I was…

I’ve been able to catch good anime movies on Netflix here and there, but Crunchyroll is king, and I especially wanted to watch the top-tier movies I’ve heard so much about. Now that I have a subscription, I’ve been burning the midnight oil just to catch up. What I wasn’t expecting was to get caught up in a wide variety of anime genres, all with heavy emotional journeys. Crunchyroll recommended a couple to me, like King of Thorn and Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, and I’m definitely glad it did. Not only are these movies worth the Crunchyroll subscription,…