Author: Press Room
Every home has a hub. Some families use a whiteboard for write-and-wipe reminders. Others stick calendar commitments to the fridge. But only the best smart home devices can recognise faces and nudge you not to neglect your chores. Creepy, but more effective than littering the house with scrappaper prompts. More than countertop tablets, the top smart displays serve as nerve centres for everyone in your abode. From controlling connected tech and setting personalised alerts, to looking up recipes, streaming entertainment and dropping in on unsuspecting relatives, these panels can assist with almost every domestic demand. Smart displays come in a…
Shopping for a fresh set of faff-free wireless earphones? Its marketing department might beg to differ, but cordless audio doesn’t have to come from Apple. From affordable earbuds to in-ears fit for audiophiles, we’ve tested all of the top AirPods alternatives. Some are simple, accessible solutions for cordless listening, while others go toe-to-toe with the AirPods (3rd Gen) and AirPods Pro on features, performance and price. And while the iPhone-maker’s in-ears are undeniably impressive, the best AirPods alternatives offer just as much portability, sound quality and style – often for a smaller chunk of change. So whether you want smart…
When warm weather threatens to turn your tinnies tepid, the best cooler bags will keep your cans from losing their cool. Beach BBQ or picnic in the park, these insulated containers are made to maintain the temperature of your alfresco refreshments. Get yourself an outdoor speaker to go with them, too. From soft-sided bags to hard-shell boxes, the round-up below features our pick of the top cooler bags for all conditions. We’ve included travel-friendly pouches, durable totes and heavy-duty chests fit for the biggest cookouts, with something in our list for every outdoor pursuit and price bracket. Can’t decide what…
People (and the box office) love superhero movies. Stark. Rogers. Odinson. Banner. Romanoff. Barton. These names and those of their comrades are true paragons to aspire to. However, these enhanced, mutated or demi-godly individuals have only been thrust into the limelight thanks to their antitheses — evil-doers who challenge our superheroes to defend our way of life (or avenge it). So while we exalt our upstanding superheroes, we should also doff our caps to supervillains, without which the former would be relegated to saving felines in trees, guarding doorways, and calling out motorway middle-lane hoggers. Here are the finest and…
Looking for the best heart rate fitness tracker? If you care about keeping a close eye on your ticker, the good news is that there are plenty of fitness trackers with heart rate monitors that can do that for you. Also check out our guide to the best fitness trackers overall, too. Whether it’s monitoring heart rate activity throughout the day and night to give you a better sense of your current level of fitness, or whether you need to know how hard you went on a big bike ride, most trackers are now well-equipped to dish out those real-time…
When an instant brew just won’t do, the best portable coffee makers can hit you with a superior caffeine fix – wherever you choose to infuse. Forget stir-in swill from a sachet: these machines make rocket fuel to rival your local barista’s best. From drip filters to espresso presses, the menu below features our pick of the top travel coffee makers for every caffeine fiend. Whether you want a campsite Americano or a double shot at your desk, you’ll find the right tool here for better brews on the move. And if you can’t decide which one to order, we…
Summary Custom GPTs have no learning curve and work like normal prompts. Custom GPTs provide more accurate and customized results than the normal version. Custom GPTs can help create gym plans and roadmaps for long-term goals, along with numerous other things. You’ll get plenty out of ChatGPT if you feed the app simple prompts, but it’s sometimes worth going above and beyond. Custom GPTs are my favorite in-app feature, and even if I didn’t use any other ChatGPT tool, I’d get the subscription for this alone. Why I Love Custom GPTs Before I show you how I use Custom GPTs,…
Once upon a time, Monopoly, Cluedo and Scrabble is all you might find in the average person’s games cupboard. Maybe Trivial Pursuit if you were somewhere fancy. How things have changed. Now, we’re in a board game boom. Some even rival the playability and immersion of console games. There’s every kind of tabletop fantasy out there for you to explore – if you know where to look. Fancy yourself as an industrialist pioneer or a master of the English language? Do you want to unearth the secrets of a haunted house, or rebuild a dystopian Europe? You can do all those…
TV presenter Suzi Perry is perhaps best known for her prominent role in motorsport, covering Formula 1 and then MotoGP, but who could forget her eight amazing years on The Gadget Show, alongside Jason Bradbury? In this interview we chat to Suzi about getting the gang back together to celebrate The Gadget Show’s twentieth anniversary, her love of live music, flying the flag for Wolverhampton and much more… I cover 20 MotoGP races a year. I’m basically away from home for half of the year working and travelling – that’s the part of my job I find very difficult, particularly…
2024’s done. Phew. I won’t miss it. It felt like the world had us all playing a video game on ‘bonkers’ mode. Fortunately, Apple in 2024 didn’t follow suit in being bonkers itself. Mostly. Here, then, is Stuff’s final Apple blow-out of 2024 – the Apple ‘year in review’. Heartily clap at the good parts. Slow hand clap at the bad things. And stare open-mouthed at the smugly bit. Apple in 2024: the good Apple’s 2024 year in review: all the things that rocked Stuff’s world. Or at least didn’t make everyone make A Face. “You’re holding it the wrong way round!” The…