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It’s the final Stuff gadget podcast of 2017, and we’ve got our picks of the best last-minute Christmas gifts - if you’re still hunting for that perfect present, or are after something to ask Santa for at the eleventh hour. That's in addition to your usual Hot Five, and make sure to stick around until the team each names their Something For The Weekend picks. Just in case listening to this Podcast isn’t enough to get you through the holidays. Unfortunately the podcast will be taking an extended break in the New Year, but please keep an eye on www.stuff.tv for your daily dose of gadgets, games and gizmos. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five Last minute Christmas gift ideas - https://www.stuff.tv/features/christmas-gift-guide-last-minute-gadget-presents ————————————————————————————————————— Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com This episode is sponsored by Beer52 - the UK’s most popular craft beer club. To get a FREE case of eight small batch craft beers (you just pay £5.95 for postage) head to www.beer52.com and enter the code STUFF2017. —————————————————————————————————————

This year has seen a bumper smartphone crop, and now the final few reviews have been written, what do Tom and Rob want to see from 2018’s helping of handsets? That's in addition to your usual Hot Five, and make sure to stick around until the team each names their Something For The Weekend picks. Just in case listening to this Podcast isn’t enough to get you through to Monday. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five ————————————————————————————————————— Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com This episode is sponsored by Beer52 - the UK’s most popular craft beer club. To get a FREE case of eight small batch craft beers (you just pay £5.95 for postage) head to www.beer52.com and enter the code STUFF2017. —————————————————————————————————————

It’s award season, and we’ve been handing out gongs like they’re going out of fashion - but only to the most deserving bits of tech that have landed on our desks this year. That's in addition to your usual Hot Five, and make sure to stick around until the team each names their Something For The Weekend picks. Just in case listening to this Podcast isn’t enough to get you through to Monday. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five Stuff Gadget awards 2017 - https://www.stuff.tv/features/stuff-gadget-awards-2017-winners ————————————————————————————————————— Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com This episode is sponsored by Beer52 - the UK’s most popular craft beer club. To get a FREE case of eight small batch craft beers (you just pay £5.95 for postage) head to www.beer52.com and enter the code STUFF2017. —————————————————————————————————————

It’s a 4K kind of day in the Stuff podcast studio, with Microsoft’s Xbox One X finally giving Rob Leedham a reason to own a spangly UHD TV - and giving the rest of us serious thought about upgrading. That's in addition to your usual Hot Five, and make sure to stick around until the team each names their Something For The Weekend picks. Just in case listening to this Podcast isn’t enough to get you through to Monday. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five Microsoft Xbox One X review - https://www.stuff.tv/microsoft/xbox-one-x/review ————————————————SPONSORS———————————————— Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com This episode is sponsored by Beer52 - the UK’s most popular craft beer club. To get a FREE case of eight small batch craft beers (you just pay £5.95 for postage) head to www.beer52.com and enter the code STUFF2017. —————————————————————————————————————--

The Stuff office goes a bit Nintendo mad this week, with the combined might of Super Mario Odyssey and Rob Leedham’s inner fanboy doing their best to persuade Tom Morgan to part with his hard-earned cash on a Switch. That's in addition to your usual Hot Five, and make sure to stick around until the team each names their Something For The Weekend picks. Just in case listening to this Podcast isn’t enough to get you through to Monday. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus hands-on review - https://www.stuff.tv/game-reviews/wolfenstein-ii-new-colossus/review ————————————————————————————————————— Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com This episode is sponsored by Beer52 - the UK’s most popular craft beer club. To get a FREE case of eight small batch craft beers (you just pay £5.95 for postage) head to www.beer52.com and enter the code STUFF2017. —————————————————————————————————————

Folding smartphones, ultra-expensive Windows laptops and gushing over the Google Pixel 2’s camera smarts are just the tip of the iceberg this week. Marc McLaren and Rob Leedham fight the cause for Sonos, while Tom Morgan asks whether smart speakers like the Amazon Echo and Google Home are going to take its place as the kings of multi-room audio. That's in addition to your usual Hot Five, and make sure to stick around until the team each names their Something For The Weekend picks. Just in case listening to this Podcast isn’t enough to get you through to Monday. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five Gran Turismo Sport - review in progress - https://www.stuff.tv/game-reviews/gran-turismo-sport/review App of the week: Thimbleweed Park review - https://www.stuff.tv/app-reviews/thimbleweed-park/review ——————————————————————————————————————————— Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com This episode is sponsored by Beer52 - the UK’s most popular craft beer club. To get a FREE case of eight small batch craft beers (you just pay £5.95 for postage) head to www.beer52.com and enter the code STUFF2017. ———————————————————————————————————————————

It’s cameras, cars and giant fighting robots this week (yes, really!) with Tom Morgan, Marc McLaren and Rob Leedham arguing about which drivers are the worst behind the wheel, whether we’re ready to hand over control to computerised chauffeurs, and why Amazon has waited so long to launch a waterproof Kindle. That's in addition to your usual Hot Five, and make sure to stick around until the team each names their Something For The Weekend picks. Just in case listening to this Podcast isn’t enough to get you through to Monday. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five The Evil Within 2 hands-on review: https://www.stuff.tv/game-reviews/evil-within-2/review MegaBots vs. Suidobashi duel (October 17th, 03:00 BST): https://www.twitch.tv/megabotsinc? Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com

Google has announced a gazillion new gadgets this week. Thankfully, Tom Morgan, Marc Mclaren and Rob Leedham are here to pick out the good ones. And poke fun at a ludicrously expensive laptop. That's in addition to your usual Hot Five and the best new shows on Netflix. Want to read more? These are the links you’re looking for: The five minute guide to Google's Pixel 2 event - https://www.stuff.tv/news/5-minute-guide-googles-pixel-2-event 7 things you need to know about the new Sonos One - https://www.stuff.tv/features/7-things-you-need-know-about-new-sonos-one New on Netflix UK - https://www.stuff.tv/features/new-netflix-uk

Alexa has made its bid for world domination, so Tom Morgan and Rob Leedham are here to rule the roost of Amazon’s array of shiny new gadgetry. As well deciding which Echo you should buy, we run through our Hot Five favourite gadgets from the week so far, including a remote controlled paper airplane gizmo and the iPhone 8 Plus. Plus, Tom busts Rob’s chops over the contents of our ‘Best Games Ever’ list. Want to read more? These are the links you’re looking for: 8 things you need to know about Amazon's new Echo devices - https://www.stuff.tv/features/8-things-you-need-know-about-amazons-new-echo-devices SNES Classic Mini review - https://www.stuff.tv/nintendo/classic-mini-snes/review Stuff's 50 best games ever - https://www.stuff.tv/features/stuffs-best-games-ever-50-greatest-games-all-time

We’re back, baby! Apple has unleashed three new iPhones, and the Stuff Gadget Podcast team wasn’t about to let this occasion pass without sticking its oar in. Host Tom Morgan is joined by Marc McLaren and Rob Leedham to run through the iPhone X, Apple Watch Series 3, Apple TV and a talking poo emoji. So has Apple made the best phone in the world? Why decide for yourself when three people can prevericate over the answer themselves. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: 11 things you need to know about the iPhone X - https://www.stuff.tv/features/11-things-you-need-know-about-iphone-x 11 things you need to know about the Apple Watch Series 3 - https://www.stuff.tv/features/11-things-you-need-know-about-apple-watch-series-3 Never mind the iPhone X - what about the iPone 8 and 8 Plus? - https://www.stuff.tv/features/never-mind-iphone-x-what-about-iphone-8-and-8-plus Fancy some free craft beer? Sign up for a trial at www.beer52.com using the code STUFF2017. Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com

Episode 29 has arrived and host Tom Wiggins is joined by Marc McLaren and Tom Morgan to run through a week’s worth of tech, starting with the Hot 5. Will Microsoft's Surface Laptop steal our hearts or will it be Microsoft's super-powerful new Xbox One X console? Hang on, that's two Microsoft products there. How did that happen? Elsewhere, we're primarily concerned with games - not surprising given that the E3 games show has been taking place in Los Angeles. Our special correspondent Rob Leedham joins us from the event to talk us through his personal highlights, while the rest of gang in London heckle and generally try to undermine him. It's great listening, honest. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for:? Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five?The best games of E3 2017 - www.stuff.tv/features/best-games-e3-2017?Microsoft Xbox One X vs Sony PlayStation 4 Pro - www.stuff.tv/features/microsoft…ion-4-pro-weigh-in Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com

Episode 28 is here and host Tom Wiggins is joined by Rob Leedham and Chris Rowlands to run through a week’s worth of tech, starting with the Hot 5. Will Apple’s HomePod smart speaker waltz to the prize or can the friendly new Cozmo robot work its way into our hearts? With WWDC taking place in San Francisco, we also take a look at everything coming out of Apple HQ in the next few months, plus we pick out some top-notch Father’s Day gifts, leaving you plenty of time to get your order in. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five 12 coolest things we learnt at WWDC 2017 - https://www.stuff.tv/features/12-coolest-things-we-learnt-wwdc-2017 Stuff’s Father’s Day gift guide - https://www.stuff.tv/features/fathers-day-gift-guide-2017-20-gadget-gift-ideas-under-ps50/raspberry-pi-zero-ps27 Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com

In episode 27, Tom Morgan and Guy Cocker join host Tom Wiggins to take a look at this week’s hottest gadget news. There’s a new Tekken, a security cam that’ll follow you around the room and a tablet that’s completely ReMarkable – but which is this week’s number one? We’ll also be taking a look at brand new tech company Essential, formed by Android royalty Andy Rubin. Will his gadgets live up to their name? Plus there’s a flick through the July issue of the mag, which is on sale at all good newsagents right now. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five 6 things you need to know about the Essential Phone - https://www.stuff.tv/news/essential-phone-everything-we-know-right-now July mag on sale now - https://www.stuff.tv/news/4k-tvs-tested-ipad-vs-samsung-galaxy-tab-3-and-bbqs-all-gardens-in-july-issue-stuff-magazine How a Viennetta is made - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGJ6RKPHblY Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com

In episode 26, host Tom Wiggins, Tom Morgan, and Rob Leedham preside over a Hot 5 that includes Sphero’s latest app-controlled time-killer, DJI’s new gesture-controlled drone and the return of Far Cry. But which will come out on top? We’ll also find out what there is to love and hate about HTC’s squeezable U11 smartphone, plus we’ll try to determine whether the resurrected Nokia 3310 is more like a mangle or a washing machine. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five 7 reasons Far Cry 5 will be the best yet - https://www.stuff.tv/features/7-reasons-why-far-cry-5-will-be-series-best-yet HTC U11 review - https://www.stuff.tv/htc/u11/review Nokia 3310 review - https://www.stuff.tv/nokia/3310/review Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com

In episode 25, Marc McLaren and Rob Leedham join host Tom Wiggins to thrash out a fiercely contested Hot 5 containing Sony’s 4K phone, a VR space shooter and a TV with invisible speakers. We’ll also be discussing everything that came out of Google’s annual I/O event, plus whether HTC’s squeezy U11 will change the way we use our phones forever. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five 8 coolest things from Google I/O - https://www.stuff.tv/features/8-coolest-things-we-learnt-google-io-2017-keynote 8 new features Android O will bring to your phone - https://www.stuff.tv/features/8-new-features-android-o-will-bring-your-phone WTF is... HTC Edge Sense - https://www.stuff.tv/features/wtf-htc-edge-sense Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com

Host Tom Wiggins is joined this week by Chris Rowlands and Tom ‘Mogsy’ Morgan, who try to decide whether turning into a coffee cup on an alien-infested space station is better than being able to see what kind of toothpaste you’re telling a robot to order for you. They also discuss the future of smart speakers and try to decide how Apple will shake up the scene, before taking Wiggins’s Kickstarter quiz. Can Mogsy and Chris spot a hoax among a sea of ludicrous ideas? Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five Harman Kardon crams Cortana into a smart home speaker - https://www.stuff.tv/hot-stuff/smart-home/harman-kardon-crams-cortana-smart-home-speaker Chris’s Citroen C3 review - https://www.stuff.tv/citroen/c3-flair-ss-bluehdi-100/review Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com

Host Tom Wiggins is joined by online editor Marc McLaren and smartphones editor Tom Morgan, who run through this week’s Hot 5. Are they itching to run their fingers over Microsoft's new Surface Laptop or are they eager to get Samsung's updated Gear VR on their faces? We also take an in-depth look at the merits of Sky, Virgin and BT TV, off the back of our review of BT's Ultra HD box. Is Sky Q still the service to beat? Does watching Tranmere Vs Aldershot in 4K compare to Champions League footie in HD? Has Virgin worked out how to make a decent remote? We've got all the answers... Finally, we have a flick through the latest issue of Stuff magazine, as a pretext to discussing, among other things, the best techie ways to cook your dinner and the current craze for instant cameras. Oh, and we talk about carpet quite a lot. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five BT YouView+ Ultra HD box review - www.stuff.tv/bt/youview-ultra-hd/review Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com

Host Tom Wiggins is joined by mag editor Rob Leedham and online editor Marc McLaren, who run through this week’s Hot 5. Is there space for Call of Duty’s return to World War II? Or can Amazon’s robot personal stylist solve our fashion faux pas and steal the top spot? With BlackBerry’s KeyOne finally hitting the streets this week, we sent Rob down to Selfridges to pick one up and give us his first impressions of the new email-obsessed Android phone. But does it have a QWERTY that only a mother could love? In an entirely unconnected feature, we’ll also be discussing the most useless gadgets of all time, inspired by the $400 juicer that you don’t actually need in order to squeeze its accompanying juice packs. Is that more useless than the Wi-Fi oven or the Bluetooth belt? Let us know your favourites on Twitter and Facebook. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five 7 things you need to know about COD: WWII - https://www.stuff.tv/news/7-things-you-need-know-about-call-duty-wwii Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com

Host Tom Wiggins is joined by mag editor Rob Leedham and reviews editor Tom Morgan, who run through this week’s Hot 5. Will Sony’s full-frame A9 CSC dazzle with its digits, or can Mario Kart beat the Samsung Galaxy S to be this week’s best 8? With Samsung’s new flagship notching up 5-star reviews left, right and centre this week, we’re also asking whether the others might as well just give up, plus we’ll discuss what we want from Nintendo’s rumoured SNES Classic Mini. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five Samsung Galaxy S8 review - https://www.stuff.tv/samsung/galaxy-s8/review Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review - https://www.stuff.tv/game-reviews/mario-kart-8-deluxe/review Why we hope the SNES reboot is real - https://www.stuff.tv/features/why-we-hope-snes-mini-reboot-real-and-how-nintendo-should-handle-it Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com

Host Tom Wiggins is joined by mag editor Rob Leedham and staff writer Chris Rowlands, who run through this week’s Hot 5. Will Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S3 beat the new iPad to a place? Does Project Cars or Battlefront have the biggest number two of the week? And is there space on the list for Amazon’s Alexa-powered Fire TV Stick? With the Honor 8 Pro bagging a 5-star review this week we’ll also be asking whether it’s worth spending top dollar on a flagship phone anymore, plus there are bargains galore in our pick of sub-£20 PS4 and Xbox One games. Want to read more? Here are the links you're looking for: Check out this week's full Hot 5 here - www.stuff.tv/news/stuff-hot-five Honor 8 Pro review - https://www.stuff.tv/honor/8-pro/review Google Wifi review - https://www.stuff.tv/google/wifi/review 9 of the best cheap PS4 games - https://www.stuff.tv/features/9-best-cheap-ps4-games Stuff uses Blue Yeti microphones to record its podcast. Find out more at bluemic.com