Stuff Magazine South Africa

Stuff Magazine, the world's best-selling gadget & technology magazine. Stuff is your expert, up to the minute guide on gadgets, gear, technology - and how to play with them. Our expert reviews and tests sort the best from the rest in digital cameras, cellphones, computers, games, fashion, wheels, lifestyle products and the weird and wonderful. Stuff is a magazine about technology, but it’s more about how a product looks and how it fits into the reader’s life.

WELCOME

Stuff Magzine South Africa

OUR MONTH • What this issue has brought us by way of geekery

HOT STUFF • ALL THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM PLANET TECH

EVEN MORE SCREEN TIME

NAMM 2021 • Yes, we know, there wasn’t a NAMM show this year because of a bug or something. But music tech makers launched loads of new kit anyway…

BLADE FUNNER • Razer Blade 15 (2021)

BEST NEW GAMERS

SONY SRS-RA5000

DROP EVERYTHING & DOWNLOAD

GAMES

NEWS DASHBOARD

McLaren Artura LEARNING RUBBER

WTF IS MI AIR CHARGE TECHNOLOGY?

DON’T THIS MISS

STREAM • Batman’s butler used to be proper hard and Escape to Victory star Pelé was a footballer in real life – the things you learn from TV!

The choc of the new • Available in five colours including this sweet-looking but Profanisaurus-sounding ‘phantom brown’, Samsung’s new flagship phone is one bold design statement

Toughie crisp • From dreamy landscapes to sensuous shopping trolleys, this camera array is ridiculously capable

The alternatives: 3 more big-screen blowers • Like the S21 Ultra, these phones take the flagship experience to the extreme

TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL›S› • Want a bit more ‘you’ in your mobile games, beyond picking an avatar with green hair? You can use level editors to bend these six titles to your will…

LET’S PLAY, HOUSE • Feeling a bit overwhelmed by the unnecessarily complicated ‘smart home’? Let Stuff simplify things with our up-to-date guide to the best products, platforms and broadband advice for joining the dots of your connected abode

SPEAK UP! • The latest smart speakers have all had a style upgrade, while adding new functionality to command your high-tech habitat

ALTERNATIVELY…

NOW ADD THESE…

OK GOOGLE! • Feather your Nest with these goodies to harness the search giant’s data-crunching genius around the house

ALEXA! • Prime picks for the queen of the Amazon to boss around and make your life easier – from bedroom floor to kitchen hob

NOW ADD THESE…

NOW ADD THESE…

HEY SIRI! • If you want an iHome, Apple’s array of smart appliances is big on privacy protection and small in number… but growing fast

CAN THIS THING GO ANY FASTER?

OTHER PROVIDERS…

BROADBAND • Now more than ever, people need reliable, speedy internet connections. It’s a must have for any data-leeches in SA

WI-FI 6 • If you think your bundled broadband router is holding your connected gear back, welcome to the internet’s zippy new age

WTF IS WI-FI 6?

ALTERNATIVELY…

ALTERNATIVELY…

HOW TO MESH THINGS UP

BOOSTERS • Getting blanked by your broadband in the far reaches of the living room? Might be time for some mesh network nodes…

UPVOTED WELLNESS & RELAXATION • Home doesn’t have to feel like prison (well, unless you’re in prison) – Stuff finds gadgets to combat lockdown cabin fever

HOW TO DECIDE

STUFF’S APP AWARDS 2020 • Apps are designed to make our lives simpler and easier. Only, when everyone has an app it’s tough to tell what’s really special. That’s where we come in. We’ve selected the best apps for South Africans from the past year. We reckon you’ll agree that we nailed it (and that hopefully...