THE WORLD’S BEST-SELLING GADGET MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 2012

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CONTENTS

In 2012, everything just gets… better” p47

HOT STUFF 10 The Hot Five n Aldebaran Nao NextGen Robot tech singularity has arrived – and it’s charming n Akrapovic Morsus When Satan rides out from the underworld, he’ll be on this bad boy n Yamaha PDX-11 This portable dock looks harder than Jason Statham’s tooth enamel n Leica V-Lux 3 Leica bridge (camera) over troubled (but visually appealing) water n Traxxas XO-1 The radio-controlled car that leaves the Bugatti Veyron standing 16 In detail OnLive for iOS and Android Now you can play L.A. Noire on a tablet 20 Icon Colorfly C4 Steampunk-styled pocket hi-fi 21 Future stuff Super Wi-Fi Wireless tech to replace HDMI and USB3.0 24 My Gadget Life Darren Bent He’s Bent on Battlefield 3 destruction 26 Games MMORPGs

The pretenders jousting for Warcraft’s crown 28 Choice Appcessories

A fistful of app-supported gadgets 30 Retro chic BBC Micro

Britain’s most influential PC turns 30 this month

FEATURES

40 Gadget doctor

We remedy all your tech ailments… even the particularly itchy ones 43 Opinion Has the tablet usurped the PC? 47 Big in 2012 Apocalypse aside, next year’s shaping up to be pretty sweet in gadget land. Check out our predictions for the year ahead 73 Fashion Sports jackets

Breathable, waterproof, stretchy tickets to sporting success 91 Techspeditions Nuclear submarines

If you ignore the fact that they’re designed to kill people, submarines are tech-a-licious 98 Super geek Coffee machines Squeeze a cupful of flavour from your beans 110 Through the ages Space operas

A nostalgic look back at things yet to come 115 Design ’80s tech They’re new kids on the block, but they could fit in at a Cyndi Lauper concert no problem 154 Next Big Thing The Papernet Yup, you heard us. Mashed trees are the future www.stuff.tv / 7