THE WORLD’S BEST-SELLING GADGET MAGAZINE

JANUARY 2012

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CONTENTS

A defining evolutionary moment for the smartphone” p65

GADGETS INSIDE! 5 1 7

HOT STUFF 14 The Hot Five n Asus Transformer Prime Asus’ second netboblet has the power of Tegra 3 n Samsung Galaxy Nexus The first phone to tuck in to an Ice Cream Sandwich n Triumph T100 Steve McQueen Edition If all you need’s a fast machine, this is all you need n Lytro The camera that lets you focus your pictures after you’ve taken them n Genty Akylone The fastest French car since Alain Prost retired from F1 20 In detail Asus Transformer Prime The quad-core Autobot that has Apple scared 26 Games Gangster Free-Roamers Because stealing a car in real life is not cool 28 Icon Motorola RAZR The smartphone you can use as a bookmark 31 Adrenaline junkie Freestyle Academy It’s like Police Academy, except Hightower’s on a snowboard and Steve Gutenberg’s tobogganing 34 Choice Cufflinks It’s time to act like buttons haven’t been invented 40 In detail Canon C300 The cinema-quality, EF-mount camcorder 42 Retro Chic Sinclair Neoteric 60 In 1968, this was hi-fi for aliens from the future 46 Future stuff All-screen smartphones

They’re all screen and no trousers

FEATURES

54 Gadget doctor We scrub up and give you an appentechtomy 63 Randomly accessed memories Revisiting the gadgets of Christmases past 65 Superphones: the ultimate showdown The four smartphone operating systems and the greatest phones that run them lock horns 87 50 gifts under £100

We do your Xmas shopping (you’re still paying) 103 Stuff genius Spotify

Explained: the technology behind your Now That’s What I Call Showaddywaddy playlist 109 15 coolest watches of 2012

The selection process was a wristy business 120 Instant upgrades Sleeping

Nerd up your bedtime with snooze-tech 130 Pack your bag… Montréal

Food, snow and underground living in Québec 151 Design Peak chic

The most desirable objects on the piste this year 210 Next big thing? Double-smooth movies

Hollywood wants to soothe your eyes with 60fps www.stuff.tv / 11