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We’ve packed these posts with the finest fashion, grooming and stylish kit known to man. Because we like looking good, and because you’re worth it.

Meet the raspberry-scented scratch and sniff jeans

Meet the raspberry-scented scratch and sniff jeans

Being a fashionable and stylish bunch here at Stuff HQ, we understand the fear of losing a carefully obtained hue and fit [...]

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Brookstone’s Wi-Fi cufflinks look like something out of James Bond

Brookstone’s Wi-Fi cufflinks look like something out of James Bond

Brookstone’s clever Wi-Fi capable cufflinks certainly wouldn’t look out of place in a 007 film. A smooth polished silver design coupled with [...]

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Nike+ FuelBand wants to get you fit

Nike+ FuelBand wants to get you fit

Just what you’ve always wanted: a sci-fi bracelet. But wait. Before you send back the Nike+ FuelBand, take a closer look. It’s [...]

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Lush wants to make you Dirty. Eh, clean…

Lush wants to make you Dirty. Eh, clean…

If you think fiddling with your face – moisturizing, plucking, tweezing and the like – is best left to actors and sissies, [...]

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Meet the Gig backpack that turns into a scooter

Meet the Gig backpack that turns into a scooter

Brazilian designer Gustavo Brenck has created an innovative solution for hassle-free short commutes by creating a rather stylish [...]

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HYT H1 – the US$45,000 piston-powered watch

HYT H1 – the US$45,000 piston-powered watch

Before we begin, lets get the price of this piece of wrist-wear out of the way – it’s US$45,000. Why so high [...]

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Icon: VW E-Bugster

Icon: VW E-Bugster

That’s not my dad’s Beetle…Damn straight it isn’t. This redesigned VW Beetle concept has a Porsche-esque feel to it [...]

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Icon: Lexus LF-LC concept car

Icon: Lexus LF-LC concept car

Okay. That is one good looking car. Yes it is – to put it mildly. This gorgeous example of automotive design comes [...]

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Movie Classics – Batman (1989)

Movie Classics – Batman (1989)

Yes, it was way back in the 80s when Warner Brothers first got hold of Batman and left him alone in a [...]

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Tokyoflash Kisai Rogue Touch pocket watch

Tokyoflash Kisai Rogue Touch pocket watch

One minute you’re sitting around with the gents, chewing the fat about the politics of the day and the next you can’t [...]

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Fusion F1 Micro Workstation for iPad

Fusion F1 Micro Workstation for iPad

If you’re worried about your iPad (or any other tablet) rattling around the insides of your unnecessarily cavernous bag then Fusion’s F1 [...]

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Tick Tock Clock

Tick Tock Clock

Don’t be fooled by the iconic retro stylings of Edifier’s Tick Tock clock, as those bell-like protrusions are just for [...]

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Hot Five: best Toyko Motor concept cars

Hot Five: best Toyko Motor concept cars

The most out-there of the concept cars that Toyota brought to the show, the Fun-Vii lets the driver display their choice [...]

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Meet the Energica electric street superbike

Meet the Energica electric street superbike

Electric motorbikes are all the rage at the moment, and CRP Racing is throwing its hat in the ring with the Energica. [...]

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Tesla Model S sports new 17in tablet dashboard

Tesla Model S sports new 17in tablet dashboard

Tesla is best known for pioneering the sexy, fast electric supercar with its Tesla Roadster Sport, but now it’s offering a more [...]

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Future tech: Air propulsion yachts

Future tech: Air propulsion yachts

The future of ironing this week, is it? This next-gen boat won’t be sailed by anyone who does anything as [...]

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Icon: 2lmx watch

Icon: 2lmx watch

Watch snobs may not like the sound of a new kid on the block but it’s true – this is the first series from new [...]

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Get fit with gadgets blog #4

Get fit with gadgets blog #4

I’ve been spouting on about ‘maintaining a healthy’ lifestyle these past weeks, praising the merits of a balanced diet and [...]

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Get fit with gadgets blog #3

Last week saw me taking nutritional orders from a variety of apps. So with the diet sorted, this week was all about [...]

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Polar RCX5 GPS Heart Rate Monitor

The Polar RCX5 doesn’t look like the sort of watch that’ll set your heart racing, with its monochrome display and faintly alarming [...]

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Fitness comes first for the Motorola ACTV

Motorola has unveiled the previously rumoured ACTV, a mini touchscreen MP3 player for fitness fanatics [...]

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Back to the green-future: DeLorean EV

You won’t see me in an EV this side of 2015. Well, we’ll have a two year headstart with our electric DMC-12 [...]

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Get fit with gadgets blog #2

According to men much fitter and more disciplined than I – keeping up a healthy lifestyle comes down to what you eat, [...]

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Garmin Forerunner 910XT sport watch announced

Garmin has been in the GPS game since before most people knew what a satellite was, working with airlines and the military. [...]

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Get fit with gadgets blog #1

Gadgets are good, yeah? We use these little app-filled devices, flatscreen TVs, laptops, tablets, phones and all the rest because [...]

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Best Star Wars merchandise ever

As much as we love Star Wars and Lego, we still wouldn’t advise munching back on any of these advent calendar [...]

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Icon: Jensen Interceptor

The classic ‘60s GT, lovingly restored. Actually, this car isn’t the Jensen Interceptor introduced in 1966. Nor its 1950 predecessor, also [...]

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Dyson Hot heats your face

Right on cue, out pops James Dyson to invent another air-based product: the Dyson Hot. Adding to his portfolio of vacuum cleaners, hand dryers [...]

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Bentley’s 150k multimedia package gives your wheels iPads

If a standard Bentley isn’t enough to satisfy your gadget lust then you may wish to consider putting down another US$250,000 on [...]

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Limited edition Nike Air Mag trainers come from the future

After releasing a tantalising teaser movie yesterday, Nike has officially unveiled the legendary replica trainers that were worn by Marty McFly in Back [...]

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Agloves keep hands warm, touchscreen-friendly

Touchscreen-friendly gloves have been around for quite a while now but the folks over at Agloves have considerably raised the bar with [...]

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Futuristic Peugeot HX1 concept

It’s got a whiff of Back to the Future’s DeLorean DMC-12, though the designer cites Lamborghini as a [...]

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Aston Martin Zagato motor revealed

The Aston Martin Zagato looks stunning. It ought to sound it too, given the 6L V12 engine purring away under that sculpted [...]

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Fossil Meta Watch is smartphone friendly

Hack this watch to pieces, just leave the leather and stainless steel alone. The analogue one looks pretty, er, analogue [...]

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Test Drive: Range Rover Evoque

Test Drive: Range Rover Evoque

When Range Rover proudly unveiled its LRX in 2008, it seemed unfair to pin much hope on it – concept cars almost never [...]

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Five gadgets to get you superhero fit

Five gadgets to get you superhero fit

The speed of The Flash, healing power of Wolverine, or eyes of Superman – we’ve got kit to give you all that and more [...]

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Future Tech: flywheel bikes

Sick of putting in loads of effort to pedal up to speed only to have it wasted when braking? KERS style salvation awaits [...]

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Next Big Thing: consumer supersonic jets

Next Big Thing: consumer supersonic jets

I thought the Concorde era was over?
The Concorde era is indeed over, but that just means it’s high time a new supersonic [...]

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Audi Urban Concept EV

Audi Urban Concept EV

This is what we’ll be zipping around the city in, give or take a couple of years and a considerable amount of [...]

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Retro Chic: Omega Seamaster 600m Professional

Retro Chic: Omega Seamaster 600m Professional

Before the invention of the diving watch the only way to tell the time underwater was to ask a passing clockfish [...]

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Five of the best BBQs

Five of the best BBQs

Fire up the grill and cook up a storm with our selection of the best BBQs available. Hey, pass us a sausage [...]

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Tokyoflash Kisai 3D Unlimited

Tokyoflash Kisai 3D Unlimited

Yep, it could be crazier but a 3D mirrored LCD screen with a cube inspired design should be enough to get [...]

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Short Circuit remake to star Johnny Five in CGI

Short Circuit is being remade. And we’re excited that one of the greatest robot films ever is staging a 21st century comeback. Johnny [...]

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Five of the best triathlon gadgets

Five of the best triathlon gadgets

If you’re planning on joining in the triathlon trend, you’re probably crazy enough to justify shelling out on these triathlon-ready gadgets [...]

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