Stuff - UK (2020-01)

OUR MONTH

I TRAINED LIKE

AN ASTRONAUT,

BUT MY SHOES

LEFT ME BEHIND

Adidas has taken the anti-

gravity idea to the next level

with its Ultraboost 20 trainers – by sending

them into space. I was put through a gruelling

30-minute ‘Train like an Astronaut’ workout

developed with EXOS – a leading human

performance lab – as you need to be really

fit to cope in space. I felt like an accessory to

the real hero, though: it’s the shoes, not me,

that are being sent on a NASA mission to the

International Space Station. Which is a pity.

What if I superglue my feet in?

Natalya Paul, Online Editor

I TOOK SOME

SELFIES IN

SHENZHEN

Out in China for Oppo’s

Innovation Day, I can confirm

the company is doing a lot

more than just chucking money at massive

sporting events like Wimbledon. There were

5G and wearable tech announcements, a new

flagship in the Reno 3 Pro, and a mixed reality

headset. Highlight of my trip, though? I got

to play with a prototype phone that has

a behind-the-screen selfie camera. No

notches, no pop-up bits, just a beautifully

edge-to-edge display with an almost invisible

front snapper. The future is now.

Basil Kronfli, contributor

I WENT SKIING

AND GOT PAID

FOR IT

That makes me a

professional athlete,

right? Not quite. As a tech

journalist, I’m used to getting early access

to the latest gear – but then Stuff asked me

to take it up a mountain to test it. The peak

in question was the 3000m Mont de Péclet

near Val Thorens, in the French Alps, and

on the opening day of the 2019-20 season

I made fresh tracks all in the name of winter

sport tech. How many times did I fall on my

backside? Not saying.

Chris Haslam, contributor

I RELIVED SOME

TEENAGE CAR

MAG FANTASIES

I really wanted a Toyota Supra

when I was younger. Then

I got some insurance quotes

and readjusted my sights on a Vauxhall Nova.

Still, like the white guitar in Wayne’s World,

I knew that one day it would be mine... sort

of. You see, Toyota has brought back the

Supra, sweeping lines and all, so they lent

me one for a few days. Naturally the weather

was mostly biblical for the duration, but even

popping out for some Jaffa cakes made me

feel like a king.

James Day, Editor-in-Chief

Sports cars, skis, secret selfies and space-shoes

Making Stuff up

Editor-in-Chief

James Day

Hot Stuff Editor

Matt Tate

Online Editor

Natalya Paul

Contributors

Andrew Williams,

Craig Grannell,

Andrew Hayward,

Sam Kieldsen,

Tom Wiggins,

Tom Morgan,

Verity Burns,

Chris Rowlands,

Simon Lucas,

Basil Kronfli,

Leon Poultney,

Chris Haslam,

Kieran Alger,

Joe Svetlik,

Vikki Blake,

Alan Wen,

Jon Denton,

Richard Purvis,

Ross Presly

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