Top 10 gadgets and tech of 2024: year in review
Technology editor Jonathan Bell’s gadgets and tech of the year
| | Year in review: top 10 gadgets and tech of 2024, as selected by technology editor Jonathan BellFrom brilliant laser projectors to retro gaming, a Hello Kitty Stratocaster and fast-evolving AI, Wallpaper’s Jonathan Bell selects the most impactful launches and stories to appear on his finely tuned radar this year
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| | 01. Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker announces The Orchid synthesizer, a new songwriting toolTelepathic Instruments, co-founded by Kevin Parker and friends, announced its first product, The Orchid, a portable chord generator designed to be the ultimate inspiration machine |
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| | 02. Fender Hello Kitty Stratocaster marks 50 years of Sanrio’s finest cartoon catHello Kitty has turned 50, and Fender Japan is out to celebrate with guitars and new merchandise, including a revival of its cult Squier Hello Kitty Stratocaster |
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| | 03. Epson’s Mini Laser Projectors with Google TV make light work of home cinema
The Epson EF-22 is an ultra-compact, highly versatile laser projector that can fill a room with sound and images |
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| | 04. Openhagen’s elegant projector splices modern design with high-definition techDanish maker Openhagen’s LightBoks brings wood and warmth to the multimedia projector market, proposing a device that looks just as good when it’s not in use |
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| | 05. Apple’s Alan Dye and Molly Anderson discuss the design of Apple Watch Series 10‘The watch represents so many firsts for us,’ says Dye of this design with great swathes of screen real estate. Here’s what else is new |
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| | 06. Monument Valley at ten: the story of the most meticulous puzzle game ever createdIt’s ten years since Monument Valley became the must-have mobile game, with its intensively detailed levels and beautiful aesthetic and sound. We visited Ustwo Games to uncover its story and find out what happens next |
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| | 07. Old-school gamers can now revisit Nintendo’s classic era, courtesy of the new Analogue3DAnalogue’s new Analogue3D console is a faithful update of the original N64, with 4K upscaling and pixel-perfect emulation |
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| | 08. Is new writing tool BYOK a solution for perpetual procrastinators?Bring Your Own Keyboard and turn this compact LCD screen into an ultra-portable distraction-free writing device
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| | 09. Teenage Engineering EP-1320 will take you back to the Middle AgesThis beat-making machine inspired by the sounds and instruments of the medieval era is definitely and delightfully different |
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| | 10. Is Google’s Gemini AI the best way of getting the most out of our machines?From summaries to lists of suntan lotion and swimsuits, Google reckons Gemini could save us all time and effort. We dig into new uses for AI |
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