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ACE OF BASS Sonos Ace

Sonos' first-ever headphones are here, offering comfort and quality that crushes the competition

BRAWNY vs BRAINY BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS

Soundtrack your summer's beach parties, barbecues, picnics and garden gatherings with a sturdy, sweet-sounding nomadic speaker

NEXT GEN LAPTOPS

Need an AI wingman? CoPilot Plus laptops have hardware and software made to make your life a bit easier, with artificial intelligence

GET ACTIVE

Fitbit's premium tracker has Google Maps, Google Wallet and controls for YouTube Music, but it's the fitness features that are the big draw here.

JLAB HEAR OTC

The democratisation of hearing aid tech is no bad thing. It's a trend we're seeing more and more in the market as highly affordable ANC chipsets are being put to work supercharging their transparency modes and offering help to those with hearing loss.

EVERCADE ALPHA

What might be most impressive about Evercade's offerings thus far is not the emulated games - we're pretty sure a washing machine could have a stab at running classic NES titles these days - but the effort the company has put in to replicate the tactile sensations of retro gaming with cartridges and controllers that really meet the brief.

COROS DURA

Coros, by day, makes very good fitness watches. By night, and we say this because the company is being very coy about the actual looks and specs of the Dura, it apparently makes cycling computers.

DAYLIGHT DC-1

Another e-paper computer/tablet hybrid, something which is not entirely remarkable (wordplay intended) in 2024.

ACER SPATIALLABS EYES

The logical next step of Acer's hugely interesting Spatial Labs series of glasses-free 3D devices is here in the form of a camera which, like the screens and laptops already in the line, gives us slight Nintendo 3DS vibes.

MCLAREN EXTREME 600

Naturally, the announcement that McLaren would be launching a range of battery-assisted mountain bikes led us to assume that they'd actually be coming from Lavoie, the scooter making subsidiary of McLaren's Applied division.

LEICA D-LUX 8

It's a Leica camera. We don't really need to say much more. But if we didn't mention that this is possibly the best compact camera that 2024 is going to see, you'd rightly accuse us of dereliction of duty.

PORSCHE 911 CARRERA GTS

Porsche's battery-only Cayman, Taycan and Maycan have each knocked it out of the park, but VW's most accessible sporty marque hasn't abandoned the internal combustion engine just yet.

ASUS TUF GAMING A14

Oh, that's just fine, Asus. No problem. You go ahead and drop a new entry in the affordable TUF range, and make it about as close to a Macbook killer as Windows machines get. Slap a 'Gaming' badge on it, why not?

TRACK STAR Sennheiser Momentum Sport

Immersing you in superior audio while monitoring your vital stats on-the-go, these buds are where superb sound and fitness tech converge

GAME CHANGER Alienware M16 R2

The 2024 16-inch Alienware is a mega gaming laptop, but can also be a high-power laptop for other tasks too

DIZZYING HEIGHTS Samsung HW-Q990D

Samsung's 2024 flagship soundbar delivers an immense spatial audio experience, no compromise

BRIGHT HUB Amazon Echo Hub

Making running your smart home easier and more streamlined, is Amazon’s control panel the best smart home hub you can buy?

BUD WISER Nothing Ear

These wireless earbuds pack style and function into a neat little package

QUANTUM LEAP Samsung S95D

The zenith of OLED performance, Samsung's champion QD-OLED TV delivers a next-level picture

WONDERFUL WATCHES

Stunning timepieces that should be good for a lifetime

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO...Smartphone photography

Who needs a bulky camera to take great shots? High-end smartphones put the power in your pocket - so long as you know how to get the best out of them

WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER

From cutting-edge hardware to better control of home network, here are all the ways can help you be more productive while at work tech

OUTDOOR UPGRADES

It's time to get outside, and it's come not a moment too soon. Here is the tech that will make your time in the open air both fun and rewarding

CASE STUDY - Sennheiser Accentum Plus

The Accentum Plus rounds out Sennheiser's over-ear offering nicely by filling a gap in the audio-maker's line-up

FALSE HEIGHT - Samsung HW-Q600C

This bar-and-sub combo delivers big and bassy sound, but it's not the best when delivering height for Dolby Atmos

A BIG DELL - Dell XPS 16

Dell's latest 16-inch XPS is a sensational Windows laptop - if you're willing to sacrifice some portability for that extra size

NOTHING COMPARES - Nothing Phone (2a)

Nothing's mid-range handset, the Phone (2a), is here to bring Android fans a dose of affordable cheer

M3 CHEERS - MacBook Air M3 13-inch

With its added M3 power, the latest 13-inch MacBook Air is an ideal portable laptop

Smart rings

Smaller and subtler than smartwatches, these nifty innovations can offer fulsome health advice - here we slip on three leading models

FIVE THINGS THAT MADE MY BUSINESS SOAR

Bobby Thandi shares his tips for building a thriving tech business