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[Gearbest Technology]As time passed quietly in 2024, the innovation engine in the technology industry is still running at full speed, and it is constantly outputting impressive new products. Against this background, the well-known foreign media “TechRadar” carefully selected a series of the best technology products so far in 2024. These products span multiple popular fields such as smartphones, smart homes, and audio equipment.
High-end portable cameras—Fuji X100VI
Following the craze caused by the Fuji X100V on the Douyin platform, its successor, Fuji X100VI, was officially released in February this year. The pre-sale stage quickly broke the record. The market’s supply and demand have continued to this day. There has been a fierce scene in China where 800,000 people competed to buy only 80 cameras. Its popularity is astonishing and can be called a “abstract”-level rush to buy. For a time, both domestic photography fans and international photography enthusiasts were discussing how to buy this hot camera.
The charm of the Fuji X100VI is by no means limited to its retro and exquisite appearance design. The camera brings a major upgrade in all directions: it is equipped with the best 40-megapixel sensor in its class, supports 6.2K video recording, has built-in Image Stabilization System (IBIS) for the first time, and is equipped with Fuji’s most powerful autofocus system ever. The integration of these cutting-edge technologies has enabled the X100VI to reach a new level in image quality, video capabilities and shooting stability.
While maintaining similar weight and size to the X100V (perhaps a slight increase), the X100V has successfully integrated into the IBIS system, which is undoubtedly a huge technological breakthrough.
The most creative mobile phone design- Motorola Razr 2024
Although the glory of the annual flagship mobile phone is often left to bloom in the second half of the year, Motorola has ignited the enthusiasm of the market in advance with the stunning debut of Motorola Razr 2024. This phone is not only a tribute to the 20th anniversary of the original Razr’s flip phone trend, but also a big step for Motorola in terms of durability and camera performance.
Razr 2024 and Razr Plus 2024 both achieve breakthroughs in waterproof performance, allowing users to use it with peace of mind in any environment. Its colorful appearance and powerful external screen can smoothly run various popular applications, making this flip-folding screen mobile phone a unique landscape in the field of communications.
The best AI wearable device – Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses
Although Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses were released at the end of last year, a major update to Meta AI in April this year undoubtedly injected new vitality into it. This glasses not only retain the original video recording, photography and music playback functions, but also realizes in-depth interaction with the Meta AI robot, like a pair of smart sunglasses with built-in ChatGPT.
The “Looking and Asking” function is particularly eye-catching. It allows glasses to capture the scene before the eyes and provides AI with rich contextual information, thereby realizing a variety of practical functions such as landmark recognition, translation, and recipe recommendation. Despite occasional flaws in AI aid, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are undoubtedly one of the most innovative AI wearables on the market today, and even when not in use, it is a trend-setting fashion accessory.
Detonate the party carnival – Bose SoundLink Max
In the highly competitive Bluetooth speaker market, the Bose SoundLink Max stands out with its outstanding sound quality and powerful features. Although it is expensive and weighs more than 2 kilograms, Bose’s pursuit and persistence in sound quality make SoundLink Max the first choice for users who pursue high-quality music experience.
This speaker not only supports USB-C charging output, but can charge your phone in emergencies, but also displays amazing volume and low frequency shock in outdoor environments. At the same time, the elegant appearance design, delicate sound quality performance and support for aptX Adaptive codec have made Bose SoundLink Max a rare music playback artifact.
Top portable 4K projector-LG CineBeam Q
In the portable projector market, the LG CineBeam Q stands out with its extraordinary design – abandoning the common cheap plastic shells in favor of a compelling aluminum body and cleverly blending a rotatable metal handle/hold design for extraordinary quality. What’s more remarkable is that it is equipped with 4K ultra-high definition resolution, far exceeding the many similar products on the market that only supports 1080p (high definition).
The LG CineBeam Q projector displays amazing bright images and precise colors in filmmaker mode, adding more professionalism and delicacy to the viewing experience. In addition, it is equipped with the same webOS smart TV platform as LG TV, allowing users to easily access many popular streaming applications such as Disney Plus, Prime Video, Netflix, Apple TV Plus, YouTube, etc. Although the price is relatively high, as people often say, it is always worth the investment in pursuit of excellent quality and experience.
OnePlus Watch 2
There are two reasons why OnePlus Watch 2 has attracted much attention: First, compared with previous generation products, it has achieved a qualitative leap in performance and experience, successfully ranked among the top of the best smart watch list, and even surpassed the former leader Ticwatch Pro 5.
Second, the OnePlus Watch 2 has made breakthrough progress in battery life, thanks to its innovative dual-operating system design. In smartwatch mode, it can run a more simplified RTOS system with the low-power BES2700BP chip, thus achieving a battery life of up to 100 hours, an unprecedented feat in the entire smartwatch field. When users need more comprehensive Wear OS functions, the Snapdragon W5 chip with more powerful performance will intervene in time to ensure smooth and efficient user experience.
The most powerful tablet ever – iPad Pro (M4)
The new iPad Pro is first launched with Apple’s self-developed M4 chip, which can be said to be the most powerful tablet on the market. The M4 is built with a 3nm process, equipped with 10 core CPUs, with 4 performance cores + 6 energy efficiency cores, and the CPU performance is 50% higher than that of M2. At the same time, a new display engine is also introduced, equipped with a 10-core GPU, which is 4 times faster than the M2. In addition, there is a 16-core neural network engine with a computing power of 38 trillion times per second.
The iPad Pro is also equipped with graphite heat dissipation material, and the Apple logo is made of copper, which improves heat dissipation performance by 20%. Officials say that the new iPad Pro is 4 times faster than the previous iPad Pro equipped with M2 and 10 times faster than the first-generation iPad Pro.
In addition, iPad Pro adopts a new dual-layer series OLED structure, with a global maximum brightness of 1100nit and a local excitation of 1600nit for HDR content. Apple calls it “Ultra Retina XDR”.
The top companion for games and videos – Samsung HW-Q990D echo wall
As an upgraded version of HW-Q990C, the biggest improvement of Samsung HW-Q990D supports HDMI 2.1 pass-through, which includes two sets of HDMI 2.1 input interfaces, with a bandwidth of 40Gbps, and supports up to 8K60Hz HDR and 4K 120Hz 10bit HDR (RGB/Ycbcr 4:4:4) video pass-through. It also supports the transmission of video features such as 120Hz Dolby Vision game mode, VRR, ALLM, etc., allowing the complete video format of Xbox (40Gbps) and PS5 (32Gbps) to pass without restrictions, thus bidding farewell to the possible sound lag and format restrictions caused by TV eARC.
In addition, Samsung HW-Q990D integrates SmartThings Hub in system functions, which can act as a voice control hub for Samsung-branded smart homes. Another feature is the “private” function of the surround speaker. After opening, the echo wall body does not make any sound. All sounds are emitted from the surround speaker. Because it is closer to the user, it only needs a very small volume to be heard clearly, so that the overall volume will not disturb the family.
Linked ChatGPT—Nothing Ear (a)
In the field of wireless headphones, there are also two products that are difficult to choose this year. Friends with limited budgets may wish to pay attention to Nothing Ear (a) this small and exquisite headphone. Not only does it have a transparent charging case design, it also has excellent sound quality and solid noise reduction. What’s even more surprising is that this headset also innovatively adds the function of talking to ChatGPT, which can be achieved with just a touch of the headset handle.
Of course, if the budget is more affordable, the Cambridge Audio Melomania M100 is also worth considering. The headset was released in March and has won wide praise for its delicate sound quality, noise reduction far exceeding the same price, and ergonomic design. In particular, its built-in Matt Berry voice prompt function brings users a new auditory experience.
In general, both Nothing Ear (a) and Cambridge Audio Melomania M100 are the leaders in the field of wireless headphones this year. They have their own characteristics and are difficult to choose.
MacBook’s strong rival – Microsoft Surface Laptop 7
When reviewing the laptop market so far in 2024, it is not difficult to find that the MacBook Air (M3), which was originally regarded as the leader, faces strong challenges from the Windows camp. This situation has changed significantly as Windows 11 laptops equipped with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X chips come out one after another. With its similar advantages as Apple M3, these chips based on ARM architecture have shown extraordinary strength in performance and battery life, winning widespread attention from the market.
Among the numerous Windows 11 laptops, Microsoft’s own Surface Laptop 7 stands out with its outstanding performance and successfully ranked among the best laptops of 2024. This marks that after years of attempts and exploration, Microsoft has finally created a fine work that can compete with the MacBook. The Surface Laptop 7 not only performs well in performance, but also has impressive battery life, winning unanimous praise from the industry and consumers.
From a design perspective, Surface Laptop 7 is obviously deeply influenced by the design concept of MacBook. Its simple and elegant appearance fully proves that Windows laptops can also have a beauty comparable to Apple products. At the same time, Surface Laptop 7 also introduced artificial intelligence integration functions implemented through Copilot.
While competition may be even more intense with the upcoming release of the M4 MacBook, for now, the Surface Laptop 7 is undoubtedly one of the most recommended laptops this year.
Best OLED TV – Samsung S95D OLED
The brightness performance of Samsung S95D OLED has been significantly improved compared to the previous generation S95C, bringing users a more vivid and vivid visual experience. Its unique Glare Free OLED technology solves the problem of light reflection, allowing users to enjoy the fun of watching movies without interference in bright environments.
In addition, Samsung S95D OLED is equipped with an advanced NQ4 AI Gen2 processor. Through 4K AI image enhancement technology, the playback image can be improved to a level of nearly 4K image quality. At the same time, the S95D also has AI functions such as automatic depth of field enhancement, OLED brightness enhancement, AI audio and video tracking, automatic AI game optimization, intelligent sound control PRO and adaptive sound effects PRO.
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