Year in review: top 10 audio acquisitions of 2024, as chosen by Wallpaper’s Jonathan Bell The best audio technology of 2024, from pocketable earbuds to room-filling speakers Wallpaper · Dec 15, 2024
Apricorn Aegis NVX secure hard drive review Smaller than a smartphone, this secure hard drive features hardware-based 256-bit AES XTS encryption and a robust aluminium casing to prevent brute force attacks. A large keypad enables PIN access, while advanced options for an admin and a user make it perfect for personal and business use. TechRadar · Dec 15, 2024
“Meticulously crafted analogue and digital circuits all curated from the ground up for bass-centric tonal expansion”: Fender unveils the Bassman effects line – 5 pedalboard essentials for bassists There's overdrive, fuzz, compression, delay and reverb, all in a road-worthy aluminium enclosure, all at an affordable $119 price point MusicRadar · Dec 10, 2024
Netac ZX20L portable SSD review The ZX20LR is a compact portable SSD that offers everything you want from portable storage. Firstly, it packs in the capacity, with 2TB in our test sample, and then it offers ultra-fast transfer speeds of around 2000 MB per second, which is fast enough for both video and image editing.… TechRadar · Dec 6, 2024
Apple's rumoured iPhone 17 Pro design makes no sense Talk about a downgrade. Creative Bloq · Dec 3, 2024
Bang & Olufsen's luxurious, high-end wireless earbuds promise transparent sound and the company's "best ANC technology" ever Bang & Olufsen has introduced its latest pair of luxury wireless earbuds, the chic and stylish Beoplay Eleven. What Hi-Fi? · Nov 27, 2024
iPhone 17 Pro will reportedly take a big step backwards on this major design feature The first major iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max leak suggests a surprising change of plan for Apple's most premium phones. T3 · Nov 26, 2024
Michell Gyro SE / Cusis S Michell’s Gyro SE turntable delivers an elegant, involving performance, with impressive insight, cohesion and clarity and superb build quality. What Hi-Fi? · Nov 20, 2024
“Could this be one of the most unique and musically inspiring electric guitars we’ve ever encountered?” Powers Electric A-Type review Originally launched in early 2023, the Powers Electric A-Type is that rarest of things in guitar design: a true original Guitar World · Nov 18, 2024
Jaguar Land Rover says aluminium shortages dragging on profits The Coventry-based luxury carmaker said the problems were temporary but had led to a 10% drop in profits. Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2024
Best router tables in 2024, tried and tested for performance and precision Wood-wrangler Stuart Pritchard turns his hand away from turning and to the equally exacting art of routing… Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2024
Ruark Audio and Revo give the CD player revival a fresh spin Ruark Audio’s new R-CD100 and the Revo SuperCD are joined by two more quirky devices to revive those classic discs Wallpaper · Oct 31, 2024
KEF Q Concerto Meta The Q Concerto Meta may pay homage to a KEF great of the past, but it delivers a forward-looking performance that challenges the best at the price. What Hi-Fi? · Oct 30, 2024
FiiO FH19 review: wired earbuds that push the boat out so far, it's basically lost at sea The FiiO FH19 go all out in specification, engineering and materials to create wired earbuds that sound the right notes. TechRadar · Oct 27, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2024 Don’t throw it out! Five hard-to-recycle items that you can actually recycle Whether it’s pens, coffee pods or blister packs, recycling solutions do exist – they’re just not in your kerbside bin
The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2024 Zero-carbon beer is a myth: how to make brewing greener The dirty little secret of brewing is that it uses heat, water and fossil fuels. Here’s how some craft brewers have been tackling the problem
MusicRadar · Oct 15, 2024 “It’s designed to push boundaries and redefine what a Fender guitar can be”: Fender unveils the American Ultra II, US-made classic models revamped for high-performance feel and tone The American Ultra II series features all-new pickups, compound radius fingerboards, premium components, fresh finishes and Fender’s “fastest-playing necks” as standard
AAP · Oct 9, 2024 Rio Tinto to acquire Arcadium Lithium for $10 billion Rio Tinto will pay a 90 per cent premium to acquire Arcadium Lithium, adding lithium to its aluminium and copper operations.
Wallpaper · Oct 8, 2024 Bang & Olufsen brings the noise with its second audio-visual collaboration with Ferrari The new Ferrari Edition collection of components from Bang & Olufsen includes speakers, a soundbar and a Beovision Theatre TV
T3 · Oct 5, 2024 Apple Watch Series 10 review: Slimmer, sleeker, but familiar ground Apple’s latest wearable offers subtle upgrades for those who demand the latest
Woman & Home · Sep 28, 2024 The Google Pixel Watch 3 is the Fitbit alternative I've been waiting for - here's why The Google Pixel Watch 3 is the perfect Fitbit alternative for those who want more from their fitness tracker. Here, Health Editor Grace Walsh reviews.
Wallpaper · Sep 17, 2024 Inside Bulgari and Fender’s unexpected watch collaboration The Bulgari Aluminium GMT x Fender Limited Edition watch nods to the designs of the luxury house and the guitar brand, and is accompanied by a Stratocaster
T3 · Sep 12, 2024 Apple Watch Series 10 vs Series 9: The complete comparison Bigger, brighter, better? We compare the Apple Watch Series 9 and Series 10
Wallpaper · Sep 10, 2024 'To My Ships' is a new personal care brand with a clean conscience We interview founder Daniel Bense and designers Formafantasma to hear how the brand came to life
The Conversation · Sep 1, 2024 Aluminium foil that can clean water: we’ve developed a coating which attracts and traps dangerous microbes More than 2 billion people around the world do not have access to safe, uncontaminated drinking water. Around 418 million of them live in African countries.