As 2025 approaches, we’re revisiting all… Reviews. Yes, everything we poked, prodded, and criticized this year. In addition to the inevitable smartphone and laptop upgrades (this has been a particularly strong year for Pixel smartphones, Apple continues to offer a premium phone experience with its professional iPhones), there are also impressive drones and It’s also the year of the camera, and Steve Dent has been busy.
Unfortunately, we can’t test everything. That’s why we strive to strike a balance between devices from proven companies that make things that people buy, and products and services that are quirky, engaging, and do something different. We’ve included the best gaming laptops of 2024 and Apple continues to do well with its Apple Silicone-powered MacBooks.
Oh, and I included the other side of the coin. Two of the worst products we tested. surprise! AI is heavily featured.
— Matt Smith
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The biggest technology stories you missed
More curved screen.
LG
LG just announced some new OLED monitors before CES 2025 begins in earnest. The new UltraGear GX9 series features a curved WOLED panel, webOS, and anti-glare, low-reflection coatings. The standout is the 45-inch 5K2K bendable screen, which LG says can move “from completely flat to a 900R curvature within seconds.”
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The entire series is coming to Disney+.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man harks back to Peter Parker’s early days as a high school superhero. The art leans towards classic comic book style, and the story itself seems to be a departure from the MCU version.
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This year’s “extreme weather” has caused droughts, wildfires, storms and floods.
2023 was the hottest year on record. Last year, we were on track to surpass that. Yay, guys. World Weather Attribution (WWA) explains how the past year’s record human-induced warming of 34.34 degrees Fahrenheit has contributed to “unrelenting heat waves, droughts, wildfires, storms, and floods.” released an annual “extreme weather” report showing what caused the The report documents 219 events in 2024 that meet “trigger criteria” to identify impactful weather events. In a related article, here are the best depressing games of 2024. It’s not a joke.
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