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2024 felt a lot like 1994.
Substitute AI for the internet and youll have a pretty good idea of where we are right now.
2024 was the year AI image and video generation went mainstream
AI has been everywhere this year, like it was in 2023, but even more so.
Is that a good thing?
That question makes no more sense than it would have if asked about the internet in 1994.
Apple was late to the AI party, but it made up for lost time with fun and innovative tools like Genmoji
And so it will be with AI.
Expect much more AI, and more of everything else, in 2025.
Until then, I hope youve enjoyed reading TechRadar in 2024, and have a happy New Year!
Circle to Search introduced millions of us to a new world of AI on our phones
When I first askedChatGPTto help me code and it failed miserably, I hesitated to return to the task.
Now Im glad I did.
ChatGPT, like other emerging systems, is now anincredibly effective coding assistant.
The XPS 13 (2024) is the latest iteration of Dell’s impressive laptop line
While most of the big AI platforms launched in 2023, 2024 was the year they became established.
Meta kept pushing AI to its various social media apps, and even added it to itsRay-Ban smart glasses.
I, for one, welcome our new AI overlords I just really hope they like us.
The Hisense U8N was one of several affordable mini-LED TVs that impressed us
We saw impressive new foldables fromSamsungandGoogle, while Huawei went one screen better withthe first mainstream tri-folding phone.
But this was AI’s year.
Look how far weve come!
We hailed the Meta Quest 3S as “the world’s best affordable VR headset”
This has made Qualcomm a major player in Windows world, challenging the two established titans Intel and AMD.
As for 2025, Im looking forward to seeing what Nvidia has in store.
At least,its taking over in our list of recommendations.
A spectacularly botched app rollout made 2024 a year to forget for Sonos)
Alas, it came, it saw, and it failed to conquer.
Lets start with the rise ofopen-ear headphones.
These werent new in 2024, but they suddenly became the hottest category this year.
The Fujifilm X100VI is a delight to shoot with, but good luck getting hold of one
Expect to see a lot more of these in 2025.
Speaking of open-ear buds, though, new AirPods arrived in two flavors.
Now we need a faller, and no one took a bigger tumble than Sonos.
Astro Bot dazzles on PS5 and PS5 Pro with eye-poppingly gorgeous visuals
By the time theSonos Arc Ultra soundbarcame out, it had barely clawed back any ground.
I found the highly anticipated retro camera a delight to shoot with at its Tokyo launch.
So what about 2025?
Samsung took the fight to Oura in 2024 with the Galaxy Ring
2025 could well be the year that dumb cameras win out over smart tech.
clocktook us all by surprise, and you might now be woken up by your favorite Nintendo characters.
That prediction has largely been borne out.
Inside Out 2 heralded a return to form for Pixar
to AI fitness coaches.
A WHOOP 5, anyone?
One important yet relatively slow-moving part of this story is the connectivity standardMatter.
A smart screen on your fridge? Samsung can’t imagine how we ever managed without them
Indeed, Matter continues to be something that matters, but only in the background.
Elsewhere, we’ve seen trends emerging in terms of user experiences.
