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Can HMD’s Better Phone Project shift the dial on excessive smartphone use?
Human Mobile Devices wants to explore ways to diffuse the digital deluge affecting young people’s mental health, and it’s looking for everyone’s help
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Watch Steve Jobs give a keynote at the 1983 International Design Conference in Aspen
The latest publication from The Steve Jobs Archive captures Apple’s co-founder giving a typically iconoclastic performance to a 1980s audience of design
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The new HMD Skyline is a repairable smartphone that won’t rule your life
Human Mobile Devices has pulled out all the stops to ensure its flagship HMD Skyline can not only be easily repaired, but helps divert you from doom-scrolling
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The new Beats Pill: exclusive interview with Apple’s Oliver Schusser
Oliver Schusser, an Apple Vice-President, is in town to talk Pills, thrills and heartaches. We sat down to explore the Beats portable music strategy
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Analogue Pocket Aluminum Editions: the cult video gaming console shows its new metal
The strictly limited-edition Analogue Pocket Aluminum Editions bring high-quality materials to Analogue’s elegant combination of hardware and software design
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Moog’s mood-altering Labyrinth and five more new synthesizers and sound tools
Explore soundscapes and ambient realms with these new synthesizers and other desktop composition tools for shaping all forms of audio
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Radio alarm clocks round-up: wake up to these clever bedside companions
Our selection of the best new radio alarm clocks, from smart speakers to compact DAB boxes and more
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CMF by Nothing launches its first phone, and an update of its talented smartwatch
The new CMF Phone 1 is joined by next-generation versions of its CMF Buds Pro 2 and the excellent CMF Watch Pro 2
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FiiO’s new transparent CP13 cassette player gives tape fans clear options
The FiiO CP13 and the ongoing good work of We Are Rewind: two new portable cassette players to compare
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Is Google’s Gemini AI the best way of getting the most out of our machines?
From summaries to lists of suntan lotion and swimsuits, Google reckons Gemini can save us all time and effort. We dig into new uses for AI
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Swedish audio brand Nocs announces a sleek new speaker, the Monolith Aluminium
The Nocs Monolith Aluminium, compact, classically simple and fully repairable, is a wireless speaker for minimalist audiophiles
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The latest portable tech for boosting productivity out on the road
Nine new gadgets for agile workers to get out and about with, from pocket projectors to slimline keyboards, charge blocks and more
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From Tangerine Dream to cult PlayStation hits, eight books chronicling the art of noise and play
We explore eight titles that get under the skin of music history, technological evolution and the art and experience of digital culture
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New Pentax 17 35mm camera heralds the return of film, with a twist
Pentax’s new half-frame model, the Pentax 17, is a welcome comeback for the high-end film camera
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San Diego-based audio specialists Wrensilva update their elegant Record Consoles
With new materials, upgraded electronics and input from three industry greats, the new Wrensilva Standard and M1 Record Consoles are the ultimate in audiophile furniture
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New Light Phone III is all retro-simplicity to soothe your over-laden mind
The Light Phone III – a smart device for those disaffected by data collection and endless diversions – is designed to let you get back to real life
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Apple Intelligence has landed, giving Siri the ChatGPT treatment and adding new AI-powered features and functions
Apple’s 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference marked the debut of Apple Intelligence, the company’s long-awaited riposte to Silicon Valley’s current AI obsession
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20 of the best CD players as the compact disc comeback continues
We expand our guide to the best compact disc players with a fresh selection of good looking and great sounding models
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Nothing's first limited edition smartphone is 'a story of colour'
The Nothing Phone (2a) Special Edition gets back to basics with a simple primary colour scheme to accentuate Nothing’s different design approach
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Leica’s D-Lux 8 continues a long tradition of simple, streamlined point and shoot cameras
The long-running D-Lux series is Leica’s nod to ‘entry level’ technology. The latest D-Lux 8 updates the lens, body and software of this high-quality pocket camera
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Cast aluminium speaker is a tower of sound by Tom Fereday
Industrial designer Tom Fereday and bespoke speaker maker Pitt & Giblin create the monolithic Cast from aluminium and high-end components
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Openhagen’s elegant projector splices modern design with high-definition tech
Danish maker Openhagen’s LightBoks brings wood and warmth to the multimedia projector market, proposing a device that looks just as good when it’s not in use
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Torment Nexus or social revolution? Google’s I/O 2024 was all about AI integration
We sift through the revelations and revolutions from Google’s I/O conference, where its Gemini AI model was pushed to the fore for searching and making. The future is how you find stuff, and Google thinks it has the answer to everything
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Dyson masters the mop: new WashG1 powers into home cleaning
As he launches the Dyson WashG1, Sir James Dyson talks to Wallpaper* about the new ‘wet cleaning’ device, the stumbling blocks on the road to a circular economy, and the shape of things to come
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The Google Pixel 8a is an AI-driven ‘beginner’s smartphone’ that eclipses its pricier rivals
We get our hands on Google’s latest device, the mid-range Pixel 8a, a stripped-down smartphone that still packs an excellent camera, solid hardware and an AI-powered software punch
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SFMOMA’s new exhibition explores the design, craft and art of noise
'Art of Noise' digs into San Francisco MOMA’s visual archives and collections to bring together audio objects and installations from around the world
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Huawei exhibition celebrates the power of smartphone photography
Huawei XMAGE, the smartphone innovator’s mobile imaging arm, curates a photography exhibition that highlights the creative power of its technology
