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For ideas that inspire and technology that lasts, we find the things that combine beauty and style to make the most of your digital life
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Sonos sets its sights on new sonic horizons with the Era 100 and Era 300 smart speakers
The new Sonos Era speakers expand the company’s family of high-end streaming devices, as well as introducing Dolby Atmos and decreasing its carbon footprint
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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New earbuds to switch to, from high-end and polychromatic to eco-friendly
A fresh look at what’s new on the earbuds market, including earbuds by Sony, Bowers & Wilkins, Bang & Olufsen and more
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Flip phones make a comeback, from old-school revivals to sleek folding screens
As Mobile World Congress 2023 gives the tech industry its annual shake-up, we’ve rounded up the current crop of flip phones for minimally-minded users
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Two new coffee makers offer different design takes on your daily caffeine fix
Dongsuh's Breeze and Urban coffee makers are shaped by London design studio Layer; while Dutch brand Moccamaster brings new colour to the filter coffee maker
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Apple’s HomePod all-in-one solution for home audio just got smarter
The powerful second-generation Apple HomePod is a smart speaker that can read the room as well as recognise up to six different voices
By Pei-Ru Keh • Published
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Samsung’s Galaxy S23 and Book3 expand its ecosystem with speed and sophistication
Samsung’s new Galaxy S23 Ultra and Galaxy Book3 Ultra are designed to deliver a premium computing experience
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Seven new laptops offer power and portability to lust after
A clutch of cutting-edge new laptops was highlighted at CES 2023, bringing new form factors and technologies
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Compact Leica Cine 1 laser TV projector brings the brand into a new realm
The Leica Cine 1 is a sleek aluminium laser TV projector that brings a high-end lens and superlative sound to home cinema
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Wallpaper* wants… audio tech for one: five new ways to keep sound to yourself
From a roaming record player to a new device bearing the greatest name mobile music has ever known, five brilliant ways of keeping audio all to yourself
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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CES 2023: nine new devices to desire
Some of the best concepts and launches of CES 2023, from a folding e-scooter to customisable Playstation5 controls and a cute patrolling petbot
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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What Daisy did next: how Apple’s evolving team of de-manufacturing machines battles e-waste
Apple hopes that e-waste will become a thing of the past thanks to its Daisy family of specialist break-down robots that will transform old iPhones into raw materials
By Nick Compton • Published
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Year in review: top 10 tech stories of 2022, as selected by Wallpaper* technology editor Jonathan Bell
Wallpaper’s Jonathan Bell sets out his top 10 tech stories of 2022, from games consoles to cutting-edge virtual superstars
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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New Kindle Scribe crowns 15 years of evolution of Amazon’s e-reader
We review the latest and most sophisticated Kindle ever made, the Amazon Kindle Scribe, and look back over the device’s 15-year evolution and how it squares up to rivals like the reMarkable 2
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Thanks to Artificial Intelligence, is the writing on the wall for the creative professions?
New AI tools – such as writing bot ChatGPT and AI image generator DALL·E – are coming to transform reality. But can they write and illustrate Wallpaper*, asks Jonathan Bell?
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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We Are Rewind takes tape into the 21st century
We Are Rewind’s self-consciously retro Cassette Player is designed to tap into our ongoing obsession for analogue formats. Just the thing for your mixtape 2022?
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Nocs Monolith wireless speaker: a mighty sonic experience has arrived
Nocs puts its audio expertise into a single, supersized device, the Monolith wireless speaker
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Ikea and Sonos Symfonisk floor lamp speaker elevates sound and light
This slender Symfonisk floor lamp speaker, a collaboration between Sonos and Ikea, sounds as good as it looks
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Ten years of Microsoft Surface: the company’s design team on what comes next
The Microsoft Surface series is a well-established line of premium mobile devices. How are its designers continuing to innovate?
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Wallpaper* wants… ten best-designed wireless chargers for Apple devices
Looking to get rid of wires? Our top ten elegantly designed MagSafe-compatible wireless charging stations will help you find your way through the tangle
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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New book for star-crossed cartophiles chronicles the world’s space bases, big and small
Blast off: ‘The Atlas of Space Rocket Launch Sites’ offers a global photographic tour of gateways into orbit, both high profile and off the radar
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Minimoog Model D synthesiser: the analogue legend returns
Synth completists and collectors, as well as a new generation of avant-garde musicians, hail the return of Moog’s 1970 Minimoog Model D
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Motorola Razr 2022 invites you into the fold
The Motorola Razr 2022 is a fully featured smartphone that just happens to fit in any pocket. Has Motorola cracked the art of viable folding devices?
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Loewe Technology takes television design in a new direction with the Iconic
The new Loewe Iconic is an OLED TV featuring innovative materials, bold design, and a powerful sound system
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Microsoft goes William Morris: the Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition is now available
The Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition is a hybrid tablet and laptop embellished with a bespoke design
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Love Hultén’s eccentric electronics projects chronicled in new book
Works is a beautiful new book about the bespoke audio and visual creations of Swedish craftsman Love Hultén
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Devialet dives into the portable smart speaker market with its all-new Mania
French audio specialist Devialet explores the dark art of surround-sound portable audio with its new compact creation, the Mania
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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We should all be developers: Roger Zogolovitch on the work of Solidspace
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated