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The Best Inventions of 2024

A Robot for Lash Extensions

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Top-Tier Skincare

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Medically-Backed Anti-Aging Serum

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Smoothing Split Ends

Keratin has been part of hair care routines since Brazilians popularized use of the smoothing protein. But the time-consuming treatment process is a short-term solution. "We created Virtue’s Damage Reverse Serum to actually reverse and...

By Ashley Mateo

Advanced Ear Protection

Around 22 million Americans are exposed to loud noises during the workday. Ear protectors help, but block out conversations, too. To address that issue, 3M has developed the world’s first self-charging protective communications headset, the...

By Chris Stokel-Walker

Improving Hybrid Meetings

Imagine a conference room with a dozen people, plus more joining remotely on a video call. It’s awkward. Eye contact is tough and if you’re on video, it’s hard to see everyone clearly. Logitech Sight...

By Jeff Wilser

An Expert Book Club

Want to discuss A Room with a View with Lena Dunham? Or hear Roxane Gay talking through Edith Wharton’s Age of Innocence? Now you can, thanks to publishing outfit Rebind. The company was founded by...

By Chris Stokel-Walker

Beaming the Internet

Worldwide, 2.6 billion people don’t have an internet connection. The mission of Taara, which sits within X, Alphabet’s moonshot factory, is to bridge that gap. Taara uses beams of light to transmit data between small...

By Chris Stokel-Walker

Motorizing Bicycles

Bimotal Elevate turns a pedal bike into an e-bike with just a cellphone-sized device. Toby Ricco developed the product so he could keep mountain biking after he recovered from tearing cartilage in his left knee....

By Chris Stokel-Walker

Goggle-Free Immersion

Brelyon’s Ultra Reality desktop monitor projects an immersive 122-inch image that provides a 110-degree field of view—similar to virtual reality, but without the goggles. The eye-popping system works by changing the optical depth of an...

By Chris Stokel-Walker

A Fully Motorized Tripod

Kadir Köymen, the founder and CEO of Turkey-based Edelkrone, was a frustrated filmmaker. Frustrated because tripods, which require that you manually adjust each leg, one at a time, slowed down his process. “I wanted a...

By Chris Stokel-Walker

The Slimmest Foldable Phone

Despite the growing number of foldable smartphones on the market, they’re still too bulky for many consumers. China-based electronics company Honor appears to have cracked the code with the Magic V3, the world’s thinnest foldable...

By Jared Lindzon

A Tri-Fold Smartphone

In September, Chinese smartphone maker Huawei one-upped its global competitors, becoming the first company to bring a triple-screen foldable phone to market. The Mate XT Ultimate Design, which is currently only available in China, boasts...

By Chris Stokel-Walker

A Safer Tool for Tinkerers

“Solder is the glue of the modern age,” says Kyle Wiens, co-founder and CEO of repair manual website iFixit. But many people are worried about using soldering irons to fix their personal tech—for good reason....

By Chris Stokel-Walker

Action Camera Extraordinaire

The very best content creators film themselves from multiple angles for variety’s sake. But what if you can’t afford a crew with expensive cameras to follow you around all day? China-based Insta360’s X4 is like...

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A Transparent TV

“Today’s consumers are looking for new ways to style their living spaces without having a monstrous black screen dominate the room,” says Baik Seon-pill, head of LG’s home entertainment company product planning division. The LG...

By Chris Stokel-Walker

Everything in Ultra-High-Def

Old classics shown in standard- or high-definition can look not so great on today’s ultra-high definition televisions. So Samsung is putting AI to the task in its Neo QLED 8K TV, also called the QN900D....

By Chris Stokel-Walker

Elevating Smartphone Filmmaking

Chinese tech company Tilta has been involved in the film industry for more than a decade. But the industry—and Tilta—are changing thanks to the rise of TikTok and Instagram Reels. The firm’s Khronos iPhone case...

By Chris Stokel-Walker

Simpler Cycling

Bike pedals have trade offs. Many clip-in pedals provide “float,” meaning they have some wiggle room side-to-side, which is gentler on your knees. The downside is that you need special shoes and your feet are...

By Jeff Wilser
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