The best tech gadgets and gadgets of 2022

For most people, the iPhone 14 is the best new iPhone, especially if you have an iPhone 12 or older. Those willing to invest in a more significant upgrade should opt for the iPhone 14 Pro.

If Android is more your thing, the Galaxy S22 (or the larger S22+) is the way to go. These phones offer beautiful displays, long battery life, great cameras, and some of the best performance we’ve ever gotten from a smartphone. Plus, the phones look great with glass and metal and are available in four attractive colours.

If you’re looking to spend under $500, it doesn’t get much better than the Google Pixel 6a. This beautiful phone has the same fast Google Tensor processor as the more expensive Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, offers all-day battery life, and gives you a clean Android experience without annoying bloatware.

The Series 8 is a great upgrade for those still using the Series 4 Apple Watch or older, and a good choice for first-time smartwatch buyers. The Series 8 has a familiar feel with great performance, a beautiful design and many new features.

The Galaxy Watch 5 is the best Android smartwatch for most people, with long battery life, good performance, and tons of fitness tracking features.

The $199 Sony LinkBuds S offer great sound quality, powerful noise cancellation, and Sony’s truly intelligent Adaptive Sound Control that tailors performance to your surroundings. The LinkBuds S support LDAC hi-res audio, which is a good option for Android users, and they’re also available for iOS.

The Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds 2 offer the best noise cancellation in-ear headphones can offer, along with great sound quality, so if you want to escape the world around you while traveling, at the office, or at home without resorting to large circumaural headphones, this is the way to go.

The Shokz OpenRun Pro bone conduction headphones don’t sound as good as sealed earbuds like the Beats Fit Pro, but we like them for running and hiking because they let you hear your surroundings as clearly as if you weren’t wearing them at all.

The Sony WH-1000XM5 improves on the XM4 with a smarter design and a refined noise-cancelling microphone—it’s the best over-ear Bluetooth headset you can buy right now. XM4 owners have little reason to upgrade, but for everyone else, the XM5 is a worthwhile high-end headphone.

The latest update to Bowers & Wilkins’ Bluetooth flagship offers superior sound quality and a great build quality that should appeal to those looking for sound quality above all else in their wireless headphones.

The 1More SonoFlow Wireless Over-Ear Headphones have better sound quality and noise-cancellation than the less expensive headphones we’ve tested. If you want all these features on a budget, look no further.

The MacBook Air M2 is the best Apple laptop for most people, perfect for everyday multitasking and capable of handling heavy gaming and video editing. It’s the fastest laptop you can buy for your money, and it’s an especially big upgrade if you’re using an Intel-powered Mac.

The best Windows laptop you can buy, the Dell XPS 13 offers a stunning display, great keyboard, and long battery life in an attractive, smart design that’s easy to take anywhere.

The iPad Pro M2 is the best tablet out there for serious creatives who want the power of a laptop and the flexibility of a touchscreen. It’s one of the most powerful machines we’ve tested, beating every tablet and some laptops we’ve tested.

The Galaxy Tab S8+ impresses with a vibrant, crisp display that’s perfect for gaming and powerful enough for nearly anything from drawing to video calling. It works with other Samsung Galaxy products.

The latest Amazon Fire 7 tablet is an affordable option for kids or anyone who needs a compact device for reading and watching shows. It’s perfect if you need extra equipment at home, or while traveling in your car or on vacation.

The Valve Index is a phenomenal audio/video package for a PC-based VR headset that benefits from its excellent “joint” controllers and a ton of great software on SteamVR. It certainly helps that the excellent Half-Life: Alyx is included for free.

PC gamers who are put off by the higher prices of the Valve Index and HTC Vive Pro 2 and want something more powerful than the Meta Quest 2 should try HP’s Reverb G2. Expect easier setup than other PC options, as well as an impressively high per-eye resolution.

The original PSVR is a good option for PS4 and PS5 owners looking to get into VR until PlayStation VR 2 arrives in 2023. From an impressive selection of first-party games to a handy Movie Mode for playing non-VR games and movies in a theater-like setting, there’s a lot to like about this headset.

With a high resolution of 2448 x 2448 per eye and a very comfortable design, the HTC Vive Pro 2 is a worthy option for those with deep pockets. Unlike its PC-based rivals, the Vive Pro 2 offers add-ons like body tracking and wireless capabilities — if you’re willing to pay extra.

With an incredible picture and fast performance, this ultrawide OLED from Dell offers the fastest response time in our tests and should satisfy any gamer looking for an immersive experience.