10 Tech Gadgets To Make Your Life Easier In 2024

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The modern world is dominated by gadgets of all kinds. We walk around with tiny computers in our pockets that can do everything from making phone calls and taking photographs to accessing the internet and playing high-end video games. Meanwhile, our homes and workspaces are filled with smart devices and electronics that would baffle or amaze anyone from just a few decades ago, despite being a normal part of our everyday lives.

Many of these tech gadgets are designed specifically to make your life easier. Some aim to reduce the amount of time you spend on a task, while others make jobs more efficient and convenient than ever before. Tech companies are constantly looking to improve the lives of their customers, developing gadgets that are ever more advanced and able to simplify everything we do.

Of course, the sheer number of gadgets available means it can be difficult to make a decision about what type of tech is best for you. That’s where we are hoping we can help you by highlighting the very best appliances, devices, and products on the market, without overwhelming you with too many choices.

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Out of all the household chores that have to be done during the day, vacuuming is easily among the most tedious. Yet it is something you have to make sure gets done if you want a clean house. Thankfully, there are a number of options for those who don’t want to have to push around a vacuum cleaner every day. The most obvious is the Roomba, an iRobot product that popularized the automatic robot vacuum cleaner and made it a household word.

The Roomba undoubtedly helped to put robot vacuum cleaners on the map, but they were also expensive gadgets when they were first unveiled. This made them the type of product that only the well-off could afford. That’s no longer the case, and in recent years, robotic vacuums have become cheaper and far more advanced. At their core, robot vacuum cleaners are essentially devices that move around your home and automatically pick up dust or dirt. However, they are now capable of extra functions, like mopping, and will not only return back to their docking station to charge but will also empty their waste bags.

The Eureka J20 is an example of a robotic vacuum cleaner that can clean the floor and vacuum by utilizing a mopping system that includes a water tank and belt mop. Other products, like the Neabot NoMo N2, can detect different floor types and adjust their suction appropriately, as well as provide cleaning updates directly to your smartphone.

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Anyone who was listening to music regularly on an iPod or other MP3 player around ten years ago wouldn’t have thought that wireless headphones were just around the corner. The very idea of them would have been tantalizing, though, given the tendency for wires to tangle and prevent you from being fully mobile when exercising (or even just walking). In the last few years, technology has progressed to such an extent that the audio quality of wireless headphones is not all that different from their wired brethren, and prices are not as high as they once were.

For those who have yet to invest in a good pair of wireless earbuds, there has never been a better time — especially considering that the headphone jack on most smart devices is disappearing entirely. The only real problem with wireless headphones is the possibly overwhelming range of options available. If you want to avoid some common mistakes that people make, then you should go with a trusted brand such as Apple’s AirPods or Google’s Pixel Buds. These combine Bluetooth wireless technology with a range of other features, including access to virtual assistants such as Siri and Google Assistant.

The AirPods Pro 2 stand out in a crowded market as one of the best pairs of wireless earbuds. Along with Active Noise Cancellation and excellent audio performance, this gadget has a full frequency range and an extended battery life to keep you listening to music for up to six hours.

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Bathroom scales have never exactly been glamorous or high-tech. For many decades, the only real advancement was the fact that newer models were digital and came with an LCD screen that could switch between different units of measurement. Regardless of whether you had a mechanical or digital set of scales, the device did the same basic job of telling you how much you weighed when you stepped on it. As you might expect in the era of the smart home, even bathroom scales have seen upgrades to make them more useful.

No longer are these scales simple weight-measuring products. Now they incorporate all manner of additional measurements and readings to give you a rounded picture of your body metrics and health. This can range from determining your percentage of body fat by sending a tiny electrical signal through your feet to working out your BMI by allowing you to program your weight, age, and height.

The Body Scan device from Withings even goes one step further than that. Using a six-lead ECG, and other biosensors, it can measure the electrical signals in your heart to check for atrial fibrillation — a serious arrhythmic heart activity that could be a precursor to significant health problems. It can also measure nerve activity and sync data with a companion app to allow you to track all of your health data.

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Many people will already be aware of video doorbells, thanks to the success of the Amazon-owned Ring brand. These are convenient devices that allow you to see who is at your front door from anywhere with a live video feed that is fed directly to your smartphone and even communicate with them. They have arguably become one of the most popular gadgets of recent times, and there are many different types that you can get your hands on. Some companies have taken the idea further and created more advanced security gadgets that can help protect your home.

A good example of this is smart locks. As you might have guessed from the name, these are digital locks that replace traditional mechanical bolts and latches. Essentially, a smart lock acts as a combination of a video doorbell and a lock that can be operated with biometric sensors, a wireless keycard, or another smart device like your phone. That way, you can be sure that only you are able to access your home and you no longer have to worry about carrying a key with you.

Some models, like the Eufy S330 Video Smart Lock, are easy to install and calibrate, so you won’t have to spend a lot of money to fit it to your existing setup. Everything can also be controlled from a user-friendly companion app on your smartphone, and footage can either be streamed directly to other devices or saved locally to an SD card.

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Bluetooth trackers are not a new gadget. In fact, they have been around for more than a decade now, but have only recently become a product that people are generally aware of, thanks to Apple’s entry into the market with its AirTags. However, they are far from the only major player when it comes to Bluetooth trackers, with Tile being one of the most established and successful companies that make its own trackers.

Often tiny devices with long battery lives, Bluetooth trackers can stick or be attached to almost any imaginable object. Once you’ve done that and synced it with your smart device, you can locate said object from practically anywhere in the world. They are incredibly handy, especially for objects that people are likely to misplace such as keys, wallets, and bags. Most of them use Bluetooth for short-range location and utilize an entire network of connected devices for when the tracker is out of range of your own smart device.

AirTag and Tile are undoubtedly the two biggest names in the world of trackers, each offering its own set of benefits — and drawbacks. AirTags, for instance, only work within Apple’s own ecosystem, while Tile products are designed to work with a variety of operating systems and devices. Whichever one you choose, though, you’ll have better peace of mind knowing that you’ll be able to find anything that gets lost.

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There was a period when watches were only used to tell the time, or perhaps the date. Things are very different today, with the advancement of technology making smartwatches a popular and incredibly useful gadget. Over the last decade, dozens of manufacturers have released smartwatches of all kinds, giving users the opportunity to carry out many of the same functions they would do on a smartphone directly on their wrist.

Smartwatches come in a variety of forms. Some, like those offered by Fitbit and Garmin, are focused on health and