It was a vivid and great yr on the earth of shopper tech, more and more dominated by AI applied sciences and improvements in that vein.
Microsoft launched its Copilot+ PC initiative in partnership with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite processor, bringing fanless, battery-efficient laptops to the Home windows social gathering for the primary time. AI firms like OpenAI expanded their toolkit, forcing opponents from the likes of Google, xAI, and Fb to up the ante.
We had AR glasses from firms like XREAL enter the fray and begin to proliferate into the mainstream. Different manufacturers like ASUS iterated on innovation with dual-screen laptops, and we noticed accent makers of all styles and sizes refine tried and examined winners.
That brings us to this yr’s Home windows Central Tech Awards for 2024. In a completely unscientific vogue, our small however passionate workforce of tech connoisseurs pooled collectively our nominations throughout varied classes. Our favourite units and options that both launched or noticed a significant replace in 2024 have been eligible for nomination, after which we might choose the winners.
Under are the winners, our picks for the highest tech, equipment, instruments, software program, and massive innovators of 2024.
Tech Innovator of the 12 months
Microsoft Ecosystem Star of 2024
Finest Processor of 2024
Finest General Laptop computer of 2024
Finest Keyboard of 2024
Finest Pre-Constructed Gaming PC of 2024
Finest Mini PC of 2024
Finest Gaming Laptop computer of 2024
Finest Gaming Headset of 2024
Finest Tech Accent of 2024
Finest Monitor of 2024
Finest Gaming Enter of 2024
Finest Gaming {Hardware} of 2024
Finest Desktop All-in-One 2024
Finest Price range Laptop computer of 2024
Finest Enterprise Laptop computer of 2024
Finest Cellular App for Home windows Customers of 2024
Finest Home windows Characteristic of 2024
Finest Mouse of 2024
Finest Home windows PC app of 2024
And that is a wrap!
As we head into 2025, it appears doubtless that we will get one other yr dominated by AI. Robotics and drone tech are getting scarily life like, and paired with whispers of AGI advanced machine intelligence, 2025 might doubtlessly be a transformative yr if singularity hype is to be believed. Cloud computing will proceed to develop and develop alongside quantum computing enhancements. We might see the primary shoots of 6G commercialization and who is aware of what else. Maybe SpaceX will lastly put somebody on Mars.
For customers of the Microsoft ecosystem, PC gaming handhelds ought to get notably attention-grabbing subsequent yr. Microsoft may additionally start to tease new Xbox {hardware} alongside new Surface iterations and Copilot options. Microsoft is the worldwide chief in NVIDIA AI server tech acquisitions proper now, and it’s a must to assume they’ve one thing past quicker AI meme picture technology up their sleeves. It ought to show to be an attention-grabbing yr, regardless.
On behalf of all of us at Home windows Central, have an epic 2025 and an enormous spherical of applause to the groups that put collectively this yr’s large tech winners!
