Cutting-edge tech has never been as accessible to the man on the street. Gone are the days of tinny wired headphones, clunky step-counters and overpriced juicers. In 2024, you can 3D print from your bedside table, cook a Neapolitan-style pizza at 450°C on your kitchen counter, and defy ageing from your sofa with an LED face mask.
Over the past year, our team of editors and writers have been testing out the very best next-gen tools, toys and gadgets for working, sweating and relaxing better. From smartwatches to smart guitars to headphones to turntables, welcome to the 2024 instalment of the Men's Health Tech Awards.
Work
Breeze through any task, whatever direction your work day takes, with the help of top-tier active noise cancellation, screen extenders and the ultimate WFH flex: a state-of-the-art air purifier.
Beyond the Mars-ready good looks, this futuristic air purifier scrubs every cubic inch of breathable air in your home office. Gases, odours, allergens, toxic particles, formaldehyde and more – all gone using Dyson’s largest filtration system ever.
Stream films, keep tabs on your socials and stay connected – all on a svelte, 11-inch tablet with a slick charging dock that doubles as a speaker.
Two screens are better than one, but three are better still. Best of all, they fold up with your laptop into a compact, take-anywhere package.
Buying things is so 2023. Now it’s about making them. Anker’s compact M5C is simple enough for 3D-printing noobs, yet powerful enough for pros who demand lightning-fast creation of their latest projects.
Flip phones are back. This Samsung is super versatile, with a cover screen that lets you text, frame selfies, answer calls and loads more without opening the phone.
Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless Headphones
Adaptive noise-cancelling takes you from total block-out to full awareness at a touch, while the 60-hour battery life will power you through long workdays.
Relax
Perfect your home pizza recipe, brew barista-worthy coffees, and chill out to your favourite songs with these weekend wind-down tools. You've earned it.
Can’t stand the aural assault of your iPhone alarm? This sunrise alarm gradually increases from soft red light through to bright yellow, with seven sounds from birdsong to ocean waves.
This electric outdoor-indoor oven is great for the garden but compact enough to fit on your kitchen counter. It’s easy to use and clean, bakes perfect pizza in 90 seconds and has a built-in timer and temperature controls.
With a touchscreen interface, this techy but user-friendly machine preps everything from espressos to flat whites, and even knows how to froth plant-based milks properly. If you have a daily coffee shop habit, it will pay for itself in a year.
Audio-Technica Sound Burger Portable Bluetooth Turntable
It’s the ultimate in go-anywhere turntable audio. The unique retro-modern design combines Bluetooth and USB charging and plays both 33 and 45 records.
Choose from 16 million-plus colours and dimmability from 1% to 100% to create the ambience you want with this LED lamp you can control via an app. Stand it up, flip it or lie it on its side – your call.
Sweat
Nothing inspires a workout like new kit. Take your training to new heights and break a sweat in style with some of our favourite fitness releases from the past year.
Part of a partnership between Google and Fitbit, this feature-packed watch provides real-time workout feedback, stress-management tips and uses Google AI for advanced heart-rate tracking.
With a unique string pattern and graphite frame, this racket is purpose-built to deliver controlled power and blistering spin. Plant-based materials add a dash of eco-consciousness to the game.
The fold-down heel takes this shoe from training to recovery mode without missing a beat. The breathable upper and plush cushioning boost the comfort.
Sweat- and water-resistant with quick charging, high-quality audio and active noise-cancelling. Handy when the gym’s playlist isn’t up to standard…
Train hard, track harder. The Pace 3 is built for serious athletes who want an accurate heart monitor and SpO² sensor in a lightweight, low-profile design that can run for weeks.
Play
As the proverb goes, 'all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy'. Inject some fun into your weekly routine and make dull evenings in a thing of the past with these bachelor-esque gadgets.
Meet Sonos’s most powerful portable Bluetooth and wifi speaker. With a drop- and water-resistant shell and 24 hours of battery life, it’s ready to go wherever you are.
Weighing only 35g and with stunning 2.7K video capture and video stabilisation, this tiny action camera is up for any adventure. Clip it, stick it or mount it to nearly anything.
Upgrade your acoustic and electric jam sessions. This smart carbon-fibre, weatherproof guitar offers the best of both worlds, and the multi-touch display lets you mix, loop and add effects on the fly.
Swing, analyse, repeat, improve. Dual cameras create slo-mo gifs of your swing, showing how and where you strike the ball, while shot-tracer tech tracks its arc.
Sleek and streamlined – the all-new Xbox Series S is 2024’s best value in gaming. Get blazing-fast load times, 120fps gameplay and instant access to all the top Game Pass content with this ultra-compact console.
Grooming
Want better skin, a smoother shave and cleaner teeth? These new gadgets deliver quicker, more effective (and even hands-free) solutions to your biggest grooming problems. Welcome to the future.
Use this vibrating silicone brush to exfoliate rough and dry patches, dispatch dead skin cells and deep-clean pores to help control and prevent body breakouts.
Ziip Halo Facial Toning Device
This rechargeable, soap-bar-sized muscle stimulator lifts and tones your face with electrical micro- and nanocurrents. No, it doesn’t hurt and, in fact, feels pretty nice.
Oral-B iO9 Ultimate Clean Electric Toothbrush
This advanced brush boasts seven cleaning modes (including sensitive and whitening), plus pressure sensors, an interactive display and AI teeth-tracking tech to make sure you’re doing it all right.
Therabody TheraFace Mask
Next-level skincare. This headgear houses 648 LED lights that cycle through red (for anti-ageing), red plus infrared (skin firming) and blue (acne fighting).
Five surgical-grade steel blades, sonic tech that mows through thick beards and a precision trimmer make this our favourite new razor.
