Tom Bedford

Sorry, but the open-ear market is too competitive for these buds

The OpenRock S try too hard with features that don’t work well and it's a shame, because at their core, these are respectable low-cost fitness earbuds

The Oppo Reno 13 Pro is a slender and affordable smartphone with an impressive array of cameras, but a price hike could put off prospective buyers.

The OneOdio Studio Max 1 are designed for DJs and other musicians, but they won’t appeal to everyday listeners.

They're good, others do better

Creative's Pebble Nova desktop speakers are big dark orbs, and the sound quality is truly out of this world

The Huawei FreeArcs are the first great example of open-ear headphones: they sound great, fit well and don’t break the bank.

The Honor Earbuds Open aren’t just good open-ears, but they’re good earbuds period.

A spec-heavy Android tablet

Some improvements; big price jump

The Honor Pad V9 takes the basic iPad principle, strips away the unnecessary extras, and adds in some useful tools.

The Panasonic RB-M600 are cheap over-ear headphones with a really useful feature and some welcome extras.

The Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra is overly familiar, with few changes versus its predecessor and a lack of unique features to earn that ‘Ultra’ name.

A speaker is for life, not just for parties

The Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro goes above and beyond what you'd expect a budget phone to deliver.

There's no question that B&W's 'entry level' earbuds have great audio, but occasional connectivity dropouts and a few missing features mean they aren't yet rivalling class-leaders at this level.