The 14 Best Gadgets of 2014 (So Far)

1. HTC One M8 Harman Kardon Edition

Price: $230 (w/two-year contract)

Several smartphones helped usher in the New Year, but none garnered the critical praise of the One M8. Wait a minute…this sounds exactly like 2013? That’s because HTC managed to resurrect the magic it had with the original One a year later—taking on a bigger, more remarkable 5-inch display, powerful quad-core processing, staggering dual speakers, and a variety of dope accessories. Sprint’s exclusive Harman Kardon edition only ups the ante with amplified sound and 192KHz FLAC support to play media at the highest quality available for a mobile device. That’s what you call bringing the noise.