The 8 Hot Consumer Electronics Stories of 2023

Twenty-twenty-three was a transitional year for consumer electronics. It’s the year Twitter became X; the year Apple teased (but didn’t deliver) the next generation of augmented reality; the year drivers became both more aware and less optimistic of self-driving technology; the year COVID-19’s disruptions finally settled out; the year AI entered the mainstream yet, for many, remained a curiosity.

Our most popular stories reflect this mix of emerging trends. Readers tuned in for stories that focused not on what is, but what could be or has been, with few exceptions. But that doesn’t…