Gadget stories you read most in 2024, about the iPhone 16, an ear surgery device and more

We look back at our 5 most-read gadgets stories of 2024, from one about a world-first handheld device for ear surgery to an iPhone 16 review

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Lynne Lim demonstrating how to use the Clikx device on a patient. Our story about the Singaporean doctor’s invention was one of our most-read stories about gadgets in 2024. Photo: Cartier

Published: 4:15pm, 25 Dec 2024

A Singaporean doctor who created a handheld device to fix a condition called glue ear – and won a Cartier Women’s Initiative award for the device, a world first – resonated with Post readers.

Reviews for new phones such as Xiaomi’s Mix Fold 4 and Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro Max also caught the attention of tech-savvy readers.

1. Singaporean doctor’s ear surgery device a world first

Singaporean doctor Lynne Lim is the chief executive officer of Nousq, a medical solutions company that developed Clikx, the world’s first handheld robotic device for ear tube surgery – to fix a condition called glue ear, in which fluid builds up in the middle part of the ear canal – that can be used without microscopes or general anaesthesia.

Doctors can insert the device into the ear canal, and its proximity indicator will show how far it is away from the ear drum. Then, with the click of a blue button, Clikx can perform the surgery needed. Read more here

Despite its sleekness, the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 is not lacking in power or components. Photo: Ben Sin

2. Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 review

Measuring a jaw-droppingly slim 4.6mm in its default tablet form, and only 9.5mm when closed, the Mix Fold 4 is barely thicker than an iPhone 15 Pro Max or conventional flagship Android phone in its closed state.