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The Best Gadgets of 2010

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief December 27, 2010 · 2 min read

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The year 2010 is closing in and looking back in the last twelve months, there were tons of new products introduced this year. I’ve got my line of favorite gadgets this year but I also like to get my readers opinion which are the best products were introduced in 2010.

From notebooks to cellphones and other tech toys, there’s just too many to choose from and the contenders are pretty competitive too.

Apple introduced a slew of new devices — from the iPhone 4 to the iPad and the latest Macbook Air.

The year 2010 can be considered the year of the Android with HTC, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson and LG bringing in more than a dozen Android smartphones combined.

Tablets also came into the scene with the Galaxy Tab trying to steal the thunder of Apple’s iPad. Archos brought in more affordable models while local brands like Cherry Mobile and RedFox joining the fray. That doesn’t include a host of other China-made iPa-wannabe Android tablets.

In the laptops and netbook category, we’ve also seen dual touch screens like the one from Toshiba’s Libretto. Intel also introduced dual-core Atom processors making netbooks more capable. The big-ass gaming laptops never ceases to amaze too.

There’s also the LED TV and the 3D TVs — pretty expensive but pretty cool too. Digital camera have made their mark too with Canon, Nikon and Panasonic slugging it out.

In the game consoles, I’ll have to hand it over to Kinect. Don’t think there’s anything more fun to play with sine the Nintendo Wii was first introduced.

So let’s put this to a vote. What are the best gadgets that’s been introduced in 2010? Please leave your vote in the comment section below and try to limit your nominations to a maximum of 5 specific models.

Which Apple devices were launched in 2010?

Apple introduced the iPhone 4, the iPad, and the latest MacBook Air during 2010.

Which manufacturers drove the Android smartphone surge in 2010?

HTC, Samsung, Sony‑Ericsson, and LG together released more than a dozen Android smartphones in 2010.

What tablet competitors challenged the iPad in 2010?

The Samsung Galaxy Tab, Archos affordable models, Cherry Mobile, RedFox, and various China‑made Android tablets entered the market alongside the iPad.

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150 Comments

Almoat Techie · 16 years ago

1. iPad
2. iPhone 4
3. Kindle
4. Huawei Mifi
5. Kinect

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aaaa · 16 years ago

in the game console you think Kinect is the best??? lol Kinect is a joke, if you ask the gaming community. There is just no good enough software to justify a purchase. And if you think it’s innovative then perhaps you have not heard of the ps eye/the eyetoy. kinect and the ps move as of the moment is just not good enough…i give the best gadget in terms of gaming to Rockband 3!

jojomccid · 16 years ago

This year I bought three gadgets:
1. Macbook pro
2. Nikon D5000 SLR
3. Nokia 5800

Neat! huh! :-)

Alwin · 16 years ago

1. Android OS
2. iPad
3. Samsung Galaxy Tab
4. HTC and Motorola Smartphones
5. iPhone 4

Sam · 16 years ago

1. Samsung Galaxy S
2. iPhone 4

I heavily use gadgets for multimedia purposes. Sammy’s Galaxy S is the clear winner in this aspect. Not only it has greater storage, but also for its larger screen. The phone significantly weighs lighter than the iPhone 4 and that’s a plus because I don’t want my arms to get tired while watching videos when I’m in a car or I’m on a bed.

As for the tablets,

1. iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab – tie

Tablets are meant for larger UI so iPad is the winner here. However, if portability is more important for you, Galaxy Tab becomes the winner here. That’s why I put them on a tie.

Hope this link can help.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/datacenter/samsung-galaxy-tab-became-our-tablet-of-choice/602

jerkysans · 16 years ago

Buzzmakers for 2010:

Q1
1. XPERIA X10
2. HTC Desire
3. Samsung Wave / Bada OS

Q2
1. iPhone 4 / iOS 4
2. Android 2.2 (Froyo)

Q3
1. Blackberry Torch
2. Samsung Galaxy S

Q4
1. Nokia N8/Symbian ^3
2. HP Palm Pre 2
3. Android 2.3 Gingerbread

Duanearmix Dizon · 16 years ago

Here are the top 5 gadgets I bought this year (although I’ve bought a ridiculously lot more than 5 gadgets for 2010):
1. Philips SHB 6110 Bluetooth headphone
2. Amazon Kindle 3 Wi-Fi(shipped from the US, I’m the first to buy from the PH when it was out)
3. AOC e2236Vw 22″ LED monitor (last Oct)
4. Seagate 1TB Go Flex External HD(USB 3.0 eSATA ready)
5. Samsung Star Wi-Fi touchscreen smartphone

jm · 16 years ago

1.) Iphone 4
2.) Sony Ericsson x10
3.) Sony Vaio Z Series
4.) Sony Vaio JS Series
5.) Itouch 4th Gen

Mark · 16 years ago

A No-Brainer…
Kinect…
It’s straight out of sci-fi.

Mamamayang Pinoy · 16 years ago

1.Samsung Galaxy S
2.Iphone 4
3.HTC Desire
4.Ipad
5.Samsung Galaxy Tab

Michael Janapin · 16 years ago

1. Android OS 2.2
2. iOS 4
3. Broadcom Processor
4. LG 2X
5. iDevices

jumi · 16 years ago

nokia 5110

RBaylon – SEO Expert Philippines · 16 years ago

1. iPad
2. iPhone 4
3. i-series processors for laptops and desktops
4. 3D TVs
5. LED TVs

No Name · 16 years ago

god damn i wanna beï»¿ Steve Jobs son

Benchmark33 · 16 years ago

I don’t have any gadgets to share…but for me, 2010 is the revolution of the touchscreen devices. Hmmm next year? Perhaps the revolution of 3D? Probably revolution of LED…

manaka_junpei · 16 years ago

1. Apple Ipad(of all time)
2. HTC Wildfire(my little sister got that, and I’m impressed)
3. more LCD~LED TV I’ve explored at the mall
4. the P999 Cherry Mobile Phone(all I see in the WALLPAPER is JOHN LLOYD CRUZ and SARAH GERONIMO instead of changing wallpaper into Anime Wallpaper, cheap specification)
5. New Core i series from Intel plus combining CPU+GPU in one

2010 is the year of the touchpad and touchpad tablet pc, pati pagsimula nang conversion from Analog to Digital TV/ISDB-T, pero unavailable pa rin sa public ang ISDB-T Set Top Box, also the year of Election Automation.

slighmd · 16 years ago

1. Kinect
2. glassless 3D TV
3. 1ghz mobile phone processors

NemOry · 16 years ago

Oh man. . .@zer0ice. . .I thnk I was wr0ng too. . .the gingerbread is v2.3. . .hehe. .v3 maybe 2011. .d0nt kn0w, . .I saw that gingerbread is available today, but limited to new andr0id ph0nes like Nexus S. . .

Vance · 16 years ago

I hate say this but the iPad is one of the most unique device in the market..

Then comes the Galaxy Tab

Then iPhone 4

Xbox 360 Kinect.

3D cameras (dslr and video)

3D LCD TVS and Projector

rsa1 · 16 years ago

yuga, i’m starting to get bored with your blogs. i’m actually expecting more… no offense meant, only constructive criticism.

cosmic · 16 years ago

Top 3 Gadgets of 2010 in particular order:

1} iPhone4
2} iPad
3) Samsung Galaxy S

cosmic · 16 years ago

Top 3 gadgets of 2010 (in particular order):

1) iPhone4
2) iPad
3) Samsung Galaxy S

Kobe-air · 16 years ago

1. Ipad – the best tablet in 2010 but should be challenged next year.
2. Iphone 4 – need i say more?! I cant take my hands off it.
3. Samsung galaxy tab – seriously considering buying one but id rather wait.
4. Any phone that runs on android 2.2 the most notable includes samsung galaxy s.
5. Cherry trident (So many are complaining about the inherent defects of this phone, but i have no problems with mine. )

appetizer for the fanboys · 16 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y40urnlymc&feature=player_embedded

Norman · 16 years ago

1. iPad – many people who hate it actually bought it.
2. iPhone4 – how about the resolution? The best yet.
3. Samsung Galaxy Tab – A serious competitor yet for iPad.
4. Kinect – taking games into new dimension.
5. Tamagochi – yes! It’s a joke :D

TwIsTeD_Rubz · 16 years ago

in no particular order:

1) Samsung Galaxy S – I absolutely love this phone! It’s not perfect by any means but it suits my needs perfectly. And absolutely great screen!

2) Apple iPad good point on everything being compared to the iPad Arnold. I’m not a fan (I still think it’s too big) but I appreciate its impact in the gadget industry (everyone’s scrambling to come out with tablets now).

3) Apple iPhone 4 – great display and still is one of the most user friendly smartphones. And app support is unrivaled. Form factor is great too. It’s a very sexy (albeit fragile) phone.

4) Android OS in general – I love the customizability which was why I chose Android over iOS. It still sucks that paid apps aren’t supported (YET) through the market. I think there are legal ways to circumvent the lack of an app store but I wanna be able to buy directly from the phone.

On a side note, I think that Gingerbread 2.3 on the Nexus S is a significant OS/gadget combo kahit pahabol siya lumabas and kahit sa US/Canada/UK lang for this year. As reviewers would say, it’s the first of the Android OS iterations that makes you fell like it was made by a person who actualy uses phones and values the user-friendly ness (not that Android isn’t user friendly, it just became more user friendly)

5) Kinect for XBox 360 – yes, it’s an amazing gaming device, but there are so many Kinect hacks going around right now that I appreciate the impact that this device could potentially have for non-gaming applications.

Allan P. · 16 years ago

year of android ang 2010!

kimkae77 · 16 years ago

android phones,
and xbox kinect….

Robin · 16 years ago

The tablet. An entire new category of product was created this year, like the netbook did in 2007.

mel · 16 years ago

ipad
iphone 4
mac book air
mac mini
apple tv

zer0ice · 16 years ago

@Cake: Now, I understand what you mean. Yes, I agree with you on the things you pointed out even though I may not on lesser (minute and trivial) things. Software is as equally important as hardware, and Apple does an extremely good job at both.

@NemOry: gingerbread? as far as I know, it’s not publicly… err.. commercially available? you mustn’t count that for 2010 bro.

NemOry · 16 years ago

The best gadget made this 2010 is ofcourse the
iPAD and
iPHONE 4. .
Also phones and tablets that uses android OS 3.0 (gingerbread)

Cake · 16 years ago

@zer0ice
That was declamatory. ;p Surviving in the internet is not possible without a thick skin.

You missed my point on video calls. The technology is existing but it is locked to people on the same network. In the same way Facetime only works on Apple devices, regular video calls over the network only works on devices on the same network. Yes, I consider this a flaw but a flaw that exists regardless of your device. For example, years-old Nokia models do this and yet unless you are both on the same network, the feature won’t be available to you. So it’s either you are on the same network or you have the same device. At least getting Facetime clients on Windows is a bigger possibility than networks allowing video calls to other networks.

Furthermore, spec lust is not the same as tech lust. Innovation isn’t isolated on the hardware side. I hear fandroids crow about the newest Android phone having a way more impressive spec sheet than anything else but it’s not all about how fast your processor is. For me, iOS is superior because it is intuitive and usability is excellent and the best overall among the rest. What use is the better hardware when response is so sluggish? This is what I’m trying to say.

JP · 16 years ago

I’m giving props to the Amazon Kindle. Voracious readers like me are getting their just deserts with this device.

It IS a disappointment though that ASUS and Acer were unable to commercially launch the Core i5 Eee Pad and Iconia Touchbook this year.

scorer · 16 years ago

ok let’s take it from the man who knows gadgets and technology very well than you do (presumptions here, well mostly) hehe, all you have in mind is the specs! specs! puro specs lang ng gadgets samantalang mas pinapaboran ng mga tech evangelist ang User Experience gaya nito ni Walt Mossberg and this is what he has to say about the topic

***
Taking Waltâ€™s top spot this year was none other than Appleâ€™s iPad. For a 1.0 product, the iPad was amazing. With the new iOS 4.2 operating system and its huge selection of apps, the iPad continues to stay ahead of the competition.

High-speed 4G networks in the United States took the second spot. As the world goes more mobile, the availability of faster networks is critical. Today, 3G networks are bursting at the seams, and the promise of these networks will be something to watch closely in 2011.

Tied for third were the Samsung Galaxy S and the Apple iPhone 4. The Galaxy S is representative of the powerful force that Android has become within the smartphone marketplace. Despite no longer being the only game in town and all the initial controversy over its antenna, the iPhone 4 is still the best overall smartphone, according to Walt.

…
***

http://mossblog.allthingsd.com/20101224/best-and-worst-products-of-2010/

zer0ice · 16 years ago

@Cake

Easy bro… I didn’t mean to be brute.

When I said that the video-calling isn’t enabled, I meant by real video calling. You can’t use the front-facing camera to do video calls over the current existing network. It is not enabled because if it is, it must be working for real video calls which has been in existence for the past 5 or more years.

Video calling may not have caught up with you, but it is there for many people as well.

Specs lust isn’t pointless. It is because of spec lust that technology moves forward. If we aren’t going to want innovative technology, then what’s the point in new and exciting devices? The iPhone 4 may not have been born if tech geeks such as myself and a million more in the world didn’t lust for better specs?

McTechieGuy · 16 years ago

1) The Nokia N900. It’s the cellphone of hackers! They slapped Bada, All versions of Android, WinMo, iOS. Now that’s hacker friendly!
2)The dual-core processors of Qualcomm and Texas Instruments. (Although not in phones yet. :() The insane QSD 8672 and the TI DaVinci processors. Which can match netbooks on their performance.
3) HTC Desire. This is one of the most exceptional Androids because it aged well. Compared to the others which were completely forgotten.
4)Nokia N8. This is pretty obvious. It was chosen over an DSLR.INSANITY! See it here. http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/24/nokia-n8-earns-its-fashion-wings-fills-in-for-dslr-on-magazine/
5)The motion-control revolution. It started with the Wii. Now everybody joined the bandwagon. With The PS Move and The Kinect.

tipler · 16 years ago

no love for the amazon kindle? shame.

1. android os
2. ipad
3. kinect
4. kindle

I hope somebody mentions a blackberry, I need a good laugh.

arnold · 16 years ago

iPad. Why? If you read tech news, the headlines always say –“iPad killer, iPad competitor, iPad rival…” :-)

Cake · 16 years ago

“… eclipses *them* …”. Pardon.

Cake · 16 years ago

Gadgets rarely excite me anymore but the iPhone 4 and new 11-inch Macbook Air are all the way up there.

@zer0ice
It doesn’t “wipe out other devices’ innovations”, it eclipses considerably. There’s a difference.

Also, you are mistaken. Facetime *is* enabled by default but yes, it only works on wifi at the moment and only to other Facetime-compatible devices like other iPhone 4s and Macs with the Facetime desktop client. Nothing says that won’t change. And either way, focusing on that is so odd since video calling has been out for years now but never really caught on in the Philippines since service providers lock them to their networks anyway.

And finally, I personally find specs lust pointless. It doesn’t matter to me if gadget A has better hardware if gadget B works better for me.

JP · 16 years ago

Shakeweight, lol

Da · 16 years ago

Kinect

Emmanuel Logarta · 16 years ago

1. LG Optimus One
2. Samsung Wave
3. Galaxy Tab
4. NVidia ION2 powered Notebooks/Netbooks
5. 3D TV

robert · 16 years ago

1. iDevices
2. Android OS
3. 3D TVs
4. Intel’s blazing fast processors
5. canon’s and nikon’s newest range of glass (lenses)

Paolo · 16 years ago

1. Samsung Galaxy S (Super AMOLED, Gorilla Glass)
2. iPhone 4 (Retina Display)
3. Mac Book Air (portability defined)
4. Kinect (Based from what I read. Do we already have this in Manila?)
5. Any Android smartphone (especially those made by HTC)

To watch out for in 2011: dual-core smartphones and that Honeycomb tablet from Motorola! :)

Woot!

dulfo · 16 years ago

Here’s the ones that got my vote for 2010!
1. Apple’s Iphone4
2. Android OS
3. Samsung’s Galaxy S
4. Intel’s Atom processor
5. Toshiba’s Glassless 3DTV

zer0ice · 16 years ago

@Regie
iPhone 4 â€” still the handheld technology device to beat, despite antenna problems

It’s innovative, yes, but I don’t think it wipes out the innovation of other competitors… for one, it doesn’t have video calling capability enabled by default. You have to have a working WiFi and you can only do “video-calling” to another iPhone 4.

So, it’s not an “all-in” device. Aesthetically, it might edge out it’s competition, but that’s very subjective.. looking at the technical aspects, well, let’s just say that it isn’t leading as many would think it is.

zer0ice · 16 years ago

1) Introduction of Samsung Galaxy s (who can forget Super AMOLED and Gorilla Glass)
2) iDevices (iPad, iPhone 4, etc)
3) Bada OS (innovation still alive and relatively doing well)
4) Growth of Android OS and devices w/in the year alone
5) Evolution of the iOS and how it changed iDevices