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The Best Gadgets of 2010

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.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

75 Responses

  1. Avatar for zer0ice zer0ice says:

    @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.

  2. Avatar for NemOry NemOry says:

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

  3. Avatar for Cake Cake says:

    @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.

  4. Avatar for JP JP says:

    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.

  5. Avatar for scorer scorer says:

    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 Walt’s top spot this year was none other than Apple’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/

  6. Avatar for zer0ice zer0ice says:

    @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?

  7. Avatar for McTechieGuy McTechieGuy says:

    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.

  8. Avatar for tipler tipler says:

    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.

  9. Avatar for arnold arnold says:

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

  10. Avatar for Cake Cake says:

    “… eclipses *them* …”. Pardon.

  11. Avatar for Cake Cake says:

    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.

  12. Avatar for JP JP says:

    Shakeweight, lol

  13. Avatar for Emmanuel Logarta Emmanuel Logarta says:

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

  14. Avatar for robert robert says:

    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)

  15. Avatar for Paolo Paolo says:

    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!

  16. Avatar for dulfo dulfo says:

    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

  17. Avatar for zer0ice zer0ice says:

    @Regie
    iPhone 4 — 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.

  18. Avatar for zer0ice zer0ice says:

    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

  19. Avatar for Regie Regie says:

    iPhone 4 — still the handheld technology device to beat, despite antenna problems

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