Best 10 Gadgets of 2009
Yahoo India has launched a list of the Top 10 talked Gadgets of the year 2009. Every year has seen the launch of new gadgets and 2009 was no exception. These pages bring to you our own highly subjective top ten gadgets of the year.
- Nokia N97
In what bolstered its Smartphone offering, Nokia, the world’s largest cell phone maker, has unveiled the N97, a new flagship model with a large touch screen. A direct rival to Sony Ericsson’s X1 and HTC’s Touch Pro, N97 is the tip of the spear in Nokia’s Smartphone lineup. It has good hardware, great storage, and nice design. The device provides excellent user experience for internet and entertainment by combining QWERTY keyboard with touch UI and Home screen functionality. No wonder Nokia vaunts the N97 as being not only a top of the range device, but a mobile computer as well.
Nokia N97
- Samsung LED TV
There can be only one thinnest, clearest, most stylish television, the Samsung 55 inch 200HZ LED TV. With sharper images and brighter colour, watching TV will never be the same. Its Mega Contrast Ratio feature brings out all the shades of grey. A Wide Colour Enhancer Pro with LED gamut ensures every pixel is robust and vibrant. Samsung has used a new technology of white light rather than the traditional fluorescent lighting behind the LCD screen to create images. They also use less energy than other forms of back-lighting, so you may even see your Samsung LED TV offer a return on your electricity bill over time.
Samsung Led Tv
- Sony Playstation 3 Slim
With a smaller design, more energy-efficient function, lesser price tag and built-in Blu-ray and multimedia capabilities, the Sony Playstation 3 Slim offers a persuasive package at a reasonable price. As much as 36 percent lighter than its counterpart, the 120GB PS3 Slim takes up approximately 33 percent less space. Like its predecessor, the Slim also supports playback of MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4/h.264 video files from USB or disc-based media. Moreover, like the Xbox 360, the PS3 can act as a digital media hub, with the ability to stream content from PCs or network attached hard drives.
Sony Playstation Slim
- Apple iPhone 3GS
The first thing you’ll notice about iPhone 3GS is how quickly you can launch applications. Web pages render in a fraction of the time, and you can view email attachments even faster. Improved performance and updated 3D graphics deliver an incredible gaming experience, too. In fact, everything you do on iPhone 3GS is up to 2x faster and more responsive than iPhone 3G. The new 3-megapixel camera takes great still photos, too, thanks to built-in autofocus and a handy new feature that lets you tap the display to focus on anything (or anyone) you want. iPhone also includes built-in Nike + iPod support. Just slip the Nike + iPod Sensor (available separately) into your Nike+ shoe and start your workout.
Apple iphone 3gs
- HP TouchSmart PC
Transform your desktop experience with the sleek, touch-enabled HP dx9000 TouchSmart Business PC. Real-time information, web conferencing and multimedia are at your fingertips in an engaging way to do business. Super-stylish yet simple all-in-one touch-screen design enhances your image with a modern space-saving design and high-end look. The TouchSmart is great for customer facing areas and versatile enough to be your everyday PC. It offers premium performance with Genuine Windows Vista Business 64, a powerful IntelCore2 Duo processor, 4 GB of memory, 320 GB hard drive, and a trial version of Microsoft Office.
Hp Touchsmart Desktop Pc
- Sony DSC-G3 Camera
Share your memories on the go with the slim and stylish 10.1 megapixel DSC-G3 Cyber-shot digital camera. Built-in Wi-Fi and an intuitive Easy Upload Home Page make it a snap to upload your photos and videos to popular sharing sites directly from your camera, and even send email notifications to friends and family. Packed with striking features, this camera comes equipped with Digital Portable Photo Album, Optical SteadyShot image stabilisation and Intelligent Scene Recognition. Plus, with 4GB of internal memory, you can save hundreds of images and view them on the dazzling 3.5 inch touch screen LCD.
Sony Dsc G3
- Amazon Kindle 2
Amazon Kindle is a software and hardware platform developed by Amazon.com subsidiary Lab126 for reading e-books and other digital media. The International edition of the second-generation Kindle was launched on October 19 and can be ordered off the Amazon.com website by users from around the world. Equipped with a 3G chip of US service provider AT&T, the Kindle will not charge any monthly roaming or service provider charges. The look of the previous Kindle was jarring, but the Kindle 2 does away with almost every awkward convention introduced in the original version.
Amazon Kindle 2
- Sony Rolly
The Rolly Sound Entertainment Player is truly versatile. It plays music. It dances. It’s an expression of your personality and how you hear your music. At its core, the Rolly Sound Entertainment Player is a robotic device that plays back music and can be programmed to dance to any of the music uploaded to it. In addition, it is a fun device to discover. Rather than looking at a screen to play music, there are different motions that you use to change the song, raise the volume and make it dance. With its Bluetooth capability you can play music wirelessly from other devices such as your mobile phone or PC.
Sony Rolly
- Google Android Phones
Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. In the past few months several mobile devices have en mass taken to Google’s mobile operating system and launched Android-enabled handsets. In this season of the buzz surrounding Android phones, comes the big announcement of the launch of version 2.0 of the operating system, also code-named Eclair. Now, you can get your hands on the Android 2.0 version through Verizon’s Motorola Droid, which is among the first phones to implement the Android 2.0 version. Alternatively you can also download the Android 2.0 software development kit and experience its features through an emulator.
Google Android
- Blackberry Storm 9500
The BlackBerry Storm is a stunner of a phone in more ways than one. Fronted by a muscular, high-resolution touchscreen with a ground-breaking clicking mechanism, the phone is easily the most amazing one rolled out by RIM till date. The phone consists of a brushed metal back and a gorgeous new OS interface. Besides the touchscreen, there’s a full complement of standard buttons for getting things done.
Blackberry Storm
Via yearinreview.yahoo.com!
I would have thought the blackberry storm would have been a bit further up the list, however nice post!!
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Already been involved in mobile communications as an RF engineer since 1982 when I worked for Motorola. Had Blackberrys for the last 8 years or so, but just pre purchased a Samsung Vibrant through Tmobile. Need some new capabilities as well as a brand new Operating system to play with. I’m dissatisfied that T-mobile has turned off the wifi hotspot feature in the Samsung Vibrant, but I’m certain someone will figure out exactly how to root it and add the feature back in. I’m now transporting a wi-fi compatability only iPad and want to wirelessly tether it to the cellular phone. Looking forward to obtaining my new phone!
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