GADGETGIZMO
SPECIAL 8 best gadgets of 2015
Apple may have had the most
talked-about product of the year in Apple Watch, but it was Microsoft that
stole the top slot with its Surface Book
1 Surface
Book
The Surface Book is equal
parts WTF and pure future.This laptop builds on Microsoft's Surface and Surface
Pro lineup -which saw its own legion of copycats this year, but packages it
into a more traditional laptop shape. Until you realise the screen also
detaches completely... and you're left stupefied. The Surface Book is a
generation one device, so it has a few issues. But for being the first of its
kind, it sure is something else.
The Galaxy S2 is one of the
more i nventive watches from 2015, primarily because of its dialbased
navigation that hides in plain sight right on the bezel. The Tizen OS is set up
with apps lined around the circular menu screen, which you can then turn left
or right to select which app you want. Tizen OS is still appdeficient compared
to Android Wear or Watch OS, but it's the first Tizen watch that's been worth a
closer look.
Apple TV's been neglected
for three years, but the new set top box incorporates a bunch of new,
interesting ideas. With a refreshed interface, a Siriequipped controller, and
most importantly, tvOS, Apple TV (2015) is an excellent deal.
4 Nexus 6P
The 6P once again proved
that Google can make a damn good smart phone. It's also a big win for Huawei,
the first Chinese phone maker to be part of the Nexus program, as the company's
been trying to make inroads into the US smartphone market. The 6P is all metal,
completely spec'd out, runs stock Android, and is impressively inexpensive.
5 Yuneec
Typhoon Q500 4K With super
simple cont rols, a st u n ni ng c a mera, and features like `Follow Me,' the
Yuneec Typhoon is the best drone that's an out-of-the-box complete experience.
If you want to t a ke stu n ni ng aeria l footage, or just annoy your
neighbours, Yuneec can get the job done on both fronts.
6 Moto G (3rd Edition)
It's easy to get caught up
in specs and spare-no expense gadgets and forget about the really great cheap
stuff. The Moto G continues to be an incredible smartphone in the budget
category. It was already the best cheap phone you could buy, and in 2015,
Motorola decided to go ahead and waterproof the whole thing. It even improved
the Moto G's overall design while maintaining the phone's stellar battery life.
7 Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon makes a lot of
hardware, some great and some terrible, but t he shi ni ng st a r has a lways
been t he K i nd le and the Paperwhite is the best of the bunch. As looks go,
the Kindle Paperwhite looks about the same as all the iterations that have come
before. But Amazon has greatly improved the reader experience with more
sensible line break al gorithms, a better font, and a much sharp much sharp er
display. It's so, so, so good.
8 Fitbit Charge HR
Fitbit has always been at
the top when it comes to fitness trackers, and the Fitbit Charge HR is the near
perfect mixture of form and function. If you're looki n g for a sm a r t watch
fitness tracker hybrid, this isn't .the gadget for you, but it's a good
standalone fitness companion
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