Most popular gadgets
Most popular gadgets
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Most popular gadgets

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It�s the dog days of summer, the holidays are far away, it�s not quite time for back to school � but that doesn�t mean you�re not gadget shopping. I know you, and I know you are. I'm Molly Wood, in for Brian Cooley with a CNET Top 5: the Top 5 Most Popular Gadgets. These are the toys you�re checking out the most on CNET right now, based on page views and video streams. And let me just say, I�m not trying to flatter you when I say � good choices, everyone. Coming in at Number 5, it�s the HTC Sensation 4G. Which � uh, yeah. It�s a CNET Editors� Choice Android smart phone with a 1.2 gigaherz dual core processor, a very movie-friendly 4.3-inch HD display, and one of the few custom Android interfaces we actually like � the HTC Sense UI. It�s pretty much THE choice for those of you on T- Mobile, and it�s 200 bucks with contract. Just pack headphones, the speaker�s not great. BOO HOO. In at number 4, you�re checking out the Samsung Droid Charge, which is a 4G smartphone on the Verizon LTE network. So, yeah, if you like your data fast and tasty, the Droid Charge delivers. The screen is HOT Super Amoled, and the battery life is pretty good for a 4G phone, and unlike the Sensation 4G, it�s got a great built-in speaker. That said, let me warn you off a little here: it�s kind of � ugly, it�s NOT a dual-core phone, and uh, it�s 299 bucks with contract. Me? I might keep looking. Now, usually our Top 5 most popular lists are all smart phones all the time � but it looks like tablets are capturing your imaginations a little! In at number 3 here is the HP Touchpad. By now, you probably know it didn�t have the BEST outing ever, but a lot of us were curious about this WebOS tablet, especially given HP�s good industrial design and all the hype. Well, if you�ve got Android fatigue, WebOS is definitely a nice change, and the hardware is �fine. Mainly, it�s not quite baked, it�s a little too chunky and heavy, and the app support isn�t there. But I still maintain, a price drop makes the Touchpad a contender. Without a price drop? Consider number 2 � The Asus Eee Pad Transformer. It�s the cheapest Honeycomb tablet on the market, at $399,and it�s also the biggest. Now, that can be a good thing or a bad thing -- but it�s a good thing if you buy the 150 dollar dock accessory, which turns the whole thing into a little tablet-style Netbook. So, if you�re not totally sold on the usefulness of the whole tablet form factor, this one gives you a little bit of both worlds. Assuming you can figure out how to dock the darn thing, which I hear is not the easiest thing in the world. Otherwise? Not a bad option, not bad at all. And finally, the number one most popular gadget, as judged by your clicks � is the HTC Evo 3D. Oho, yeah. I mean, we loved the original HTC Evo on Sprint, and the Evo 3D gets � well, yeah, 3D, but that�s not the headline, really. It�s a dual-core, 1.2 gigahertz phone, it�s got a bigger battery that actually delivers decent life, it has glasses-free 3D and can take photos and videos in 3D, if you care about that thing. Plus, with Verizon and AT&T getting rid of unlimited data and T-Mobile throttling data speeds over a certain amount of usage � Sprint�s unlimited data plans are looking pretty good. Just like this phone. Once again � good choice. And that�s it for this edition of CNET Top 5. I�m Molly Wood, and you can find all the rest of our Top 5 videos over at CNET TV dot com.

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