Most popular tech products
As we round the corner into November, we feel the reflective tone of fall and all the
peaceful contemplation that the close of another year in our lives suggests, so naturally
our minds turn to (SCRATCH)...all the tech stuff we�re gonna� buy.
I�m Brian Cooley with the Top 5 Tech Products according to what you�re seeking out on
CNET as of end of October, 2011, heading into Holiday Buying Season.
#5 is maybe in the list because so many people just wanted to see what the hell it is:
The Motorola Droid RAZR.
Yes, like you, my mind�s eye imagined some sort of
Androidian re-do of the iconic Razr flip phone but with ample screen and Android.
No,
its just a another slab phone but one that�s a mere a quarter inch thin.
So light you�ll
think its a non-functioning demo unit.
And since its Kevlar enforces, great for the person
on your list list you lives in a crappy neighborhood.
And this it has a stainless steel frame
so it won�t snap in two when you slam it on the table each time it Andriod OS
spontaneously reboots.
#4 is another Droid: The Bionic.
I�m almost surprised this isn�t #1.
I don�t think people
have asked me about a pending new product more than this one.
When it debuted in
prototype form way back in January it ushered in the new class of what we now call
superphones.
Our review gave it an EC and says it best: �The Bionic is everything you
want from a high end smartphone�.
But it also costs a class leading $250 and is the size
of a snowshoe.
#3 is ANOTHER smartphone -- the Samsung Galaxy S II.
Samsung�s Galaxy line is what
has powered them to overtake Apple recently as the top maker of smartphones.
This
one, like the Bionic, work on 4G networks, which in itself is a huge area of interest for
smartphone shoppers on CNET lately.
And, like the Bionic, it got a CNET EC � and a
lot of drool on its screen.
#2 continues the smartphone rout -- which reminds us why smartphones outsell
computers now -- with Apple�s iPhone 4S.
There was huge interest and pent up demand
for whatever would follow iPhone 4 and once everyone got over their biterness rage that
it wasn�t an iPhone 5, Apple moved like 4 million in opening weekend.
Add in the fact
that the 4S brought iPhone to a new carrier with some 50 million customers who can
now consider getting an iPhone.
Before I get us to the #1 most popular piece of gear on CNET over the month of October
2011, let�s look at the hottest *categories* you�re all lathered up for -- believe it or not, it
ain�t just smartphones:
OK, with that #1 in mind, the #1 most popular piece of tech gear on CNET in October
was...NOT a smartphone!
It was a product you can�t even buy yet: The Amazon Kindle
Fire.
The Fire is Amazon�s $200 answer to the iPad that isn�t an answer to the iPad:
Actually, expect it to open up tablets to a new and separate market that iPad doesn�t
speak to with a lower price, smaller size, simpler array of features and built Amazon
services that have never had their own device before.
And most importantly: $200.
The
Fire hits mid November, check our CNET Review for the word on whether it will be the
2nd tablet to get any traction with users like you.
I�ve got all your links to these products and a bunch of fresh top 5 lists like this one at
top5.cnet.com.
Check it out and thanks for watching.
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