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THE TOP5 LATEST GADGETS FOR THE YEAR 2012

1. Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display

Apple loves nothing more than minimizing and removing. With each new product, weight and vestigial features are shed to make way for a more streamlined future. Such was the case with the MacBook Pro with Retina Display, the laptop that outlined the future of Apple's laptop lines. It was only a matter of time before the company applied what it learned building the MacBook Air to building something for people who needed more processing grunt.
The result is a machine that's changed the game. Not only is it thinner and lighter, it's more powerful than ever before. The real highlight here, however, is the mind-melding Retina Display that needs to be seen in person to be appreciated. Like on the iPhone and iPad, pixels melt away giving creatives and users the best tool for working with images on the go. If you wonder what the future of laptops look like, just walk into an Apple store.

2. Nexus 4

LG lucked out when it scored the manufacturing rights to Google’s new flagship phone. The end product: an amazing smartphone that boasts powerful benchmarks and a gorgeous look. Despite its lack of LTE support, the Nexus 4’s 1.5GHz quad-core picks up the performance slack by zipping through all onscreen interactions and delivering speedy results. Visuals look great on the 4.7-inch True HD IPS+, plus Jelly Bean integration makes for a smoother Android experience. One of the Nexus 4's best features, however, has nothing to do with its specs. It's the price. The fact that you can buy this phone for $300 unlocked is ridiculous. Buying a phone with competing specs without a contract will run you double the coin. Remarkable.

 

3. iPhone 5

A larger Retina Display, stronger processing power, LTE support, and beautiful ergonomics make the iPhone 5 the best smartphone Apple's ever built. The inclusion of iOS 6 expands on Apple’s ecosystem and introduces new features that take advantage of the handset’s new size and speed. And, as promised, the iPhone 5 delivers longer battery life.

4. The New iPAD 

The device that defined the tablet market was given the upgrade everyone was waiting for: A shiny new Retina Display. Throw in a faster A5X processor, more memory, a better GPU, and you have the best tablet money can buy. Then seven months later, Apple decided that wasn't good enough and upgraded it once more with an even faster A6X processor. Sure, it's heavier than the iPad 2, but we'll take the extra heft for the outstanding performance. We're sure you do, too. 

 

5. Nintendo Wii U

The Big N scared the gaming public after announcing its next-gen home console would have a tablet-like controller as its primary peripheral. Pessimism transformed into excitement the moment gamers finally got hands-on with the system, taking in its full high-def visuals and innovative gameplay features. Backwards compatibility for Wii games and its ever-growing lineup of eShop titles should hold owners over till the console expands its IP catalog. And with its TVii video-on-demand service coming down the pipe, the Wii U proves to be a rightful heir to the console that changed everything.

TOMORROW, I WILL POST THE TOP 6-10 GADGETS FOR THE YEAR 2012..