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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year

Last updated on: December 12, 2013 17:55 IST
Parineeti Chopra at the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note III and Galaxy Gear.

Several major tech companies, such as Apple and Samsung, launched one beautiful product after another to tap the increasing global market.

Let's take a look at some of the best gadgets of 2013.

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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year

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MacBook Air laptops on display at an Apple Store in Pasadena, California.

Macbook Air 13-inch 2013

Manufacturer: Apple

Release date: June 2013

Display: 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colours

Storage: 128GB flash storage

Memory: 4GB of 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory configurable to 8GB.

Macbook Air 13-inch 2013, which is manufactured by Apple, has 12-hour battery, an Intel Haswell chip and is light and portable.

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Xbox fans play the latest games in Los Angeles, California.

Xbox One

Manufacturer: Foxconn

Release date: November 2013

Storage: 500GB

Memory: 8GB DDR3 of RAM

Xbox One, which is developed and marketed by Microsoft, can capture footage at 720p and 30 frames per second by the built-in DVR.

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Visitors try out PlayStation 4 game console at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan.

PlayStation 4

Manufacturer: Foxconn

Release date: November 2013

Storage: 500GB (user upgradeable, supports SSD)

Memory: 8GB GDDR5

PlayStation 4, which is a video game console from Sony, competes directly with Nintendo's Wii U and Microsoft's Xbox One.

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Kindle Fire HDX.

Kindle Fire HDX

Manufacturer: Amazon.com

Release date: October 2013

Storage: 16GB, 32GB or 64GB

Memory: 2GB

Kindle Fire HDX, which is a tablet computer, has a screen that provides high colour accuracy and pixel density at 339 PPI, making the tablet ideal to read magazines and newspapers.

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Samsung F8000 46-Inch TV.

Samsung F8000 46-Inch TV

Manufacturer: Samsung

Release date: October 2013

Display: 920 x 1080 Resolution

Audio: 3D Sound available

Video: 3D HyperReal Engine

Samsung F8000 46-Inch TV, which is a 46-inch TV manufactured by Samsung, has voice and gesture control, a quad-core processor for faster browsing and interactivity and excellent multimedia file streaming compatibility.

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Google Chromebook Pixel.

Google Chromebook Pixel

Manufacturer: Google

Release date: February 2013

Storage: 32GB or 64GB SSD

Memory: 4GB DDR3 RAM

Google Chromebook Pixel, which is a high-end laptop manufactured by Google, has a faster CPU than its predecessors in the Intel Core i5, a touch-screen with the highest pixel density of any laptop and a coloured lightbar on the lid that simply adds to its beauty.

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Members of the media take pictures of Surface 2 tablets in New York.

Microsoft Surface Pro 2

Manufacturer: Microsoft

Release date: October 2013

Storage: 64GB, 128GB, 256GB or 512GB

Memory: 4GB, 8GB dual-channel DDR3-1600

Microsoft Surface Pro 2, which is a Windows 8 tablet produced by Microsoft, has a 1.6 GHz fourth generation Intel Core i5-4200U processor, 10.6-inch 10-point 1080p multi-touch digitizer LCD display and Intel HD Graphics 4400.

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Boxes of iPad Air tablets at the Apple store in San Francisco, California.

iPad Air

Manufacturer: Foxconn

Release date: November 2013

Storage: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB or 128GB flash memory

Memory: 1GB RAM

iPad Air, which is a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple, has a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera, a FaceTime HD front-facing camera and an estimated 10 hours of battery life.

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A member of the media holds the iPad Mini with Retina Display in San Francisco, California.

iPad Mini with Retina Display

Manufacturer: Foxconn

Release date: November 2013

Storage: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB or 128GB flash memory

Memory: 1GB RAM

iPad Mini with Retina Display, which is a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple, has a far faster A7 processor, better Wi-Fi and LTE connectivity and battery that's as good as iPad Mini's.

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A man talks on his mobile phone near advertisements promoting Galaxy Note 3 at the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.

Samsung Galaxy Note III

Manufacturer: Samsung

Release date: September 2013

Storage: 32GB or 64GB flash memory

Memory: 3GB LPDDR3

Samsung Galaxy Note III, which is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics, has a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 chip, a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display and a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera capable of filming videos in 1080p at 60 fps and 4K resolution at 30 fps.

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A sales girl displays the HTC One mobile phone at Taman Anggrek Mall in Jakarta, Indonesia.

HTC One

Manufacturer: HTC

Release date: March 2013

Storage: 32GB or 64GB

Memory: 2GB LPDDR2 RAM

HTC One, which is a touchscreen-based Android smartphone designed, developed, and manufactured by HTC, has a unibody aluminium frame, a 1080p full-HD display, dual front-facing stereo speakers, a camera with a custom image sensor and the ability to automatically generate montages of media.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13-inch.

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13-inch

Manufacturer: Lenovo

Release date: October 2013

Storage: 128GB or 256GB SSD

Memory: 4GB and 8GB

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13-inch, which is a convertible laptop created by Lenovo, has 720p front-facing webcam, eight-hour battery life and makes use of a 13.3-inch display with a resolution of 1600 x 900.

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iPhone 5S on display at an Apple shop in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district, Japan.

iPhone 5S

Manufacturer: Apple

Release date: September 2013

Storage: 16GB, 32GB or 64 GB

Memory: 1GB LPDDR3 RAM

iPhone 5S, which is a smartphone developed by Apple, has a fingerprint recognition system, an updated camera with a larger aperture and a dual-LED flash optimised for different colour temperatures and 64-bit A7 processor.

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Sony A7 System Camera.

Sony A7 System Camera

Manufacturer: Sony

Release date: October 2013

Sensor Type: CMOS

Sensor Format: 35mm

Movie Resolution: 1920x1080, 1440x1080, 640x480

Usable Memory Types: MS PRO Duo/SD/SDHC/SDXC

Sony A7 System Camera, which is manufactured by Sony, is world's smallest, lightest interchangeable lens full-frame camera, compatible with Sony's E-mount lens system and new full-frame lenses.

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Bowers And Wilkins A5.

Bowers And Wilkins A5

Manufacturer: Bowers & Wilkins

Release date: October 2013

AirPlay compatibility: iPhone, iPod touch and iPad with iOS 4.3.3 or later, Mac with OS X Mountain Lion, or Mac and PC with iTunes 10.2.2 or later

Height: 180mm

Width: 300mm

Enclosure: Glass filled ABS

Bowers And Wilkins A5, which is a wireless music system manufactured by British company Bowers And Wilkins, has been created to use Apple's Wi-Fi based AirPlay music streaming system.