Technology has come some distance in the past few years with regards to the complexity of operations that smaller and smaller devices can achieve. Today a smartphone is in some ways able to process and deliver what a desktop computer could not do a decade ago.<\/p>\n
These advances are incorporated into a variety of devices – some of which are changing the way consumers relate to technology and to each other. With this in mind we take a look at 2009’s best gadgets, based on Time Magazine and technology news websites Cnet and Gizmodo’s picks.<\/p>\n
Time Magazine <\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n| CNet <\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n | Gizmodo<\/span> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Motorola Droid<\/td>\n | Apple iPod Touch<\/td>\n | Palm Pre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Barnes and Noble Nook<\/td>\n | Asus Eee PC 1005HA<\/td>\n | Windows 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Dyson Air Multiplier<\/td>\n | Flip UltraHD<\/td>\n | Canon 7D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Apple iPhone 3Gs<\/td>\n | HTC Hero<\/td>\n | HTC Hero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Canon EOS 1D Mark IV<\/td>\n | LG enV Touch<\/td>\n | Video on Demand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Dell Adamo XPS<\/td>\n | Logitech Harmony One<\/td>\n | Flip Mino HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | FinePix 3D W1<\/td>\n | Logitech Squeezebox Boom<\/td>\n | Amazon Kindle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Casio G-Shock GW7900B-1<\/td>\n | Monster Turbine Pro In-Ear Speakers<\/td>\n | Playstation3 Slim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Beats Solo by Dr. Dre<\/td>\n | Nintendo DSi<\/td>\n | Toyota Prius<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Panasonic G10 Series Plasma HDTVs<\/td>\n | Panasonic TC-P50G10 HD TV<\/td>\n | The NBN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n | |