New mainstream gadgets came out in force this year, as Apple and its Android competitors flooded the market with new tablets and smartphones. We also got a glimpse of the next gadget battlefield: smartwatches. Samsung launched its Galaxy Gear wrist computer/communicator, which already faces competition in the form of Qualcomm’s Toq, the Sony SmartWatch 2 and several others. Apple hasn’t made any official announcement about its entry into the fray—whether they call it an iWatch or something similar—but we’re saving them a spot in 2014.
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