3. iPhone 5

10 Hot buys: Must have gadgets for 2012 

3. iPhone 5 

Coming up in the number 3 spot is the beautiful iPhone 5. Many of the iPhone 4 contracts taken out in 2010 and 2011 will be 2 year contracts, so anyone lucky enough to get their hands on this must have gadget before 2012 will certainly stand out in the crowd. With new design and functions this has to be an essential to anyone interested in gadgets. 

Apple likes to keep its releases regular – iPhones have been released every year since 2007. Every year the same event: Apple hires out the Yerba Buena Centre in San Francisco – around June or July – and confirms the next iPhone 5!

Although there's no official release date for the iPhone 5 yet, there is a date for WWDC - the conference where Apple usually launches its iPhones. This time the conference starts on June 6, so look out around that date for the latest blackberry competition.

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2. Sony Experia Play

10 Hot buys: Top 10 must have gadgets for 2012

2. Sony Experia PLAY - SONY XPERIA PLAY - Very close 2nd place!


Need a super-efficient, full-featured smartphone? And what if it also had real game controls? You've got it. The Xperia PLAY. A PlayStation Certified Android smartphone that lets you immerse yourself in the games you want.

• Real game controller 

• PlayStation™ Certified

• Powered by Android (Gingerbread)

• More than 150,000 apps for download!

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  Definitely one of the hottest gadgets for 2011 and into 2012!

1. Apple iPad 2

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Apple iPad 2!

Apple has unveiled new iPad 2 device with cool new features. There are changes in the physical form factorwith iPad2 being thinner and lighter than iPad 1. With iOS software update, there are new things you can try on iPad 2 device. New iPad 2 has cameras with faster processor for superior graphics.

Features of new iPad 2

1. Faster – iPad 2 is faster device with new chip called A5, dual core processor and upto 9x faster graphics.

2. Thinner - It is 33% thinner from 13.4mm to 8.8mm, even thinner than Apple iPhone 4 device.

3. Colors – iPad 2 is available in 2 color options: white and black.

4. Cameras – Take pictures and perform video chat with 2 cameras on iPad 2 device.

5. Magnetic Cover – New iPad 2 has magnetic cover for the screen. 

Besides protecting the screen, it automatically cleans iPad 2 screen surface!

The iPad 2 has to be the most desirable gadget for 2012, as if the original iPad wasn't successful enough - They've gone and made it better! 

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