2010 wrap up part one

1. The top selling electronic device under $500 will be...

This was a lot more difficult to tally than I thought it would be. In many was it was an apple verses orange comparison. Lots of people bought High Definition TVs but in many cases they cost more than $500. We had guesses that stuck to certain brands, (Kindle) and some that named a technology (netbook). Within brands and technologies, the divisions also became more complex. For instance, “droid cellphone” is not one kind of cellphone but actaully refers to the Androis OS used on many different smartphones, such as the HTC or Motorola Droid. You then compare it to the iPhone (iOS) and Blackberry (RIM OS). Right now the race for top in this category is between the iPhone and the Android OS loaded Smartphones. Blackberry (RIM OS), your star is falling!

When the dust settles later this month, it will be either Gail ((Android) or Tom, Beth and Jeff (iPhone) as winners. Netbooks, iPods and eBook readers were all popular and newcomer Kinect also generated a lot of sales (partial points will be awarded) but cell phones remain the top electronic devices.