Great Gadget Innovations of 2012

Gadgets have always been dear to mankind, some of the most amazing and imaginative products have been designed for the ease of humanity and we are indeed making the maximum out of it. Every year we see lots of phones, computers and tablets being launched and 2012 was a year to glee as it saw some top notch devices. These gadgets are being introduced to markets to tackle everyday problems.

Below is a list of 5 products that were launched this year which made it up to the Top 5 Gadget Innovations, as reported by Mashable.

Google Glasses
Google Glasses can be simply called as the future of all gadgets. This product received much media and public attention for its innovation and creativity. It is a wearable computer and the final design is expected to hit the market in early 2013. The product had a crazy demo with some daredevils performing stunts on top of buildings, sky diving and from plane which was all live streamed using the glasses into Google founder Sergey Brin’s keynote speech. The stunts and the features of Google Glasses made it the first must have wearable computers of the 21^st century.

AR.Drone 2.0


Drone can put an average person in the driver’s seat and let him fly it with a friendly interface of a standard-issue iPad. Today, cameras are seen everywhere and drone is efficient to patrol the skies of hot zones around the globe. This device can fly hundreds of feet above with a pinpoint-precision control from the iPad-sporting pilot on the ground below. This is an addictive gadget that can let you record onboard or simply direct it to another tablet.

Surface


Microsoft has made yet another come back with ‘Surface’. This product has freaked most gadget punts and has stunned the layman. This attractive gadget is completely designed and manufactured by Microsoft and not many knew that such a product was arriving. The product is unique by itself and stands out in the market place. This tablet computer comes with two keyboards- Touch Cover and Type Cover which is in fact the main highlight of the product.

Samsung Galaxy Note II


We all love smart phones and when those devices turn smarter and smarter it amazes us. Samsung Galaxy Note II is one such product that is capable to attract the attention of people with its wide 5.55-inch screen. Apart from the large screen, this phone also has some fascinating features like Airview. The phone has a stylus that is literally married to it and the user does not even have to touch the screen of the phone with it but can rather guess what would be the next move with the movement of the stylus over the phone on air which means it can understand air gestures. This extra ordinary feature pushes this phone to the next level among smartphones.

Lytro


This camera captured the attention of users for its amazing feature of letting a person to shift focus on images post clicking. Lytro produces its own cameras than outsourcing the technology with an established manufacturer. It allows users to change the focus of the picture ones the picture is taken and according to TechCrunch, “Lytro's are a new type of camera that dramatically changes photography for the first time since the 1800’s.”