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"TIME magazine published its list of the top 10 gadgets of the year, and the iPhone 5 came out on top. The list also includes other goodies Apple users love, but there were some surprising omissions as well.\nThe magazine praises the iPhone 5 as \u201Cmelding hardware, software and services so tightly that the seams fade way.\u201D In doing so, TIME says \u201CApple still has no peer,\u201D in the smartphone market.\nComing it at No. 6, TIME says the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display is a \u201Cjoy to use.\u201D The No. 9 spot goes to Nest, the intelligent thermostat created by former Apple executive Tony Fadell. The magazine says \u201Crarely has anything so mundane been so engaging.\u201D Microsoft\u2019s new Surface with Windows RT is also on the list. The laptop/tablet combination device is ranked No. 7.\nApple\u2019s new iPad Mini and fourth-generation iPad failed to make the list. And no, the short-lived iPad 3 didn\u2019t make the cut either.\nAccording to TIME magazine, these are the top gadgets of the year, ranked in order:\n1. iPhone 52. Nintendo Wii U3. Sony Cyber-shot RX1004. Raspberry Pi Model B5. Lytro6. Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display7. Microsoft Surface with Windows RT8. Samsung Galaxy Note II9. Nest10. Simple.TV\nThe iPhone 5 isn\u2019t the first Apple handset to make the annual list, but it is only the second to top the list. The first to do so was the original iPhone back in 2007.\nIn 2011, the iPad 2 topped the list, and the iPhone 4S came in at No. 4. The year before, the first-generation iPad was No. 1, while the iPhone 4 was No. 6. In 2009, the iPhone 3GS was No. 4. In 2008, the iPhone 3G finished at No. 3.\nPhoto courtesy of Flickr, Robert S. Donovan"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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