Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Several major tech companies, such as Apple and Samsung, launched one beautiful product after another to tap the increasing global market.
Let's take a look at some of the best gadgets of 2013.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: MacBook Air laptops on display at an Apple Store in Pasadena, California.Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Macbook Air 13-inch 2013
Manufacturer: Apple
Release date: June 2013
Display: 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colours
Storage: 128GB flash storage
Memory: 4GB of 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory configurable to 8GB.
Macbook Air 13-inch 2013, which is manufactured by Apple, has 12-hour battery, an Intel Haswell chip and is light and portable.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: Xbox fans play the latest games in Los Angeles, California.Photographs: Gus Ruelas/Reuters
Xbox One
Manufacturer: Foxconn
Release date: November 2013
Storage: 500GB
Memory: 8GB DDR3 of RAM
Xbox One, which is developed and marketed by Microsoft, can capture footage at 720p and 30 frames per second by the built-in DVR.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: Visitors try out PlayStation 4 game console at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan.Photographs: Yuya Shino/Reuters
PlayStation 4
Manufacturer: Foxconn
Release date: November 2013
Storage: 500GB (user upgradeable, supports SSD)
Memory: 8GB GDDR5
PlayStation 4, which is a video game console from Sony, competes directly with Nintendo's Wii U and Microsoft's Xbox One.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: Kindle Fire HDX.Photographs: Source, amazon.com
Kindle Fire HDX
Manufacturer: Amazon.com
Release date: October 2013
Storage: 16GB, 32GB or 64GB
Memory: 2GB
Kindle Fire HDX, which is a tablet computer, has a screen that provides high colour accuracy and pixel density at 339 PPI, making the tablet ideal to read magazines and newspapers.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: Samsung F8000 46-Inch TV.Photographs: Source, samsung.com
Samsung F8000 46-Inch TV
Manufacturer: Samsung
Release date: October 2013
Display: 920 x 1080 Resolution
Audio: 3D Sound available
Video: 3D HyperReal Engine
Samsung F8000 46-Inch TV, which is a 46-inch TV manufactured by Samsung, has voice and gesture control, a quad-core processor for faster browsing and interactivity and excellent multimedia file streaming compatibility.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: Google Chromebook Pixel.Photographs: Source, google.com
Google Chromebook Pixel
Manufacturer: Google
Release date: February 2013
Storage: 32GB or 64GB SSD
Memory: 4GB DDR3 RAM
Google Chromebook Pixel, which is a high-end laptop manufactured by Google, has a faster CPU than its predecessors in the Intel Core i5, a touch-screen with the highest pixel density of any laptop and a coloured lightbar on the lid that simply adds to its beauty.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: Members of the media take pictures of Surface 2 tablets in New York.Photographs: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Microsoft Surface Pro 2
Manufacturer: Microsoft
Release date: October 2013
Storage: 64GB, 128GB, 256GB or 512GB
Memory: 4GB, 8GB dual-channel DDR3-1600
Microsoft Surface Pro 2, which is a Windows 8 tablet produced by Microsoft, has a 1.6 GHz fourth generation Intel Core i5-4200U processor, 10.6-inch 10-point 1080p multi-touch digitizer LCD display and Intel HD Graphics 4400.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: Boxes of iPad Air tablets at the Apple store in San Francisco, California.Photographs: Stephen Lam/Reuters
iPad Air
Manufacturer: Foxconn
Release date: November 2013
Storage: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB or 128GB flash memory
Memory: 1GB RAM
iPad Air, which is a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple, has a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera, a FaceTime HD front-facing camera and an estimated 10 hours of battery life.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: A member of the media holds the iPad Mini with Retina Display in San Francisco, California.Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters
iPad Mini with Retina Display
Manufacturer: Foxconn
Release date: November 2013
Storage: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB or 128GB flash memory
Memory: 1GB RAM
iPad Mini with Retina Display, which is a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple, has a far faster A7 processor, better Wi-Fi and LTE connectivity and battery that's as good as iPad Mini's.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: A man talks on his mobile phone near advertisements promoting Galaxy Note 3 at the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.Photographs: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
Samsung Galaxy Note III
Manufacturer: Samsung
Release date: September 2013
Storage: 32GB or 64GB flash memory
Memory: 3GB LPDDR3
Samsung Galaxy Note III, which is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics, has a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 chip, a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display and a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera capable of filming videos in 1080p at 60 fps and 4K resolution at 30 fps.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: A sales girl displays the HTC One mobile phone at Taman Anggrek Mall in Jakarta, Indonesia.Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
HTC One
Manufacturer: HTC
Release date: March 2013
Storage: 32GB or 64GB
Memory: 2GB LPDDR2 RAM
HTC One, which is a touchscreen-based Android smartphone designed, developed, and manufactured by HTC, has a unibody aluminium frame, a 1080p full-HD display, dual front-facing stereo speakers, a camera with a custom image sensor and the ability to automatically generate montages of media.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13-inch.Photographs: Source, g-ecx.images-amazon.com
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13-inch
Manufacturer: Lenovo
Release date: October 2013
Storage: 128GB or 256GB SSD
Memory: 4GB and 8GB
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13-inch, which is a convertible laptop created by Lenovo, has 720p front-facing webcam, eight-hour battery life and makes use of a 13.3-inch display with a resolution of 1600 x 900.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: iPhone 5S on display at an Apple shop in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district, Japan.Photographs: Yuya Shino/Reuters
iPhone 5S
Manufacturer: Apple
Release date: September 2013
Storage: 16GB, 32GB or 64 GB
Memory: 1GB LPDDR3 RAM
iPhone 5S, which is a smartphone developed by Apple, has a fingerprint recognition system, an updated camera with a larger aperture and a dual-LED flash optimised for different colour temperatures and 64-bit A7 processor.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: Sony A7 System Camera.Photographs: Source, blog.sony.com
Sony A7 System Camera
Manufacturer: Sony
Release date: October 2013
Sensor Type: CMOS
Sensor Format: 35mm
Movie Resolution: 1920x1080, 1440x1080, 640x480
Usable Memory Types: MS PRO Duo/SD/SDHC/SDXC
Sony A7 System Camera, which is manufactured by Sony, is world's smallest, lightest interchangeable lens full-frame camera, compatible with Sony's E-mount lens system and new full-frame lenses.
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Best of 2013: 15 gadgets that won the hearts this year
Image: Bowers And Wilkins A5.Photographs: Source, bowers-wilkins.net
Bowers And Wilkins A5
Manufacturer: Bowers & Wilkins
Release date: October 2013
AirPlay compatibility: iPhone, iPod touch and iPad with iOS 4.3.3 or later, Mac with OS X Mountain Lion, or Mac and PC with iTunes 10.2.2 or later
Height: 180mm
Width: 300mm
Enclosure: Glass filled ABS
Bowers And Wilkins A5, which is a wireless music system manufactured by British company Bowers And Wilkins, has been created to use Apple's Wi-Fi based AirPlay music streaming system.
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