The Wirecutter | A List of the Best Gadgets

Cameras
- Best Sports Camera
  GoPro Hero2
- Best Pocket Camera Ever
  Canon PowerShot S100
- Great Mid Range DSLR
  Nikon D7000
- More in Cameras...
Laptops
- Best Laptop Ever Created
  MacBook Air 13-Inch
- Best Power Laptop
  MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.4GHz Core i7)
- Best Gaming Laptop
  Alienware M17x
Projectors
- A Great Projector
  Panasonic PT-AE7000U
- A Good Projector
  Optoma HD33
- Best Projector Under $1000
  Optoma HD20
Smartphones
- The Best Android Phone
  Samsung Galaxy Nexus
- Best Wireless Carrier
  Verizon Wireless
- The Best Smartphone
  iPhone 4s
TVs
- The Good TV I'd Get
  Panasonic TC-P42ST30
- Best Small TV
  Vizio E260MV LED HDTV
- The Best TV
  Panasonic TC-P55VT30
Networking
- Best Mobile Hotspot
  Verizon 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 4510L
- The Wi-Fi Router You Want
  Asus RT-N56U Wi-Fi Router
- Budget Router
  Cisco E2000
Headphones
- Best Sub-$30 Earbuds
  MeElectronics M9
- The Best $100 Earbuds
  Shure SE215
- The Home Headphones I'd Get
  Audio Technica ATH-M50
Computer Etc
- A Great Monitor
  Dell UltraSharp U2412M Monitor
- The Right Mouse
  Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX
- The Right Computer Speakers
  Audioengine 2
Printers
- Best Cheap Laser Printer
  Brother HL-2270DW
- A Solid Photo Printer
  Epson Stylus Photo R2000
- Great All-In-One Printer
  Canon Pixma MX882
Body
- Best All Around Electric Razor
  Braun Series 7 790cc
- The Best Electric Toothbrush
  Oral-B ProfessionalCare 3000
- Best Running Watch
  Garmin Forerunner 210
vacuums
- Best Home Vacuum Cleaner
  Dyson DC28 Animal
- Best Budget Vacuum Cleaner
  Panasonic MC-UL915
- Best Handheld Vacuum
  Black & Decker Dustbuster
Tablets
- Best Cheap Tablet
  Kindle Fire
- What I'd Get
  Apple iPad 2
Receivers
- Good Enough Receiver
  Onkyo TX-NR509
- Great Enough 7.1 Receiver
  Pioneer VSX-1021k
Storage
- Network Drive I'd Get
  Synology DiskStation DS211 Network Drive
- Fast/Reliable External Drive
  Hitachi’s G-Technology G-Drive
- A Cheap External Drive
  Hitachi Touro Desk Pro
- More in Storage...
Wireless Music
- Best Lil' Wireless Speaker
  Jawbone Jambox
- Ultimate Home Music System
  Sonos Wireless Zone Players
Car Stuff
- FM Transmitter
  GoGroove Flexsmart x2
- Best Car GPS
  Garmin 2455LMT
Apple Etc
- The iPhone 4 Case I'd Get
  Speck CandyShell Flip
- A Great iPod Dock
  Logitech S715i
Soundbars
- Soundbar With Most Boom Per Buck
  Samsung HW-D450
- Great Soundbar
  Yamaha YSP-2200
Cables
- My Favorite HDMI Cables
  Monoprice High Speed HDMI Cable With Ethernet
E-Book Readers
- What I'd Get
  Amazon Kindle
Blu-Ray
- A Great Blu-ray player
  LG BD670

Great Computer Speakers

We spend so much time sitting in front out our computers watching videos and listening to music, it only makes sense to get some decent speakers to go along with your setup. I think the Audioengine 2s are the way to go. Here's why.

The Right Mouse

The future may be trackpads but if you're looking for a mouse today, the Logitech MX Anywhere is our favorite.
Happiness Takes (A Little) Magic

There's a whole laundry list of disclaimers attached to it, but my pal (and Pulitzer winner) Matt Richtel wrote about a Stanford research report suggesting that spending considerable amounts of time on multimedia/technology can make us unhappy. In his words: "The answer, in the peer-reviewed study of the online habits of girls aged 8 to [...]
The Right Running Watch

I don't like tracking my exercise through statistics, but I know some people get a big morale boost from watching their physical fitness increase over time. There are endless types of sports to play, but running is at the core of so many of them, so we decided to choose a running watch that we [...]
Open-Mindedness

Apple's getting into digital textbooks, which is a good thing for you if you are a broke student or finance the livelihood of a broke student. Instead of buying textbooks for hundreds of dollars each, like I did, digital textbooks could cost around $15. Yes, iPads are expensive, and it'll be awhile (if ever) until [...]
New Year's Cleaning Takes Magic

My home is a wreck after the holiday festivities, so we picked out some vacuums that could help murder some dust bunnies.
The Magical (and Sometimes Ridiculous) Gadgets of Tomorrow

Hello! I just found a handful of wonderful technology in Las Vegas at CES, the country's biggest electronics show. There are over 100,000 people here to see roughly 20,000 gadgets brought to the light of day in less time than it takes for a rattlesnake to shed its skin. Without hype, these are the gadgets [...]

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