Best Tech of 2021 | Must-have gadgets of the year

Over the course of 2021, the editorial staff here at Digital Trends tested and reviewed hundreds of products in dozens of different categories. We fiddled with folding phones, gazed into gigantic gaming monitors, and even tested some titanic TVs that take up an entire wall. Some of these products were duds, and others knocked our socks off. So, as the year draws to a close, we wanted to look back and recap some of the highlights. Without further ado, here are our personal favorite tech products from 2021. Enjoy!

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0:00 - Intro
0:51- Trifo Lucy AI Robot Vacuum
2:12 - Turtle Beach Recon Controller
3:18 - MacBook Pro 16
4:23 - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3
5:44 - LG C1
7:21 - Canon R6
9:15 - Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
10:56 - Bose QC45

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[Caleb_Denison]

Never thought a robot vac would end up being my favorite piece of tech this year. Brought one home and it is NEVER LEAVING! What’s your favorite piece of tech this year?

[TeeDubbDizzle]

Stumbled on this channel on the search for info on the A90J and the Sony HT-A9

Now I'm hooked!

[malvinmudenda]

Loved this video from the Team! Happy 2022!

[wendyw]

The guy presenting the Canon R6 (who is also filming with the R6) is having Auto focus issues. 😳

[bryancarder]

joined the Mac family with a Mac mini M1, loved it :-)

[BunkMasterFlex]

Caleb is such a likeable guy. He could probably sell me an Ouya.

[XiPresident]

iPhone 13, i never knew i could not live without a fast refresh screen 😂

[hito]

That last Bose headphones review is reality!

[GridBlackTop]

Great year you guys can’t wait for more stay safe and healthy

[Jumpman]

Besides the LG C1 this is a pretty lackluster list.

[Flixcer]

Can’t imagine Controller consider as a “Must have tech” when most people don’t have a problem with Standard controller this day

[MisterSixty]

Thank you for the video!

1. I never thought I'd be impressed with a robo-vac!

2. SKIPPED: the "notch company" and the "notch company wannabe" segments completely.

3. I have an LG OLED TV and Bose QC35 and that camera look like it gives Sony cameras some good competition!! Kindle - I want a "hands on" experience to see if it will be worthwhile for my vision.

4. My favorite for 2021: Sony Xperia 1 iii

Looking forward to more of your videos both at CES and the rest of the year!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[bigjohntechreviews]

Great video, my favorite tech of 2021 was the Samsung S 21 ULTRA smartphone. Happy New Year

[raphaelmeillat]

LOL! Wow, it takes strength to choose Bose's QC45 over Sony's xm4! Unless you don't care about the sound of course! 😂

[cheddarmac]

Wish this would come out two weeks ago.

[confusedsheeple]

Agree with everything except the Headphone

[Ray__E]

I bought a Quest 2 earlier this year. Yeah I know it came out in 2020 but upon release I couldn't justify buying one. There are more games and apps I'm interested in which helped make my purchasing decision easier. I really like it and I'm excited for the future of vr

[MrJoeybabe]

My favorite piece of tech in 2021 was the hammer.

[AgingBoy]

The favourite tech i bought this year are the 11” M1 iPad Pro (my first ipad), iPhone 13 pro (replacing my 3 yo XR) and Dyson V12 Detect (i believe it’s known as V15 in the US). I also own the Sony WF-1000XM4 and while it’s good, not the top of my favourite tech. Now I’m looking at 55” LG C1 as the price has lowered quite a lot

[farrajro]

Need to provide the cost of these products…