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Looking Forward: The 19 Gadgets We Can't Wait For in 2012

Written by VETTAHEAD on 19 January 2012.

CES did a good job this year of getting us excited about 2012 by showing us some awesome gadgets, technologies and products. From ultrabooks and tablets, to speakers and home automation, from software to televisions, from smartphones to solar power there was something at CES that every Maximum PC editor wanted to get their hands on.

Click through to get a gander on what each Maximum PC editor is most looking forward to in the next 365 days, and let us know what gadgets you're most looking foward to in the comments!

Nvidia launches Fermi Based GeForce GT 610, GT 620, & GT 630

Nvidia Acknowledges Kepler V-Sync Stuttering Issues and Promises a Prompt Driver Fix

Microsoft Plans to Kill the Aero UI Prior To Final Windows 8 Release

First Impressions: Diablo III's Hits, Misses, and Head-Scratchers

Cooler Master Adds Fans To Hyper 412 Slim CPU Cooler, Intros Three New Thermal Pastes

Samsung Researchers Design A Better Graphene Transistor

Researchers Use Calculation Errors To Greatly Improve Processor Speed And Power Efficiency

This week's hottest reviews on TechRadar

BitFenix Rolls Out a Pair of Fan Controllers

Acer's New TravelMate P243 Heads to the U.K., Packs Ivy Bridge

Amazon Flirts with 10.1-inch Kindle Fire, Eyes Third Quarter Launch

EVGA Recalls Some GTX 670 Superclock Cards

Valve Gives Steam Users The Gift Of Remote Game Downloads

MSI Cooks Up Norris Edition Gaming PC, Forgets to Add Chuck

RunCore Rolls Out InVincible Solid State Drive with Self Destruction Mechanisms

Eurocom's Ultranportable 'Monster 1.0' Laptop Now Available to Purchase

20 May 2012

Nvidia launches Fermi Based GeForce GT 6…

20 May 2012

Nvidia Acknowledges Kepler V-Sync Stutte…

20 May 2012

Microsoft Plans to Kill the Aero UI Prio…

18 May 2012

First Impressions: Diablo III's Hits, Mi…

18 May 2012

Cooler Master Adds Fans To Hyper 412 Sli…

18 May 2012

Samsung Researchers Design A Better Grap…

18 May 2012

Researchers Use Calculation Errors To Gr…

18 May 2012

This week's hottest reviews on TechRadar

18 May 2012

OCZ Outs Low Profile Vertex 3 Solid Stat…

18 May 2012

BitFenix Rolls Out a Pair of Fan Control…

18 May 2012

HP Reportedly Mulling Huge Job Cuts

18 May 2012

Acer's New TravelMate P243 Heads to the …

18 May 2012

Amazon Flirts with 10.1-inch Kindle Fire…

17 May 2012

Comcast Plans To Raise Subscriber Bandwi…

17 May 2012

EVGA Recalls Some GTX 670 Superclock Car…

17 May 2012

Valve Gives Steam Users The Gift Of Remo…

17 May 2012

MSI Cooks Up Norris Edition Gaming PC, F…

17 May 2012

RunCore Rolls Out InVincible Solid State…

17 May 2012

Eurocom's Ultranportable 'Monster 1.0' L…

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