Sony Handycam HDR-TD10
new electronic gadgets: Sony Handycam HDR-TD10
Price range: $1,489 – $1,499
Price: $1,499.99
Availability: April
If you’ve got a 3D TV and still have a chunk of disposable income left over for shooting your own video, this camcorder will likely be one of the few consumer models to deliver relatively high-quality footage.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
new electronic gadgets: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
Price: TBD
Availability: Q2
As the long-awaited PlayStation phone, the Xperia 2 merges an Android-powered smartphone with a portable gaming device. The Gingerbread OS is welcome, and the handset offers plenty of features. It’s also the first Sony Ericsson handset for Verizon Wireless.
Lenovo ThinkPad X220
new electronic gadgets: Lenovo ThinkPad X220
Availability: April 2011
One of the first wave of systems with Intel’s new Sandy Bridge CPUs, this ultraportable ThinkPad squeezes a little more screen in, with a 12.5-inch display and excellent battery life.
Mortal Kombat
new electronics: Mortal Kombat
Price range: $56 – $59
Availability: April 19
Mortal Kombat marks a complete reboot of the series, as well as a homage to the game’s roots. Mortal Kombat returns to a 2D-based fighting experience in addition to the revival of the franchise’s infamous Fatality scenes.
HP TouchPad
new electronics: HP TouchPad
Price: TBD
Availability: Summer
The introduction of the HP TouchPad also signals the introduction of a new tablet operating system, Palm’s WebOS.
Panasonic TC-P55VT30
new tech gadgets: Panasonic TC-P55VT30
Price: $2,799 [55-inch]
Availability: April
The VT30 series succeeds our 2010 Editors’ Choice plasma and is the frontrunner so far for 2011′s best picture quality.
The pace of technological progress has been so tremendous in the last decade that it has phenomenally increased our expectations, so much so that it has become our second nature to expect a brand new technology to hit the market every season. With the first quarter of 2011 nearing its conclusion, therefore, if you’re big time crazy about collecting the latest gizmos before anyone else does, these new gadgets for 2011 are worth looking out for, especially the ones in the smartphones and tablet segments!