Technology Report - Gadgets Topped Holiday Wish Lists

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VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in English. Once again, consumer electronics topped the list of most wanted gifts during the holiday season. Steve Koenig with the Consumer Electronics Association. He says the group's research suggests that Americans increased their spending on technology this year. Tablet computers were one of the best-selling . Brian Tong is senior editor of CNETcom.. The website on technology news and examines the latest electronic products. says the Apple iPad Mini has been one of most popular tablets. Prices for it start at $329. of Apple's biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7. prices start at $199. Brian Tong says the Nexus has more powerful hardware than the iPad Mini and uses Google Maps. But, there is one reason why may like the Apple product more than the Nexus The iPad still has the largest group of high apps. Elman Chacon is with the electronics store Best . He says smart cameras are also popular. They connect the Internet through WiFi. This makes it easy for to email or upload photographs directly from the camera. media boxes also connect to the Internet. With the popularity of Internet shopping, many consumers will visit a first to look at a product, and then go to find it at a lower price. Many stores that, so to keep customers, some stores offer to lower prices that their customers find in other places 30 days. For VOA Learning English, I'm Laurel Bowman. ( from a radio program broadcast 17Dec2012)

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