Tech toys to watch in 2013

Actual release dates are hard to come by. Product details are few and far between. But rumours? Those we have in massive volumes. --By Shane Schick

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Call it the Apple effect: Technology vendors of every kind have learned the value of generating just enough speculation about future releases to keep customers and industry observers entertained. After a year that saw the launch of the iPhone 5, Windows 8 and myriad other gadgets, it might seem like 2013 has a big act to follow.

However, there are a slew of possible breakthrough products on deck in the next 12 months. I’ve chosen the five I think
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Call it the Apple effect: Technology vendors of every kind have learned the value of generating just enough speculation about future releases to keep customers and industry observers entertained. After a year that saw the launch of the iPhone 5, Windows 8 and myriad other gadgets, it might seem like 2013 has a big act to follow.

However, there are a slew of possible breakthrough products on deck in the next 12 months. I’ve chosen the five I think could cause much of the chatter, online and off, and what their prospects are.
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Thu, 3 Jan, 2013 1:00 PM EST

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