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THEN THE WORST.
YOU START.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO ONE OF MY BIG
WINNERS THIS YEAR IS GOOGLE AND
GOOGLE GLASS.
YES, IT'S CREEPY.
YES, IT'S UGLY.
YES, YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK LICK A
GLASS HOLE, BUT IT'S ALSO ONE OF
THE COOLEST THINGS WE HAVE SEEN,
AND IT'S KIND OF THE FUTURE OF
THIS WEARABLE TECH STUFF.
NO ONE COULD STOP TALKING ABOUT
IT.
IT WAS IN VOGUE, ON THE RUNWAY,
SO IT'S A HUGE WIN.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS LOVE IT
OR HATE IT, IT WAS A BIG PRODUCT
WE COULDN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT.
THAT'S MY FIRST WINNER.
MY SECOND IS ACTUALLY GOING TO
BE KIND OF CONTROVERSIAL, I
THINK.
I'M GOING TO SAY APPLE.
AS MUCH FLACK AS EVERYBODY GIVES
THEM, I THINK THEY HAD THE BEST
PRODUCTS THEY'VE HAD IN YEARS
OUT THIS YEAR.
THE IPHONE 5S WITH THE FINGER
SENSOR IS AMAZING.
THE iPAD AIR IS THINNER THAN
EVER, AND THE MAC PRO IS A
PHENOMENAL PIECE OF ENGINEERING.
I'M GOING TO SAY APPLE REALLY
WON THIS YEAR.
>> I'M GOING TO DISAGREE
SLIGHTLY WITH THE ASSERTION.
I AGREE THEY HAVE HAD SOME GREAT
THINGS.
I THINK IT'S KIND OF A HIT OR
MISS WITH APPLE.
I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE KIND OF
STARTING TO LOSE THE GAME THAT
THEY STARTED.
I MEAN, THEY CREATED THE WHOLE
CONCEPT OF ALL OF US CARRYING
AROUND TABLETS OR MADE THEM
COOL, BUT I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE
STARTING TO LOSE TO THE
COMPETITION.
THE SURFACE 2 SOLD OUT.
THE AMAZON KINDLE HAS JUST AS
NICE A DISPLAY.
>> THE SURFACE 2 SOLD OUT
BECAUSE THEY CUT THE PRICE BY
$500.
COME ON, GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.
>> THERE'S ALSO THE BIGGER
PICTURE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE
BUYING FROM APPLE, SONY,
SAMSUNG, TABLETS HAVE GROWN.
THE IRONY OF NOT HAVE AGPC IN
EVERY HOUSE, THE ARGUMENT TO
COUNTER THAT IS SMARTPHONES AND
TABLETS ARE COMPUTERS, THEY'RE
JUST MORE PORTABLE AND USER
FRIENDLY.
>> SCOTT, WHAT WAS YOUR
FAVORITE, THEN?
>> MY FAVORITE WAS THE GROWING
SENSE OF PRACTICALITY AND
PERFORMANCE.
WE SAW HOW MORE AND MORE GADGETS
ARE MUCH MORE EASY TO USE, MORE
PRACTICAL, EVERYDAY FEATURES AND
EVERYBODY IS DOUBLING DOWN ON
POWER AND PERFORMANCE.
AS WE SAW EVEN WITH APPLE AND
OTHER MANUFACTURERS, IT'S NOT
ALWAYS THE LATEST AND GREATEST.
IT'S WHAT'S MOST USEFUL.
>> SCOTT, WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS
THE LEAST USEFUL, THEN?
>> A LOT OF LOT -- BOY, WAY TO
PUT ME OUT THERE.
SOME OF THESE CONNECTED TVs.
I'M GOING TO PUT THEM ON THE
LINE AND SAY A LOT OF THE
CONNECTED TVs BECAUSE SURVEYS
WERE SAYING PEOPLE WERE NOT
USING MOST OF THE FEATURES.
THEY WERE STREAMING NETFLIX,
LISTENING TO PANDORA, BUT
EVERYTHING ELSE WENT BY THE
WAYSIDE.
ALL THESE ADVANCEMENTS COST
MILLIONS, BUT THEY WEREN'T A LOT
OF PRACTICAL.
>> BRETT, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> I WANT TO SPEAK QUICKLY TO
WHAT SCOTT SAID ABOUT THE SMART
TVs.
THE OTHER PROBLEM IS PEOPLE ARE
USING THINGS THAT GIVE THEM GOOD
CONTENT.
THEY'RE USING NETFLIX AND
PANDORA WAS THOSE ARE TWO
ENTERTAINMENT THINGS.
I'M NOT A FAN OF MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL, SO I'M NOT GOING TO
USE THE MLB PLUG-IN, BUT I MAY
WATCH AMAZON PROGRAMMING ON THE
STREAMING APP.
I THINK WE DISMISS A LOT OF
TECHNOLOGY FOR ITS NOT BEING
VERY PRACTICAL, BUT IT'S REALLY
JUST A CONDUIT TO PROVIDE
ENTERTAINMENT OR CONTENT, AND
WHEN IT'S NOT USED PROPERLY,
IT'S GOING TO DIE BY THE
WAYSIDE.
LIKE BETA, THERE WAS NO CONTENT
ON BETA, WHICH IS WHY VHS WON.
>> I GO BACK TO THREE QUARTER,
SO THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER
DISCUSSION.
SHOWS HOW OLD I AM.
>> INTERESTING YOU BROUGHT THAT
UP, BECAUSE THAT WAS ANOTHER BIG
LOSER THIS YEAR, PHYSICAL MEDIA.
STREAMING, YOU CAN GET IT ALL
DIGITALLY NOW.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE IN THE
BUSINESS.
I KNOW MUSIC HAS BEEN RIGHT
SIZING ITSELF, BUT I DON'T KNOW
I WOULD WANT TO BE IN THE
BUSINESS OF SELLING CDs.
>> BOLD PREDICTION FOR 2014?
CHRISTINA?
>> I THINK THAT THE WEARABLES
ARE GOING TO GO MAINSTREAM.
I THINK THEY'RE FINALLY GOING TO
GET ATTRACTIVE AND I THINK WE
MIGHT SEE A COMEBACK WITH
PHYSICAL MEDIA ONLY BECAUSE 4K
IS GOING TO BE A BIG TAX ON
BROAD BNDZ AND PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE
TO BUY BLUE RAY TO WATCH THAT
CONTENT ON THEIR TVs.
>> SCOTT?
>> I'M GOING TO SAY IT'S GOING
TO COME DOWN TO AS FAR AS
WINNERS GO, NOT NECESSARILY THE
MOST PERFORMANCE ORIENTED, BUT
THE MOST PRACTICAL.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT THE
TECHNOLOGY BUT THE HUMAN
ELEMENTS, HOW WE USE IT, WHO
OFFERS THE MOST AFFORDABLE AND
PRACTICAL EVERYDAY CONVENIENT
FEATURES.
>> BRETT?
>> I THINK WE'LL SEE BIG CHANGES
IN PRIVACY.
PEOPLE ARE BECOMING CONCERNED
WITH WHAT THE NSA CAN SEE AND DO