Most Popular Gadgets

As we head into fall, what gadgets are CNET fans eyeballing the most?

Welcome to Cnet Top 5 where each time we meet we countdown another tantalizing Cnet list. I'm Tom Merritt. Time once again to take the temperature of the gadget world. Just which gadgets do you, the Cnet reader, feel or most worth your time? We look at the products you looked out most often and came up with the top 5 most popular products. At number 5, the new Apple iPod Nano, not barreling in at number 1. Some previously released Apple gadgets have but the new cool Nano is not overlooked by Cnet fans. Coming in at number 4, the Samsung Instinct, you folks are still enamored of the touch screen smartish type phone. And no amount of cheesy bad foe romantic comedy commercial are going to dissuade you apparently. Up to number 3, the 50-inch Panasonic Viera plasma HD TV, I’d like to think this is because I bought one. But facts of the matter is you don’t care about that. You were into this TV before I was and you're still into it. Sliding in at number 2, the iPhone, moving back up in the charts. Maybe it’s the apps store banning controversies that got it on your mind. Maybe it’s the reduction of the product runs. Maybe it’s, who are we kidding. It’s the reality distortion field and you can't shake it. Before we get to number 1, let's take a look at the back half of the most popular products. That Dell notebook is just itching to get in the top 5. Alright, so what's more popular than the iPhone among Cnet users? What tops our list of the most popular products? At number 1, it’s the LG Dare. While the iPhone and the Instinct get all the spotlight, the Dare just keeps chugging around rocking up the hits. I suspect that the carrier bonus, the more of you have Verizon. I often wonder what this list would look like if all phones could work on all networks. But alas, we shall never know. Well that it for this edition of Cnet Top 5. You can contribute to what makes the list by surfing around and looking at your favorite products right here at Cnet.com. I'm Tom Merritt. See you next time.