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Season 1

  • S01E01 Most wanted products

    • June 22, 2010
    • Revision3

    What gadgets are you lusting after according to GDGT.com? We asked them to turn over the innermost secrets of their database so we could get a peek at what gadgets are your burning desires. Turns out phones. But which phones? And what are the exceptions?

  • S01E02 Worst SciFi shows on TV

    • June 28, 2010
    • Revision3

    We asked the Internet what SciFi shows they hate. And we got answers. You can't turn away. Your eyes say no, but your body just won't budge. It's like one of those horror films that are probably on this list. So just give in. Click, stream, watch, and die a little inside. It's OK. It's happened to all of us.

  • S01E03 Most Owned Cell Phones

    • July 6, 2010
    • Revision3

    Cell phones are hot and everybody's always talking about the next great smart phone to come, but what about the ones in people's pockets right now? Thanks to GDGT.com we can tell you the five most owned cell phones.

  • S01E04 Google searches of the summer

    • July 13, 2010
    • Revision3

    What's on the world's mind? We'll show you. And it ain't pretty.

  • S01E05 Most wanted laptops

    • July 20, 2010
    • Revision3

    Desktop PCs are so hard to carry on the bus, here's the laptops people want the most

  • S01E06 Zombie dot-coms

    • July 27, 2010
    • Revision3

    Not all dot-coms died in the early 2000s, some limp along, barely alive. Don't let them bite you.

  • S01E07 Most Wanted Products in July 2010

    • August 3, 2010
    • Revision3

    What products have racked up the most desires in the GDGT crowd? It's a Galaxy of new names.

  • S01E08 Songs to Welcome Aliens

    • August 10, 2010
    • Revision3

    Whether they come in peace or as invaders, we have the songs for the inevitable extraterrestrial arrival.

  • S01E09 Most-owned Game Consoles

    • August 17, 2010
    • Revision3

    Forget the latest slim-looking console darling, what's the game console folks are staying loyal to?

  • S01E10 Geek musicians

    • August 24, 2010
    • Revision3

    Whether they rap about games or sing about coding, these are your favorite ways to geek out in song.

  • S01E11 Most Wanted Products for August 2010

    • August 31, 2010
    • Revision3

    Which gadgets are you desiring the most according to GDGT.com? We count them down based on your selection

  • S01E12 Movies of the Summer

    • September 7, 2010
    • Revision3

    Amongst the summer schlock, these flicks rose above.

  • S01E13 Most Wanted TVs

    • September 14, 2010
    • Revision3

    These are the HDTVs you most want to grace your home theater system.

  • S01E14 Worst Free Software

    • September 21, 2010
    • Revision3

    Sometimes free can cost you time and frustration. Avoid these downloads.

  • S01E15 Most Wanted Gadgets for September

    • September 28, 2010
    • Revision3

    With an Apple announcement flooding the wish lists, can anything stem the fanboy tide?

  • S01E16 Top 5 Essential DVDs

    • October 5, 2010
    • Revision3

    We play desert island discs with DVDs and Blu-Ray. Don't get stranded without these.

  • S01E17 Top 5 Most Wanted Cameras

    • October 12, 2010
    • Revision3

    Take a picture, it will last longer, with one of these cameras.

  • S01E18 Top 5 Google Searches for Fall 2010

    • October 19, 2010
    • Revision3

    Find out what's on the mind of the Internet world this Autumn.

  • S01E19 Top 5 Scariest Tech

    • October 26, 2010
    • Revision3

    Technology can be frightening. And we find this the most harrowing spookiest tech on the planet.

  • S01E20 Most Wanted Gadgets for October 2010

    • November 2, 2010
    • Revision3

    With the onset of autumn our tech wants and needs change as well.

  • S01E21 Most Wanted Windows Phones 7

    • November 9, 2010
    • Revision3

    Microsoft powers a bunch of new phones. Which ones are most lust-worthy?

  • S01E22 Top 5 Real-Life Robots

    • November 16, 2010
    • Revision3

    Sure Bender's fun, but he's not real. These are the best robots you can hug with human arms. Or nuclear if they get out of hand.

  • S01E23 Top 5 Stupidest Statements from Tech Big Wigs

    • November 23, 2010
    • Revision3

    Even the big guys in tech make big blunders some times. We count down the biggest.

  • S01E24 Top 5 Most Wanted Gadgets for November

    • November 30, 2010
    • Revision3

    Here's what products GDGT users salivated over most leading up to the holidays.

  • S01E25 Top 5 Internet TV Boxes

    • December 7, 2010
    • Revision3

    The top 5 best boxes that let you get TV from the Internet and put it on your TV.

  • S01E26 Top 5 Best Holiday Gifts

    • December 14, 2011
    • Revision3

    Want to make a geek very happy this year? Choose one of these fine holiday gifts.

  • S01E27 Top 5 Most Wanted Gadgets of 2010

    • December 21, 2010
    • Revision3

    Find out which tech products won the most love and desire this year.

  • S01E28 Top 5 Predictions for 2011

    • December 28, 2010
    • Revision3

    Tom makes his best stab at what's going to happen in the coming year.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Top 5 Google Search Terms of 2010

    • January 4, 2011
    • Revision3

    We check the zeitgeist of the human race with the fastest rising search terms of last year.

  • S02E02 Top 5 Worst Cartoon Characters

    • January 11, 2011
    • Revision3

    These horrible characters make you wish you'd never been drawn.

  • S02E03 Top 5 Most Likely CES Vaporware

    • January 18, 2011
    • Revision3

    Of all the products we saw at CES 2011, these are the most likely not to be available by CES 2012.

  • S02E04 Top 5 Most wanted products for February 2011

    • January 25, 2011
    • Revision3

    For Valentine's day, consider giving your geek sweetheart one of these five highly desirable gadgets.

  • S02E05 Top 5 Most Wanted Tablets

    • February 1, 2011
    • Revision3

    The most lustworthy tablet devices according to GDGT users.

  • S02E06 Top 5 Best Free Software

    • February 8, 2011
    • Revision3

    Free is great but amazingly useful software that works great and is also free, is the best.

  • S02E07 Smartphones are Hot & We Count Down the Hottest

    • February 15, 2011
    • Revision3

    Smartphones outsold PCs last year. I expect that trend will continue in 2011.

  • S02E08 Top 5 Best Hacker Movies

    • February 22, 2011
    • Revision3

    Hollywood generally gets hacking wrong but we think we found five hacker flicks worth watching.

  • S02E09 Top 5 Most Wanted Products for March 2011

    • March 1, 2011
    • Revision3

    The five most desired products by the gadget elite, and not an Apple product among them.

  • S02E10 Top 5 Worst Products of the 2000s

    • March 8, 2011
    • Revision3

    The first decade of the 21st century is safely behind us, and so are these awful gadgets.

  • S02E11 Top 5 bar tech

    • March 15, 2011
    • Revision3

    Some tech is indispensable when you're at the pub. Here are five we think are essential.

  • S02E12 Top 5 Most Wanted Game Consoles

    • March 22, 2011
    • Revision3

    Home or on the road, these are the game machines most wanted by GDGT fans.

  • S02E13 Top 5 Most Wanted Gadgets for April 2011

    • March 29, 2011
    • Revision3

    These are the gadgets we'd most like to see in our Easter or other non-denominational holiday basket.

  • S02E14 Top 5 Future Tech

    • April 5, 2011
    • Revision3

    We've been promised flying cars for decades now, but what other tech advances are we dying for?

  • S02E15 Top 5 Most Owned Digital Cameras

    • April 12, 2011
    • Revision3

    The best camera is the one you have, and these are the ones people have.

  • S02E16 Top 5 Google Search Terms Spring 2011

    • April 19, 2011
    • Revision3

    Who's winning the race for fastest rising Google search terms this spring?

  • S02E17 Top 5 Gadgets for May 2011

    • April 26, 2011
    • Revision3

    We're counting down the top 5 most sought after gadgets this month.

  • S02E18 Top 5 Tech Journalists

    • May 3, 2011
    • Revision3

    We're counting down the top 5 go-to tech journalists this week.

  • S02E19 Top 5 Most Wanted Laptops

    • May 10, 2011
    • Revision3

    Want something hot in your lap? Then you will really want one of these versatile notebooks.

  • S02E20 Top 5 Free Podcasting Tools

    • May 17, 2011
    • Revision3

    Want to start broadcasting on the Internet? Do it the free and simple way!

  • S02E21 Top 5 Graduation Gifts for Geeks!

    • May 24, 2011
    • Revision3

    If you're sending them off into the world on their own, don't leave them without these five things.

  • S02E22 Top 5 Most Wanted Gadgets for June 2011

    • May 31, 2011
    • Revision3

    Tablets are all the rage but they haven't driven cell phones out yet.

  • S02E23 E3 Special Edition: Top 5 Video Game Weapons

    • June 7, 2011
    • Revision3

    When you need to destroy your opponents, these are the weapons you want to have.

  • S02E24 Top 5 Most Owned tablets

    • June 14, 2011
    • Revision3

    Sure, everyone wants a tablet, but we let you know which ones people are buying.

  • S02E25 Top 5 Most Wanted Consoles

    • June 21, 2011
    • Revision3

    After all the big E3 2011 announcements, these are the game consoles people are longing to play now!

  • S02E26 Top 5 Ridiculous Tech FAILS!

    • June 28, 2011
    • Revision3

    Tech promises us the world, but often leaves us with nothing but broken promises!

  • S02E27 HOTTEST Gadgets of July 2011! (Spoiler: NOT Final Cut Pro X)

    • July 5, 2011
    • Revision3

    GDGT and Tom Merritt bring us the MOST lusted after gadgets of July 2011!

  • S02E28 Best Harry Potter Scenes EVER!

    • July 12, 2011
    • Revision3

    And it's all OVER! Noooo!This week we look back on some of the most EPIC scenes from the Harry Potter series.

  • S02E29 Comic-Con 2011 Special: Top 5 Comic Apps!

    • July 19, 2011
    • Revision3

    Another Comic-Con International is upon us! Not gonna make it this year? Sadface, but not to worry - there are a few GREAT apps out there to help you stay up on the latest, right from the comfort of your own device.

  • S02E30 Top 5 MOST WANTED Gadgets this August!

    • July 26, 2011
    • Revision3

    It's topsy turvy in the world of the tech you want the most. Here are the most drooled over gadgets for August 2011!

  • S02E31 Top 5 RIDICULOUS Planet of the Apes Scenes!

    • August 2, 2011
    • Revision3

    With the Rise of the Apes reboot releasing this week, now's the perfect time to look back on some of the most awesome, ridiculous and LOLworthy moments from the original franchise.

  • S02E32 Top 5 Dumb Social Networks

    • August 9, 2011
    • Revision3

    With G+ gaining popularity among the technorati, now's a perfect time to reflect on the WEIRDEST and WORST social networks out there. (Insert obligatory MySpace joke here.)

  • S02E33 Top 5 Apple FAILS

    • August 16, 2011
    • Revision3

    The company that always gets it right has gone a bit wrong a few times. Check out the Apple products that didn't quite hit the big time (or in some cases, ended up in a guarded landfill in Utah).

  • S02E34 Hottest Google Search Terms: Summer 2011

    • August 23, 2011
    • Revision3

    Want a window into how insane people really are? Check out the Top 5 Google Search terms for Summer 2011. Come on...you KNOW you searched it, too.

  • S02E35 Top 5 Most Wanted (Non-Apple) Products for September

    • August 30, 2011
    • Revision3

    Let's expand our horizons beyond Apple for a second. There are a TON of cool products out there that we're lusting over right now. Check out Tom's rundown of the MOST WANTED non-Apple products for this fall according to GDGT.

  • S02E36 Biggest SCAMS on the Web!

    • September 6, 2011
    • Revision3

    Don't get fooled! That sexy woman or far-off prince may not have the best of intentions. Tom runs down the top 5 Internet scams that, unfortunately, have duped many and made a few unscrupulous con artists very rich!

  • S02E37 Top 5 Hottest Phones!

    • September 13, 2011
    • Revision3

    Android this, iPhone that - which phones are really killing it right now? We turn to GDGT for the answer.

  • S02E38 The Best FREE STUFF on the Internet!

    • September 20, 2011
    • Revision3

    The web is filled with great free services and programs. Here are the top 5 and some you may already use every day!

  • S02E39 Hottest Gadgets for October!

    • September 27, 2011
    • Revision3

    What are the most wanted gadgets for October? Apple? Windows? Samsung? Who will prevail!

  • S02E40 Top 5 Things to PAY for Online

    • October 4, 2011
    • Revision3

    We're all a bit spoiled by the free services available online, but there are a select group of products that you should NOT hesitate to pay for - and the last may surprise (and possibly anger!) some of you.

  • S02E41 Top 5 WORST Tech Ads

    • October 11, 2011
    • Revision3

    Bad ads get everyone talking, but does that still help brand awareness? See our picks for the top 5 worst tech ads!

  • S02E42 MOST WANTED Game Consoles

    • October 18, 2011
    • Revision3

    Which game consoles are MOST lusted after this October? Tom Merrit and the folks at gdgt.com bring you the straight dish on what consumers really want the most.

  • S02E43 Top 5 Scariest Movies to Watch Online

    • October 25, 2011
    • Revision3

    Halloween means scary movie time! Instead of going out to rent a movie, check out these SCARY films streaming online!

  • S02E44 Top 5 Most Wanted Retro Tech

    • November 1, 2011
    • Revision3

    Technology's come so far, but we still crave cool retro gadgets to remind us all of our childhoods! Tom runs down the Top 5 most wanted retro tech according to GDGT.