This is a kind of interesting article where a group of those working at MSN in created a list of the 25 gadgets of all time. I think SlashGear should compile one too so we can see how closely they relate.
http://tech.msn.com/products/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=6162001

Good idea, i think we should do that at the end of each year, making like a must have gadget of the year

These are probably last years picks I would assume.

But yea, would be neat to kind-of do a comparison of other sites who did the same type of thing and what each similar and different products were listed.