As it does every year, Google released its Zeitgeist, a breakdown of the 1.2 trillion searches it handled in 2012.
In addition to obnoxious celebrities and world-changing current events, people also searched for information on their favorite gadgets.
Here they are, the most searched for gadgets of 2012.
We ranked them in the order google listed them.
Note: These rankings are taken from worldwide Google searches.
#10 Nokia Lumia 920, the new flagship Windows Phone
Launching earlier this year, the Lumia 920 is a flagship Windows Phone 8 device. It's an elegant phone with a sharper screen, an improved camera, and the ability to charge wirelessly.
#9 The Kindle Fire is Amazon's tablet. A new version, the Kindle Fire HD, launched this year
Amazon improved its tablet offering in the form of the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD. Starting at $299, it blows the $499 iPad out of the water in terms of price. And given that it can plug into Amazon's ecosystem of books, music, and movies so gracefully, it's a serious competitor.
There's also a 7-inch version of the Kindle Fire HD that starts at $199.
#8 The Surface is Microsoft's first tablet
Microsoft made its entrance into the tablet market this year with the Surface. Except it's still a full-fledged computer. Except not really. You know what? We're still not totally sure what it is, but it runs the latest Windows RT operating system, making it indispensable for productivity nuts who want to travel light.
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