"Enough negativity, Merry Christmas and Happy 2022". This is the wish that appears on the smart whiteboard we have in the office and which we are happy to send to you readers as well. To us, however, the arduous task of taking stock of a 2021 dominated once again by the pandemic, by the "new normal" that has affected both our lives and the whole world of technology.
The chip crisis, remote events, a smartphone market that slows down, increasingly expensive and unavailable cars, the awareness that everything has a price for the environment and that technology cannot ignore the security of personal data, but also new opportunities related to crypto currencies, digitalization that has finally undergone a nice acceleration in our country, a growing 5G and giant steps in space exploration, new models of electric cars and products for all tastes and budgets.
In addition to the big issues, however, there are producers, giants and small companies, all of whom have tried to leave their mark and some more, some less successful. So here we are with HDblog's annual pagellone, in strict alphabetical order, our evaluations of 2021 tech.