My 11 favorite apps and gadgets I tried in 2017

Throughout 2017, I tested dozens of gadgets and probably twice as many apps.

But as the year draws to a close, there are only a handful that rose to the top of the heap.

This list includes a few unlikely winners, like a tiny phone designed to be used as little as possible, and a smartphone game that's nearly impossible to win. Others, like the Powerbeats3 headphones or Google's Pixel 2, are favorites that I keep returning to despite newer, flashier options on the market.

While I'm guessing 2018 will bring plenty of new tech products to get excited about, here are my favorite products I've tested in the past year:

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