Affected by 2020 Covit-19 International Distribution And the global recession continued its rapid pace to rewrite the tech industry and transform everyday life across the planet. The manufacturing downturn in Asia delayed the release of a large number of technology products in the first half of 2020, but the second half created it with a flood of product releases between September and December.
As it does every year, CNED evaluates the most important products in the largest categories in consumer technology. Our goal is to designate the highly recommended product and name it CNET Editors’ Choice. We do it to provide clear and highly effective purchasing advice to readers.
The best products combine a combination of performance, design and value. In a year marked by a recession, value has extra gravitational pull – and you see this reflected in our choices.
All products on the list have been thoroughly tested by CNET’s team of material experts. To ensure that there are no errors, omissions or other surprises, we will not assign a product as Editors’ Choice until at least one week has been in the hands of the general public.
All of this signals to consumers that the CNET Editors’ Choice Badge is a sign of excellence in consumer technology and that a product reproduces best in its segment and is a good value for their hard earned money.
We must not forget that technology will play a key role in helping humanity cope with the global crisis by 2020. Just as the economy, jobs, education, social life, mental health, travel, shopping and countless other aspects of life have been plagued, without technology it would have been even more difficult and catastrophic. To work, collaborate, educate, entertain, socialize and encourage each other from a distance.
Products that help to sustain life during epidemics naturally received special attention in a historic year.
So here they are, the best products of 2020, listed by CNET’s five major technology topics: