Google Nexus 7 by Asus

But those things won't stop this device selling like hotcakes when it begins shipping its pre-orders around in July (it'll arrive in shops near the end of July).

The Google Nexus 7 by Asus could be, without a doubt, the runaway tech product of 2012. It proves, for the first time, that budget tablets don't need to be poorly made and out of date. It proves that a good bit of kit doesn't need to cost the earth. And above all, it has given the tablet market on the whole a rather significant shake up. The big boys of the market should be watching very carefully, and taking a fair few notes in the process.