I and several contributing editors have been on the lookout all year for new tools and technologies that show promise in helping us do better work – faster, and more easily. To that end, we attended tradeshows and media events, scanned social media and the web, and stayed in close contact with the people and companies that develop new tools.
We can’t include every tool or product that drew our attention since last year, but here are 14 we felt are worth showcasing. Some are new-to-market concepts soon to be released, some improve on an existing technology, and all are worthy of special recognition. As always, this list is completely unbiased and not sponsored by any manufacturer. We put most of these tools to the test (with few exceptions, limited by availability). Be sure to click on the images to flip through slideshows for each product.