LG and Samsung launched the first curved-screen smartphones in 2013. The LG G Flex, shown here, has a vertical curve and the Samsung Galaxy Round is curved horizontally, but both raise the same question: What's the point of the curves? And really, the only point was to show off the new plastic screen OLED technology. Samsung and LG both wanted to be able to brag that they had built the first consumer curved-screen smartphones. But now that they've got that out of the way, we would like to see curved-screen smartphones that actually serve a purpose. Samsung gave us a glimpse of what this could look like during the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, where it demoed a few devices with curved screens. Some of the gadgets had screens that wrapped around the edges of the phone, others had screens that could be rolled up like a scroll, and all of the screens were said to be much more durable than the displays we have on phones today. We want to see LG, Samsung and others start using this technology to create innovative and more durable smartphones.

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6. Curved-screen smartphones that serve a purpose

LG and Samsung launched the first curved-screen smartphones in 2013. The LG G Flex, shown here, has a vertical curve and the Samsung Galaxy Round is curved horizontally, but both raise the same question: What’s the point of the curves? And really, the only point was to show off the new plastic screen OLED technology. Samsung and LG both wanted to be able to brag that they had built the first consumer curved-screen smartphones. But now that they’ve got that out of the way, we would like to see curved-screen smartphones that actually serve a purpose. Samsung gave us a glimpse of what this could look like during the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, where it demoed a few devices with curved screens. Some of the gadgets had screens that wrapped around the edges of the phone, others had screens that could be rolled up like a scroll, and all of the screens were said to be much more durable than the displays we have on phones today. We want to see LG, Samsung and others start using this technology to create innovative and more durable smartphones. (Lee Jin-man / AP)

The iWatch, seen here in a concept design, is on our list for the second year in a row, and now we want it more than ever. We first heard reports of this mythical item in late 2012, which left us intrigued about what could come in 2013. But the year came and went without a single wearable gadget from Apple. Instead, we had to make do with countless iWatch rumors as Google, Samsung and others released wearable gadgets of their own. That’s left us hungrier than ever for the iWatch. If Apple truly has a Bluetooth smartwatch up its sleeves, the device needs to come out in 2014. Otherwise, people will stop believing in it the same way they no longer believe in the iTV. (Yrving Torrealba / For The Times)

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