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What Tech Have People Been Buying in 2008?

As the New Year looms expect to be bombarded with tonnes of lists about what has happened in the last year: the most searched word of the most visited website. However eBay have been a little ahead of themselves and have released their ‘end of year’ figures already, but although they may be a month early, they give a good indication as to what has happened in the commercial world within the last year and what is popular.

So, here is the top 15 tech toys and gadgets that were sold on eBay in the last year including related items (such as controllers):

1. Nintendo Wii: 2,056,866 related items sold
2. Microsoft Xbox 360: 1,297,903 related items sold
3. Sony PSP: 350,591 related items sold
4. iPod Touch: 281,361 related items sold
5. Nintendo Wii Fit: 266,584 related items sold
6. Apple iPhone 3G: 212,837 related items sold
7. BlackBerry Pearl: 207,688 related items sold
8. BlackBerry Curve: 193,788 related items sold
9. Sony Playstation 3: 103,333 related items sold
10. Guitar Hero III: 98,159 related items sold
11. Halo 3: 91,067 related items sold
12. Grand Theft Auto IV: 43,005 related items sold
13. MacBook Air: 12,423 related items sold
14. Guitar Hero Aerosmith: 3,749 related items sold
15. Rock Band 2’s: 1,650 related items sold

Rock Band Drums (Xbox 360)

I found this the other day while browsing some gadget websites; the Rock Band Drums Set for Xbox 360 is a brilliant Christmas gift idea for a member of your family. Let’s face it you will rarely find someone who has no interest in music whatsoever and this is due to there being so many types and styles of music out there.

But what I’m concentrating on in this post is making the music and to do that I found the Rock Band Drums set for the Xbox 360. This allows you to drum up and make the music rather than just listening to it. Anywhere you go these days you will see these music sets are all the rage especially with younger people and that’s the exact reason why I believe this is the perfect gift at Christmas time.