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it's time to look back on the most important tech of 2015 I'm Bridget Carey this is your scene that update 2015 was a little strange if you think about it Microsoft gave us Windows 10 but never windows 9 amazon created little buttons you press for more toilet paper and Google isn't really just Google anymore it's alphabet aside from the odd there were innovations that made a big impact here are the top 5 tech stories from 2015 that are going to shape 2016 number 5 USB type-c you'll soon be saying goodbye to the typical USB port as laptops tablets and cell phones start to use USB type-c it's a fast report that can transfer power and data and it fits in no matter which way you plug it in apple's new 12-inch MacBook there's only one USBC port and that's it nothing else now don't hate me for this but I'm putting Apple watch on the list at number 4 yeah there were smart watches in previous years but when Apple got involved it changed the conversation we now have luxury fashion brands like swatch tag heuer Gucci and fossil jumping into the SmartWatch space at number 3 meerkat and periscope when meerkat came out in March it was an overnight sensation being able to live broadcast video from your phone and share it on Twitter and gain fans from around the world was suddenly so easy and because the videos disappeared it played off our fears of missing out so you how to watch at that moment Twitter quickly declawed mayor cat and launched the competitor periscope which is the more popular choice these days at number two Google's self-driving car in May google revealed its prototype for a self-driving car it built from scratch it had no steering wheel accelerator or brake pedals but it's not just Google that's accelerating in this space Tesla rolled out a software update to give some of its cars the power of autopilot and at number one hollow lens at the start of the year Microsoft surprised everyone by showing off a sleek flashy headset with transparent lenses this augmented reality tech kicked off a year of everyone seriously believing in the future of virtual reality and with oculus rift PlayStation VR and HTC vive launching next year it sets up 2016 to be the year of virtual reality now I've had a blast covering at all so I leave you with a few highlights of some my favorites cnet update moments be sure to catch us again at CES starting january fourth from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey it's simply perfect marshmallow excuse me I'm afraid to actually take it there shatterproof is plate where you strap yourself to a Yoshi to travel with your green tights I'm gonna ride in a pity add one of the world with us and have a the Cena time for Joe Perry to you fridge one to beam up