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there's some crazy futuristic stuff coming out in 2015 like those new VR goggles from oculus and 3d food printers but what about the practical tech that you already use every day Donal Bell and in this top 5 i'm counting down the 5 most exciting tech upgrades you'll make this year starting off at number 5 your laptop the laptop market keeps contracting year after year but the good news is that the products are getting better 2015 will see the launch of two highly anticipated pc laptops the Dell XPS 13 and the Lenovo love easy both make use of Intel's latest broadwell processors and both take direct aim at the macbook air given that I've be surprised if appleton up the ante with the dramatic refresh of the air just to keep things interesting at number four Windows 10 I'm gonna break this out separately from laptops because it's estimated that half of the world's PCs are still running windows seven for all their effort Microsoft just couldn't lure all of you to embrace Windows 8 so along comes Windows 10 later this year along with a retreat back to the desktop centric view of Windows I number three your home at least the parts of it you can upgrade with this year's tidal wave of smart home accessories there's now a full-on battle between Google's nest platform samsung smart things platform and apples home kit so if you've ever wanted to tell your phone to unlock your front door or spy on your cat with night-vision cameras or quantify your water usage into a tablet app 2015 is your year coming in at number two your car stereo between android auto and apple carplay the bases are pretty well covered for anyone looking to have a tighter integration between the car and the content and services on their phone aftermarket options like the Pioneer NEX line and the parrot RMB six are the first out of the gate but expect to see other manufacturers pylon and finally the number one tech upgrade to save up for in 2015 the great Thor khaya fication of everything this is more than just 4k TVs those are already here and the options will just continue to improve as the year goes on but we forget about all the other stuff connected to your TV getting real 4k out of your DVR Roku Apple TV or chromecast will take more than just a software update we're talking hardware upgrades across the board this year for Kate will be inescapable your smartphone camera will be 4k your computer monitor will be 4k your drone your SmartWatch your burrito in your underwear all 4k and your wallet will be empty so there you go five tech upgrades you're likely to make in 2015 more top 5s head over top 5 cnet com I'm Donald Bell thanks for watching