The Best Products of 2012

			MOBILE DEVICES

NETWORK
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE
LTE is a huge leap forward for mobile Internet ... if you can get it. Verizon triumphed this year in bringing LTE to 400 U.S. cities, far more than competitors AT&T and Sprint. That makes Verizon's network the fastest mobile network nationwide.—Sascha Segan

BEST PHONE (TIE)
Apple iPhone 5 (AT&T, Sprint, Verizon)

$199 and up
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Samsung Galaxy S III (All Carriers)

$199 and up
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IPHONE ACCESSORY
PhoneSuit Elite Battery Case (for iPhone 4 and 4S)

$79.95
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BLUETOOTH HEADSET
Plantronics Voyager Legend

$99.99
%displayPrice% at %seller% It's a little big, but don't let that get you down. The Plantronics Voyager Legend is one of the best headsets we've ever tested, with crystal clear audio in the earpiece and transmissions through the microphone. For the latter, credit Plantronics' extensive experience in Bluetooth headset design, as well as the long boom, which reaches closer to your mouth and has room for an oversized, better-sounding mic. The Voyager Legend also has the best hardware controls on the market, and it's comfortable enough to wear all day.—Jamie Lendino

CELLULAR MODEM
Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot (Sprint)

$99.99 and up
%displayPrice% at %seller% Sprint's in a tough bind, with two incompatible networks in WiMAX and LTE. Sierra pulled off a unique trick in bringing both of them together in a single hotspot, adding a practically immortal battery to make sure that you can connect to any Sprint network at any time.—SS

GPS NAVIGATION
Garmin nüvi 3590LMT

$399.99
%displayPrice% at %seller% Don't call the standalone GPS device category dead yet—especially with overachieving models like the Garmin nüvi 3590LMT. You get a sharp, bright 5-inch capacitive touch screen that displays smooth map animations and even graded terrain data. Garmin's routing and point-of-interest (POI) search algorithms continue to top the industry. And the new split-screen lane assistance views make it easier than ever to follow complex highway interchanges.—JL