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www.techradar.com Week in Tech The internet of things comes of age - and this time it means it Look around. What do you see? That's right. Things. Big things, little things, medium sized things - and increasingly, intelligent, internet-connected things. It's called the internet of things, and as Patrick Goss explains, it's either thrilling or frightening. There are all kinds of possibilities: self-monitoring street lights, intelligent car parks, or the security services could use your devices to track your every movement - which they're apparently doing already. The internet of things is based on ever smaller, ever cheaper sensors, networked via Wi-Fi or low-power Bluetooth connections - and the same tech that's driving those things is also turning up on people's wrists. While some smartwatches have been pretty disappointing so far, Hugh Langley is thoroughly impressed by the Pebble. It may look like a watch but that e-ink display handles texts, tweets, Facebook updates, Google Maps, Snapchat notifications… it also controls your music and can accept or reject incoming calls. The Pebble smartwatch connects to your phone via Bluetooth 4.0, and there's a new, internet-of-things-friendly version of the Bluetooth standard coming to a thing near you. For now, such things are still in the fairly distant future - but we're about to see a whole bunch of tasty tech that'll go on sale much sooner than that. Yep, it's nearly time for the CES 2014 bonanza. Read the full story     In this week ■ Week in Tech: The internet of things comes of age - and this time it means it ■ Talking points: Why you should buy a PS4 now (and why you shouldn't), PS4 meets Steam Machine, Galaxy S5 spec leak, Xbox One wins Black Friday ■ Competition: Win! A 16GB Wi-Fi-enabled iPad Air and Canon Pixma IX6550 ■ The week's best buys: iPad mini 2 with Retina display, GoPro HD Hero 3, Panasonic TX-L32E6B ■ Top 10: The world's top 10 tablets   Talking points 1 5 reasons to buy a PS4 today (and 5 reasons to wait a while) Sony's new console features 64-bit x86 architecture, and eschews media frills for a pure gaming experience. Best of all, perhaps, it's cheaper than the Xbox One. Should you buy one now? Or bide your time? Let's discuss. Read more       2 PS4, meet the Steam Machine and be afraid, be very afraid Despite what Sony and Microsoft were up to this week, we were a little distracted after getting a first glimpse at a third-party Steam Machine.  iBuyPower showed off its flashy new box, which will be priced at $499 (about £307, AU $547) when it goes on sale next year. Here's hoping we see a lot more at CES. Read more       3 Are these the Galaxy S5's specs? A new Samsung phone has appeared online in spectral specs form, and it could be the Galaxy S5. The handset, model number SM-G900S, popped up in a benchmark test on GFXBench, though it appears it's since been taken down. Read more       4 Xbox One was the big winner on Black Friday, but does it really mean anything? Microsoft's new Xbox One console scooped up 31% of all console sales at US big box stores Walmart and Target on Black Friday, according to figures published this weekend. The Xbox One was the top dog, closely followed by its forebear the Xbox 360 which netted 30% of sales thanks to some mega doorbuster deals on the traditional American shopping holiday. Read more       Competition WIN! A 16GB Wi-Fi iPad Air and Canon Pixma IX6550   To celebrate Ebuyer's amazing 12 days of Christmas giveaway, we're offering a 16GB Wi-Fi iPad Air and a Canon Pixma IX6550. Just answer our simple question for your chance to win. Enter competition   WIN! A Canon EOS 1100D Enter competition       WIN! A pair of Scandyna SmallPod speakers worth £599 Enter competition       WIN! A Nikon J3 worth £579.99 Enter competition       Your tweets this week       The week's best buys iPad mini 2 with Retina display The iPad mini 2 is almost flawless in so many ways. The best looking of all the tablets, with a rich App catalog that means it's a device that will grow with you, and the 64-bit A7 chip and Retina display make it future-proof. View offer Read review       GoPro HD Hero 3: Black Edition An amazing and robust camera that can go all the places you can, and some places you can't. Better, faster, and now with higher-end video modes more suited to the pro market, it's a serious little piece of kit. View offer Read review       Panasonic TX-L32E6B A fast-working, dependable and great-looking Edge LED TV with a smart TV user interface as impressive as any we've seen, the Panasonic TX-L32E6B is one of the smartest choices for a bedroom or second room. View offer Read review       What tech are giving your relatives for Christmas? @bunjiweb No joyous tech for me this Xmas, but I bought a 2200mAh USB battery charger for someone...     @katiesol I have got someone a Now TV box for Christmas.     @mostafa Surface Pro 2       Top   tablets in the world Do you eschew Apple's high prices, join the Android brigade and find the best iPad alternative? Or jump on board Apple's lovetrain, and use one of the most popular tablets on the planet?   iPad Air       iPad mini 2 with Retina       Sony Xperia Tablet Z View top 10           TechRadar Promotion WIN! 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