As a former Best Buy employee, I find the constant reminders that Best Buy has brick and mortar stores is hilarious because Best Buy is very very very worried about disappearing soon cuz of Amazon

0:00 - Intro 1:14 - #10 - Beats Fit Pro 2:02 - #09 - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 3:06 - #08 - Sony Alpha 1 4:01 - #07 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 4:58 - #06 - Nintendo Switch OLED 5:37 - #05 - Apple AirTags 6:36 - #04 - Apple iPhone 13 7:46 - #03 - DJI FPV Drone 8:46 - #02 - Google Pixel 6 9:41 - #01 - M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pros Fixed the timestamps.

Nice to see how kind and constructive the comments section is in, what I will admit, is a bit of a lackluster video. I feel beat over the head with the sponsorship and I'm not a fan of all the phones. I love that the fanbase is so supportive though, this is just such a great channel.

I define gadgets are something that adds to my tech. So the only ones that I consider gadgets are, the beats earbuds and the airtags. Everything else is the main tool that I use.

I was a little disappointed that there were so many phones in this. When I think of gadgets, I think of pieces of tech that add to your existing tech, not a replacement. Other than that a great video!!

I was very interested when I saw the title, but there were a couple of things that ruined this one for me: 1. the obvious sponsoring and the feeling that things that can’t be bought at Best Buy couldn’t make it on the list in the first place 2. too many phones which we’ve already seen twice in the Smartphone Awards 2021 or Tech Rewind videos 3. The Sony A1 costs over 6000$ and (in my opinion) is not a gadget but simply a tool for professionals, not consumers. A7 IV would‘ve been a bit more relatable, although I wouldn’t call that a gadget either Usually absolutely love your videos, so just wanted to let you know why this one is not my favorite :)

Hope they paid you six digits for this giant Best Buy ad. I want you continue to do well. I'm grateful for all the videos over the years so I don't mind watching a twelve minute ad.

Love the concept, I really wish it wasn’t just limited to what’s available at Best Buy. It definitely had more a sponsor feel to it more than your other videos. Just felt very repetitive, saying as a fan.

One of the rare MKBHD misses imo. This could not have felt more forced.

Best buy was the first place I saw the Fold 3 in person (or any foldable for that matter). When I lived in Canada, it was a small town, so all phone places only showed order posters - no actual (or dummy) units. Once the 3 came out, our small bestbuy had them on display. I was so blown away! I immedietly went from skeptic to wanting to order it right there and then. You really can't overstate it's build quality unless you hold it in your hands. Love it!

Got the XM4s earlier this year and they are without a doubt my favorite tech purchase of the year (aside from the IPhone 13). The noise canceling is literally therapeutic

Could've sworn AirTags were last year. Damn, time is weird these days.

I love all your videos, and I’m saying this as a fan, but the last couple have felt sorta redundant after the smartphone awards. I always looked at the smartphone awards as a sort of “Smartphone Rewind,” so including so many phones in this video felt like a sponsor-y way of just redoing the smartphone awards plus a couple other things you can buy at best buy.

perfect way to wrap up this year by doing a recap of the best gadgets that came out this year

Really great to hear the Oculus Quest 2 sneak in there at the end. Honestly, I think y'all should do more reviews of VR tech next year. Between the Quest, Index, Reverb, Varjo, Pimax and a bunch of others, to say nothing of ancillary tech like trackers, treadmills, gloves, etc. the entire VR industry is a super exciting tech space that flies under most people's radar. Next year is bound to be even better, especially if the rumors of the Apple AR headset come to pass.

Would've wanted to see more gadgets, less phones tbh. Great video, as always, nevertheless!

Did he mention that you can go to Best Buy ? Jokes aside, it felt more like best gadget you can find in Best Buy rather than best gadgets of 2021. Congrats to the partnership tho'.

The only great thing about "UKposts Rewind 2018" is that they introduced this channel to me,,, love it

Switch oled was honestly unerwhelming given that it had no actual internal spec bump.

"they're the best sounding beats ever" - that's not particularly hard feat to achieve

I love MKBHD’s honest takes on things but this list kinda seems a bit suspect. Maybe BestBuy had more input in what products were featured because there doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason as to why these products were chosen. Why would I need to see the Samsung s21 in person? I get the MacBooks are number one but you don’t need to physically go in and see it…and if you did, why not go to an Apple store instead of a BestBuy? What’s the specific value proposition of going into a BestBuy to see any of these products? Not sure what the purpose of this video was…

It’s a little late for this year, but I would love to see a “best of everything” type of video where you say the best product of each category. headphones, laptop, smartphone, earbuds, and more.

Thanks for the video, I wanted to add to the point about ( hands on ), I've always enjoyed the idea about being able to pick up a Sears catalog and browse the pages for products and it's the same with Amazon on the web but it's becoming a guessing game with some Amazon products. I'm at the point that I really miss the days when I could go to a store and pick up a product and examine it myself.

I am a long time lurker, watching every video, but never commenting. Quick piece of constructive feedback: I think you should have left phones put of this list as you already did the smartphone awards. Would have been cool to see other pieces of tech get highlighted by a video like this. Thank you for all the work you put into this channel. Cheers! 😁

159k views by 9:45am CDST. I think Best Buy is getting their money's worth. Marques' influence is boss because his talent and his taste and trust factors are impeccable.

First time getting an iPhone mini this year and am in love. As long as they sell these, I might be hooked for life.

Another year with great content. Thank you very much for the work you put in, happy holidays !

Completely agree the new MacBooks are insane

This guy sells dreams. I'm a broke student from a developing country who can't even imagine affording any of these for atleast next 3 years and yet here I am watching this video in my small break.

The Macbook was killer this year! Perfect for UKposts editing haha. Great review as always Marques, and don't pay them no mind for the sponsored video! You and your amazing team need to get paid too!

I'm saying this as a fan: Ease up on the Best Buy love, there. There's a tasteful way to be sponsored, and this isn't it.

This is the first video from you that feels like a major sponsor ( Best Buy) video. Just not as organic as the others imo

New game, drink every time MKBHD says "Best Buy"

Having a Samsung for many years, I have to say the NOTE has been one of our favorites and hope they don't discontinue that series. Another great video! Have a Safe & Happy New Year!!

Les go the rewind we all needed! 🤩

"Gadgets" ?! It feels more like BestBuy saying "here you are, some products that can be very well sell right now that everybody got their money after christmas". Doesn't feel like MKBHD recomendations...

Just let him have his sponsorship guys. We all love him, let him get a quick bag 😂

Got to say this has been an amazing year in the tech world. Hoping for more next year!

I like the partnering with Best Buy. I really don't want that store to disappear.

Inspector Gadget: “I would like nominate my hat and arm”

these physical stores sound really cool, i should try one sometime!

Great video as always, been enjoying the whole rewind bits you've been putting out

Preference without the phone stuff, seen a ton about those already lol. Loved the drone one, definitely want to check that out now!

As a best buy employee it's cool to see mkbhd partner with them. I love my store but the company has cut back so many labor hours across the board for their stores it's getting insane for their workers. Someone needs to call them out for that shit

That Sony A1 is $6500+, yeah, great choice for most of us, good job 👍

This is a really great video at the exact best time of the year to upload it, wry well thought Marques, and very good for the channel's growth. Awesome work!

Videos like these remind me that MKBHD is actually pretty far removed from everyday users by now. Some of these gadgets are super boogie and expensive!

"Airtags are the most influential product this year" The Apple cleaning cloth: Am i a joke to you?

I'm definitely very happy with my iPhone 13 mini. I'd love to also be happy with an "M1 Pro" or "M1 Max" computer, but I had to buy a new mac early in 2020 (due to covid...), so couldn't really justify buying a new one this year!

Nice top 5! I would've slid the foldables from Samsung in there, but it's all good. 🤣

Really loved the lineup for 2021. I'm 3 months late but I still love it! My next phone is definitely gonna be either the S22 Ultra or S21 Ultra. I'm also really considering those Beats earbuds.

Congrats if you see this. I want you to know that your life matters,you were brought to this world for a reason. Keep working on your dreams and goals and you will achieve them 🙏🏽❤️💘

You should do an app round up yearly as well with so many apps it's become quite a challenge to find the right one

pretty interesting to see a perspective on the switch oled that focuses on what it is, rather than what it isn't. and not being huge into games obviously makes you less biased

I lost it on the 6th and 5th one man, its honestly like if youre distanced from the internet now to know a general concept of how much we (the people) hate these devices and you just placed it in the best ones. Hats off

Dearest Marques, thanks for a whole year of great vids and loads of valuable information separating the nonsense from the maybe more sensible ! You can be proud of your work 'advising' so many people around the world. I wish you a great , successful and healthy 2022 Love and Light from all fans in Amsterdam and Europe 🌟❤️

this was a lovely 12 minute best buy ad for shit they want to make sure we remember they sell.

I got the XM3’s like 3 months before XM4’s were released and Im looking for any input on how long I should wait to upgrade. To me the new features are very much needed, but not the unnecessary liability. My current pair is in perfect condition(minus the case)

The constant reminder that you can see it for yourself in a store before you buy is funny. I honestly can't remember the last time I bought a major tech product in person. All the dimensions & reviews you need are online, you could check them before you place the order online.

Gadgets and phones should've had two different "rewinds" tho, would be interesting too see.

You can't say switch OLED nailed it when joycon drift is still a thing and even though it's OLED its still 720p... Nintendo not fixing the joycons is inexcusable at this point.

Thanks to you I bought a 16 M1 Max, totally blown away by the performance, battery life not as stellar as I thought but when I consider the resolution I think twice lol

I used an apple air tag to track a package I shipped from my house in the US all the way to a friend of mine who lives in Thailand. I saw the location at every major airport. It was awesome.

The Samsung Smart Tag came before the Apple Airtags

the sony wf-1000xm4's are hands down the best wireless earbuds this year IMO

Literally the reason I bought the Sony XM4 and the Samsung s21 Ultra. Really solid information =D, Keep it up!

It really feels like Best Buy PR had script approval on this.

I love going to my local *BEST BUY* and looking at all the new tech

Congrats if you see this, I want to wish you the best merry Christmas 🎁🎄,and I hope you have a blessed new year 🔥

That was a great best buy ad 🤣jk great list !

Nothing beats hanging out at Best Buy trying out random stuff when you’re bored and broke lol Edit: also the switch OLED is 🙌🏼🙌🏼

The Donda Stem Player is my personal favourite gadget of the year. Niche, I understand, but truly innovative technology.

Great video, so many great products this year! Although I do agree with some of the other comments, would have preferred it to be without smartphones in it :)

That iPhone 13 mini "floating" shot definitely caught my eye, very cool

Thanks for the chapters! It is a great way to skip ahead if the item is not interesting to me!

Can you please clarify which version of Samsung Galaxy S21 ultra do you use Snapdragon 888 or Exynos ?

This was a great video, and with the usual MKBHD quality. Got to appreciate the work this team puts into their videos, the level of the production and detail is so high and it’s there all year round, and not necessarily sponsored. I think that’s why this one stood out as “different”, due to how many mentions of BB, which isn’t usually the case in a MKBHD video. It was noticeable, but didn’t take away from Marques’ talking points.

I love the lego bonsai tree in the background

I actually think the notch on the new MacBook Pro works pretty well since it splits the menu bar into notifications on the right and commands on the left.

More like Best Gadgets of 2021 that most people can't afford. 😅

WOW... DOPE THUMBNAIL

Love the Lego bonsai tree in the background

I like the lego bonsai In the background. Good set

Amazing video as always! But imo I don't consider phones gadgets

Damn, what I'd do to get my hands on a new Macbook Pro... Those things are insane, I would never have to upgrade my PC ever again.

If this is your last video of the year, Marques. It will be great you add it to the videos of the year before 31st Dec. You have one of the greatest tech channel.

You know you are in the big boy league when you get a best buy sponser

Mkb took "what do you think of UKposts rewind?" from Mr.Beast seriously.

Nice to see Marques catch up for Mario + Rabbids 2. It's gonna be fun

Pixel 6 pro user here, great device, amazing software and beautiful camera

Hey man great videos! I was just wondering if its possible to make review videos of as many Bang & Olufsen products you can possibly make? I hear about how great the sound is along with their beautiful designs. Their products are very expensive and i feel like getting your input would help out a lot! For example, their headphones, earbuds, portable speakers and possibly some of their home audio and or speaker sets? Please and thank you!

I like how the smartphone award look like the last video from Marques but we somehow got two more.

Marques really loves Doug Demuro I'm jealous

@11:30 the way he cups his ears says a lot about how much he loves the looks and feel of those XM4s

Great video ! Although I do think people don’t switch and change phones so frequently so it would’ve been nice to have a separate vid on phones and this one on gadgets.

I appreciate you and your Work and all of them who are involved on this

M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pro absolutely did it this year

This was really informative. Can't wait too see your 2022 views

The thing I like about "Google's Pixel 6 series" is its horizontal camera bump design except the typical vertical design!😂

SONY XM4 headphone 🎧 in the thumbnail but replaced by Nintendo SWITCH in the video. Looks like Best Buy run out of stock in the last minute 😂