In technology, 2007 was the year of the iPhone. All that hype followed by all those sales. No wonder Time magazine declared the iPhone the invention of the year.

In technology writing and video performing, 2007 had to be the year of the ubiquitous David Pogue, a self-proclaimed “card-carrying nerd” with the ability to translate techno speak into plain English.

“The NY Times tech guru is a playful geek whose love and passion for all things gadgety shines through with every over-the-top video he makes,” wrote the people at gizmodo.com.