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Are you a gadget guru?

(Image: Apple unveils the iPad tablet )

Apple has taken over as the world's biggest technology, jumping ahead for the first time since 1989.

But whether the new iPad will keep them there or send them plummeting back down remains to be seen. One thing is for sure, the nation and the rest of the world love their gadgets.

Their popularity increases all the time, but how much do you know about the games, gizmos and gadgets that play such a big part in everyday life and where they came from?

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