Here is a look at the biggest innovations of the last decade:
![A gadget that still seemed space-age at the beginning of the decade, Nest brought the power of smart, app-controlled heating to everyone. With an easy-to-use interface and stylish product design.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEyODcyMjc1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Nest Thermostat (2011)
A gadget that still seemed space-age at the beginning of the decade, Nest brought the power of smart, app-controlled heating to everyone. With an easy-to-use interface and stylish product design. | Getty
![The watershed vehicle for modern electric cars, the Model S also announced Tesla as a major name in not just the car industry, but technology as well. The range and speed it offered in an electric car had never been seen before on this scale.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEyODcyMjc2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Tesla Model S (2012)
The watershed vehicle for modern electric cars, the Model S also announced Tesla as a major name in not just the car industry, but technology as well. The range and speed it offered in an electric car had never been seen before on this scale. | Getty
![With the release of the Chromecast, the barrier between your mobile device and your TV was overcome permanently. As a result, the concept of what would become streaming was born.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEyODcyMjgw.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Chromecast (2013)
With the release of the Chromecast, the barrier between your mobile device and your TV was overcome permanently. As a result, the concept of what would become streaming was born. | Getty
![The last 10 years have seen drones move from the device of specialist pilots to that for the masses - largely because of gadgets such as the Phantom.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEyODcyMjgx.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. DJI Phantom (2013)
The last 10 years have seen drones move from the device of specialist pilots to that for the masses - largely because of gadgets such as the Phantom. | other Photo: pexels.com