Electronic gadgets roll out to public much faster, sometimes with flaws

Shortly after the iPhone 4 consumers reached in June, complaints about the receipt of the device.

The unique design of its antenna and wraparound causes the phone to drop calls or lose signal strength whenit is held toa particular way.

Apple is aware of the problem, but the launch, which came during a flooded by a new generation of smartphones that reduces the technological gap with the vaunted iPhone.

In the world of today 'Today, when theconsumer electronics have much broader appeal than just a decade ago, the companies are rushing products to market and, in many cases allowing consumers to serve as laboratory rats.

The trend has raised concerns among some participants in the This month's International Consumer Electronics Show, where the tablet Motorola Xoom was crowned the top wholesale gadgets, even if a model with a system oflabor exploitation doeswas not available for nerds gadgets to test.