Jason Calacanis’ Top Tech Products (And A Political Rant)

Jason Calacanis lists his own favorite tech products after reading ours. His list, which was sent out to his mailing list earlier today, is below. Along with one heck of a political rant about the middle east and energy policy, which we have left in its original form.

Inspired by Mike Arrington's (my partner on TechCrunch50) @jason loves and uses every day."

SIDEBAR/DISCLOSURE: As of the start of 2010, I've set a five year goal for myself: be the most sought-after, and value-added, angel investor in the world. It's a lofty goal and it's going to create a massive amount of conflict for me as an pundit, but you know what they say: "no conflict, no interest." As you look down this list of top products, please be aware of the fact that I'm probably trying to invest in ALL OF THEM. It would stand to reason that, if I love a product enough to put it on this list, I would love it enough to invest in it. My strategy for becoming the most sought-after angel investor on the planet is five-fold:

1. Produce media that is helpful to entrepreneurs (This Week in Startups, this post, etc).
2. Host conferences that help startups grow: like TechCrunch50 (coming in September!) and the Open Angel Forum.
3. Support the hell out of the companies I do invest in as much as possible so they tell other CEO/founders "Jason is the greatest, hold a $25,000 angel slot for him"
4. Can't disclose--competitive advantage.
5. Can't disclose--competitive advantage.

Now, on to my list of the "my favorite technologies I use every day for 2009!"