Apple iPad, Kinect bag top prizes at gadget awards

APPLES iPad has trumped Amazon and Sky to be crowned top Gadget of the Year, it was announced today. The iPad beat the Amazon Kindle and Sky 3D to win both Gad-get of the Year and Readers Gadget of the Year in the 2010 Stuff Gadget Awards. Readers also voted in their droves for Microsofts controller-free, motion-sensitive gaming system, Xbox Kinect, which took Innovation of the Year. Stuff magazine editor and judge Fraser Macdonald said: 'The iPads success was by no means pre-ordained. Its expensive and functionally limited. 'But it is also quite gloriously indispensable and only making itself more so with the increasing number of apps and accessories. To see it is to want it, and thats why its our gadget of the year. Microsofts motion-sensor gaming system Xbox Kinect won readers votes for Innovation of the Year. The annual awards recognise the best consumer technology released in the past year and are decided by expert judges and readers. Apples iPhone4 won Phone of the Year, while the iPodTouch, was voted 'Portable Entertainment Gadget of the year, thanks to its powerful hardware, Wi-Fi and the huge range of affordable games available from the App Store. In two new categories, the Web App of the Year title went to film library LoveFilm, while personal fitness trainer MiCoach won Mobile App of the Year. Sony won three awards, Camera of the Year with the Sony NEX-5, Home Entertainment Gadget of the Year for the Sony BDP-S570 Blu-ray Disc player and TV of the Year for the HX903. The iPod Touch was voted Portable Entertainment Gadget of the Year for its powerful hardware, Wi-Fi and range of affordable games available from Apples App Store. Fourteen of the 17 awards were decided by Stuff magazines panel of judges, while the remaining three were voted for by consumers and readers of Stuff magazine. The compact hybrid electric car Honda CR-Z, came away with 'Eco Gadget of the Year. A compact hybrid electric car, the CR-Z is one of the lowest polluting vehicles currently on the market. Daily Mail Macdonald said: 'Say what you will about the karma-cancelling effects of buying any new car, the Honda CR-Z is the first truly desirable, affordable hybrid. Looks ace, goes fast, sends a positive message - gets an award. Reflecting the rise of the app as the new gadget, Google Navigation took the accolade of Navigadget of the Year Other award winners announced at last nights ceremony include the super slim and super smart Samsung C9000TV, for 'Gadgextravagance of the Year, the Parrot A.R. Drone as 'Time-killer Gadget of the Year for its combination of sophisticated electronics and augmented reality. The Pogoplug, was awarded 'Tech Accessory of the Year enabling users to share, stream, upload or download from anywhere in the world making technology truly mobile. Nominees were judged first and foremost on their capability - whether they make our lives easier, or more fun or, preferably, both. But judges also awarded points for innovation, and for sheer cool factor. Daily Mail Stuff Gadget Award Winners 2010 Gadget of the year: Apple iPad Phone of the Year: Apple iPhone 4 Camera of the Year: Sony NEX-5 Computer of the Year: Alienware M11x Home Entertainment Gadget of the Year: Sony BDP-S570 TV of the Year: Sony HX903 Portable Entertainment Gadget of the Year: Apple iPod Navigadget of the Year: Google Navigation Time-killer Gadget of the Year: Parrot A.R. Drone Gadgextravagance of the Year: Samsung C9000 Eco Gadget of the Year: Honda CR-Z Tech Accessory of the Year: Pogoplug Readers Gadget of the Year: Apple iPad Innovation of the Year: Xbox Kinect Game of the Year: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

ePaper - Nawaiwaqt