T3 Gadget Awards announce nominees
The T3 Gadget Awards has released its list of nominees, with the event looking set to be a showdown between Apple and Google.
Apple has earned 15 nominations including overall Gadget of the Year, and Commuter Gadget of the Year and Google has taken 18 for its Android system.
Luke Peters, Editor of T3, says: “This year’s voting was incredibly tight in most categories. However, the T3 readers and judges are a discerning, knowledgeable bunch and have selected an excellent shortlist of products that span the entire consumer technology industry.”
Winners of the T3 Gadget Awards 2011 will be revealed at the star-studded awards ceremony at Old Billingsgate, London on Monday 10 October 2011.
The T3 Gadget Awards 2011: shortlist by category
Innovation of the Year
Motorola Atrix
Nintendo 3DS
LG ST600 Smart TV Upgrader
Android Honeycomb
Nvidia Tegra 2
Razer Swtichblade
Gaming Gadget of the Year
Microsoft Xbox Kinect
Nintendo 3DS
Sony PlayStation Move
Apple iPad 2
Sony PlayStation 3
Alienware M17X
App of the Year
GarageBand
Sky News iPad
Skype
Tiny Wings
Instapaper
Retailer of the Year
Amazon
John Lewis
Apple Store
Carphone Warehouse
Three Store
Orange Store
PC World
Tesco
Argos
Jessops
Commuter Gadget of the Year
Apple iPad 2
Amazon Kindle
Apple iPhone 4
Nintendo 3DS
EBCO Eagle LSR-50
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7
Digital Media Service of the Year
Spotify
Virgin Media Tivo
Dropbox
Sky Anytime+
TV of the Year
Samsung UE55D8000
Philips 46PFL9705H
Sony Bravia KDL-40NX713
Toshiba Regza 55WL768
LG P50PZ950T
Panasonic Viera TX-42GT30
T3 Design Award
Apple MacBook Air 11-inch
Apple iPad 2
Leica M9 Titanium
Samsung Notebook Series 9 (900X3A)
Fujifilm X100
RIM Blackberry Playbook
Phone of the Year
HTC Incredible S
Motorola Atrix
Apple iPhone 4
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Samsung Galaxy S II
HTC Sensation
Digital Camera of the Year
Fujifilm X100
Olympus E-PL2
Nikon D3100
Canon EOS 600D
Panasonic Lumix GF2
Canon Powershot G12
Tech Brand of the Year
HTC
Apple
Samsung
Gadget of the Year
Apple iPad 2
Motorola Atrix
Amazon Kindle
Nintendo 3DS
Samsung Galaxy S II
Apple iPhone 4
Virgin Media Tivo
Microsoft Xbox Kinect
HTC Incredible S
Sony PlayStation Move
Tablet of the Year
Apple iPad 2
Motorola Xoom
RIM BlackBerry Playbook
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7
Asus Eee Pad Transformer
LG Optimus Pad
Computer of the Year
Samsung Notebook Series 9 (900X3A)
Apple Macbook Pro
Apple MacBook Air 11-inch
Sony Vaio S Series (VPCSB1V9E)
Alienware M17X
HP Envy 14
Music Gadget of the Year
Denon Ceol
Philips Fidelio DS9000
Pure Avanti Flow
B&W Zeppelin Air
Cambridge Audio Minx
Monster Beats Pro
Work Gadget of the Year
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
RIM Blackberry Bold 9780
Apple iPhone 4
Asus Eee Pad Transformer
Apple iPad 2
Motorola Atrix and Lapdock
Home Gadget of the Year
Dyson Digital Slim DC35
Krups Nespresso Citiz
Philips Actifryer
Pure Twilight
Tefal Vitacuisine Compact
Cuisinart Soup Maker
Gadget Accessory of the Year
Idapt Universal Charger i4
Apple iPad Smart Cover
Joby Gorillapod Video
Eye-Fi Pro X2
Griffin Adidas miCoach Armband
Miniot Cover for iPad 2
Tech Personality of the Year
Pollyanna Woodward
Suzi Perry
Jason Bradbury
Rory Cellan-Jones
Richard Branson
Stephen Fry
Mark Zuckerberg
Spencer Kelly
Dr Dre
Lady Gaga