8/12/11 – Roll up, roll up – the Pollyanna Woodward circus comes to town today as T3 and the Gadget Show presenter tackle the biggest tech stories of 2011 in a very special Big Top.
Usually found testing the latest and greatest gadgets on Channel 5, Polly takes on lions, knife-throwers and more in this exclusive T3 look at a memorable year in tech.
Polly was a big hit at this year’s T3 Gadget Awards, the world’s biggest technology awards, finishing runner-up to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg in the Gadget Personality of the Year category.
And the former Miss England and Popstars: The Rivals has already guaranteed a few votes in next year’s competition by becoming T3’s first ever celebrity cover star on the latest issue, out today – and giving her pictorial verdict on some of 2011’s biggest stories.
Polly on Apple: “Steve Jobs’ passing poses the question: what will Apple do now? Will it continue to thrive, or is this where we’ll start to see cracks appearing in the mega brand?”
Polly on BlackBerry: “BlackBerry’s outage left people in their masses struggling to keep in contact – definitely not good for business.”
Polly on the tablet wars: “Apple has dominated the market for so long, but now in the Kindle Fire we’ve got a slate that can not only be instantly loaded with loads of cool content from Amazon’s digital catalogue, but costs about half the price of the iPad, too.”
Polly on motion control: “Playing with PlayStation Move and Xbox Kinect for the first time, I realised how this technology could change the world. The thought of Microsoft developing its Kinect technology for use in other home gadgets is an amazing concept.”
Luke Peters, Editor of T3 says: “Pollyanna ticked all of the right boxes to appear as T3’s first ever celebrity cover star. Her top stories for the year were integrated into a stunning photoshoot that captured the circus-like nature of tech in 2011.”
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About T3
Established in 1996, T3 is the world’s best technology lifestyle brand – in print, online at www.t3.com and beyond, from its five-star iPad app to the prestigious T3 Gadget Awards.
T3 is packed with all the latest consumer technology news, reviews and features, covering everything from tablets to consoles and home cinema systems to MP3 players. Exclusives give T3 readers first look at the hottest new gadgets, while extensive buying guides make sure they end up with exactly the right kit.
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About Future
Future is a leader in the field of digital publishing and was named Consumer Digital Publisher of the Year at the annual Association of Online Publishers Awards – becoming the first magazine publisher to win the Award. Future also won the Grand Prix Award at the event in June. Its web and mobile sites deliver 160 million page impressions every month to over 30 million unique users*. Future delivers more than 100 digital editions and bespoke apps through the rapidly growing iPad platform and is developing product for new tablet devices coming on stream. Digital now accounts for a third of all Future’s commercial revenues. And its development of video on demand and apps is rightly regarded as market leading. Technology brand T3 is leading the way on iPad, becoming one of the top grossing apps in the UK and one of the very few five star apps in the world. The Future digital portfolio includes award winning and hugely respected brands including: www.techradar.com, www.cyclingnews.com, www.gamesradar.com, www.computerandvideogames.com, www.musicradar.com and www.bikeradar.com.
* source: comScore Digital Analytix, September 2011
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