SAMSUNG & ASUS LEAD FINALISTS WITH TEN NOMINATIONS EACH
APPLE FOLLOWS CLOSELY BEHIND WITH NINE
VOTING NOW OPEN - T3.com/awards
23/07/12 T3 has announced the finalists for its sixth annual T3 Gadget Awards, celebrating the very best in the glittering world of technology.
Revered as the ‘Oscars of the gadget world’ the T3 Gadget Awards, in association with Qualcomm, recognise and honour the gadgets, software and personalities who have intrigued, inspired and wowed the world over the past 12 months.
Samsung and ASUS top the finalists with ten nominations each, beating Apple – perceived by many to be leaders in the world of consumer technology – who trails behind with nine. ASUS also boasts the most nominated gadget in form of the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime, which will be pitted against the Apple iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S3 in the most coveted award of the evening, Gadget of the Year.
The ever-popular Gadget Personality of the Year category will be fought out via a public Twitter vote. The shortlist includes tech-savvy public figures such as The Gadget Show presenter Pollyanna Woodward, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright, the BBC’s technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones and journalist and online video entrepreneur Hermione Way.
Spread over 19 categories, voting is now open for the public to help decide which devices, apps and brands will reign supreme at the star-studded ceremony.
T3 Editor, Luke Peters, says: “With almost one million reader votes cast last year and the support of a hand-picked panel of tech experts, the T3 Gadget Awards truly recognise the greats in the technology world. With a fantastically varied shortlist of products and manufacturers, this year’s Awards look set to be one of the most hotly contested we’ve ever seen.”
Winners will be decided by reader votes and a panel of expert industry judges, and will be announced at the T3 Gadget Awards 2012 ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London on October 8th.
For more information on the T3 Gadget Awards 2012 visit t3.com/awards
For further comment from Luke Peters, editor of T3, or any other information please contact Ben Pester, Communications Manager at ben.pester@futurenet.com or 0207 042 4035 and 07737 138 384
The T3 Gadget Awards 2012 finalists are:
INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
Asus PadFone
Raspberry Pi
OnLive
Nike Fuelband
Microsoft Windows 8
LG 55EM960V
GAMING GADGET OF THE YEAR
Sony PS Vita
Sennheiser PC 360 G4ME
OnLive
Alienware X51
NVIDIA 3D Vision 2
Nintendo 3DS XL
APP OF THE YEAR
iPhoto for iPad
Zeebox
Draw Something
The Guardian for iPad
Spotify
Sky Sports F1 for iPad
RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Amazon
John Lewis
Apple Store
eBay
Harrods
Orange Store
COMMUTER GADGET OF THE YEAR
Sony PS Vita
Apple new iPad 3
Amazon Kindle 4
TomTom Via Live 120 Europe
Samsung Galaxy Note
Sennheiser IE 80
DIGITAL MEDIA SERVICE OF THE YEAR
Spotify Premium
Netflix
Sky Go
OnLive
Pinterest
Xbox Live
TV OF THE YEAR
Samsung UE55ES8000
Panasonic TX-P50VT50
Sony KDL-55HX853
Toshiba 55WL863
Philips 42PFL7666
LG 55LM960V
T3 DESIGN AWARD
Nokia Lumia 900
Fujifilm X-Pro1
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Parrot Zik headphones
Loewe Air Speaker
Sonos SUB Wireless Subwoofer
PHONE OF THE YEAR
Apple iPhone 4S
HTC One X
Sony Xperia S
Samsung Galaxy S3
Nokia Lumia 900
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
DIGITAL CAMERA OF THE YEAR
Canon G1X
Panasonic GX1
Fujifilm X10
Nikon J1
Sony NEX-7
Canon EOS 650D
TECH BRAND OF THE YEAR
Asus
Samsung
Sky
Apple
Google
Amazon
GADGET OF THE YEAR
Samsung Galaxy S3
Sony PS Vita
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Apple iPhone 4S
Asus Zenbook UX31
OnLive
Philips Fidelio L1
Sony NEX-7 camera
LG 55LM960V
Google Nexus 7 by Asus
GADGET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Twitter vote)
Pollyanna Woodward
Jason Bradbury
Rory Cellan-Jones
Kim Dotcom
Edgar Wright
Hermione Way
COMPUTER OF THE YEAR
Alienware M14X
Samsung Series 9 900X3B
Asus Zenbook UX31
Dell XPS 13
Apple MacBook Air 2012
Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display
MUSIC GADGET OF THE YEAR
Philips Fidelio L1
Sonos
B&W P3
Pure Avanti Flow
Urbanears Plattan
Jawbone Big Jambox
WORK GADGET OF THE YEAR
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
iPhone 4S
Epson PX830FWD
Logitech Performance MX Mouse
BlackBerry Bold 9900
Samsung Galaxy Note
HOME GADGET OF THE YEAR
Tetra Shed
Dyson DC39
Philips Sonicare DiamondClean
Plumen Eco Bulb
Magimix Le Mini Plus
Nest Smart Thermostat
TABLET OF THE YEAR
Apple new iPad 3
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Sony Tablet S
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
Google Nexus 7 by ASUS
GADGET ACCESSORY OF THE YEAR
Nike Fuelband
Asus Transformer Prime keyboard
Joby GorillaPod SLR Zoom
SolarFocus Kindle 4 case
Ion Audio All Star Guitar
Synology DS212j (NAS drive)
-ENDS-
Editors Notes:
About T3:
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