Stuff, the leading UK gadget magazine, last night announced the winners of the Stuff Gadget Awards 2011 at an event at the UnderGlobe in London.
Asus emerged victorious at this year’s awards, beating Apple, Samsung and Virgin to Gadget of the Year thanks to its Eee Pad Transformer netbook/tablet hybrid. Now in its fourth year, the awards honour the best tech from the past 12 months. With 19 categories up for grabs, six of which were open to public vote, Amazon, Sony, Virgin and Sky were also among the winners.
Though Apple missed out on the Gadget of the Year award, the company did scoop three prestigious gongs. The Apple iPad 2 was crowned Tablet of the Year against stiff competition including the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The MacBook Air won the Computer of the Year category, while the iPad 3 was voted Most Wanted Future Gadget by Stuff readers with a huge majority of the votes. Another hotly contested category, the Phone of the Year, was won by Samsung’s Galaxy SII. This is the first time in three years that the award hasn’t gone to the Apple iPhone. Samsung’s UE55D8000 was also named TV of the year while the Nintendo 3DS prevailed as Gaming Gadget of the Year.
The winners in full
Game of the Year: LA Noire
Innovation of the Year: OnLive
App of the Year: Sky Go
Most Wanted Future Gadget: Apple iPad 3
Retailer of the Year: Amazon
Design of the Year: Asus Eee Pad Transformer
Tech Accessory of the Year: Wacom Inkling
Phone of the Year: Samsung Galaxy S II
Sports and Fitness Gadget of the Year: Sony Ericsson Xperia Active
Camera of the Year: Olympus PEN E-P3
Gaming Gadget of the Year: Nintendo 3DS
TV of the Year: Samsung UE55D8000
Computer of the Year: Apple MacBook Air 2011
Eco Gadget of the Year: Eton Soulra XL
Car of the Year: Range Rover Evoque
Tablet of the Year: Apple iPad 2
Audio Gadget of the Year: Sonos Play:3
Sat-nav of the Year: TomTom GO Live 1005
Home Cinema Gadget of the Year: Virgin TiVo
Gadget of the Year: Asus Eee Pad Transformer
