BEIJING, Sept. 18 -- Apple's iPhone 3G has won a
public vote to find the year's best gadget, beating strong competition from
three games consoles, a budget laptop and a balloon-shaped iPod speaker system.
The latest version of the mobile that combines a
phone with a music and video player was chosen by readers of Stuff magazine in
its annual Gadget of the Year awards.
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A man holds his new Apple iPhone 3G at
Telcel Center in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata Aug. 21,
2008. Apple's iPhone 3G has won a public vote to find the year's best
gadget, beating strong competition from three games consoles, a budget
laptop and a balloon-shaped iPod speaker system. (Xinhua/Reuters
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The magazine described the iPhone 3G as "a faster,
cleverer version of an already remarkable phone". The phone's first incarnation,
launched in Britain last year, won the coolest gadget prize at last year's
ceremony.
Other nominees included Sony's PlayStation 3,
Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii Fit and the B&W Zeppelin iPod speakers.
Stuff's Editor Fraser Macdonald said the nominated
products were judged on their performance, design and value, as well as "that
elusive cool factor".
"Having our readers vote for a number of the awards
has been fascinating," he said. "They are the ones out there on the street
buying gadgets and so they are a great barometer."
The magazine's own gadget of the year prize, chosen by its
editorial staff, went to the Asus Eee Pc, a no-frills laptop that costs less than
500 U.S. dollars.
The judges said it had made more of an impact than
any other device and marked the start of a "laptop for everyone" era.
Here are the other main winners, announced at a
ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Tuesday:
International brand: Nokia
Innovation: Sony Reader
Design: Apple MacBook Air
Game: Grand Theft Auto IV
Green gadget: Ego Electric Street Scoota
Retailer: Firebox.com, an online gadget and toy
shop
(Source: China Daily/Agencies)
