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| Gadget magazine T3 has announced their favourite technology products from the last 12 months |
THE PRESTIGIOUS T3 Awards have announced their favourite gadgets of the year. Although, Apple left with four gongs, the US firm missed out on the coveted Phone of the Year award.
Gadget magazine T3 has named the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge as the Best Smartphone of 2016, by awarding it Phone of the Year tonight at the ninth annual T3 Awards.
The flagship Samsung smartphone hit the UK earlier this year and has been showered in praise ever since.
With the Galaxy S6 Edge, Samsung ditched its trademark plastic-but-detachable rear case in favour of a sleek, svelte all-metal design.
The flagship Samsung handset sports a curved 5.1inch Quad HD display, speedy 2.1GHz processor and sharp 16 megapixel rear camera.
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| The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge was named Phone of the Year |
Monthly technology magazine T3 honoured the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge with its Phone of the Year award ahead of the Apple iPhone 6s, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, the LG G4 and the HTC One M9.
Android rival HTC won the award for the last two years. But technology giant Apple were the biggest winners of the night.
The Cupertino firm picked up a total of four awards during the evening, including Brand of the Year.
Apple's iPad Air 2, which was not updated this year during Apple's recent press event, was also named Laptop or Tablet of the Year.
And the US firm's latest device, the Apple Watch picked up two awards, including Wearable Technology of the Year and the gadget magazine's main award, Gadget of the Year.
The Apple Watch marks the company's first new device category since the iPad, first released back in 2010.
Apple has yet to reveal how many Watches it has sold since the device launched back in March, but its clear the wearable device has already had a big impact on the product category.
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| The high-tech, high-style combination allowed the Apple Watch to nab the Gadget of the Year award |
Rob Carney, Editor of T3, felt it a worthy winner of the coveted Gadget of the Year, and told Express.co.uk, "Once again Apple have produced a product that has galvanised a market.
"In a year of outstanding new products, this stood out to all of the judges and voting public as the outstanding tech of 2015.
"The tech and fashion media have nothing in common, yet both enthused about Apple Watch.
"That says it all about this high style, high tech, highly personal device.
"It’s a worthy winner of the 2015 Gadget of the Year."
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| Sony bested rival Microsoft to win Gaming Product of the Year Winner |
The Sony PlayStation 4 held onto its crown by clinching the Gaming Product of the Year ahead of Microsoft's Xbox One.
T3 also honoured Amazon Instant Video with The Entertainment Award, ahead of video on-demand rival Netflix.
Microsoft, which released its final Windows operating system earlier this summer, was ushered into the T3 Hall of Fame.
The new OS, which combines elements of Windows 7 and Windows 8, was met with high praise.
T3 Editor Rob Carney: "It's been another great year for the T3 Awards with an array of incredible brands, products and services scooping prizes.
"I'd like to thank all those who voted, as well as our expert panel of judges, whose debates on what should win were impassioned yet remarkably civilised.
"We move into the next 12 month with an array of new launches planned and rumoured, which bodes well for the T3 Awards 2016.
"But for now, congratulations to all of our winners and nominees, and thanks for giving us another year of incredible tech to write about."
All of the winners at the T3 Awards 2016 –
TV of the Year Winner: LG EC970V
Highly commended: Samsung JS9500
Wearable Technology of the Yeat Winner: Apple Watch
Home Technology of the Year Award Winner: Works with Nest
Car of the Year Winner: BMW i8
Brand of the Year Winner: Apple
Gaming Product of the Year Winner: PlayStation 4
Phone of the Year Winner: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
The Entertainment Award Winner: Amazon Instant Video
Laptop or Tablet of the Year Winner: iPad Air 2
Camera of the Year: Olympus EM5 Mk II
Design Innovation Winner: Microsoft HoloLens
Sound Award Winner: Naim Muso
Gadget of the Year Winner: Apple Watch
Outstanding Achievement: Palmer Luckey, creator of Oculus Rift
Tech Personality: Spencer Kelly, of BBC Click
T3 Hall of Fame: Microsoft
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