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iPod wins ‘Gadget of the Year’ in poll

Apple’s iPod Touch was named “Gadget of the Year” on Friday in the UK at the second annual gadget awards event hosted by the consumer electronics publication T3 and sponsored by personal navigation device (PND) manufacturer Garmin Ltd.

Readers could vote on creative design and technical innovation through an online poll conducted from May through last month on the UK magazine’s Web site.

There were 15 categories in the 2008 Garmin T3 Gadget Awards, most with humorous titles such as: Gadget You Can’t Live Without, Drop-Dead Gorgeous Award, Best Gadget Candy and the prized Gadget of the Year.

Apple products won several awards. Apple Computers won Gadget of the Year and Best Music Gadget with its 32-gigabyte version of the second-generation iPod Touch, and took home the Gadget Candy Award with its MacAir ultra-thin laptop.

Apple’s iPhone also won Commuter Gadget of the Year.

Another big winner was Sony Corp. Sony’s XEL-1 organic light emitting diode (OLED) television won Innovation of the Year, its Sky high-definition (HD) box won Home Gadget of the Year and its PlayStation 3 game console took home the High Def Award.

Nintendo’s Wii Fit game took home the Best Gaming Gadget title, while video game Guitar Hero III won Toy of the Year. TomTom’s G930 won the navigation category.
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