8th Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2011: Nominations announced
Picking the best of the best is never an easy job, but after much deliberation and debate, the Pocket-lint team has whittled down and weeded out the best gadgets and tech from the past year.
That means we now have a definitive shortlist for the Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2011.
There are five products in each of the 10 categories listed below, with a full review or hands-on listed for each. One of the stipulations was that all nominations must have been seen by a member of the Pocket-lint team.
This is all in preparation for the coming vote, which will be decided by the Pocket-lint team, a select team of top class UK judges, an approximate further 100 judges from technology and gadget websites from all over the world, and you dear reader. Yep, you will also have your say in which of the following gadgets you think should be crowned the best in each category for 2011.
So take a look and click through on the links below. Voting will be opened on Pocket-lint shortly.
Best digital camera in association with Jessops
Fujifilm FinePix X100 - Full review
Sony Alpha SLT-A77 - Full review
Canon PowerShot S100 - Full review
Sony NEX-5N - Full review
Olympus E-P3 - Full review
Best laptop
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch - Full review
Samsung Series 9 - Full review
Dell XPS 15z - Full review
Toshiba Portege R830-138 - Full review
Medion Erazer X6813 - Full review
Best app
GarageBand for iPad - Full review
Sky Go - Full review
Onavo - Full review
Contre Jour - Full review
Runkeeper
Best game
Batman: Arkham City - Full review
Forza Motorsport 4 - Full review
FIFA 12 - Full review
Battlefield 3 - Full review
LA Noire - Full review
Best home entertainment device
Bose SoundLink - Preview
Sonos Play:3 - Full review
Onkyo TX-NR609 - Full review
Philips Fidelio AS851 - Preview
Virgin Media TV powered by TiVo - Full review
Best TV
Samsung UE55D8000 - Full review
LG 55LW980T Cinema 3D - Preview
Panasonic TX-50GT30 - Full review
Sony KDL-40HX723
Philips Cinema 21:9 Gold - Preview
Best tablet
Apple iPad 2 - Full review
Motorola Xoom - Full review
Asus Eee Pad Transformer - Full review
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - Full review
BlackBerry PlayBook - Full review
Best mobile phone
Apple iPhone 4S - Full review
Samsung Galaxy S II - Full review
Nokia Lumia 800 - Full review
HTC Sensation - Full review
Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray - Full review
Innovation of the year
Google+ - Full review
OnLive - Full review
Lytro - Preview
Sony PlayStation 3D Display - Preview
Nintendo Wii U - Preview
Product of the year
GoPro HD Hero2
Apple iPad 2 - Full review
Samsung Galaxy S II - Full review
Amazon Kindle (2011) - Full review
Sonos Play:3 - Full review
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