Already the globe’s biggest technology awards, the T3 Gadget Awards have been made even bigger and better with the addition of Ford Focus to the line-up, say the organisers.
As a celebration of the best and most ground-breaking technology of today, as well as the innovation of tomorrow, the T3 Gadget Awards are “the perfect fit for this technologically advanced car”.
A special Ford hub on the awards site looks at the intuitive technologies and precision-engineering within the new Focus, including Active Park Assist and Traffic Sign Recognition.
At the ceremony itself, Ford’s Marketing Director, Anthony Ireson, will be presenting the prestigious Gadget of the Year award. As well as inviting five competition winners to attend the glitzy event, there will be a competition on the night where guests can win a boot-full of the latest gadgets, courtesy of the new Focus.
The results of the 2011 T3 Gadget Awards are eagerly awaited following a year of record-breaking voting, with more than 970,000 votes cast. Winners are announced on Monday 10th October.
Nial Ferguson, Group Publishing Director of Future’s Technology portfolio, says: “This is the T3 Gadget Awards’ biggest year to date so we’re excited to be working with a company as successful and high-profile as Ford. Its reputation for technological innovation and performance makes it the ideal partner for the awards.”
Anthony Ireson, Marketing Director of Ford of Britain says: “We’re really excited about partnering with the T3 Gadget Awards. The new Ford Focus is packed with the latest technologies and we believe that by partnering with T3, the UK's biggest gadgets media brand, we have a fantastic opportunity to communicate Ford's technology credentials to an engaged audience, in interesting ways.”
The T3 Gadget Awards 2011: shortlist by category
Innovation of the Year
Motorola Atrix
Nintendo 3DS
LG ST600 Smart TV Upgrader
Android Honeycomb
Nvidia Tegra 2
Razer Swtichblade
Gaming Gadget of the Year
Microsoft Xbox Kinect
Nintendo 3DS
Sony PlayStation Move
Apple iPad 2
Sony PlayStation 3
Alienware M17X
App of the Year
GarageBand
Sky News iPad
Skype
Tiny Wings
Instapaper
Retailer of the Year
Amazon
John Lewis
Apple Store
Carphone Warehouse
Three Store
Orange Store
PC World
Tesco
Argos
Jessops
Commuter Gadget of the Year
Apple iPad 2
Amazon Kindle
Apple iPhone 4
Nintendo 3DS
EBCO Eagle LSR-50
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7
Digital Media Service of the Year
Spotify
Virgin Media Tivo
Dropbox
Sky Anytime+
TV of the Year
Samsung UE55D8000
Philips 46PFL9705H
Sony Bravia KDL-40NX713
Toshiba Regza 55WL768
LG P50PZ950T
Panasonic Viera TX-42GT30
T3 Design Award
Apple MacBook Air 11-inch
Apple iPad 2
Leica M9 Titanium
Samsung Notebook Series 9 (900X3A)
Fujifilm X100
RIM Blackberry Playbook
Phone of the Year
HTC Incredible S
Motorola Atrix
Apple iPhone 4
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Samsung Galaxy S II
HTC Sensation
Digital Camera of the Year
Fujifilm X100
Olympus E-PL2
Nikon D3100
Canon EOS 600D
Panasonic Lumix GF2
Canon Powershot G12
Tech Brand of the Year
HTC
Apple
Samsung
Gadget of the Year
Apple iPad 2
Motorola Atrix
Amazon Kindle
Nintendo 3DS
Samsung Galaxy S II
Apple iPhone 4
Virgin Media Tivo
Microsoft Xbox Kinect
HTC Incredible S
Sony PlayStation Move
Tablet of the Year
Apple iPad 2
Motorola Xoom
RIM BlackBerry Playbook
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7
Asus Eee Pad Transformer
LG Optimus Pad
Computer of the Year
Samsung Notebook Series 9 (900X3A)
Apple Macbook Pro
Apple MacBook Air 11-inch
Sony Vaio S Series (VPCSB1V9E)
Alienware M17X
HP Envy 14
Music Gadget of the Year
Denon Ceol
Philips Fidelio DS9000
Pure Avanti Flow
B&W Zeppelin Air
Cambridge Audio Minx
Monster Beats Pro
Work Gadget of the Year
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
RIM Blackberry Bold 9780
Apple iPhone 4
Asus Eee Pad Transformer
Apple iPad 2
Motorola Atrix and Lapdock
Home Gadget of the Year
Dyson Digital Slim DC35
Krups Nespresso Citiz
Philips Actifryer
Pure Twilight
Tefal Vitacuisine Compact
Cuisinart Soup Maker
Gadget Accessory of the Year
Idapt Universal Charger i4
Apple iPad Smart Cover
Joby Gorillapod Video
Eye-Fi Pro X2
Griffin Adidas miCoach Armband
Miniot Cover for iPad 2
Tech Personality of the Year
Pollyanna Woodward
Suzi Perry
Jason Bradbury
Rory Cellan-Jones
Richard Branson
Stephen Fry
Mark Zuckerberg
Spencer Kelly
Dr Dre
Lady Gaga
