19 Oct 09 HTC Hero and Android wins T3 Gadget Awards

T3, a leading technology magazine especially about gadgets, gizmos has recently announced its list of Gadget winners.

T3 stood for Tomorrow’s Technology Today, but this isn’t used anywhere in the magazine or on the website anymore. Other than being published in its home country – UK, T3 magazine is available in most countries in the world, and has syndicated/localised versions in over 20 countries.

Above is a Malaysian T3 magazine cover, cover girl is Felixia Yeap.

Well, highlighting the list of awards, we shall only target HTC Hero and Android, as that’s what this blog is about.

HTC Hero
1) Phone of the Year
2) Gadget of the Year

T3 Says : “HTC, Google and the legions of people who would rather not buy an Apple at last have something to shout about. The Hero is a full featured, wonderfully usable, beautifully presented handset with a similarly lovely open source OS.”

and also : “HTC burst out of the blocks with the G1 and Magic, but really hit a Usain Bolt-like stride with the Hero. A mix of svelte good looks – the jutting “chin” on the bottom lends it an iconic air – and slickly intuitive usability, the Hero seems to do everything well, without fuss. In a year of classic gadgets, this summed up all that was good in tech in 2009: digital social networks, which the Hero regularly updates you on; the transformation of the phone into an omni-competent browser/media player/comms device; the tactile triumph of the touchscreen; the emergence of cloud storage. That’s why it’s our Gadget of the Year.”

Android
1) Launch of the Year

T3 Says : “What all the phones to carry Android so far have in common is intuitive touchscreen controls and innovative, always-on connectivity. Next year it moves up to netbooks, tablets and laptops; Apple and Microsoft have every reason to be concerned. Very concerned.”

Google
1) Tech Brand of the Year

T3 Says : “Boosting profits by 18 per cent to $1.8 billion in 2009, Google had arguably its highest-profile year ever. Its search engine saw off Microsoft’s Bing. The Android mobile OS appeared in the Motorola DEXT and HTC Hero among others, and its off to conquer the netbook market next.”

For the rest of the award winners, check out the full list here.

Tags: Android, Felixia Yeap, Gadget of the Year, Google, HTC Hero, Phone of the Year, T3, T3 Gadget Awards