Best gadgets of 2012: T3 and Stuff

Stuff Magazine and T3 have recently unveiled their annual gadget awards, naming the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Nexus 7 as their 2012 gadgets of the year respectively.

The Stuff Gadget Awards, in association with O2 Guru TV, were unveiled during a glittering bash at the London Film Museum on 1 November 2012.

The Stuff awards were spread across 20 categories, including phones, tablets, computers, cameras, TVs and apps. There were also special awards for design, innovation and future gadgetry.

The T3 awards were spread across 19 categories, including phone of the year, gadget of the year, TV of the year and personality of the year.

The following list compares the winners in each category named by Stuff Magazine and T3.

Gadget of the Year

Stuff: Samsung Galaxy S III

T3: Nexus 7

TV of the year

Stuff: Sony KDL-46HX853

T3: Sony KDL-55HX853

Computer of the Year

Stuff: Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display

T3: ASUS Zenbook UX31

Camera of the Year

Stuff: Fujifilm Finepix X10

T3: Panasonic GX1

Tablet of the Year

Stuff and T3: Google Nexus 7

Smartphone of the Year

Stuff and T3: Samsung Galaxy S III

Innovation of the year

Stuff and T3: Raspberry Pi

Other awards

The other awards from Stugg Magazine are:

• Sat-nav of the Year – Google Maps Navigation
• Audio Gadget of the Year – Philips Fidelio SoundSphere DS9800W/10
• Video Gadget of the Year – Humax DTR-T1000
• Tablet App of the Year – Sky Sports for iPad
• Sports Gadget of the Year – Nike+ Training TR+1
• Cloud App of the Year – BBC.co.uk & iPlayer
• Smartphone App of the Year – Strava
• Tech Transport of the Year – Renault Twizy
• Tech Accessory of the Year – Synology DiskStation DS212j
• Game of the Year – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Most Wanted Future Gadget of the Year – Google Project Glass
• Design of the Year – Google Nexus Q
• Home Gadget of the Year – British Gas Remote Heating Control

The other awards by T3 are:

• Innovation of the Year – Raspberry Pi
• Gaming Gadget of the Year – Sony PS Vita
• Gadget Accessory of the Year – Nike Fuelband
• App of the Year – Zeebox
• Retailer of the Year – Amazon
• Tech Personality of the Year – Rory Cellan-Jones
• Digital Media Service of the Year – Sky Go
• T3 Design Award – ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime
• Commuter Gadget of the Year – Amazon Kindle 4
• Work Gadget of the Year – Apple iPhone 4S
• Home Gadget of the Year – Nest Smart Thermostat
• Computer of the Year – ASUS Zenbook UX31
• Music Gadget of the Year – Bowers & Wilkins P3
• Tech Brand of the Year – ASUS
• Outstand Contribution to Tech – Lord Sugar

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