London, November 26 : Nintendo's groundbreaking Wii console was declared the gadget of the year at technology website Pocket-lint.co.uk's annual Gadget Awards recently.
Nintendo's groundbreaking Wii console was declared the gadget of the year at technology website Pocket-lint.co.uk's annual Gadget Awards recently.
The best-selling games machine beating off competition from Apple's much-hyped iPhone and Nokia's N95 mobile.
It also won the award for best console, beating Sony's Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360.
Apple's iPhone won the Best Smartphone award. However, the company's iPod Touch lost out to the lesser known Archos 605 Wi-Fi in the best mp3 player category.
According to the Mirror, the Awards were judged by a panel of top tech journalists.
The winners at the Pocket Lint Awards 2007 were:
"Best Gadget - Nintendo Wii
" Best MP3 Player - Archos 605 Wi-Fi
" Best Headphones - Sennheiser PXC450
" Best DAB radio - Pure Evoke - 1S
" Best Console - Nintendo Wii
" Best Smartphone - Apple iPhone
" Best Mobile Phone - Nokia N95
" Best Mobile Phone Accessory - Jawbone Bluetooth headset
" Best Satnav - Navman S901
" Best Car Gadget - Griffing itrip auto
" Best Compact Digital Camera - Fuji FinePix Z5fd
" Best DLSR Digital Camera - Canon EOS 40D DSLR digital camera
" Best Printer - Kodak Easyshare 5300 All In One Printer
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