iPhone 3G 版手機獲評“年度最佳產品”
Apple's iPhone 3G has won a public vote to find the year's best gadget, beating strong competition from three Games consoles, a laptop and a balloon-shaped iPod speaker system.
The latest version of the mobile that combines a phone with a music and video player was chosen by readers of Britain’s Stuff magazine in its annual Gadget of the Year awards.
The magazine described the iPhone 3G as "a faster, cleverer version of an already remarkable phone". The phone's first incarnation, launched in Britain last year, won the coolest gadget prize at last year's ceremony.
Other nominees included Sony's PlayStation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii Fit and the B&W Zeppelin iPod speakers.
Stuff's Editor Fraser Macdonald said the nominated products were judged on their performance, design and value, as well as "that elusive cool factor".
"Having our readers vote for a number of the awards has been fascinating," he said. "They are the ones out there on the street buying gadgets and so they are a great barometer."
The magazine's own gadget of the year prize, chosen by its editorial staff, went to the Asus Eee Pc, a no-frills laptop that costs less than $500.
The judges said it had made more of an impact than any other device and marked the start of a "laptop for everyone" era.
Here are the other main winners, announced at a ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Tuesday:
International brand: Nokia
Innovation: Sony Reader
Design: Apple MacBook Air
Game: Grand Theft Auto IV
Green gadget: Ego Electric Street Scoota
Retailer: , an online gadget and toy shop
在日前的一項公衆票選活動中，蘋果公司的iPhone 3G版手機“力壓羣雄”，被評爲“年度最佳產品”，同時入圍的產品包括三款遊戲機、一款筆記本電腦和一款氣球形狀的iPod揚聲器。
這項一年一度的讀者票選活動由英國《Stuff》雜誌開展，集通話、音樂和視頻播放器功能爲一體的iPhone 最新3G版手機受到青睞。
《Stuff》雜誌評價iPhone 3G版手機“在第一代產品基礎上更進一步，實現了速度更快和更加智能化”。第一代iPhone手機去年在英國推出時，就獲得了“最酷產品”大獎。
其它幾款提名產品包括索尼PS3遊戲機、微軟Xbox 360遊戲機、任天堂Wii Fit遊戲機和B&W Zeppelin iPod揚聲器。
《Stuff》雜誌編輯弗雷澤•麥克多納德介紹說，評選主要依據產品的性能、設計、價值以及“酷元素”等幾大因素。
他說：“讓讀者投票決定大獎的歸屬很有意義，因爲他們是這些產品的購買者和使用者，最有發言權。”
該雜誌還讓編輯們評選出了自己的年度最佳產品，華碩的易PC（Eee Pc）獲得這一殊榮，這款筆記本電腦樸實無華，價格不到500美元。
評委們稱，這款筆記本的影響力可是超過了其它任何產品，它標誌着“人人都有筆記本”時代的到來。
頒獎儀式於本週二在倫敦多徹斯特酒店舉行，主要獲獎名單如下：
最佳國際品牌：Nokia
最具創新：Sony Reader
最佳設計：蘋果MacBook Air筆記本
最佳遊戲：俠盜車手IV
最環保產品：伊果電動摩托車Ego Electric Street Scoota
