Innovation of the year: Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
A product that demonstrated true technological invention and which had the power to improve, change or create a product category? Apple’s reinvention of the tablet was a clear winner.
Always switched on, sophisticated enough to please real gadget heads and simple enough for your dad to use, this scaled-up iPod Touch sells itself more effectively than any gadget we’ve seen. When we took two iPads to the Gadget Show Live in April, they were the talk of the show. Everyone who picked one up, even those who were initially sceptical, was soon flicking, tilting and pinching their way through the built-in apps, hypnotised by the 9.7-inch, hi-res screen and the innate simplicity of the OS. The iPad was by no means the unanimous choice of our judges and it was the online vote by you, the readers, that swung it. Sky and Light Blue Optics scored well and everyone had good things to say about Kinect, but ultimately the buying public called it.
A product that demonstrated true technological invention and which had the power to improve, change or create a product category? Apple’s reinvention of the tablet was a clear winner.
Always switched on, sophisticated enough to please real gadget heads and simple enough for your dad to use, this scaled-up iPod Touch sells itself more effectively than any gadget we’ve seen. When we took two iPads to the Gadget Show Live in April, they were the talk of the show. Everyone who picked one up, even those who were initially sceptical, was soon flicking, tilting and pinching their way through the built-in apps, hypnotised by the 9.7-inch, hi-res screen and the innate simplicity of the OS. The iPad was by no means the unanimous choice of our judges and it was the online vote by you, the readers, that swung it. Sky and Light Blue Optics scored well and everyone had good things to say about Kinect, but ultimately the buying public called it.
