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South Africa

Stuff magazine announces best gadgets for 2011

Stuff, a South African gadget magazine, has announced the country's best gadgets for the year. Stuff Gadgets Awards 2011 chose 11 winners from 74 contenders shortlisted in 11 categories.

The Gadget of the Year is the Asus Eee Pad Transformer which took on the iPad and surpassed the judges' expectations. Samsung Galaxy S II is The Phone of the Year emerging ahead of the Android phone pack. Runners up in this category were the HTC Sensation, BlackBerry Bold 9900, LG Optimus 3D, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, Google Nexus S and Nokia E6.

Apple most complete tablet

The Tablet of the Year is Apple's iPad 2 which judges described as the most complete tablet on the market. Apple's MacBook Air clinched Computer of the Year. The TV of the Year is the Samsung UA55D800, a combination of beauty and brains combining media streaming, online video capabilities, iOS and Android control apps. Other close contenders in this category were the Panasonic TX-P4GT30, Phillips 50PFL7956T, LG47LW650T and Sony KDL-46HX923.

Other winners were Nintendo 3DS (Gaming Gadget of the Year), Range Rover Evoque (Car of Year), Olympus Pen E-P3 (Camera of the Year), Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (Sports & Fitness Gadget of the Year), Sonos Play: 3 (Audio Gadget of the Year) and Tom Tom Live 1000 (SAT NAV of the Year).

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