NDTV Announces the Winners of Tech Life Awards 2010
Kareena Kapoor receives Celebrity Endorsement of The Year Award
Motorola Milestone wins the SmartPhone of the Year Award
Samsung LED 3D TV recognized as the NDTV Gadget of the Year Award: Popular Choice
Kareena Kapoor at NDTV Tech Life Awards
The winners of The Quick Heal NDTV Techlife Awards 2010, the first-ever Lifestyle and Gadget Awards in India, were announced today at a high profile event. The spirit of the awards was to celebrate the coolest gadgets and innovations that have changed the way India lives. This year various gadgets were awarded in different categories. While Broadband on the Move (Tata and Reliance) caught the fancy of the jury to win the prestigious NDTV Gadget of the Year, actor Kareena Kapoor was presented with the Celebrity Endorsement Award for Sony Vaio. Bureau of Energy Efficiency won The Green Award of the Year.
In an aureate evening attended by gadget enthusiasts, corporates, film and social fraternity, the venue came alive with an electrifying dance performance by actor Neha Dhupia. The award ceremony hosted by NDTV’s Vikram Chandra and Rajiv Makhni along with Bollywood star Perizaad Zorabian, had names like- Miss India 2010 winners Manasvi Mamgai, Neha Hinge and Nicole Faria; Raghu Rai; Ayaan and Amaan Ali Bangaash; Rina Dhaka; Ramola Bachchan; Ritu Kumar; Laxmi Rana; FDCI Chairman Sunil Sethi; Bishan Singh Bedi and Amir Raza Hussain- exhibit their passion for gadgets with their presence.
The winners of NDTV Tech Life Year Awards, 2010 in respective categories are:
| Categories | Nominees | Winner |
| NDTV Gadget of the Year – Jury Choice | Samsung LED 3D TV Motorola Milestone Western Digital HDTV Live Media Player HD TV Broadcast (Sun Direct) Broadband on the Move (Tata and Reliance) |
Broadband on the Move (Tata and Reliance) |
| NDTV Gadget of the Year – Popular Category | HTC HD2 Samsung LED 3D TV Motorola Milestone Western Digital HDTV Live Media Player Canon EOS 550D BlackBerry Curve 8520 Sony Vaio X Series Notebook |
Samsung LED 3D TV |
| Best Television Display of the Year | Samsung 3D LED TV UA46B7000 Panasonic Vierra TH-P42G10D LG 42LH60 LED LCD TV LG 50PQ70 Plasma Philips Cinema 21:9 56PFL9954H |
Samsung 3D LED TV UA46B7000 |
| Best Audio Product of the Year | Philips HTS7540 Bluray home theatre Harman Kardon MAS 100 Norge Audiophile (2060 Amplifier+Millenium Speakers) Bose SoundDock 10 Focal Dome 5.1 Speakers |
Philips HTS7540 Bluray home theatre |
| Best Portable Audio Product | Altec Lansing inMotion Mix iMT800 iPod Dock Logitech Pure-Fi Express Plus iPod Dock Sony Walkman W202 Creative Zen X-Fi2 (8GB) Apple iPod Nano 5G Bose QuietComfort 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones |
Bose QuietComfort 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones |
| Best SmartPhone | Nokia E72 HTC HD2 Motorola Milestone BlackBerry Curve 8520 HTC Hero |
Motorola Milestone |
| Best Budget Mobile Phone | FLY Circle B430 DS HTC Smart Micromax Q5fb Samsung Corby S3653 Nokia 5233 |
Samsung Corby S3653 |
| Best Mobile Application of the Year | TenCube WaveSecure MapmyIndia Sygic Mobile Maps Aquilonis Technologies XBLOCKR Global Takeoff Yupp TV iPhone Mobile Application Opera Software’s Opera Mini 5 |
Opera Software’s Opera Mini 5 |
| Best Computer Peripheral | HP Photosmart C4688 All-in-One Microsoft Lifecam Cinema Canon iP1980 Inkjet Printer Canon Lide 700F USB Scanner Altec Lansing BV VS 2621 |
Microsoft Lifecam Cinema |
| Best Computing Device | Apple Mac Book Pro 13 inch Acer Aspire Timeline 4810TZ HP EliteBook 8440p Dell Inspiron Zino DT Lenovo Thinkpad Edge Lenovo Thinkpad X100e |
Dell Inspiron Zino DT |
| Best Consumer Electronics Device | Epson EH-DM3 LG 42LH60 Jazz Theatre MapmyIndia Navigator Zx150 Samsung 3D LED TV UA40C7000 Western Digital HDTV Live Media Player |
Western Digital HDTV Live Media Player |
| Gadget Eye Candy | LG Chocolate BL40 Dell Adamo XPS Laptop Zikmu Parrot by Starck Harman Kardon GLA 55 Sony Vaio X Series Notebook |
Dell Adamo XPS Laptop |
| Best Imaging Device of the Year | Canon EOS 550D Olympus Pen E-P1 Nikon DSLR D5000 Nikon Coolpix S8000 Canon Powershot SX 20 IS |
Canon EOS 550D |
| Best Gaming Product of the Year | Microsoft XBOX 360 Arcade Dell Alienware MI7X Sony Playstation 3 Slim (120 GB) Lenovo Idea Pad Y550 MSI GT640 |
Sony Playstation 3 Slim (120 GB) |
This year, there were more than 550 entries received across various categories that were open for nominations. These entries underwent stringent selection processes to feature in the final nominations for each category which were further adjudged by the eminent jury. Ernst & Young audited and validated all the stages of the short-listing and selection process.
The distinguished jury for Techlife Awards comprised of Atul Chitnis, Technologist and Founder of the Tech conference Foss.In; Kishore Bhargava, a technology consultant; Prasanto Kumar Roy, Chief Editor at CyberMedia’s IT and Telecom publications and CIOL.com; Nishant Padhiar,Editor of What Hi-Fi? And Stuff; India’s Tech Guru-Rajiv Makhni, Anchor, Gadget Guru on NDTV; Vikram Chandra, co-anchor Gadget Guru and CEO NDTV Convergence and NDTV Networks; Ashish Bhatia, Technology Columnist and Actress Gul Panag.
The property ‘Techlife Awards’ has received valuable support from 360 Degrees, Living Digital and Cyber Media. Also extending support is Croma, Swarovski, Radio Mirchi, Quick Heal Antivirus and Maruti Suzuki.
Sony Playstation 3 Slim is ma favt…
Very deserving gadgets got the awards,Dell Alienware MI7X surely the best mand most powerful mobile gaming device ever !
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