Garmin T3 Gadget Awards Innovation of the Year: Sony XEL-1

At tonight's 2nd Annual Garmin T3 Gadget Awards 2008, the Innovation of the Year was always going to be a tough one to call. In the end, it was Sony who took the title with their XEL-1 OLED TV, beating strong competition from Nintendo's Wii Fit and Amazon's Kindle eBook to win the reader-voted award - even though it's yet to touch down in the UK. The XEL-1 is a cutting edge OLED TV, with a super sleek design to make gadget lovers go weak at the knees - at just 3mm thick, this ultrathin device delivers style as well as superb picture quality. Complete with HDTV tuner, the fact that Sony was first to market helped to take this telly to the top spot - and, while it's only been available in the US thus far, its worldwide acclaim made this stunning gadget a winner for T3 readers here in the UK. And Sony triumphed against tough competition: Nintendo's Wii Fit was launched this year to much applause, promising to widen the Wii's already diverse target audience, and was also nominated in the ... (link)