HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards 2019: Editor's Choice - Part 1

HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards 2019

Note: This article was first published on 28th February 2019.

Tech Awards 2019: 72 awards presented to celebrate the best in tech

The 10th annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards was held on February 28, and it served to honor the best in tech products and services that were introduced in 2018 and the best tech brands as determined by the editorial team and readers of HWZ/HWM/GAX respectively.

A grand total of 29 Editor’s Choice and 43 Readers’ Choice awards were presented this year, in categories ranging from computers and consumer electronics to digital entertainment, communications and services. Included in the Editor's Choice segment are also 4 Innovation awards that recognize innovative products and cutting-edge technologies that have emerged during the eligibility period.

Earlier, we posted the comprehensive results of the Readers' Choice polls; so do check out the results if you've not already done so, and see if any of your favorite brands won and how well the winners fared ahead of the competition. Alternatively, you can go to our Tech Awards microsite for a condensed version of all the results.

More about the Editor's Choice awards

For the Editor's Choice awards, a total of 116 products introduced last year were shortlisted. After many months of evaluation by the HWM and HardwareZone.com editorial team, winners were chosen based on the performance, features, value, and quality of experience they brought to their users.

This is also the fourth year the Tech Awards have included video gaming merit categories, presented in collaboration with sister publication GameAxis.com. New awards we've this year include Editor’s Choice for Best Gaming Smartphone, Editor’s Choice for Best Gaming Headset, Editor’s Choice for Best Gaming Notebook, and Readers’ Choice for Best Gaming Headset Brand.

Due to the sheer number of categories, we've split the Editor's Choice results article into two parts - consumer electronics (this article) and computing (Part 2, coming soon). In this article, we start off by taking a look at the best in consumers electronics. For individual scores and breakdown for each product category, just hit the appropriate jump in the drop list located at the top or bottom of the article.

*Note: Prices and ratings listed in this article are accurate at the time of individual product evaluation.
 

For a full list of content related to the HWM and HardwareZone.com Tech Awards 2019 event, you can refer to the following links:

• Tech Awards 2019: Readers' Choice Results
• Tech Awards 2019: Editor's Choice Results - Part 1 (this article)
• Tech Awards 2019: Editor's Choice Results - Part 2
• Full list of winners: HWM+HardwareZone Tech Awards 2019 microsite