Stuff Gadget Awards 2015: Vote for the Readers’ Gadget of the Year

Amazon Fire TV

Amazon’s flaming hot black box is pixel-pushing proof that good things really do come in small packages.

Sure, its exterior is nothing close to revolutionary, but the TV streaming smarts of this Wi-Fi-enabled whizz are an evolution in living room luxury. Now more powerful than ever, with a quad-core chip and 2GB of RAM, this petite plug-in is the only 4K streamer in the UK and can deliver 7.1 audio to top it off.

Sure, it might push Amazon-owned content first, but it also offers Netflix, meaning – like this very list – you’ll never be left wanting for choice.

Apple MacBook

Whether or not you agree with Apple that the MacBook is a whole reinvention of the laptop – and Microsoft certainly doesn’t – there’s no question that it’s a stunning bit of lap-topping tech.

Incredibly light and slimmer than a gadget lover’s wallet after Christmas, this is next-gen on-the-go computing made real: USB-C, a Retina display and 9hr battery life, all packed into a re-thought, re-designed shell that you’ll be itching to show off.

Apple Watch

It wasn’t the first smartwatch and certainly won’t be the last; doubtless, it’s the best.

Sure, it’s pricey, needs an iPhone companion and its battery only lasts a day – but it’s also the first truly stylish connected wrist-wrapper, with a force-touch screen so clear you’ll be drooling.

Best of all, it has truly useful native app integration and is just about the best iAccessory you could possibly imagine.

DJI Phantom 3 Standard

Why? A question many asked when drones hit the mainstream. Why does a discerning gadgeteer really need a hovering photography companion?

The Phantom 3 Standard counters that with a resounding “why not?” Priced to match most mid-range DSLRs, DJI’s smartphone-controllable aerial shooter is jammed stock full of nifty features (such as return-to-home smarts) alongside those trademark sweeping sky visuals, putting 25 minutes of Attenborough-inspired footage within reach of DIY docu-makers.

Fujifilm X-T10

Compact, high-performance interchangeable lens snappers might be two-a-penny nowadays, but the X-T10 is a standout – and not just because its name makes it sound like Terminator’s better-looking brother.

With a stunning OLED viewfinder, speedy autofocus and 16.3MP shooting smarts, plus a lovely retro-styled shell, the X-T10 is subtle enough to look incredible without posturing. Add in full manual options with traditional buttons on a well-built body and an enticingly low price and there’s a lot to love here.

GoPro Hero4 Session

Here’s something that isn’t news: GoPro is the rugged camera guru. What’s new? Its game-changing Hero4 has been on a serious downsize diet.

With app-controlled 1440p cap’ing capabilities crammed into a 35mm cube, the Session is the all-action answer to the smartphone generation’s shooting needs. It might not have the 4K quality of its full-spec sibling, but its portability peaks any pool-pic rival.

LG 55EG960V 4K OLED TV

Thanks LG. Thank you for putting the eye-popping pixel power of 4K together with the awe-inspiring contrasts and blacks of OLED. Thank you, too, for doing so in a huge, 55in curved display.

Oh, come on, we’ve said thank you three times now – you really didn’t have to go and cram it all into such a beautifully thin package. But you have. And we love it.

Moov Now

Put those glorified pedometers back in their packages and shelve that smartband: Moov’s budget fitness wristwear is about to become your personal training guru.

Its day-to-day activity tracking might not be the best, but select a workout from its partner app and you can enjoy the kind of premium get-fit instruction previously the reserve of Hollywood hunks.

It’ll even count your reps using its multi-directional sensors, so you can focus on the burn.

OnePlus 2

It might sound like simple maths, but the second coming of OnePlus is anything but basic. Rarer than Ringo Starr at a roller disco and more feature-filled than an episode of Countryfile, the 2 is super-specced and decently designed yet – and here’s the kicker – is yours with change from £300.

Whether it’s the 13MP rear camera or its 5.5in display that grabs your attention, OnePlus has mauled the mobile marketplace with more attention than a marketing graduate could dream of.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Unless you’ve been living under a particularly edgy rock all year, this is the real Edge you should have heard of.

Yes, it’s the high-performing Samsung flagship we expected (and it’s priced to match), with a beautiful glass-backed, drool-inducing shell, but its real steal is in the curve: the Korean manufacturer has managed to make a drop-off display that’s actually useful, desirable and totally, absolutely head-turning.

It goes without saying that it’s more powerful than an enraged Bulgarian wrestler – but we’ll say it anyway.

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