iPhone 3G 版手机获评“年度最佳产品”_科学技术

iPhone 3G 版手机获评“年度最佳产品”

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Apple's iPhone 3G has won a public vote to find the year's best gadget¹, beating strong competition from three games consoles, a laptop and a balloon-shaped iPod speaker system.

The latest version of the mobile that combines a phone with a music and video player was chosen by readers of Britain’s Stuff magazine in its annual Gadget of the Year awards.

The magazine described the iPhone 3G as "a faster, cleverer version of an already remarkable² phone". The phone's first incarnation, launched in Britain last year, won the coolest gadget prize at last year's ceremony.

Other nominees³ included Sony's PlayStation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii Fit and the B&W Zeppelin iPod speakers.

Stuff's Editor Fraser Macdonald said the nominated products were judged on their performance, design and value, as well as "that elusive⁴ cool factor".

"Having our readers vote for a number of the awards has been fascinating," he said. "They are the ones out there on the street buying gadgets⁵ and so they are a great barometer⁶."

The magazine's own gadget of the year prize, chosen by its editorial staff, went to the Asus Eee Pc, a no-frills laptop that costs less than $500.

The judges said it had made more of an impact than any other device and marked the start of a "laptop for everyone" era.

Here are the other main winners, announced at a ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Tuesday:

International brand: Nokia

Innovation: Sony Reader

Design: Apple MacBook Air

Game: Grand Theft Auto⁷ IV

Green gadget: Ego⁸ Electric Street Scoota

Retailer⁹: Firebox.com, an online gadget and toy shop

在日前的一项公众票选活动中，苹果公司的iPhone 3G版手机“力压群雄”，被评为“年度最佳产品”，同时入围的产品包括三款游戏机、一款笔记本电脑和一款气球形状的iPod扬声器。

这项一年一度的读者票选活动由英国《Stuff》杂志开展，集通话、音乐和视频播放器功能为一体的iPhone 最新3G版手机受到青睐。

《Stuff》杂志评价iPhone 3G版手机“在第一代产品基础上更进一步，实现了速度更快和更加智能化”。第一代iPhone手机去年在英国推出时，就获得了“最酷产品”大奖。

其它几款提名产品包括索尼PS3游戏机、微软Xbox 360游戏机、任天堂Wii Fit游戏机和B&W Zeppelin iPod扬声器。

《Stuff》杂志编辑弗雷泽•麦克多纳德介绍说，评选主要依据产品的性能、设计、价值以及“酷元素”等几大因素。

他说：“让读者投票决定大奖的归属很有意义，因为他们是这些产品的购买者和使用者，最有发言权。”

该杂志还让编辑们评选出了自己的年度最佳产品，华硕的易PC（Eee Pc）获得这一殊荣，这款笔记本电脑朴实无华，价格不到500美元。

评委们称，这款笔记本的影响力可是超过了其它任何产品，它标志着“人人都有笔记本”时代的到来。

颁奖仪式于本周二在伦敦多彻斯特酒店举行，主要获奖名单如下：

最佳国际品牌：Nokia

最具创新：Sony Reader

最佳设计：苹果MacBook Air笔记本

最佳游戏：侠盗车手IV

最环保产品：伊果电动摩托车Ego Electric Street Scoota

最佳零售商：网络电子及玩具商铺Firebox.com

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1 gadget
n.小巧的机械，精巧的装置，小玩意儿
参考例句：
This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。 She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。

2 remarkable
adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的
参考例句：
She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。 These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

3 nominees
n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )
参考例句：
She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。来自超越目标英语第2册 A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。来自互联网

4 elusive
adj.难以表达(捉摸)的；令人困惑的；逃避的
参考例句：
Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。 Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。

5 gadgets
n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数）
参考例句：
Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。来自超越目标英语第4册 This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

6 barometer
n.气压表，睛雨表，反应指标
参考例句：
The barometer marked a continuing fall in atmospheric pressure.气压表表明气压在继续下降。 The arrow on the barometer was pointing to"stormy".气压计上的箭头指向“有暴风雨”。

7 auto
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
参考例句：
Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。 The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

8 ego
n.自我，自己，自尊
参考例句：
He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。 She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。

9 retailer
n.零售商(人)
参考例句：
What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？ The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

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