The HTC One smartphone won the coveted T3 magazine 'gadget of the year' award
The Taiwanese-made model also won the T3 design award and the 'phone of the year' accolade at a ceremony in London tonight.
It beat the Apple iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S4 in the phone of the year category, chipping at the dominance held by both technology giants.
The Android smartphone is set apart from competitors' handsets by its dual frontal stereo speakers powered by built-in amplifiers and 'BlinkFeed' that streams live content onto one screen.
However Apple won computer and tablet of the year and Samsung took the brand of the year title, while Sony won digital camera and television of the year.
Michael Acton Smith, who co-founded entertainment company Mind Candy, which created Moshi Monsters toys, was awarded for his outstanding contribution to technology.
T3 said of Smith: 'From (gadget retailer) Firebox.com - an early adopter of e-commerce - to Perplex City, the groundbreaking multi-media game, his vision and hunger for bigger and better has helped the UK become one of the most exciting countries in the world of tech.'
Mr Smith said: 'I'm honoured to have received this award from T3. It's been an incredible journey so far and I'm excited and looking forward to what the future brings.'
TED curator Chris Anderson, who has racked up hundreds of millions of web video views for speeches by academics and technological experts through his TED Talks series, won the Tech Legend award.
Michael Acton Smith, who co-founded
entertainment company Mind Candy, which created Moshi Monsters toys, was
awarded for his outstanding contribution to technology. He is pictured
here with his creations
THE WINNERS
- Gadget of the year, phone of the year and design of the year - HTC One smartphone
- Computer and tablet of the year - Apple
- Brand of the year - Samsung
- Digital Camera and television of the year - Sony
- Innovation of the year - Google Glass
- Digital media service of the year - Netflix
- Entertainment gadget of the year - Sky+HD 2TB set top box
- App of the year - Xbox Smartglass
- Car of the year - Audi A8
- Outstanding contribution to technology - Michael Acton Smith
- Tech legend - Chris Anderson
"T3 has long been one of my favorite magazines and I'm tickled pink they would do this - even if the truth is that the award should go to the large numbers of people around the world who have collectively taken TED from being a small conference to a broader celebration of transformative technologies and ideas.'
T3 editor-in-chief Kieran Alger said: 'This year's awards have been the hardest fought yet. Every single winning product is truly an outstanding example of innovation and design.
'Alongside the killer products of the past 12 months we're also thrilled to have honoured two of Britain's finest tech innovators.
It's fantastic to be able to acknowledge the truly staggering success of two visionary entrepreneurs who have influenced the way we work and play on a global scale.
TED curator Chris Anderson (pictured), who has
racked up hundreds of millions of web video views for speeches by
academics and technological experts through his TED Talks series, won
the Tech Legend award
'Chris Anderson's TED initiatives provide inspiration for a generation of enquiring tech minds while Michael Acton Smith's army of Moshi Monsters has brought fun to a mind-boggling 80 million people across the planet.
'They're both hugely deserving recipients of these prestigious T3 Awards and an inspiration to anyone striving in the technology space.'
Other winners included Google, who won innovation of the year for Google Glass, and Netflix, which took the digital media service of the year award.
The Sky+HD 2TB set top box won entertainment gadget of the year, the Audi A8 won car of the year, and Xbox Smartglass won app of the year.
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