Apple's iPad named 'Gadget of the Year'

Apple's iPad has been named Gadget of the Year at the technology grant equivalent of the Oscars.

The US electronics giant bagged five top gongs at the T3 Gadget Awards 2010 in London, reports the Sun.

The ten-inch touchscreen tablet computer was also Innovation of the Year, while the iPhone 4 won Commuter Gadget.

The MacBook Pro laptop was Best Computer and the Apple Store was Best Retailer.

But Apple were pipped as Best Technology Brand by mobile phone rivals HTC, whose Desire handset also won Phone of the Year.

T3 magazine editor Luke Peters said more than 750,000 people voted in 19 categories - showing "how passionate consumers have become about technology".