Tech Advisor Top Picks award winners at IFA 2016

TheIFA 2016tradeshow is packed with so many hot new products and cool tech companies that it can be a real struggle to make our way around everyone and also find the time to get hands-on reviews and videos of the tech people are talking about.

This year the Tech Advisor team decided to do things a little differently. We’ve still grabbed some hands-on time with the products you want to read about, including the brand-newSony Xperia XZ,Samsung Gear S3 Frontier,Moto Z Play,Qualcomm VRandAcer Swift 7, but this year we set aside some time to talk to PRs and to really appreciate the show as a whole and the products on display.

For the first time we presented our Tech Advisor Top Picks awards to some of the companies showing off new products at IFA. Here are some of our IFA 2016 winners:

It’s a beast, and it’s Tech Advisor Top Pick.Aceris a deserving IFA 2016 winner for itsPredator 21X gaming laptop, with the award presented by Staff WriterLewis Painter.

Brydgecaught Tech Advisor Staff Writer Lewis Painter’s eye for its awesome Brydge 12.9 iPad Pro keyboard, another Tech Advisor Top Pick.

Tech Advisor Staff WriterHenry BurrellhandsFitbita Tech Advisor Top Pick for its newCharge 2fitness tracker.

Tech Advisor Staff Writer Henry Burrell presentsFossilwith a Tech Advisor Top Pick for its Q Marshal and Q Wander smartwatches.

Huaweiis another winning brand, having done a great job with its newNovaandNova Plussmartphones. Tech Advisor Staff Writer Henry Burrell hands Huawei its Tech Advisor Top Pick award.

Lewis Painter, Tech Advisor Staff Writer, awardsLenovowith a Tech Advisor Top Pick for its incredibleYoga Book.

A brilliant smartwatch, the new Gear S3 Classic andGear S3 Frontierare perfect candidates for another Tech Advisor Top Pick. Tech Advisor Staff Writer Henry Burrell handsSamsungits award.

It’s not out in the UK until next month, but we can’t wait to get our hands on the newSony Xperia XZagain.Sonywins one of our Tech Advisor Top Picks.

The guys have still got some more awards to give out at the show, but we won’t give up the surprise in the meantime. Come back later to find out which other brands and products won Tech Advisor Top Picks at IFA 2016.

In the meantime you can also check out some of our IFA 2016 coverage:

Acer Predator 21X reviewWithings Steel HR reviewAcer Swift 7 reviewQualcomm VR reviewSony Xperia XZ reviewSamsung Gear S3 Frontier reviewMotorola Moto Z reviewMotorola Moto Z Play reviewHuawei Nova reviewHuawei Nova Plus reviewHuawei MediaPad M3 reviewLenovo Yoga Book reviewFitbit Charge 2 review

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Author: Marie Black, Editorial Director, International

Marie is Editorial Director at Foundry. A Journalism graduate from the London College of Printing, she’s worked in tech media for almost 20 years, covering all types of consumer tech from smartphones and their accessories to smart home gear. These days she manages our international editorial teams and leads on content strategy, having witnessed first-hand Foundry’s transition from print, to digital, to online - and beyond.

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