Updated
Updated · Forbes · Jul 9
T3 Names Apple iPod Biggest Product in 30th Anniversary Awards
Updated
Updated · Forbes · Jul 9

T3 Names Apple iPod Biggest Product in 30th Anniversary Awards

3 articles · Updated · Forbes · Jul 9

Summary

  • T3 gave Apple’s iPod its new “Biggest Product in T3’s Lifetime” honor as part of the magazine’s 30th anniversary awards, one of 84 prizes handed out this year.
  • Editor-in-chief Mat Gallagher said the iPod won because it helped turn Apple from a computer maker into a portable-devices leader, arguing the iPhone built on that success.
  • Three new anniversary categories were added: Tim Cook won Person of the Year, and Tim Berners-Lee took British Icon.
  • Samsung claimed three wins — Readers’ Choice for the Galaxy S26 Ultra, Best Phone, and Best Folding Phone for the Galaxy Z Fold 7 — while Garmin was named Brand of the Year.

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