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TUAW Best of 2011 wrap-up and editor picks
It's January 6th, 2012, and today marks the end of the TUAW Best of 2011 awards. This was a massive undertaking, with 25 separate categories all requiring their own nominations and voting from our readers. We've learned some lessons for next year's event -- start earlier, watch for astroturfing in the nominations, drop some unpopular categories -- and the Best of 2012 will be even better. The editorial staff here at TUAW agreed with many of the reader picks, but we had our own opinions on some others. We want to thank all of the thousands of TUAW readers who took time to consider their favorite accessories and apps, nominate them for an award, and then vote in the competition. Without further ado, here's the full list of winners as well as our picks for the TUAW Best of 2011: Mac Categories in the TUAW Best of 2011 Best Mac Hardware from Apple: 13" MacBook Air Editor picks: 13" and 11" MacBook Air, 13" MacBook Pro Best Mac Peripheral or Accessory: OWC Data Doubler and OWC Mercury 6G SSD Editor picks: Magic Trackpad, OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD Best Mac Utility App: Alfred Editor picks: Growl, 1Password, Grand Perspective Best Mac Productivity App: Evernote Editor picks: OmniFocus, Scrivener, Evernote Best Mac Game App: Machinarium Editor picks: Civilization V, Full Deck Solitaire Best Mac Music App: Reaper Editor picks: Simplify, Rdio, djay, Capo, GarageBand, iTunes Best Mac Photo App: Flare Editor picks: Pixelmator, Aperture, Adobe PhotoShop, FotoMagico Best Mac Video App: Final Cut Pro X Editor picks: Wirecast, Video Monkey iPhone Categories in the TUAW Best of 2011 Best iPhone Accessory: Apple TV (2nd Generation) Editor picks: Mophie Juice Pack Air, Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation, iChair Best iPhone Game App: Jetpack Joyride Editor picks: iMAME, Infinity Blade 2, Mage Gauntlet, Dungeon Raid, Jetpack Joyride Best iPhone Photo App: 360 Panorama Editor picks: Camera+, Instagram Best iPhone Video App: iMovie Editor picks: FiLMiC Pro, Reeli Best iPhone Social Networking App: Tweetbot Editor picks: Tweetbot, Instagram, Twitter Best iPhone Productivity App: Dropbox Editor picks: Siri, CardMunch, CalenGoo, OmniFocus, Mint, 2Do, Reminders Best iPhone Utility App: 1Password Pro Editor picks: LastPass, Groceries, Grocery IQ, Find My Friends, 1Password Pro, TripIt Best iPhone Navigation App: Navigon Editor picks: Navigon, Waze, MotionX GPS Drive Best iPhone Music App: Spotify Editor picks: Guitar Toolkit, Radio Paradise, Pandora, Shoutcast, Rdio iPad Categories in the TUAW Best of 2011 Best iPad Case: DODOcase Editor picks: Apple Smart Cover, AViiQ Smart Case,Twelve South BookBook, ModulR System, OtterBox Defender Best iPad Accessory: BubCap Editor picks: Apple TV, iCade, Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation Best iPad Game App: Osmos for iPad Editor picks: Battleship, Anomaly Warzone Earth HD, Jetpack Joyride, Sword & Sworcery, Scribblenauts Redux Best iPad Photography App: flickr hd Editor picks: iStopMotion for iPad, Photogene, PhotoSync, Snapseed, iMovie Best iPad Social Networking App: Skype for iPad Editor picks: Twitter, FaceTime, Skype, Zite Best iPad Productivity App: OmniFocus for iPad Editor picks: OmniFocus for iPad, 2Do, Pages, Pocket Informant HD, Evernote Best iPad Utility App: 1Password Pro Editor picks: AirPort Utility, Skitch, Air Display, Codea Best iPad Music App: GarageBand Editor picks: Planetary, 5-0 Radio HD
