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Digital Trends Awards ‘Best of 2016’ Winners in Tech

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Portland, OR – (December 28, 2016) –DigitalTrends.com, the premier site for technology news and reviews, has announced the winners of their awards for Best Products of 2016.  These awards cap off Digital Trends best year ever with massive traffic growth and record-setting revenue.

Over the past month, Digital Trends editorial staff has voted on the top tech of the year in multiple categories.  Each category had one overall winner selected with two runner-ups in 2nd and 3rd place.  Click each category for a full review of the winners.

Outdoors

Winner: Vibram Arctic Grip

 

Photography

Winner: Nikon D500

 

Mobile

Winner: Google Pixel phones

 

Computing

Winner: Microsoft Surface Studio

 

Audio/Video

Winner: Samsung UBD-K8500

 

Smart Home

Winner: Google Home

 

Cool Tech

Winner: MP Select Mini

 

Automotive

Winner: Mazda MX-5 Miata

 

Gaming

Winner: Overwatch

 

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Three additional categories will be named this week, including Best TV Shows, Best Movies and finishing on December 30th with Best Overall Product of the Year.  Be sure to check back each day at http://uat.www.digitaltrends.com/best-products-2016/.

In addition, Digital Trends will kick off the new year at CES 2017 in Las Vegas with over 20 hours of live content from their custom-built stage and will present its 5th annual Top Tech of CES awards highlighting the best products at CES. More details to be released soon.

About Digital Trends

Digital Trends is a leading consumer technology publisher helping people navigate an increasingly digital world. With easy-to-understand product reviews, entertaining news and videos, Digital Trends serves more than 30 million unique visitors each month. Digital Trends reaches 90 million tech influencers through their own media network, and its syndicate partners include Yahoo!, FOX News and more than 200 broadcast news stations. Digital Trends is headquartered in Portland, OR with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Chicago. For more information, visit www.digitaltrends.com.

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