T3 Magazine’s Hot 100 Celebrates 20th Anniversary
T3 Magazine Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of its Hot 100 Feature
Milestone celebrated with special anniversary issue and retro feature
Future, the global leader in specialist media, is celebrating the 20th birthday of the Hot 100 — T3 Magazine’s inaugural list of the hottest tech and trends in the world — picking out the greatest gadgets and innovations, while also looking back at some of the not-so-hot picks over the years.
Since 2005, the Hot 100 has helped guide millions of gadget enthusiasts, becoming the essential list of what’s hot and what’s not in the technology sector.
This year, the Hot 100 is once again packed with innovative tech, with everything from cutting-edge OLED TVs and smart fridge freezers getting a look-in. Over the years, some of the greatest tech ever has graced the pages of the Hot 100, from Panasonic Plasma TVs to the PlayStation 5.
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Future tracked down the editor-in-chief of T3 who led the team that originally came up with the Hot 100 concept.
“With so many new gadgets coming out it was a full time job just to keep track, we decided a top 100 was a good way to filter out the best new products from the year for readers,” explained James Beechinor-Collins, Editor-in-Chief of T3, from January 2003 to March 2007.
“When I joined T3 the smartphone didn’t exist, we were on the cusp of a megapixel arms race in digital cameras, the ambition for TVs was bigger, flatter, brighter and the search was on for the one device that would do it all… and the iPhone became that one device.”
“It’s fantastic to see both T3 and the Hot 100 going from strength to strength after 20 years,” said Marc Chacksfield, Content Director of T3. “While the gadgets and innovations in the list have changed, one thing has remained the same: T3’s undying love for tech!”
To celebrate 20 years of the Hot 100, T3 Magazine has created a special retro feature highlighting the gadgets that were showcased in the first Hot 100. The 20th Anniversary Edition of the Hot 100, issue 372 of T3 Magazine, is on sale 11 April.