{"id":20160,"date":"2025-12-16T00:34:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=20160"},"modified":"2025-12-16T00:34:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:34:38","slug":"best-of-lifestyle-tech-readers-choice-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=20160","title":{"rendered":"Best of Lifestyle Tech: Readers&#8217; Choice series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 id=\"tech-awards-2025-readers-choice-results-part-5\" class=\"_subHeading2_b62n6_112 _base_b62n6_1\">Tech Awards 2025 Readers&#8217; Choice Results &#8211; Part 5<\/h3>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">You\u2019ve read our picks in the Editor\u2019s Choice series showcasing the best products of the year as tested by our editorial team, and now we present the results of the Readers\u2019 Choice series of Tech Awards 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">This year, we had 52 award categories for polling and after a month of compiling the results, we\u2019re ready to share the outcome to help Singaporeans make an informed buying decision and highlight why these brands came out ahead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">This article is Part 5 (out of 8) and covers the six awards that comprise the Best of Service Providers. Be sure to check out the rest of the results\u00a0<u>from all the other categories<\/u>\u00a0that have been published previously.<\/p>\n<section class=\"_expanded_lwxdk_22\"><button class=\"_title_lwxdk_1\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Content list<\/p>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M1 1L9 8L17 1\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<ol class=\"_list_lwxdk_28\">\n<li class=\"_listItem_lwxdk_71\">1. <!-- -->Best Smartwatch Brand &#8211; Apple<\/li>\n<li class=\"_listItem_lwxdk_71\">2. <!-- -->Best Wireless Earbuds Brand &#8211; Apple<\/li>\n<li class=\"_listItem_lwxdk_71\">3. <!-- -->Best Noise Cancelling Headphones Brand &#8211; Apple<\/li>\n<li class=\"_listItem_lwxdk_71\">4. <!-- -->Best Wireless Speaker Brand &#8211; JBL<\/li>\n<li class=\"_listItem_lwxdk_71\">5. <!-- -->Best Camera Brand &#8211; Canon<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<h2 id=\"best-smartwatch-brand-apple\" class=\"_subHeading1_b62n6_111 _base_b62n6_1\">Best Smartwatch Brand &#8211; Apple<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"_figure_8nc2s_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_base_12j3k_1\" alt=\"Tech Awards 2025 Readers\u2019 Choice Best Smartwatch Brand\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/17e56628636a63bc38121fa1451c32ee4103aefbdaeda794bfb482f90d8022e0?w=500&amp;q=85 500w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/17e56628636a63bc38121fa1451c32ee4103aefbdaeda794bfb482f90d8022e0?w=800&amp;q=85 800w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/17e56628636a63bc38121fa1451c32ee4103aefbdaeda794bfb482f90d8022e0?w=1000&amp;q=85 1000w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/17e56628636a63bc38121fa1451c32ee4103aefbdaeda794bfb482f90d8022e0?w=2000&amp;q=85 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/17e56628636a63bc38121fa1451c32ee4103aefbdaeda794bfb482f90d8022e0?w=1000&amp;q=85\" style=\"--custom-aspect-ratio:1.713796058269066;contain-intrinsic-size:2000px 1167px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Is it any wonder that Apple has clinched top spot yet again in the Best Smartwatch Brand category? Take a walk outside and count the number of Apple Watches you see on people\u2019s wrists. While Apple remains the undisputed leader of this category, its share has fallen slightly from 53% last year to 49%. Samsung and Garmin are a distant second and third with 14% and 13% respectively. It will be interesting to see if Apple manages to gain more votes next year, seeing that it recently released the Apple Watch SE 3, its latest entry-level Apple Watch.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"best-wireless-earbuds-brand-apple\" class=\"_subHeading1_b62n6_111 _base_b62n6_1\">Best Wireless Earbuds Brand &#8211; Apple<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"_figure_8nc2s_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_base_12j3k_1\" alt=\"Tech Awards 2025 Readers\u2019 Choice Best Wireless Earbuds Brand\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/b253b93fd7392cea8a4ecbba965f55aef12a45eb4522e8346917c62dc8c29e94?w=500&amp;q=85 500w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/b253b93fd7392cea8a4ecbba965f55aef12a45eb4522e8346917c62dc8c29e94?w=800&amp;q=85 800w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/b253b93fd7392cea8a4ecbba965f55aef12a45eb4522e8346917c62dc8c29e94?w=1000&amp;q=85 1000w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/b253b93fd7392cea8a4ecbba965f55aef12a45eb4522e8346917c62dc8c29e94?w=2000&amp;q=85 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/b253b93fd7392cea8a4ecbba965f55aef12a45eb4522e8346917c62dc8c29e94?w=1000&amp;q=85\" style=\"--custom-aspect-ratio:1.713796058269066;contain-intrinsic-size:2000px 1167px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Apple\u2019s tiny white earbuds are ubiquitous at this point. Take a walk outside, and it\u2019s almost impossible not to see them in someone\u2019s ears. Therefore, it\u2019s unsurprising to see that Apple has once again won the Best Wireless Earbuds Brand category with a whopping ~35% of the votes. No other brand comes close. Sony is a distant second with 10%, while JBL is third with 8%. And if anything, Apple\u2019s lead could increase next year with the truly exceptional AirPods Pro 3.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"best-noise-cancelling-headphones-brand-apple\" class=\"_subHeading1_b62n6_111 _base_b62n6_1\">Best Noise Cancelling Headphones Brand &#8211; Apple<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"_figure_8nc2s_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_base_12j3k_1\" alt=\"Tech Awards Readers\u2019 Choice 2025 Best Noise Cancelling Headphones Brand\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/371ee18f890ee2d355b3ae5f0dc784dd4d7994b3735ef0e8bf469151723f12c4?w=500&amp;q=85 500w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/371ee18f890ee2d355b3ae5f0dc784dd4d7994b3735ef0e8bf469151723f12c4?w=800&amp;q=85 800w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/371ee18f890ee2d355b3ae5f0dc784dd4d7994b3735ef0e8bf469151723f12c4?w=1000&amp;q=85 1000w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/371ee18f890ee2d355b3ae5f0dc784dd4d7994b3735ef0e8bf469151723f12c4?w=2000&amp;q=85 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/371ee18f890ee2d355b3ae5f0dc784dd4d7994b3735ef0e8bf469151723f12c4?w=1000&amp;q=85\" style=\"--custom-aspect-ratio:1.713796058269066;contain-intrinsic-size:2000px 1167px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">There\u2019s not much movement in this category, too, as Apple held on to the top spot this year with over 27% of the votes. Sony remains second with 21%, which is almost the same as last year. This is somewhat surprising to note because it has been years since the release of the AirPods Max, their only product in this category. The only update it received last year was in the form of USB-C ports. And as for Sony, the brand released the critically acclaimed WH-1000XM6, which I would have thought would surely lead to a notable increase in votes this year, that is more than a one percentage point difference over last year.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"best-wireless-speaker-brand-jbl\" class=\"_subHeading1_b62n6_111 _base_b62n6_1\">Best Wireless Speaker Brand &#8211; JBL<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"_figure_8nc2s_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_base_12j3k_1\" alt=\"Tech Awards 2025 Readers\u2019 Choice Best Wireless Speaker Brand\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/b3a57b7fc93fa445bc91eaf456ea6098bf77cfb9de1bc64d73b8e22ed88a8a01?w=500&amp;q=85 500w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/b3a57b7fc93fa445bc91eaf456ea6098bf77cfb9de1bc64d73b8e22ed88a8a01?w=800&amp;q=85 800w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/b3a57b7fc93fa445bc91eaf456ea6098bf77cfb9de1bc64d73b8e22ed88a8a01?w=1000&amp;q=85 1000w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/b3a57b7fc93fa445bc91eaf456ea6098bf77cfb9de1bc64d73b8e22ed88a8a01?w=2000&amp;q=85 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/b3a57b7fc93fa445bc91eaf456ea6098bf77cfb9de1bc64d73b8e22ed88a8a01?w=1000&amp;q=85\" style=\"--custom-aspect-ratio:1.713796058269066;contain-intrinsic-size:2000px 1167px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">JBL held on to first spot in the Best Wireless Speaker Brand category. It also increased its share of votes from 17% last year to 23% this year. This came at the expense of rivals like Bose, whose share of votes fell from 16% to 14%, and Sonos, whose share of votes fell from 11% to 8%. JBL\u2019s strong showing is not unexpected, given that the brand has been heavily marketing itself at shows across Singapore. Who can miss the bright sights of the JBL PartyBox? Furthermore, the brand recently updated its lineup of soundbars and is ready to take over readers\u2019 homes.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"best-camera-brand-canon\" class=\"_subHeading1_b62n6_111 _base_b62n6_1\">Best Camera Brand &#8211; Canon<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"_figure_8nc2s_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_base_12j3k_1\" alt=\"Tech Awards 2025 Readers\u2019 Choice Best Camera Brand\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/64898dad3d2ac619e33fba9efaa8324468f148850f80188464d27e8a882c499f?w=500&amp;q=85 500w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/64898dad3d2ac619e33fba9efaa8324468f148850f80188464d27e8a882c499f?w=800&amp;q=85 800w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/64898dad3d2ac619e33fba9efaa8324468f148850f80188464d27e8a882c499f?w=1000&amp;q=85 1000w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/64898dad3d2ac619e33fba9efaa8324468f148850f80188464d27e8a882c499f?w=2000&amp;q=85 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/64898dad3d2ac619e33fba9efaa8324468f148850f80188464d27e8a882c499f?w=1000&amp;q=85\" style=\"--custom-aspect-ratio:1.713796058269066;contain-intrinsic-size:2000px 1167px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Canon retained top spot in the Best Camera Brand category but saw its share of the votes fall once again. It used to command around 38% of the votes, but fell to 34% last year, and then to 33% this year. However, it continues to maintain a sizeable lead over rivals Nikon and Sony, which are tied for second place with 21% of the votes. Nikon, however, will be slightly disappointed because its share of votes fell from 23% last year to 21%. Leica is third with 14%, and Fujifilm is fourth with 8% \u2013 up from 6% last year. Fujifilm\u2019s encouraging performance comes on the back of a year of strong releases with cameras like the X-T30 III and GFX100RF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">That wraps up the Readers&#8217; Choice voting segment for the Best of Lifestyle Tech, but don&#8217;t forget to check out the results in these other categories:-<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Lastly, don&#8217;t forget that we&#8217;ve also published our\u00a0Editor&#8217;s Choice results here to help you get the best of the best gear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwarezone.com.sg\/lifestyle\/best-tech-brands-lifestyle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech Awards 2025 Readers&#8217; Choice Results &#8211; Part 5 You\u2019ve read our picks in the Editor\u2019s Choice series showcasing the best products of the year&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[1111,5975,2644,318,1243],"class_list":["post-20160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-choice","tag-lifestyle","tag-readers","tag-series","tag-tech","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}