Voting is officially open for the TechRadar Choice Awards 2025, giving readers the chance to cast their ballots for the best fitness and home technology released in the past year. Your votes will contribute to crowning the most innovative and impactful products across a wide array of categories, with the deadline for submissions set for October 1st, 2025.
Shape the Future of Tech: Fitness & Home Categories
TechRadar is calling on its readers to help determine the standout gadgets and services in the ever-evolving world of fitness and home technology. This year’s awards encompass a broad spectrum of products, including wearables, fitness tech, smart appliances, and smart home innovations. These categories are crucial in recognizing advancements that enhance daily life, from tracking personal health metrics to automating household tasks. The shortlists for these awards were meticulously curated by TechRadar’s editors, drawing on their extensive testing and reviews of eligible products.
Key Fitness Tech Categories to Vote On
In the fitness realm, readers can vote on their favorite wearables and other fitness-focused technology. These devices have become integral to monitoring health, improving workouts, and motivating users towards their wellness goals. Products eligible for these awards must have been released after September 1, 2024, and before September 30, 2025, with “Best Fitness App” being an exception where products only need to be available before September 30, 2025.
Home Tech Innovations Seeking Your Vote
The home tech categories highlight devices that bring convenience, security, and entertainment into modern living spaces. This includes smart home devices, appliances, and other innovations designed to streamline household management and enhance connectivity. Categories like “Home Device of the Year,” “Home Tech Brand of the Year,” “Best Smart Lights,” “Best Home Security Camera,” “Best Video Doorbell,” and “Best Robot Vacuum” are among those where your input is vital. As with fitness tech, eligible home tech products must have been released after September 1, 2024, and be available before September 30, 2025, with “Best Smart Lights” also being an exception to the release date rule.
How Your Vote Impacts the TechRadar Choice Awards
The TechRadar Choice Awards feature a comprehensive selection process. For nearly all categories, the winners are determined by a 50/50 split between public votes and the rankings of TechRadar’s expert judging panel. This ensures that the awards reflect both broad consumer appeal and expert critical evaluation. However, there’s a special “Readers’ Choice Award” which is chosen 100% by public votes, giving readers complete control over one of the most coveted accolades.
To make your voice heard, you must submit your votes before 00:01am PST / 03:01am EST / 08:01am BST on Friday, October 1st, 2025. Once the voting period concludes, TechRadar will tally the votes and combine them with the expert judges’ scores to determine the final winners. The full list of winners will then be announced during “TechRadar Choice Awards Week,” commencing on Monday, October 20th.
The Significance of the TechRadar Choice Awards
The TechRadar Choice Awards are an annual celebration of the most loved and innovative tech products and services from the past year. With over 90 categories in total, ranging from smartphones to drones, TVs to air fryers, and everything in between, these awards provide a comprehensive overview of the technological landscape. They serve as a valuable guide for consumers seeking to make informed purchasing decisions and recognize the companies pushing the boundaries of technological innovation. Products are nominated, shortlisted by editors, and then subjected to both reader and expert evaluation, ensuring a robust and credible selection of winners.
