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Update: Voting has closed for this year’s awards. Thank you to everyone who contributed, and stay tuned for the announcement of our winners in every category, coming this fall!

Maybe you’ve found the best budget TV nobody seems to have heard of. Maybe that new waterproof phone didn’t turn out to be so waterproof after all. Maybe your favorite brand’s customer service deserves some love.

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Whatever your story or experience, we’re handing you the mic for Digital Trends’ 2024 Reader’s Choice Awards.

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For the first time ever, we’re celebrating the brands and devices that  our audience loves by reaching out to you directly. Because as much as our product experts try to put every gadget through the wringer and share the results, there are 20 million other stories we can’t tell. Until now.

So speak up! Spend a few minutes participating in our survey, and you’ll not only get to help guide other buyers to the right purchases, you’ll be eligible to win one of five $100 Visa gift cards, or the grand prize of a $500 Visa gift card.

That can buy a lot of fun tech, we promise. And after checking out the results from other readers, you might even have a better idea where to spend it.

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