Nintendo's 3DS takes on Apple's iPad 2 in the 2011 T3 Gadget Awards' Commuter Gadget of the Year category.
The shortlist for the awards has been revealed and has Kinect, Move and Nintendo's handheld competing in the Gaming Gadget category.
Apple sees 15 nominations in T3's shortlist, but is trumped by 18 nods for Google and its Android operating system.
Samsung comes in third with eight spots on the shortlist, while Sony picks up six.
Apple's iPad 2 is up for six gongs, including overall Gadget of the Year, and faces off against Amazon's Kindle for Commuter Gadget of the Year.
Nintendo 3DS is in the running for four awards.
Luke Peters, Editor of T3, said of the shortlist: "This year's voting was incredibly tight in most categories. However, the T3 readers and judges are a discerning, knowledgeable bunch and have selected an excellent shortlist of products that span the entire consumer technology industry."
Winners of the T3 Gadget Awards 2011 will be revealed at the awards ceremony at Old Billingsgate, London on Monday 10 October 2011.