Presents
2026
Where Tech Stops Impressingand Starts Belonging
Driven By
Gifting Partners
Knowledge Partner
Validation Partner
Media Partner
The discussion will explore how technology companies can build and sustain consumer trust as AI becomes increasingly embedded in everyday products and services. It will examine themes such as transparency and explainability in AI-driven features, responsible communication around AI capabilities and limitations, and the broader balance between driving innovation and navigating the emerging regulatory framework.
The discussion will explore the shift from "Reactive" to "Agentic," covering how AI agents bridge the gap between devices like your phone sensing that you’re in a meeting and automatically enabling call focus mode, where only emergency calls get through, and the rest are put on silent. We will also discuss "Privacy as the Foundation of Belonging", where on-device AI turns the smartphone into a digital vault rather than a cloud terminal. We will also cover how AI is no longer just software; it's how the hardware behaves. This includes AI-driven thermal management and battery longevity. Most importantly, moving away from Genmoji and Magic Erasers toward high-value tools like Live Two-Way Translation and more such features.
The panel discussion will explore how tech companies are rethinking the device ecosystem to stay relevant in an AI-driven world, particularly in a diverse and price-sensitive market like India. Panelists will also discuss the industry’s gradual shift from hardware-led differentiation to software experiences, and whether the intelligence should reside on-device, on-premise, or in the cloud. It will also touch upon topics around data privacy, go-to-market strategies, and building consumer trust.
A Glimpse of our Journey-11 years of Tech Excellence
Established, transition from NDTVGadgets.com as a new hub for the best technology coverage from all across, including a tech e-commerce platform.
Secured funding at a valuation close to $50 million, investors included Paytm, Inflexionpoint (co-founded by John Scully), GMV of Rs. 100 crore till April 2016.
Gadgets 360 news platform turned profitable during Q3 FY 2017, posting a profit after tax of Rs. 73 lakh during the quarter, India’s number 1tech platform, jumped to no. 11 spot in world rankings - leaving behind popular tech platforms like Techcrunch, Engadget, Wired, and several others .
Became the fourth-largest technology platform globally in the English language.
Top technology news platform globally (January 2024), Breaking the language barrier by delivering news in 8 languages, hosted NDTV Gadgets 360 Awards 2024, celebrating innovation and excellence in the technology sector.
Top technology news platform globally (December 2025), celebrating innovation and excellence in the technology sector.
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Gadgets 360 has spent years earning its place as one of tech journalism's more reliable corners of the Internet. Real reviews, grounded reporting, and coverage that actually helps people figure out what's worth their time and money. That reputation is what makes the NDTV Gadgets 360 Awards matter. And this year, they're back with a theme that feels particularly well-timed: The Touch — Experience That Remains. AI That Disappears.
It's a simple idea, but it cuts to something real. The best technology right now isn't the kind that announces itself. It's the kind you stop noticing.
On March 30, 2026, the NDTV Gadgets 360 Awards brings that conversation to life with four panel discussions featuring voices from across the industry. The topics are worth actually sitting with: How AI is quietly becoming invisible, what smartphones are turning into as they get more personal, and the trust infrastructure holding India's digital payments together. Taken together, they trace a clear shift: tech is moving away from spec sheets and toward something harder to quantify, which is how things feel to use, day after day.
The evening will wrap up with the awards themselves, recognising the products, platforms, and people that genuinely moved the needle in consumer tech this past year. Over 40 categories cover the full spread, from smartphones and laptops to chipsets, networks, and emerging platforms, so the recognition goes wide without losing focus.
It's one of those events where the conversations before the trophies are often just as interesting as the trophies themselves. Join us this year for the biggest night in tech - the NDTV Gadgets 360 Awards 2026.
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