Asus Eee Pad Transformer is Stuff's gadget of the year [image: Asus Eee Pad Transformer] The Asus Eee Pad Transformer's touchscreen can be separated from its keyboard <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15559778#story_continues_1> A hybrid laptop-tablet computer is the unexpected winner of Stuff magazine's gadget of the year award. Asus's Eee Pad Transformer beat the iPad 2 to the top prize<http://www.stuff.tv/news/events/stuff/stuff-gadget-awards-2011-winners-announced>, despite stronger demand for Apple's device. It is a marketing coup for the Taiwanese company ahead of the busy Christmas shopping period. It may also aid Asus with the imminent launch of an upgraded version of its product. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15559778