The Pocket-lint.co.uk Technology Awards 2006
This year's must have gadgets have been announced at the Pocket-lint.co.uk Technology Awards.Winners included Sony Ericsson's K800i mobile phone, Fujifilm's Finpix F30 digital camera, Apple's MacBook Pro laptop, Sky's new HD package and Research In Motion's email device the BlackBerry Pearl.
"The Awards give confidence to consumers that what they're giving or receiving this Christmas is the best in class," said Stuart Miles, editor of Pocket-lint.co.uk.
The expert panel of judges included journalists from The Times, The Evening Standard, The Sun, The Independent, ITN News, T3 and The Metro. Product of the Year Award was voted by Pocket-lint members on the site.
"With such a high level of expertise in the judging, it's clear, that the winners are the creme de la creme of the gadget world. Now consumers can make sure they don't end up with a gadget turkey they'll be selling as soon as Christmas is over."
Pocket-lint.co.uk considered over 600 products it had reviewed since December 2005 that, after much deliberation, were narrowed down to just six nominations in 14 categories before the voting began.
Full list of winners:
Best MP3/Portable Media Player 2006
Creative Zen Vision:M
The Vodafone Pocket-lint.co.uk Best Mobile Phone 2006
Sony Ericsson k800i
Best Mobile Phone or MP3 Accessory 2006
Bose QuietComfort 3 noise cancelling headphones
Best GPS unit 2006
TomTom One
Best Compact Digital Camera 2006
Fujifim FinePix f30
Best Prosumer Digital Camera 2006
Nikon D80
Best Imaging Accessory 2006
HP Photosmart A618 printer
The HP Pocket-lint.co.uk Best Laptop 2006
Apple MacBook Pro
Best PC Peripheral 2006
Logitech MX Revolution mouse
Best Home Entertainment Device 2006
Sky HD
Best PC or Console Game 2006
New Super Mario Brothers - Nintendo DS
Best Software 2006
Apple iLife '06
Best Website 2006
YouTube.com
Best Gadget 2006
Nintendo DS Lite
Product of the year 2006 (Reader Award)
Blackberry Pearl
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Best MP3/Portable Media Player 2006
- Creative Zen Vision M
- SanDisk Sansa e200
- Sony Network Walkman A1000
- Apple iPod
- Samsung K5
- Apple iPod Shuffle (2nd generation)
The Vodafone Pocket-lint.co.uk Best Mobile Phone 2006
- Sony Ericsson k800i
- Blackberry Pearl
- Samsung X820
- Nokia N73
- HTC TyTN (Orange M3100 and T-Mobile Vario II and Vodafone Qtek)
- LG Chocolate phone LG-KG800
Best Mobile Phone or MP3 Accessory 2006
- Movon MK10 Bluetooth car kit
- Parrot Bluetooth speakers
- Jabra JX10 Bluetooth headset
- Oono Transmita 2.4G Wireless Audio Transmitter
- Intempo IDS-02 - iPod Docking 2.1 Sound System
- Bose QuietComfort 3 noise cancelling headphones
Best GPS unit 2006
- TomTom One
- Evesham NavCam 7500TMC
- Sony NV-U70T
- Garmin Nuvi 360
- Navman N40i
- Mio A710
Best Compact Digital Camera 2006
- Kodak V610
- Samsung NV3
- Canon Ixus 60
- Fuji FinePix f30
- Casio EX S770
- Fuji FinePix V10
Best Prosumer Digital Camera 2006
- Sony Alpha 100
- Nikon D80
- Canon Eos 400D
- Nikon D200
- Olympus E-500
- Samsung GX-10
Best Imaging Accessory 2006
- Joby Gorillapod camera tripod
- HP A618 printer
- Philips 7FF1AW Digital Photo Frame
- Lastolite Cubelite portable studio (3ft version)
- Epson P4000 photo viewer
- Epson R2400 printer
Best PC Peripheral 2006
- Logitech MX Revolution mouse
- Netac OnlyDisk U220 Security Pro USB storage drive
- Apple Mighty Mouse
- Lindy USB 2.0 Mini Hub
- M-Audio Podcast Factory
- Nimzy Vibro Blaster flat speaker
The HP Pocket-lint.co.uk Best Laptop 2006
- Dell XPS M2010
- Sony Vaio VGN-TX2HP laptop
- Toshiba Qosmio G30 HD-DVD laptop
- Acer TravelMate 8204WLMi notebook
- Alienware aurora m9700 laptop
- Apple MacBook Pro
Best Home Entertainment Device 2006
- Slingbox
- Sky HD
- Sonos ZP80 wireless streaming media system
- Philips 42PF9831D 42-inch LCD TV with ambilight
- Sony LocationFree TV
- Samsung Blu-ray BD-P1000 player
Best PC or Console Game 2006
- Defcon Ð PC
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X - PC
- New Super Mario Brothers - Nintendo DS
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3: Advanced Warfighter - Xbox360
- LocoRoco - PSP
- Guitar Hero - PS2
Best Software 2006
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0
- Apple Aperture 1.5
- Pinnacle Studio Plus 10
- Apple iLife 06 including iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand and iWeb
- Webroot Spy Sweeper 5
- Roxio Easy Media Creator 9
Best Website 2006
- YouTube.com
- Writely.com
- Petrolprices.com
- Mansized.co.uk
- Bloglines.com
- Moneysavingexpert.com
Best Gadget 2006
- Philips Imageo LED CandleLights
- Nintendo DS Lite
- Lego NXT Mindstorms robotics set
- Eurohike wind up phone charger
- Loc8tor tracking device
- Philips VoIP321 Skype phone
Timetable of events
- 12 October - Readers vote goes live
- 26 October - Judging evening
- 15 November - Winners announced and prizes given out at Awards bash in London
Judges confirmed for the Awards
Nigel Kendal (The Times)
Mark Harris (Metro, T3)
David Phelan (The Independent, TimeOut)
Ben Cohen (Channel 4 Technology Correspondent)
Jon Wienberg (The Sun)
Amber Maitland (Pocket-lint.co.uk)
Hannah Bouckley (Reviews editor T3)
Mark Prigg (Evening Standard, London Lite)
Stuart Miles (Pocket-lint.co.uk, The Times)
