ComputerShopper.com today announced winners of its Hot 100 Awards. The awards recognize Computer Shopper editors' top 100 favorite tech products of the past 12 months in seven categories.
New York, NY (PRWEB) October 27, 2007 — Computer Shopper magazine and http://www.ComputerShopper.com today announced winners of its Hot 100 Awards. The awards recognize Computer Shopper editors' top 100 favorite tech products of the past 12 months in seven categories.
"Our Hot 100 awards recognize outstanding products and services that represent the best tech products you can buy," said Sean Portnoy, Executive Editor, http://www.ComputerShopper.com "We have seen innovation on a grand scale that is shaping the trends in the tech landscape reflected in this year's winners."
The Hot 100 award winners were announced today at http://www.ComputerShopper.com/hot100 and in the November 2007 print issue of Computer Shopper magazine. Winners were chosen in the following categories: Desktops, Laptops, Mobile, Hardware, Software, Internet Services, and Home Theater. In addition, Computer Shopper editors named the Product of the Year.
This year's Hot 100 list shows the gains Hewlett-Packard has made against formerly dominant Dell in both desktops and laptops, and the absolute dominance Google commands in the field of Internet services. And for the second year running, Apple and Intel have won the Product of the Year and Technology of the Year awards, a sign that both companies have regained their clout in the computing world.
The winners of Computer Shopper magazine's 2007 Hot 100 Awards are listed below and can be found online at http://www.computershopper.com/hot100
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: 2007'S MOST MEMORABLE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY
Apple iPhone
TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR
Quad-Core CPUs
BEST-DESIGNED PC
HP Blackbird 002 with Voodoo DNA
BEST BUDGET PC
ZT Element 2005Xa
BEST MIDRANGE PC
Dell Inspiron 531
BEST HIGH-END PC
Polywell Poly P503
BEST GAMING PC
Dell XPS 710 H2C
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PC
Alienware Hangar18 HD Entertainment Center
BEST SMALL-FORM-FACTOR PC
HP Compaq Presario DC7800
BEST ALL-IN-ONE PC
Apple iMac
BEST-DESIGNED LAPTOP
Toshiba Portégé R400
BEST BUDGET LAPTOP
HP Pavilion DV6000z
BEST ENTERTAINMENT LAPTOP
HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC
BEST MIDSIZE LAPTOP
Gateway E-265M
BEST THIN-AND-LIGHT LAPTOP
Apple MacBook Pro
BEST ULTRAPORTABLE LAPTOP
Toshiba Portégé R500
BEST GAMING LAPTOP
Alienware Area-51 m9750
BEST TABLET PC
HP Pavilion TX1000
BEST SMARTPHONE
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8300
BEST CELL PHONE
LG Chocolate VX8550
BEST HEADSET
Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth
BEST PORTABLE VIDEO PLAYER
Archos 704 WiFi
BEST FLASH-BASED MP3 PLAYER
Iriver Clix Gen 2
BEST HARD DRIVE MP3 PLAYER
Apple iPod
BEST IPOD ACCESSORY
Altec Lansing inMotion iM600
BEST HEADPHONES
Shure SE310 Sound Isolating Earphones
BEST GPS DEVICE
Magellan CrossOverGPS
BEST USB MEMORY DEVICE
SanDisk Cruzer Titanium
BEST PORTABLE HARD DRIVE
Seagate FreeAgent Go (160GB)
BEST MAINSTREAM GRAPHICS CARD
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
BEST BUDGET GRAPHICS CARD
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT
BEST GAMING GRAPHICS CARD
EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX Superclocked
BEST COLOR LASER PRINTER
Xerox Phaser 8560/N
BEST PHOTO INKJET PRINTER
Epson Stylus Photo 1400
BEST SNAPSHOT PRINTER
HP Photosmart A820
BEST HOME MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER
Canon Pixma MP470
BEST LASER PRINTER
Dell 1720dn
BEST PROCESSOR
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850
BEST MOTHERBOARD
Asus P5K3 Deluxe
BEST PC CASE
Antec P190
BEST BUDGET LCD
HP w1907
BEST PERFORMANCE LCD
Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP-HC
BEST ENTERTAINMENT LCD
ViewSonic VX1945wm ViewDock
BEST SPEAKER SYSTEM
Bose Companion 3
BEST GAMING MOUSE
Logitech G5
BEST MOUSE/KEYBOARD COMBO
Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
BEST WEBCAM
Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000
BEST WIRELESS-NETWORKING DEVICE
D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N
BEST REWRITABLE DVD DRIVE
Sony DVDirect VRD-MC5
BEST EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE
Seagate FreeAgent Pro
BEST NETWORK-ATTACHED STORAGE
HP MediaSmart Server
BEST BUDGET DIGITAL CAMERA
Canon PowerShot A550
BEST MIDRANGE DIGITAL CAMERA
Kodak Z712 IS
BEST DIGITAL SLR CAMERA
Nikon D40x
BEST ULTRACOMPACT CAMERA
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100
BEST BUDGET DIGITAL CAMCORDER
Canon ZR-850
BEST MIDRANGE DIGITAL CAMCORDER
Panasonic SDR-H18
BEST HIGH-DEFINITION DIGITAL CAMCORDER
Sony HDR-SR7
BEST GAMING CONSOLE
Nintendo Wii
BEST PROFESSIONAL IMAGE-EDITING SOFTWARE
Adobe Photoshop CS3
BEST OFFICE SUITE
OpenOffice.org 2.2.1
BEST HOME MEDIA SOFTWARE
Apple iLife '08
BEST DIGITAL-PHOTO ORGANIZER
Picasa 2.7
BEST DISC-BURNING SOFTWARE
Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced
BEST MEDIA PLAYER
Windows Media Player 11
BEST CONSUMER IMAGE-EDITING SOFTWARE
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6
BEST CONSUMER VIDEO-EDITING SOFTWARE
Adobe Premiere Elements 4
BEST PERSONAL-FINANCE SOFTWARE
Quicken Premier 2007
BEST E-MAIL CLIENT
Microsoft Outlook 2007
BEST UTILITY SUITE
System Mechanic 7
BEST ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0
BEST INTERNET SECURITY SOFTWARE
Norton 360
BEST ANTISPYWARE SOFTWARE
Ad-Aware 2007
BEST FILE-COMPRESSION SOFTWARE
PowerArchiver 2007
BEST DESKTOP SEARCH
Google Desktop 5
BEST BROWSER
Firefox 2
BEST FIREFOX EXTENSION
StumbleUpon
BEST RSS READER
GreatNews
BEST GAME
Bioshock
BEST FREE DOWNLOAD
Google Earth
BEST SEARCH ENGINE
Google
BEST ONLINE PHOTO SERVICE
Picasa Web Albums
BEST ONLINE MUSIC STORE
iTunes Music Store
BEST IM SOFTWARE/SERVICE
Trillian 3.1
BEST FREE ONLINE SERVICE
Craigslist
BEST PAID ONLINE SERVICE
Netflix
BEST VIDEO SITE
YouTube
BEST WEBMAIL SERVICE
Gmail
BEST VOIP SERVICE
Skype
BEST BLOGGING SERVICE
WordPress
BEST SOCIAL-NETWORKING SERVICE
Facebook
BEST MOBILE SERVICE
Google Maps
BEST PLASMA HDTV
Pioneer PDP-4280HD
BEST BUDGET LCD HDTV
Vizio VX32L HDTV
BEST 1080p LCD HDTV
Samsung LN-T4665F
BEST REAR-PROJECTION HDTV
Mitsubishi WD-65831
BEST HOME THEATER IN A BOX
Onkyo HT-S907
BEST DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER
TiVo HD
BEST UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL
Logitech Harmony 1000
BEST MEDIA STREAMER
Apple TV
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