02 September 2006

The 100 Best IT Products of 2006 – Part 2

Let’s continue our journey of the 100 best products of the year. (Data source: PC World).

# 90 iriver Clix

The US$199 (NZ$305) digital audio/video player from iRiver plays music, video and photos. It has 2GB storage and is smaller and cuter than the video-enabled iPod - despite the smaller-sized display (2.2-inch). You can transcode files from the TV shows you’ve recorded for free. The Clix includes FM radio and flash games, and it holds about 28 hours of audio files and 4.5 hours of video files. Click here for other MP3 / video players.

# 89 Microsoft Xbox 360

Xbox 360 – I don’t need to say much about it, right? It currently has a price tag of NZ$720 for the complete system and NZ$550 for the core system. Xbox 360 has a pair of 3.2 GHz CPUs, 512 RAM and built-in wireless and can run games in high definition.

# 88 Mindjet MindManager Pro 6

This data-organising software is for people who love “mind mapping” – using software to organize and manage information through flow charts. It costs US$349 (NZ$534). Click here to download a free trial.

# 87 Epson Perfection V700

The flatbed V700 has a maximum optical resolution of 6400 dpi. It’s an advanced total film, document and photo scanning solution for the professional user and you can click the above link for the latest pricing and more information.

# 86 Salling Clicker 3

The US$23.95 (NZ$37) Salling Clicker 3 can turn your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone or PDA into a remote control for changing presentation slides or switching songs on a media player. Cool! - http://www.salling.com/Clicker/windows/

# 85 Qnext 2

This free P-to-P communication software is not just for instant messaging - this Java-based suite also supports videoconferencing, VoIP, file sharing, music, photo sharing, and remote PC access. Visit http://www.qnext.com for more information.

# 84 HP Pavilion MD5880n

Have you ever seen HP’s TV before? Probably not, because HP doesn’t release its TV products in New Zealand – shame!! The HP MD5880n is a 58-inch 1080p digital light projection TV set which costs US$3499.99 (NZ$5,373).

# 83 LaCie d2 Hard Drive Serial ATA

This 400GB external hard drive has an external SATA-150 interface and a 7200-rpm. It outperformed most USB 2.0 or FireWire 400 drives and costs US$400 (NZ$614).

# 82 EvDO

EvDO is a wireless radio broadband data standard adopted by many CDMA mobile phone service providers including New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Korea and the United States.

# 81 Kodak EasyShare Gallery

Although the photo printing service is not cheap (NZ$0.79 for a standard 6” x 4” print), Kodak’s print quality is one of the best.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I use Qnext and like it very much. It is the best product for Instant Messaging, Video Conferencing, Photo Sharing, Music Streaming and Online Gaming. It is easy to implement your own P2P network with Qnext.You can download this free product from Qnext Web Site (http://www.qnext.com/).

Allen Qu said...

Thanks!

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