03 September 2006

The 100 Best IT Products of 2006 – Part 3

Which one are we up to now? # 80… (Data Source: PC World)

# 80 Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9

This is probably the best voice-recognition software ever, though it won’t make keyboards obsolete. It costs US$199.99 (NZ$307).

# 79 Nero 7 Ultra Edition

CD/DVD burning software that lets you copy data, edit high-definition video, encode 7.1-channel audio, play with a dance-music synthesizer and lots more.

# 78 flickr

It’s a photo-sharing site to store, search, sort and share your photos. Check it out at www.flickr.com and by the way, it belongs to Yahoo!.

# 77 Sage Software Simply Accounting Basic 13

This entry-level small-business accounting package only costs US$49.99 (NZ$77).

# 76 BitDefender 9 Standard

This is one of the best antivirus software solutions for your personal computer at a very good price. Click the above link for more information and the latest pricing.

# 75 Z-Wave

A home automation starter kit that uses one of the leading home-automation technologies and costs about US$130 (NZ$199).

# 74 Network Magic

The Network Magic can help you configure your network with minimal hassle. You can download it for free at www.networkmagic.com or subscribe to the premium version at the price of US$19.99 (NZ$31) per year.

# 73 Yahoo! Music Engine 1.1

Yet another product from Yahoo!. Subscribe to Yahoo! music engine and you can listen to anything in the service’s library.

# 72 EMC Retrospect Professional 7.5

This backup software from EMC lets you back up as many as three PCs and only costs NZ$202. You may also want to consider Symantec Norton Save & Restore which is very good backup software at a much cheaper price. Click the above link for more information and pricing.

# 71 Canon PIXMA iP6600D

This colour bubble jet printer from Canon can print your photos directly from compatible digital cameras, memory cards or mobile phones. And it has superb print quality so why go out to print if you have one of these at home? Click the above link for more information and the pricing.

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