The 100 Best Products of 2006

Powerful computers, handy services, tiny utilities, mammoth HDTVs--our editors' top picks include all these and a whole lot more. Plus: the worst products of all time.

By Alan Stafford

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Top 100 listed alphabetically

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Image Editor
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 Image Editor
Adobe Premiere Elements 2 Video Editor
Alienware Aurora 7500 Power Desktop Computer
Amazon A9 Toolbar Search Toolbar
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Desktop CPU
Apple Boot Camp Mac Dual-Booter
Apple iPod Digital Audio/Video Player
Apple iPod Nano Digital Audio Player
Apple iTunes Digital Audio Software
Apple Mac Mini Value Desktop Computer
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe Motherboard
ATI Radeon X1900 XTX Graphics Board
Avvenu Remote File Access
BitDefender 9 Standard Antivirus
Blogger Blogging Service
Canon EOS 30D Digital SLR Camera
Canon Pixma IP6600D Photo Printer
Canon Pixma MP950 Multifunction Printer
Cerulean Studios Trillian 3.1 Instant Messaging Client
Citrix GoToMyPC 5 Remote Access
Corel Painter IX.5 Graphics Software
Craigslist.org Web Classifieds
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Sound Card
Creative Zen Vision:M Digital Audio/Video Player
Dealnews.com Online Bargain Tracker
Del.icio.us Social Networking
Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP 30-Inch Wide-Screen LCD Monitor
Eizo FlexScan S2410W 24-Inch Wide-Screen LCD Monitor
EMC Retrospect Professional 7.5 Backup Software
Engadget.com Gadget Blog
Epson Perfection V700 Photo Scanner
EvDO Wireless Broadband
Flickr Photo-Sharing Site
Fujifilm FinePix E900 Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera
Google Search Engine
Google Desktop Desktop Search
Google Earth Satellite Imagery
Greasemonkey Firefox Extension
HP Md5880n DLP TV
In2M Mvelopes Personal 3 Online Budgeting
Intel Core Duo Notebook/Desktop CPU
Intuit Quicken Premier 2006 Personal Finance
iRiver Clix Digital Audio/Video Player
Javacool EULAlyzer Personal 1.1 License Analyzer
Kodak EasyShare Gallery Photo Printing Service
Kosmix.com Search Engine
LaCie d2 Hard Drive Serial ATA External Hard Drive
Lenovo ThinkPad X60s Ultralight Notebook
Meebo (alpha) Instant Messaging
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 Keyboard
Microsoft Xbox 360 Game Console
Mindjet MindManager Pro 6 Data-Organizing Software
MioNet Remote Access
Mitsubishi XD460U Projector
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Web Browser
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 E-Mail Application
NEC MultiSync LCD 2180WG-LED Flat-Panel Monitor
Nero 7 Ultra Edition CD/DVD Burning
Network Magic Home Networking
NewsGator FeedDemon 2 RSS Reader
NoScript 1.1.4 Browser Add-On
Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Voice Recognition
nVidia GeForce 7600 GT Graphics Card Chip Set
nVidia GeForce 7900 GTX GPU
Olympus Evolt E-330 Digital SLR Camera
Opera 9 (Beta) Browser
Palm GPS Navigator GPS
Pioneer BDR-101A Blu-ray Drive
Qnext 2 P-to-P Communications
RedOctane Guitar Hero Video Game
Rhapsody Online Music
Sage Software Simply Accounting Basic 13 Small-Business Finance
Salling Clicker 3 Presentation Remote
Samsung LN-S3251D LCD TV
Seagate 160GB Portable Hard Drive Portable Hard Drive
Serious Magic Ovation PowerPoint Add-On
SideStep.com Travel Site
Sonos ZonePlayer 80 Digital Audio Streamer
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 Advanced Digital Camera
StumbleUpon Browser Add-On
Sysinternals Rootkit Revealer 1.7 Antispyware
ThinkFree Office Online Online Office Suite
TiVo Digital Video Recorder
T-Mobile SDA Cellular Phone
Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD Player
Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600 Power Notebook Computer
Ubuntu Linux Distribution
Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro Earphones
Vonage VoIP Service
Webroot Spy Sweeper 4.5 Antispyware
Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive
Windows Live Local Online Mapping
WordPress Blogging Tool
Yahoo Mail (Beta) Web-Based E-Mail
Yahoo Maps (Beta) Online Mapping
Yahoo Music Engine 1.1 Digital Audio Site/Software
Yamaha RX-V4600 Home-Theater Receiver
YouTube.com Video-Sharing Site
Z-Wave Home Automation

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