The 100 Best Products of 2008

Reader's Top Choices, by Category

Games

• Halo 3

Gaming Consoles

• Nintendo Wii

Gaming Accessories

• Wii Remote

Broadband Services (Wired)

• Verizon FiOS

Mobile Broadband Services

• Verizon EvDO

VoIP Services

• Skype

19-Inch LCD Monitors

• Dell UltraSharp 1908WFP

23-Inch LCD Monitors

• Apple Cinema Display

Wireless Routers

• Linksys - WRT54G

Color Laser Printers

• Xerox Phaser 6180MFP

Multifunction Printers

• Canon ImageClass MF 5750

Inkjet Multifunction Printers

• Canon Pixma MX700

Inkjet Photo Printers

• Canon Pixma iP4500

Snapshot Printers

• HP Photosmart A526

Scanners

• Fujitsu ScanSnap s500

External Hard Drives

• Apple Time Capsule

NAS Devices

• Netgear ReadyNAS Duo

Desktop PCs

• iMac

Laptop PCs

• MacBook

Power Laptops

• Alienware

Ultraportable Laptops

• Lenovo X300

Motherboards

• Asus

Processors

• Penryn Quad-Core (w/SSE4)

Hard Drives

• Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA

Graphics Boards

• Nvidia GeForce 8800 Ultra

Media Players

• Apple iPod Touch

Headphones

• Sony MDR7506 Professional

Cell Phones

• iPhone

Smart Phones

• Blackberry Curve 8300

Personal Navigation Devices

• Garmin Nuvi 660

Digital SLRs

• Canon Digital Rebel Xsi

Digital Cameras

• Canon SD750

High-Definition Camcorders

• Sony HDR-HC3

Viral Video Camcorders

• Casio Exilim EX-S880

Advanced Digital Cameras

• Canon EOS 40D

Audio Editing Software

• Audacity

Antivirus Software

• Kaspersky

Project Management Software

• Microsoft Project

Image Editing Software

• Photoshop CS3

E-Mail (PC-based)

• Mozilla Thunderbird

Desktop Search Software

• Google

Office Suites

• OpenOffice.org

System Utilities

• CCleaner

Virtualization Software

• VMWare Fusion

Security Software

• Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0

Operating Systems

• Apple Mac OS 10.5 Leopard

Web Browsers

• Mozilla Firefox 3

Video Editing Software

• Final Cut Studio

Photo Sharing Software

• Flickr

File Sharing Software

• YouSendIt

Instant Messaging Software

• Pidgin

Videoconferencing Software

• Skype 3.6

News Readers

• Firefox

E-Mail (Hosted)

• Gmail

Office Suites (Hosted)

• Google Docs & Spreadsheets

Mobile Mapping Software

• Google Maps

Mobile Operating Systems

• iPhone

Mobile Browsers

• Safari

Mobile Social Networking Services

• Twitter

Mobile TVs

• Slingbox AV

GPS Applications

• TomTom Plus traffic and data

Plasma TVs

• Panasonic 1080p Plasmas TH Line

LCD TVs

• Sony KDL-52XBR4

High-Definition Video Players

• PlayStation 3

Media Servers

• Windows XP Media Center 2005

Media Streamers

• Apple TV Take 2

Media Center Extenders

• PS3

Digital Video Recorders

• Tivo HD Series 3

Universal Remotes

• Logitech Harmony 1000 Touchscreen

Travel Sites

• Kayak

Digital Music Sites

• iTunes

Video Sites

• YouTube

Security Sites

• BitDefender Online Scanner

News Sites

• Engadget

Community/Social Networking Sites

• Wikipedia

Financial Sites

• Yahoo Finance

Entertainment and Reference Sites

• Wikipedia