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Paul Allen, editor of ComputerActive comments: "The British Technology Awards have been designed to be the most mainstream awards of their kind. This isn't the place for a 'Best Flastcreen TV' category - we want to know what the man, woman, young, old on the street thinks. These awards aren't the preserve of audiovisual nerds - they're real people who use and enjoy technology on a day to day basis, and we can't wait to find out how they vote."

Voting has already started and the winners will be announced in October.

The shortlist in full:

Gadget of the Year

  • Apple iPhone
  • Apple iPod Touch
  • TomTom Go 720
  • Nokia N95
  • Blackberry Curve
  • Fujifilm F100fd
  • Archos 605
  • Slingbox


Music Technology

  • Apple iTunes
  • Windows Media Player 11
  • Audacity
  • Play.com
  • Guitar Hero
  • Ion USB turntable
  • Creative X-Fi
  • Napster


Business Technology of the Year

  • Asus Eee PC
  • 3 3G USB Modem
  • RIM Blackberry Curve
  • Panasonic Toughbook
  • Vodafone USB 3G modem
  • Intel low-power Xeon quad-core processor
  • HP Compaq ultra-slim dc7800 PC
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008


Best Home Entertainment Technology


  • BBC iPlayer
  • Nintendo Wii
  • Freeview
  • Sky 
  • Panasonic Viera HDTV series
  • Sony Bravia HD LCD TVs
  • Sony PS3
  • Microsoft Xbox 360


Best Kids Technology

  • Nintendo DS
  • Windows Vista parental controls
  • Advent Kids laptop
  • Scalextric Digital
  • Hornby DCC trainsets
  • Lego Mindstorms NXT
  • Fisher Price Kid Tough digital camera
  • Bebo


Most Stylish Technology

  • Apple iPhone
  • Apple Macbook Air
  • Sony Vaio TZ
  • Acer Ferrari ultraportable laptop
  • Canon SX100 IS camera
  • LG Viewty
  • Dell XPS One
  • Samsung LE series LCD TVs


Best Gaming Technology

  • Nintendo Wii
  • Nintendo Wii Fit
  • Sony PS3
  • Microsoft Xbox 360
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator X
  • Nintendo DS
  • Guitar Hero
  • Sony PSP


Best Mobile Technology

  • Apple iPhone
  • Nintendo DS
  • RIM Blackberry Curve
  • Nokia N810
  • Asus Eee PC
  • Sony PSP
  • Google Mobile
  • Samsung Q1 Ultra


Most Indispensable Technology

  • Google Maps
  • BT Broadband
  • Apple iPod
  • BBC iPlayer
  • Sky  
  • Apple iPhone
  • Virgin Media
  • Facebook


Technological Innovation of the Year

  • Apple iPhone
  • Windows Vista
  • Intel Core 2 Quad processors
  • Apple Macbook Air
  • Asus Eee PC
  • Adobe Photoshop Express
  • Belkin Wireless USB Hub
  • Google Docs / Apps


Best Online Technology

  • BBC iPlayer
  • Skype
  • You Tube
  • Facebook
  • Google Docs
  • Windows Live
  • BT Digital Vault
  • Pinnacle PCTV to go


Retailer of the Year

  • Amazon
  • Play.com
  • John Lewis
  • Ebuyer
  • Tesco Direct
  • PC World
  • Maplins
  • Argos


Greenest Technology of the Year

  • Bye Bye standby
  • Toyota Prius
  • Windows Vista
  • Lexus LS600H
  • Fujitsu Siemens Scenicview P22W-5 ECO
  • G-Wizz
  • Oneclick Intellipanel
  • Apple OS X

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