Which is best, Apple or Microsoft? There's only one way to find out, FIGHT!!!

Davey Winder
Wednesday, 30 July 2008 16:55

Your IT - Home IT

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