Here are the winners of the Best of Show awards for the 2005 Macworld Conference & Expo . success were take by the editor program ofMacworldmagazine and Macworld.com from products that have been recently introduced or were making their public debut at Expo .
•iPod shamble , fromApple : This fabulously small euphony musician declare oneself a really different interface ; there ’s no display , so the gimmick shuffles through a aggregation of your music that can be randomly localise on your iPod via iTunes ’ new Autofill feature . TheiPod shufflefills out Apple ’s music player offerings , turn over music lover a low - monetary value choice to the popular iPod and iPod miniskirt ( $ 99 to $ 149 , depending on capacity . )
•Mac mini , fromApple : Indisputably the most affordable Mac ever , this tiny silver gray background ( a two - inch tall 6.5 - by-6.5 - in public square ) can punch right into your subsist proctor , keyboard , and mouse . It looks like a great simple machine for proprietor of older Mac hoping to advance — or personal computer users looking to make the switch to the Mac ( $ 499 to $ 599 , look on conformation ) .
•Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition , fromATI Technologies : ATI now propose a graphics card that can keep up with the Power Mac G5 . About twice as fast as its predecessor , the X800 can drive a 30 - inch Apple Cinema HD showing and a legacy Apple 23 - in Cinema HD display together , thanks to dual - contact DVI and ADC connectors . More than just a peachy card for gambling , the Radeon X800 has practical applications for 3 - 500 designers , Apple Motion users , and anyone using an app leveraging OpenGL ( $ 499 ) .
•TextWrangler 2.0 , fromBare Bones Software : The latest additions to Bare Bones Software ’s consumer - level text editor have importantly raised the bar for what people expect from such an app . Not only has TextWrangler boost its features , Bare Bones has opted to make the political platform usable for the low price of free ( Free ) .
•Solio , fromBetter Energy Systems : This solar - powered bombardment recharger fires up little electronic mathematical product — such as iPods , cubicle phones , PDAs , digital television camera , GPS systems , secret plan console table , and more — which connect to the unit via similar adapters . The twist , when closed , sits in the palm of your hand . To charge it , merely expose the three solar control board to the sun ’s rays . If no sun is available , you may always charge via the wall socket . It ’s an innovative style of tackling the problem of power for fluid gadget users ( $ 100 to $ 120 ) .
•Elektron , fromCorriente Networks : This security product protect the wireless meshing of your small byplay with RADIUS/802.1X authentication . To assure your electronic internet is free from snoops and unauthorised users , Elektron expect each substance abuser to have a unequaled name and password for accession . The production generates a separate encryption keystone for each substance abuser to keep connection traffic private ( $ 300 ) .
•SmartDeck , fromGriffin Technology : A slew of ( expensive ) adapters are out there that let iPod user control their players from their railway car stereos . But if your auto has a near ol’ cassette deck , Griffin ’s SmartDeck uses special sensing engineering science to let you utilize your car stereophonic system ’s controls to play / pause , skip to the next or previous track , and cease . ( Ejecting the arranger or switching to another input even hesitate the unit . ) You get much of the functionality of expensive arranger at a fraction of the price ; you also get well sound quality than other cassette adapter , thanks to reflex volume control ( $ 25 ) .
•Close Combat : First to Fight , fromMacSoft : This forthcoming squad - based tactical action torpedo permit gamers experience what it ’s like to be a Marine working in closelipped - quarters urban combat , using the same tactics and techniques existent Marines use when under fervidness . The game will be released at the same time for Mac , PC and Xbox ( Pricing not announced ) .
•Transmit 3 , fromPanic : One of the safe FTP applications has get even better now that Panic is integrate many features require by Mac users . The looking at and experience and legion addition to broadcast are sure to make it a favorite among users ( $ 25 ) .
•Popcorn , fromRoxio : Popcorn puts a well-disposed side on backing up unencrypted videodisk , using Roxio ’s proven pledge locomotive engine and an intuitive ocular interface . you’re able to take which video , audio and linguistic process tracks you wish to back up , and Popcorn will compact the video of an entire 9 GB double - bed videodisc to correspond a standard 4.7 GB videodisc while maintaining in high spirits quality and full audio fidelity ( $ 50 ) .
•naviPlay , fromTen Technology : iPod exploiter finally get a truly portable , wireless earphone result with the Bluetooth - power naviPlay . A small transmitter gibe any dockable iPod , and you plug away your favorite headphones into the lightweight receiver / remote controller . With 30 - foot reach , your iPod sounds groovy from across the elbow room or rich in your haversack . A version bundle with HP ’s Bluetooth Stereo Headphones — which admit playback ascendence on the earphone themselves — offer a completely cord - liberal experience ( $ 199 ) .
•Phaser EX7750 , fromXerox : The printer manufacturer has team up up with EFI to preface this coloring optical maser printing machine direct at nontextual matter professionals who need to produce people of color - accurate documents such as leaflet , mailers , and print validation . The EX7750 combines the public presentation of Xerox ’s Phaser 7750 pressman ( which print at 35 pages per minute ) with EFI ’s Fiery web color server for improved semblance management and job control ( $ 17,899 ) .
