[TheNameless]

Avira (Antivir/Avira [Merged Company], Antivirus)Ad-Aware (Lavasoft, Anti-spyware)Spywareblaster (Javacoolsoftware, Spyware prevention)ZoneAlarm Free (Zonelabs, Firewall)

[isnbrg9]

The Wii - brings back that "new" kind of fun you used to have when you 1st started gaming....

[gatorman]

I would like to nominate http://www.Batteriesinaflash.com.They carry almost every battery for all the top consumer item and with great prices. Fast shipping and great customer service help them stand out from every other battery website I have been to. They live up to there name.::gatorman::

[DonutFinn]

Internet Explorer 7. It matches Firefox feature by feature, looks better and more streamlined and has features Firefox doesn't like Quicktabs and a one-click-new-tab button.And Windows Vista, definitely. It's the greatest OS ever made, it has Windows Aero, 3D animation, Media Centre, DVD Maker, Movie Maker, great games and more.And the Xbox 360 HD-DVD player and Xbox 360 Elite. They're all great.And the cute little Boku programming enviroment.

[Acidburn73]

My pick for a top 100 product would be Moixa's USB Cell.A set of 2 AA batteries cost around $20, and are perfect for computer peripherals. I go through AA batteries in my mouse at work like crazy. With these, when the battery dies, I just plug them into the USB ports on my computer (the computer is already on anyway), charge them to full, then put them right back in the mouse and keep on trucking. These batteries are also perfect for XBox 360 controller. They plug perfectly into the USB ports on the front of the XBox 360 and charge like normal.

[jkundert]

Come on, the Wii is a paradigm shift: user-centric, active game play rather than geek-centric quest for higher and higher specs. Nintendo took the risk to think "outside the box" (almost literally in this case) and created something that sets the joy of playing a game over higher and higher end graphics and faster frame rates. As has been borne out by the market, Nintendo's vision is the right one.

[lituus]

They all are technically still beta versions, but each of them has many features that wok fine, and no known "bugs" per se, like those that crash the app. Here they are:1. Evolution Media Center (http://leffe.myftp.biz/evolutionmc.com/web/)a free .NET 3.0 based app that is meant to provide a smooth media center interface for all XP and Vista versions. The best part is that the UI is totally new, that is, it is no rip-off/clone of FrontRow/AppleTV/XPMC/VistaMC etc. It has nice sleek animations and is intended to be skinnable and extendable in the future. Kinda shows you what "could-have-been" in XP with .NET 3, that MS didn't do.2. Explorer Breadcrumbs Toolbar (http://minimalist.com/software/ExplorerBreadcrumbs/)Nag-free donation-ware for XP, and I say its a beta only 'cause it's supposed to be part of a larger suite that's under development. Otherwise "feature-complete". Vista-like breadcrumbs navigation for XP's Windows Explorer, without losing the good old Address Bar, that goes a step-further, allowing you to go forward on the breadcrumbs (folder) trail in addition to tracing a path back. Only thing that bothers me, is that the "skin" on it is the old Windows Classic that may look a bit odd if you've skinned XP itself.3. Freelook (http://freelook.org)The author calls it alpha 12 version, but I found it works fine. It's a free headtracking-mouse controller that works with your webcam. Supposed to be for disabled people who want to use head movements for mouse control, but really shines in FPS games. No more, whirring you mouse around, just "look" in the direction you want, and the game's camera/pov will shift in that direction. There are commercial apps that do this better, but they are CRAZY expensive and require special equipment.That is all.

[in4m8tion]

My nomination for PC World's annual list of 100 Best Products of the Year is XM's portable Pioneer Inno radio. As a longtime subscriber to XM, I upgraded to the Inno as soon as it had been released and have been extremely pleased with my decision ever since. Now I can not only listen to XM programming while driving in the car or while at home, but can do so while walking, biking, or whatever activity I choose to do outside. The unit has a pleasantly aesthetic appearance and color LCD screen, doubles as an MP3 player, and interfaces with Napster for downloading music that can be bookmarked when heard on XM. It also has the TiVo-like capability to record XM programming for later listening. As a first-generation truely-portable satellite radio, XM Radio's Pioneer Inno most definately deserves to appear on PC World's annual list of 100 Best Products of the Year!

[timcousar]

I have to go with Parallels Desktop. I bought a new MacBook in August, and I'm taking a C# programming class now. I needed Windows to do the assignments and didn't have XP SP2, which BootCamp requires. With Parallels, I was able to install the XP1 that I had and upgrade. With the updates to Parallels since my install, it's not a bad experience at all, aside from Windows draining the battery about twice as fast.

[stenar]

The best product of the year is the Apple iPhone.

[Dasgeek]

A lot of people thought "Who is going to want that?" but the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit has been a great accessory to drive iPod and Nike shoe sales. It got me running more. The NikePlus website has also been a success logging over 10 million miles of running by its members.

[JGee]

C'mon folks....it'll change our lives.I want one, but I will not buy it until next year. That's when I'm hoping for video chat capabilities. Yummy.OK - I can't afford it now, either.Let's not forget that sometime soon it must get Powercast technology too. (hello? wireless power!)

[menace781]

A program I think that should be on the list is Tuneup Utilities 2007( http://www.tune-up.com/). I don't understand why AVG 7.5 (http://www.grisoft.com) wasn't listed in your anti-spyware or anti-virus, the anti spyware was called ewido. Another Anti-virus program I would add is Nod32 (http://www.eset.com) I think that this is probably the best virus software out there. Almost forgot to post this site ( http://www.mvps.org/...p2002/hosts.htm ) it's for host file to stop spyware and more.

[roktman75]

I nominate the Orion Sky Scout Personal Planetarium. This is an amazing product that allows ANYONE to learn about astronomy, plus it's just a really cool gadget!

[mcwave]

I would like to nominate Parallels. It is the product that finally got me to switch to a Mac, and I have loved the decision.

[jcoolz]

either I am blind, or somehow no one has actually made this suggestion. I figured everyone would say the Apple iPhone definitely deserves a spot on that list, and high up that list in fact.

[ml1211]

The MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo. A wonderful, powerful, elegantly designed laptop that can run windows in you need it and more importantly runs OSX 10.4.9 and will run the industry leading Leopard when it is released.

[scheringj]

I'm nominating Apple's Airport Extreme Base Station. It was easy to setup, with just a few clicks of the mouse I had both a PC and a Mac up and running in about 10 minutes. I also setup Bonjour Printer sharing using the USB port on the Airport so I could print wirelessly throughout the house. I could also add a USB hard drive for wireless storage and all I would need to do is connect a USB Hub to the Airport Extreme. It also has great range and speed thanks to the 802.11n and lastly it's not an eye sore it is small and has a simple elegant design unlike other wireless routers on the market.

[bungieinberkeley]

Apple's Macbook laptop.Fast, small, does everything out of the box.Sean

[Bobbyski]

I Nominate the development tool REALBasic [url]http://www.realsoftware.com/_ . Though I am a C programmer, I find this tool to be the absolute best for developing cross-platform applications. The programs end up having a native look and feel on all three platforms.The language is BASIC, but it is nothing like the BASIC of old. It is completely object oriented, allowing you to build very complex applications. In a world where Microsoft is trying to move you to more proprietary languages like C# it is nice to see a company committed to cross platform development.