[Macworld.com]

We're looking for nominees for our annual reader awards. And this time, at your urging, we're giving out top honors in more categories than ever before. [more]

[leicaman]

Apple Product of the Year: Any question? The iPhone.
Third-Party Hardware of the Year: Nikon D3. Breakthrough full frame performance in terms of speed, superb high ISO performance, and fast, accurate autofocus. It's the NIkon we've been waiting for years to have!
Third-Party Software of the Year: Photoshop CS3.
Mac Gem of the Year: Fly Gesture! /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[shadownight]

Apple product of the year: iPhone
3rd-party hardware: can't think of anything...
3rd-party software: Adobe CS3
Mac Gem: 1Passwd

[bubbamac]

Mac Gem: LaunchBar 4.3. Finally, it's so much better than the others, there's just no comparison. I tried it over and over through the years - and paid for it within 12 hours of downloading this version. Love it!

[Macman756]

For 2007:
Best Apple Product: iPhone
Best 3rd-Party Hardware: Elgato EyeTV 250
Best 3rd-Party Software: Adobe CS3
Best Mac Gem: VisualHub
This is the BEST! Super fast and before I bought this, I had 8 converters, trying to find one that was fast, and could convert to the Sony PSP, WITH custom names! Its Great!
Man great stuff this year
-Ricky

[estumpges]

Apple Hardware of the year: iPhone
Apple Software of the year: Logic Studio

[iCesar]

Must we really vote for Apple Product of the Year?
well, if i absolutely must: it's the iPhone (surprised?) lol
as for Third-Party Hardware of the Year i really don't have a choice. but i do have a "negative vote" for Epson printers (i had a bit of a fuss with one this year, and both printer and customer support were awful).
Third-Party Software of the Year: it's not 3rdParty, it's Apple, and it's iPhoto '08! iPhoto was already the best in my book. but iPhoto '08 just blew my mind.
Mac Gem of the Year: QuickSilver! it's not new, but it's been updated this year! that counts right? /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[drivethruecp]

Butler
iCal Events
HandBrake

[RonAnnArbor]

Product of the Year: iPhone - no ifs, ands, or buts
Apple Hardware of the year - Airport Extreme 1 GB
Third Party Hardware of the year - Fujitsu ScanSnap for Mac
THird Party Software of the year - MIndJet Mind Manager 7
Shareware of the Year - Document Wallet 1.0

[Moof_in_Charge]

I wish they had the worst products of the year category too. that would be informative /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[meall]

Apple Product of the Year: iPhone and iPod Touch, as they use almost the same technology
Third-Party Hardware of the Year: Pantone Huey, cheap but very nice screen calibrator for home based users

[zeejay]

Apple Product:
- hardware: iPhone
- software: Motion 3 (or Final Cut Studio)
3rd Party Software: Painter X
Runner-Up: Panic Coda
Gem: CSSEdit 2.5
Runner-up: Pixelmator
There need to be more categories. A lot more. The Mac software scene has totally blossomed over the past couple years, both in quantity and quality of apps out there.

[pianoandthemac]

Apple Product of the Year: no vote- but it will undoubtedly be the iPhone.
Apple Software of the Year: Mac OS X Leopard (provided it comes out it time).
Third-party software of the year: X-Plane 8
MacGem: Adium X!

[musicpenguy]

Apple Product of the Year: iPhone
3rd Party Hardware of the Year: Can't think of any
Third Party Software of the Year: Nullriver Installer.app/AppTapp (also NateTrue's NES.app)
MacGem: 1Password