SAN FRANCISCO, December 3, 2001 -- Macworld magazine, IDG's premier Macintosh publication and Web site, has named the winners and finalists of its prestigious seventeenth annual Editors' Choice Awards for 2001.
The Eddy Awards, the Apple Macintosh industry's highest distinction for breakthrough product development, are being given to the year's top software and hardware products in 25 categories. The Macworld editors surveyed every Mac product on the market from November 1, 2000 to November 1, 2001, evaluating them for their overall quality as well as their utility, innovation, and elegance. A celebration party will be held in honor of all the award recipients during the week of Macworld Conference & Expo San Francisco, which begins Monday, January 7th, 2002.
"It was a year of transition as the industry moved to adopt Apple's new operating system, Mac OS X," stated Rick LePage, Macworld 's Editor in Chief. "However, we were thrilled to see so many great products introduced from new and established Macintosh developers."
Macworld magazine's 2001 Editors' Choice Award winners and finalists are:
Best Illustration Software
Zbrush 1.2, Pixologic (Winner)
Illustrator 10, Adobe Systems
ToonBoom Studio, Toon Boom Technologies
Best Image-editing Software
Photoshop Elements, Adobe Systems (Winner)
Fireworks 4, Macromedia
Test Strip 3.1, Vivid Details
Best Web Development Software
BBEdit 6.5, Bare Bones Software (Winner)
Dreamweaver 4, Macromedia
LIFT Onsite 2.0.1, UsableNet
Best Business Productivity Software
Office v.X, Microsoft (Winner)
mimio 1.5, Virtual Ink
Virtual PC 4, Connectix
Best Data Management Software
AccountEdge 2.0, MYOB US (Winner)
FileMaker Pro 5.5, FileMaker
Quicken 2002 Deluxe, Intuit
Best Digital Camera
PowerShot S110 Digital Elph, Canon (Winner)
Coolpix 995, Nikon
PowerShot G2, Canon
Best Display
Formac Gallery 1740, Formac (Winner)
electron22blue III, LaCie
VB50HRTV, Viewsonic
Best Education Software
Robolab 2.5, Pitsco Lego Dacta (Winner)
Kid Pix Deluxe 3.0, Broderbund
World Book 2002 Mac OS X, World Book
Best Game
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Aspyr Media (Winner)
Escape from Monkey Island, Aspyr Media
Rogue Spear, MacSoft
Best Printer
Stylus C80, Epson (Winner)
HL-1670N, Brother International
Stylus Photo 820, Epson
Best Productivity Utility
QuicKeys X, CE Software (Winner)
FileGuard 4.0, Intego
StuffIt Deluxe 6.5, Aladdin Systems
Best Science/Engineering Software
VectorWorks 9, Nemetschek (Winner)
CalculationCenter, Wolfram Research
CrystalMaker 5.0, CrystalMaker Software
Best 3-D-Graphics Software
LightWave 3D 7b, NewTek (Winner)
Cinema 4D XL 7.1, Maxon Computer
Maya for Mac OS X 3.5, Alias|Wavefont
Best Acceleration Product
GeForce3, NVIDIA (Winner)
AEC-6880M/ATA-133 RAID, ACARD
Encore/ST G4 Duet, Sonnet Technologies
Best Development Software
REALbasic 3.5.1, REAL Software (Winner)
Interface Builder, Apple Computer
Script Debugger 3.0, Late Night Software
Best Digital Video Software
Final Cut Pro 2.0.2, Apple Computer (Winner)
DVD Studio Pro 1.1, Apple Computer
Premiere 6.0, Adobe Systems
Best Input Device
Cintiq, Wacom (Winner)
Cordless MouseMan Optical, Logitech
Turbo Mouse Pro Wireless, Kensington Technology
Best Multimedia Product
MOTU 828, Mark of the Unicorn (Winner)
Formac Studio, Formac
Reason 1.0, Propellerhead Software
Best Personal Digital Assistant
Palm m505, Palm (Winner)
Palm m125, Palm
Visor Edge, Handspring
Best Storage Product
DVR-A03, Pioneer (Winner)
DiskOnKey, M-Systems
VXA-1 FireWire, Ecrix
Best System Utility
BrickHouse 1.1b6 , Brian Hill (Winner)
Drive 10, Micromat
Unsupported Utility X 2.0, Ryan Rempel
Hardware Product of the Year
Titanium PowerBook G4, Apple Computer
Software Product of the Year
Office v.X, Microsoft
Technology of the Year
SuperDrive, Apple Computer and Pioneer
Impact Award
Mac OS X 10.1, Apple Computer