The iPod is the “Breakthrough Product of the Year,” the iMac G4/800 is the “Mac of the Year,” the Epson Stylus Photo 2200 is the “Hardware Product of the Year,” and Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 is the “Software Product of the Year.” So voted the editors of Macworld magazine, who have announced the winners and finalists of the eighteenth annual Editors’ Choice Awards for 2002.
The Eddy Awards, awarded for breakthrough product development, are being given to the year’s top software and hardware products in 27 categories. The Macworld editors looked at virtually every new Mac product on the market between November 1, 2001 and November 1, 2002, evaluating them for their overall quality as well as their utility, innovation, and elegance, according to Jason Snell, editor or Macworld magazine. Macworld magazine’s 2002 Editors’ Choice Award winners and finalists are:
Best 3-D Software Maya Complete 4.5, Alias|Wavefront (Winner) Axeledge 1.5, MindAvenue Universe 5, Electric Image
Best Asset Management Software iView MediaPro 1.5, iView Multimedia (Winner) Cumulus 5.5 Workgroup Edition, Canto Software iPhoto 1.1, Apple Computer
Best Business Productivity Software MYOB FirstEdge, MYOB (Winner) FastTrack Schedule 8, AEC Software StickyBrain 2, Chronos
Best Consumer Graphics Software Adobe Photoshop Elements 2, Adobe Systems (Winner) ImageBuddy 2.6, KepMad Systems PixelNhance 1.5, Caffeine Software
Best Digital Camera ($1,000 and up) Canon EOS D60, Canon (Winner) Nikon Coolpix 5700, Nikon Nikon D100, Nikon
Best Digital Camera (Under $1,000) Canon PowerShot G3, Canon (Winner) Nikon Coolpix 4300, Nikon Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F717, Sony
Best Digital Media Device iPod 20GB, Apple Computer (Winner) EyeTV, El Gato Software SliMP3, Slim Devices
Best Digital-Video Software Final Cut Pro 3, Apple Computer (Winner) Avid Xpress DV 3.5, Avid Technology Boris Red 2.5, Boris FX
Best Display Artisan Color Reference System, Sony (Winner) Apple Cinema HD Display, Apple Computer Boxlight Cinema 17SF, Boxlight
Best DV Camcorder Panasonic AG-DVX100, Panasonic (Winner) Canon GL2, Canon Canon Optura 200MC, Canon
Best Game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Blizzard Entertainment (Winner) Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Aspyr Media Stronghold, MacSoft
Best General-Purpose Printer HP Color LaserJet 2500L, Hewlett-Packard (Winner) Canon i850 Photo Printer, Canon Epson Stylus C82, Epson
Best Music Software Reason 2, Propellerhead Software (Winner) Live 1.5, Ableton Logic Platinum 5.4, Emagic
Best Network Management Software NetMinder Ethernet 5, Neon Software (Winner) LANsurveyor 7, Neon Software NetOctopus 4.1, Netopia
Best Peripheral PowerKey Pro USB 650, Admin Version, Sophisticated Circuits (Winner) PocketMouse Pro, Kensington Wacom Cintiq 18SX, Wacom
Best Photo Printer Epson Stylus Photo 2200, Epson (Winner) Canon S830D Direct Connect Photo Printer, Canon Epson Stylus Photo 960, Epson
Best Print Publishing Software Adobe InDesign 2, Adobe Systems (Winner) Font Reserve Single User 3.1, DiamondSoft Suitcase 10.1, Extensis
Best Productivity Utility Watson 1.5, Karelia Software (Winner) DragThing 4.5, TLA Systems Ten for X, Aladdin Systems
Best Professional Graphics Software Adobe Photoshop 7, Adobe Systems (Winner) CorelDraw Graphics Suite 11, Corel Image Doctor, Alien Skin Software
Best Science and Engineering Software Mathematica 4.2, Wolfram Research (Winner) Matlab 6.5, The MathWorks VectorWorks 10, Nemetschek
Best Storage Product CRW-F1ZDX, Yamaha (Winner) ABSPlus, CMS Peripherals FireWire DriveDock, WiebeTech
Best System Enhancement Utility Default Folder X 1.6, St. Clair Software (Winner) File Buddy 7.2, SkyTag Software MaxMenus 1.2, Proteron
Best Web Publishing Software Macromedia Flash MX, Macromedia (Winner) Adobe GoLive 6, Adobe Systems Macromedia Fireworks MX, Macromedia