"Developers showed a level of imagination and integration with their products that has not been seen before," said Dalrymple. "We've seen some impressive trends that will help all Mac users get more from their digital devices."
“Developers showed a level of imagination and integration with their products that has not been seen before”
To be eligible for Best of Show consideration, products were either making their public debut at Macworld Expo or were recently introduced and likely to generate excitement on the show floor. In addition, the editors had to see the products in action, although some evaluations were based on beta versions or prototypes.
"Macworld Best of Show Awards" represent a highly-coveted honor within the Macintosh industry and are presented exclusively at tradeshows that feature Mac products.
The Best of Show winners for
Macworld Conference & Expo San Francisco 2004 are:
Apple GarageBand (www.apple.com)
Apple's newest iLife application means anyone can make music with
the help of more than 1000 prerecorded loops, dozens of
MIDI-controlled software instruments, and the capability to record
live instruments--all at the same time. (Booth 1317)
CRYPTOCard CRYPTO-Server X (www.cryptocard.com)
CRYPTO-Server X is the first authentication solution specifically
designed for Mac OS X Panther users. With this solution, all usernames
and passwords are stored on the token and CRYPTO-Server X generates a
one-time password for every log-on attempt, making stolen credentials
useless to hackers. (Booth 1747)
Elgato Systems EyeTV 200 / EyeHome (www.elgato.com)
Elgato's EyeTV 200 improves on their previous model by providing
realtime MPEG-2 capturing of standard cable television as well as
video from other analog sources (such as VHS). The EyeHome hooks up to
your Ethernet network and brings your music, photos, and movies from
the Mac to your TV, with one-click setup and a handy remote control.
(Booth 2433)
Freeverse Bumper Car (www.freeverse.com)
BumperCar is a Web browser that features a fun, easy to use
interface that makes it interesting and safe to use by kids. Based on
Apple's Webcore technology (used in Safari) and the technology used by
The Omni Group's OmniWeb browser, BumperCar sports a colorful, playful
interface that lets kids surf the Web without running the risk of
seeing content that's inappropriate. BumperCar relies on several
methods to do so, including whitelists and Internet Content Rating
Association tags. What's more, time limits can be enforced and
BumperCar can also block the uploading of personal data. (Booth 4232)
Freeverse Toy Sight (www.freeverse.com)
Now iSight and FireWire-based Webcam users can become part of the
game with ToySight. ToySight works in conjunction with a
FireWire-based video camera or Webcam, including Apple's iSight, and
puts players directly in the game as they use their on-screen image to
interact with objects and control surfaces in the game. A party mode
will keep you and your friends entertained for hours, too. (Booth
4232)
Kaidan PiXiMation (www.kaidan.com)
PiXiMation creates QTVR using advanced techniques to generate
properly spaced and indexed image frames even if you're spinning an
object by hand. In the past, special motorized turntables were
required to achieve the same effect. PiXiMation accepts video from a
variety of sources including Apple's iSight, Orange Micro's iBot, and
many other Mac web cams and FireWire-equipped DV cameras. (Booth 1034)
LaCie Bigger Disk (www.lacie.com)
The LaCie Bigger Disk offers users 1 terabyte of storage space in
a 5.25-inch form factor and can be connected to any computer equipped
with FireWire 800, FireWire 400, iLink/DV, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 or USB
1.1. The Bigger Disk allows users to store nearly two years of
continuous music and up to one month of non-stop MPEG-2 video. (Booth
1927)
Slim Devices Squeezebox (www.slimdevices.com)
This sequel to the SliMP3 music server delivers wired or wireless
streaming of most audio formats or MP3 Internet radio from your Mac to
your home stereo. It provides both analog and digital outputs, and you
can install multiple players around the house for individual or
synchronized play. (Booth 4027)
Camdynamics lens&light optimizer (www.camdynamics.de)
The lens&light optimizer offers users a way to correct
imperfections in their images in this software-based optimizer. After
loading an image you choose the manufacturer, the lens used, focal
length, aperture, and other options and then set the lightness and
distortion correctness for the final image.
Roxio Toast with Jam (www.roxio.com)
The high-level audio portion of Roxio's tag team adds an improved
interface, better crossfading options, and burning integrated into Jam
itself (rather than sending files to Toast). It also includes
2-channel Dolby Digital software for encoding and decoding, as well as
Bias Peak Express audio editing software. (Booth 2339)
Rogue Amoeba NiceCast (www.rogueamoeba.com)
NiceCast provides simple broadcast and streaming of any audio in
OS X. You can use it to set up an Internet radio station, or simply
stream you iTunes library over the Internet so you can listen to your
music from anywhere in the world. It also provides several audio
effects, and supports both VST and AudioUnit plug-in formats. (Booth
2513)
Software Mackiev Kid Pix Deluxe 3 for OS X (www.mackiev.com)
Software Mackiev has more than just created an OS X version Kid
Pix, the beloved but recently neglected kid's creativity
software--they've rebuilt it from the ground up. The new version
offers smoother graphics, updated animations, a better interface, and
seamless integration with Apple's iLife programs. Kids can quickly
import photos and songs, add drawings, animations, or text, and then
export finished animation sequences to an iMovie project. (Booth 3735)
WiebeTech G5 Jam (www.wiebetech.com)
Targeted Power Mac G5 owners, the G5Jam allows users to increase
their computers' internal storage to four drives and even RAID their
set-up with Mac OS X's Soft RAID utility. The resulting performance
exceeds 200MB per second. (Booth 1647)
You Software You Control 1.0 (www.yousoftware.com)
This menu utility makes it easy to reach buried files quickly, but
it's far more than an alias maker. From anywhere on your Mac, the
eleven menu modules let you control iTunes (from viewing track
information to pausing a song), customize contact and calendar
information, beef up OS X's Menu Bar Clock, access recent programs and
files from any menu, track stocks and weather across the United
States, and keep up on news headlines. The pasteboard module let's you
copy multiple items that don't write over each other and paste them as
RTF or unformatted text. You can place You Control menus in the main
Menu Bar or a corner of your screen. You can also call up menus with
hot keys.
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