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The 25 Most Innovative Products of the Year
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Benefit: Makes light work of the one task that every computer user should do and most people put off--and gives the function a pretty face, to boot.
Time Machine is the killer feature in Leopard. You'll either love or hate this wild and wacky space-and-time user interface, but performing backups will never be the same. One question: Why doesn't Windows Vista have anything this simple and useful? (For more information about the new Mac OS, readour Leopard review.)
Innovation: Device takes the e-book to the next level with free EvDO connectivity.Amazon Kindle
Benefit: Tight integration with Amazon's bookselling site; thoughtful design.
Electronic-book readers are not new, and Sony's experience with its Reader shows that sales are not guaranteed. But with itsKindle reader($400), Amazon has brought the e-book into the connected age by including free EvDO wireless connectivity to the e-commerce giant. Did we mention the seamlessness of buying books with this always-on device? EvDO could be the magic that e-books have lacked.
Innovative Products, Numbers 6 through 10
Innovation: Only streaming-media device to play protected files in both iTunes and Windows Media formats. Also handles 1080p HD video and acts as a DVR.
Benefit: It makes life easier in a multiple-DRM world.
Netgear's Internet media player, theNetGear Digital Entertainer HD EVA8000($400) busts through the DRM (digital rights management) wall, and even allows you to check your e-mail and watch YouTube videos on your television.
Innovation: The first all-in-one PC on the market to boast a touch-screen display.
