Telewest Broadband Shiny Awards

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Apologies for the lack of stories up so far, normal service will resume shortly. We’ve been working in the background though, honest. You see, we’ve jumped on the bandwagon and started our very own awards.

Yes, the Telewest Broadband Shiny Awards are here! We got a top notch panel of judges (ie. our tech journo mates) on board, got a list of nominations together, and had a bit of a tussle over which ones were our favourites. Read on for the nominations.

TD award for Chav-iest gadget

BlackBerry
LG 8110
Motorola Bluetooth headsets
Oakley Thump MP3 sunglasses
Nokia N-gage (nicked)
Burberry iPod case

TD award for services to digital music

Napster – for its online jukebox streaming service
O2 – for pioneering music via your mobile
Apple – for the iPod and the iPod mini
Live 365 – for letting anyone with an internet connection start their own radio station
All of MP3 – for offering an almost legit service from Russia
Griffin – for its cool iPod accessories

TD award for the coolest looking computer

Apple iMac G5
Sharp Mebius Muramasa CV50
Fortissimo
Amethyst
Sony Vaio – PCG-X505

TD award for most random place to house an MP3 player

Inside Garfield
On a watch – Aigo U watch
Underwater – Oregon Scientific MP120
In a camera – Vivitar Multimedia PVR
In sunglasses – Oakley Thump

TD award for most indispensable mobile

Orange SPV C500
Sony Ericsson V800
LG 8110
Nokia 7610
Motorola RAZR V3

TD award for best use for broadband

Napster
Live 365
iTunes
Cinemanow
Vidzone
BBC
Atom films
Skype

TD award for best e-tailer

Boysstuff
Firebox
Ebay
Amazon
Gemm
Net a porter
Dynamism

TD gadget of the year award

Apple iPod
Sony NW-E95
Archos AV800
Sky + 160
Roomba robot vacuum cleaner
Vodafone 3G card
Philips Streamium surround sound system
Nokia 7610

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