Popular Science is one of my favorite magazines, and I've been subscribing to it since 1968. They've given out their Best of What's New awards to the best innovative technologies of 2005. Here are their awards for photography.
The Kodak Easyshare-One was the grand prize winner. Creating a camera that can take a Wi-Fi card doesn't seem tricky. Kodak's challenge was making sure users could effortlessly get online; you can add settings for any hotspot or connect setup-free to T-Mobile hotspots around the world. The camera also needed a user interface that makes it easy to e-mail photos, create albums and slide shows, and upload shots to the Kodak EasyShare Gallery site. And it can wirelessly transfer photos to your PC and printer.
Other nominees included:
Sony HDR-HC1 HandycamHigh-Def recording in your palm
Canon XL H1 Pro-quality hgh-def filmmaking for amateurs
JVC Everio G Hours of video without tape
Canon Powershot SD550 Digital ElphThe Best Pocket Shooter
HP Photosmart 475 Gogo A portable printer that stores its own images
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-R1 Get better shots from a bigger sensor
Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0Video from any source straight to edit