Our posh frocks have been dusted off and dry-cleaned, our high heels are sat under our desks, ready and willing to cripple us as soon as we put them on, and our handbags are weighed down with make-up kits three times the size of the ones we usually carry. It can mean only one thing...
It's time for The Shiny Awards! For the third year, Shiny Media will be handing out gongs to the best in technology and gadgets, and this year the fashion team have had their say on some of the worthy winners. After all, I've talked many times before about how closely the fashion and technology industries are linked.
This year we voted on categories that included the Best Fashion Mobile, Gadget Accessory of The Year and our favourite, the WAG Gadget Of The Year (basically the pinkest, girliest thing on the market). For a full list of the nominees, see below the cut. We'll be posting the results here tomorrow, or if you can't wait until then, check Tech Digest tonight after 8pm.
WAG gadget of the year
- Samsung X830 Blush phone
- LG Chocolate KG800 phone
- ProSun tanning system
- Babyliss Beliss E5710 hair straighteners
- Medion SIM 2060 pink laptop
- LG Roberto Cavalli phone
- Vertu Signature Cobra phone
- Pink Swarovski DS Lite
- Swarovski Ear Drops earphones
ASBO gadget of the year
- Sony Ericsson W900i Walkman phone
- Heelys skate shoes
- Infiniter XP Quad Laser pen
- Samsung K5 MP3 player
- Burton Audex jacket
- Sidekick III
- Dog powered scooter
Green Gadget of the year
- Eclipse Solar Gear solar powered briefcase
- Evesham Crusader Carbon3 PC
- Sunlinq solar charger
- H-Racer Hydrogen car
Gadget accessory of the year
- iHome iH5R
- Lin and Leo laptop bags
- Plantronics Pulsar 590a headphones
- iRecord
- Saitek iPhonic A-100
- MobilWear Abacus AU6001 Bluetooth watch
- Nike iPod sports kit
Best HDTV Contribution
- Sky
- Virgin Media- BBC
- Sony (Bravia range)
- Discovery Channel
- Samsung (Blu-ray)
- Toshiba (HD-DVD)
- LG BH 100 (joint HD DVD/Blu-ray player)
Game of the year
- Wii Sports (Wii)
- Super Mario (DS),
- Gears of War (Xbox)
- Dr Kawashama's Brain Training (DS)
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC)
- Shadow Of The Colossus (PS2)
- The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
- LocoRoco (PSP)
Smartphone of the year
- HTC TyTN
- Nokia N73
- Palm Treo 750V
- BlackBerry Pearl
- Sony Ericsson W950
Boring but useful gadget of the year
- Vodafone USB HSDPA modem
- Joby Gorillapod
- Logitech Revolution mouse
- Powertraveller PowerMonkey
- Sling Media Slingbox
- Navman N40i
Gadget icon of the year
- Apple iPod nano
- LG Chocolate KG800 phone
- Sony Ericsson W880 phone
- Sony DSC-T10 camera
- Sony Vaio VGN-TX3HP laptop
- JBL Spyro speakers
- Philips 42PF9831D/10 Ambilight TV
Best Fashion Mobile
- LG Shine KV 4200
- LG Chocolate KG800 phone
- Samsung Lily
- Nokia 7373 L'amour pink
- Sony Ericsson Z610i
- Motorola RIZR
Best Web 2.0 innovation
- Snap
- Last FM
- Vox
- My Single Friend
- Fanpop
- VideoJug
- Spin my Blog