Allens Tech Toys

Allen's Techtoys

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Who's Allen?

Allen Qu uses his passion for 'cool techy stuff' to spot the winners and losers.

His natural gift for working out what will fly and what's going to fall flat helps him every day in his personal spending and as part of his career in technology marketing. Basically what we've learnt is that when it comes to technology Allen's opinion matters.

Top 100 Best Products of 2007

3. Nintendo Wii

Game console. NZ$499

Don't need to say much about it, do I? It's the best-selling game console currently. With motion-sensitive controls and a slate of fun games for all ages, Nintendo really has something with the Wii.

However, I won't buy one personally. I still think it's for kids, with the less powerful graphics compared with PS3 and Xbox 360. But the NZ$499 price tag sounds very attractive for family shoppers.

2. Intel Core 2 Duo

Desktop CPU; US$150(NZ$200) and up

It's superfast, it's not too expensive, and it uses less energy than its predecessor does. But could Core 2 Duo be too good? Unless AMD can respond to its startling success, the absence of competition could drive up desktop PC prices. That's how terrific this CPU is.

1. Google Apps Premier Edition

Web applications; US$50 (NZ$67) per user per year

Google is much more than just a search engine, and with its invaluable Google Apps suite, the company is well on its way to challenging Microsoft for productivity-suite supremacy. Google's Docs & Spreadsheets (soon to be joined by a PowerPoint-esque presentation application) already makes for an interesting alternative to Microsoft Office. Combine it with Gmail, Google Talk, and Google Calendar, and suddenly nearly all of your basic productivity programs and data can be available online.

For small businesses that need more than the free versions offer, Google Apps Premier Edition adds capacity, support services, and tools for integrating existing infrastructure so that all your employees can use Google's powerful Web apps - no matter where they are. Printouts may never die, but if Google has its way, the office-less office may become a reality long before the paperless one does.

Click here to find out more about Google Apps.

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