Pocket PC magazine, January 2004
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Finalists
Fade
www.fade-team.com
Rayman Ultimate
www.gameloft.com
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Shooting
WINNER
Snails
PDAmill
www.pdamill.com
An arcade game with missions involving the snails. There are ten levels and three storylines in this game. There are 25 unique weapons, which you can collect throughout the game.
Snails (above)
Finalists
Siberian Strike X
www.gameloft.com
* * *
Simulations
WINNER
SimCity 2000
ZIO Interactive, Inc.
www.ziointeractive.com
A game in which you have to design, build, and maintain simulated cities.
SimCity 2000 (above)
Finalists
Billiard Master
www.digys.com
* * *
Space
WINNER
RocketElite
Digital Concepts
www.dig-concepts.com
An action game in which you have to complete fighting missions using a rocket.
RocketElite (above)
Finalists
Turjah Episode II
www.jimmysoftware.com
* * *
Sports
WINNER
Tennis Addict
Hexacto Games Inc.
www.hexacto.com
A tennis game that uses PSI (Precise Stylus Input) technology to control all play functions such as service, player movement, and racquet play.
Tennis Addict (above)
Finalists
Baseball Addict
www.hexacto.com
Links
www.hexacto.com
* * *
Strategy
WINNER
Age of Empires
ZIO Interactive, Inc.
www.ziointeractive.com
A strategy game spanning 10,000 years in which the players have to guide the evolution of small Stone Age tribes.
Age of Empires (above)
Finalists
Argentum
www.ionside.com
Lemonade Tycoon
www.hexacto.com
* * *
Information Managers
Database
WINNER
HanDBase (Plus, and Professional)
DDH Software, Inc.
www.ddhsoftware.com
A relational database program that lets you create, view, and modify custom databases.
HanDBase (Plus, and Professional) (above)
Finalists
MobileDB
www.handmark.com
Visual CE Enterprise
www.syware.com
Visual CE Personal Edition
www.syware.com
* * *
Finance
WINNER
Pocket Quicken
LandWare, Inc.
www.landware.com
The mobile companion to the desktop version of Quicken, financial tracking software that assists you in managing finances.
Pocket Quicken (above)
Finalists
Cash Organizer 2003
www.inesoft.com
Stock Manager
www.tinystocks.com
* * *
List Managers
WINNER
ListPro
Ilium Software
www.iliumsoft.com
Software that allows you to make and manage lists such as to-do lists, inventories, and shopping lists, and to organize any kind of information.
ListPro (above)
Finalists
Streamliner
www.kopsisengineering.com
TreNotes
www.fannsoftware.com
* * *
PIMs
WINNER
Pocket Informant
WebIS, Inc.
www.pocketinformant.com
Pocket Informant replaces the built-in contacts, tasks, and appointments applications with a single more robust application.
Pocket Informant (above)
Finalists
Agenda Fusion
www.developerone.com
* * *
Secure Information Managers
WINNER
eWallet
Ilium Software
www.iliumsoft.com
A secure wallet utility to organize and store personal information like credit cards, PIN numbers, passwords, emergency and medical information, registration numbers, etc.
eWallet (above)
Finalists
CodeWallet Pro
www.developerone.com
FlexWallet
www.twopeaks.com
* * *
Sporting
WINNER
SportsPilot ScorePad
SportsPilot, Inc.
www.sportspilot.com
A scoring program for basketball, soccer, baseball and softball.
SportsPilot ScorePad (above)
Finalists
IntelliGolf Birdie Edition
www.intelligolf.com
StarCaddy
http://www.starcaddy.com
* * *
Internet
Browsers and Web Utilities
WINNER
ThunderHawk Browser
Bitstream
www.bitstream.com
A browser that displays Web pages in landscape mode and optimizes them for display on the small screen. It can display full Web pages on small screens (320 x 240) while maintaining full text legibility.
ThunderHawk Browser (above)
Finalists
MultiIE
www.multiie.info
NetFront with JV-Lite2
www.access-us-inc.com
* * *
Chat and Messaging
WINNER
AOL Instant Messenger
AOL
www.aim.com/get_aim/win_ce/latest_wince.adp
An instant messenger that lets you customize the appearance of your messages—it even lets you use smileys.
AOL Instant Messenger (above)
Finalists
imov Messenger
www.movsoftware.com
* * *
News Readers
WINNER
Ink Spot CE
DejaVu Software
www.dejavusoftware.com
Lets you download newsgroup messages to read later.
Ink Spot CE (above)
Finalists
News Force
www.ruksun.com
* * *
Terminals
WINNER
PockeTTY
DejaVu Software
www.dejavusoftware.com
An SSH, Telnet, and serial terminal that provides SSH1 and SSH2 support, a variety of encryption methods and MAC's, and the ability to forward ports.
PockeTTY (above)
Finalists
Zterm
www.coolstf.com
* * *
Multimedia
Audio
WINNER
Pocket Player
Conduits Technologies, Inc.
www.conduits.com
This player supports MP3, OGG Vorbis, WMA, and WAV files. It also supports a variety of streaming protocols: HTTP, Windows Network, Shoutcast, and Icecast.
Pocket Player (above)
Finalists
PocketMusic
www.pocketmind.com
VITO SoundExplorer
www.VitoTechnology.com
* * *
Graphic Design/Drawing
WINNER
Pocket Artist
Conduits Technologies, Inc.
www.conduits.com
A graphic editor that lets you edit and retouch photos and images, add text and special effects, and create Web graphics.
Pocket Artist (above)
Finalists
Photogenics
www.idruna.com
* * *
Image Management
WINNER
Resco Picture Viewer
Resco
www.resco-net.com
An application to manage and view your images. It can display images which are in various file formats such as .jpg, .gif, .bmp, .pcx, .cfx, Adobe .psd, and more. It can also play video files which are in MPEG format.
Resco Picture Viewer (above)
Finalists
IA Album
www.iastyle.com
PicturePerfect
www.applian.com
* * *
Music Composition
WINNER
Griff
Planet Griff
www.planetgriff.com
A music sequencing and sampling tool which allows you to create music on your Pocket PC.
Griff (above)
Finalists
PocketDrums
www.pdamusician.com
* * *
Power Point and Presentation
WINNER
Pocket Slides
Conduits Technologies, Inc.
www.conduits.com
This application allows creation, editing, and playback of presentations on your Pocket PC. It allows drag and drop desktop conversion and enables transitions and animations in slides.
Pocket Slides (above)
Finalists
IA Presenter
www.iastyle.com
Pocket SlideShow
www.cnetx.com
* * *
Remote Media Controller
WINNER
Iremote
Mark McMajeres
www.mcmajeres.com
A remote control program that runs on a Pocket PC to control a WinAmp music player running on a desktop PC. You can remotely change volume, playlists, and EQ settings, and tune into Internet stations.
Iremote (above)
Finalists
RemoteAmp
www.smashcasi.com
Zerama Remote
www.zerama.net
* * *
Video
WINNER
Pocket DivX Player
Project Mayo
www.projectmayo.com
An open source multifunction video and audio player that can play DivX, OpenDivX, MPEG-4, and MPEG-1 videos and MP3 audio.
Pocket DivX Player (above)
Finalists
PictPocket Cinema
www.digisoftdirect.com
PocketTV
www.mpegtv.com
* * *
Personal
Dining
WINNER
Pocket Cook
Electronic Frontier
www.pocket-cook.com
A recipe manager with over 4000 indexed and nutritionally analyzed recipes.
Pocket Cook (above)
Finalists
Amy Reiley's Pocket Gourmet
www.neohand.com
PDA Sommelier
www.pdasommelier.com
* * *
Health and Fitness
WINNER
Pocket Diet Tracker
Tiny Tech Software
www.pocketdiettracker.com
Pocket Diet Tracker keeps track of your food intake and exercises.
Pocket Diet Tracker (above)
Finalists
MySportTraining
www.mysporttraining.com
* * *
Text and Reference
Bible Software
WINNER
PocketBible
Laridian
www.laridian.com
A Bible reader with which you can also read a number of Bible reference books, which are available from the developer.
PocketBible (above)
Finalists
BibleStudy
www.mckisicsoftware.com
* * *
Dictionaries
WINNER
Lextionary
Revolutionary Software Front
www.revolution.cx
A dictionary with more than 138,880 entries with definition and sample usage for any entry. It also provides the meaning of the word you are looking for, also gives you a multitude of links to related words.
Lextionary (above)
Finalists
Collins Cobuild English Dictionary
www.tomtom.com
English Dictionary Pro
www.beiks.com
WordBook – English Dictionary
www.trancreative.com
* * *
e-Book Readers
WINNER
Mobipocket Reader
Mobipocket.com
www.mobipocket.com
An e-book reader which displays text in page-by-page formatting with no scroll bars.
Mobipocket Reader (above)
Finalists
Palm Reader Pro
www.palmdigitalmedia.com
* * *
Thesauruses
WINNER
BDicty English Thesaurus
Beiks LLC.
www.beiks.com
An English thesaurus with 55,000 entries, which is based on the latest WordNet lexical database.