PC World US has, perhaps a little prematurely, released its definitive list of The 100 Best Products of 2005.

Straight in at the deep end, the Number One product is… Mozilla Firefox. Their glowing synopsis:

Let the browser wars begin anew: This open-source program is streamlined, customizable, and just plain better. No wonder it has attracted millions of users in just a few months. Is it merely a coincidence that Microsoft finally plans to give the aging Internet Explorer the major overhaul it has needed for years?

The list is split into several categories: PCs and Peripherals; Monitors and TVs; Office Software; Digital Photography; Security ; Printing and Publishing; Storage and Backup; Mobile Tools; Web; and Consumer Electronics. You can of course view the whole list of 100 products.

Adorning the Top Ten are gems like Gmail (#2), Skype (#8), and Apple OSX Tiger (#3).