Thankfully for our wallets, not every must-have costs the earth. This category is all about celebrating the best of the bargains: highly useful bits of kit with impressively low price tags. [showcontestants id=42370 showtimer=1]

This category is all about honouring the companies that are applying tech to our daily lives in brilliant ways. From how we drive to the way we light our rooms, these products reinvent the everyday with a touch of genius. [showcontestants id=42358 showtimer=1]

Once, we were happy if our watches told the correct time. Now, we expect our necklaces to tell us when we get a text, our bracelets to measure our heart rate and our rings to unlock our front doors. Here are some of the most exciting wearable gadgets on the way. [showcontestants id=42365 showtimer=1]

Whether it made us laugh, made us cry or just made us think, the most important thing in this category is whether the video made us click 'Share'. These did all that and more, and not an ice bucket in sight. [showcontestants id=42356 showtimer=1]

From eating well to winding down, finding inner peace to listening to rainfall, these are the apps and products that help us stay healthy in body and mind. Frankly, we'd be lost without them. [showcontestants id=42368 showtimer=1]

2014 has been a milestone year for smartphones. With some outstanding all-rounders and genuinely useful innovations, phone manufacturers have outdone themselves trying to differentiate their offering from the next high-end black slab. These are the ones we think stand head and shoulders above the rest. [showcontestants id=42369 showtimer=1]

If running into the human of your dreams in a crowded pub sounds a bit unlikely, these creative dating services are here to help. Inventing fun new ways to meet and connect with other single folks, they're the much-needed antidote to "I like long walks on the beach..." [showcontestants id=42357 showtimer=1]

Sticking to your health and fitness goals is so much easier when you've got stats, targets and support to keep you motivated. These apps and gadgets are the best in the business at keeping a spring in your step. [showcontestants id=42367 showtimer=1]