Oh I hear ya. This one is a bit late but nevertheless, it’s noteworthy to list them here. Courtesy of PCWorld.com:

1. Google Gears – Plug-in lets Web applications work offline. Tackles the single biggest hurdle to making Web apps truly convenient.
2. Apple iPhone – Gee-whiz touch-screen interface and spartan case dial up a mobile revolution. Mac OS-simple software offering slide-and-glide access to bright, colorful menus sets this cell phone apart from its rivals.
3. One Laptop per Child XO – $200 laptop does mesh networking, is sand- and waterproof, and works well in direct sunlight.
4. Time Machine (Mac Leopard) – Backs up changes hourly to an external drive behind the scenes, then lets you "go back in time" to restore data.
5. Amazon Kindle – Device takes the e-book to the next level with free EvDO connectivity.
6. NetGear HD EVA8000 – Only streaming-media device to play protected files in both iTunes and Windows Media formats. Also handles 1080p HD video and acts as a DVR.
7. HP TouchSmart IQ770PC – The first all-in-one PC on the market to boast a touch-screen display.
8. AT&T Tilt – Clever, unique hinge lets you slide the screen up at an angle using Windows Mobile 6 operating system, with a large screen, 3G wireless connectivity, GPS, a 3-megapixel camera, and the ability to talk to corporate BlackBerry servers
9. Facebook API – Platform lets anyone with a good idea and some coding chops add real value to Facebook.
10. DeviceVM Splashtop – Allows a PC to boot in a few seconds into a simple, secure interface with a Mozilla-based browser. Lets you save energy by keeping your PC powered off when you’re not using it.
11. Toshiba Portege R500 – First ultraportable laptop to squeeze in an optical drive.
12. Data Robotics Drobo – High-end, redundant storage for the masses. USB 2.0 storage appliance delivers RAID 5 benefits without mind-numbing complexity.
13.  Hybrid Hard Drives – First hard drives with a built-in NAND flash memory cache. Power savings and performance boost for laptops like Samsung Spinpoint MH80 and the Seagate Momentus 5400 PSD
14. Eye-Fi Card – Allows digital cameras to upload wirelessly to photo-sharing sites or your PC
15. Panasonic TH-42PZ700U – Packs full 1080p high-definition resolution into today’s most popular size for flat-screen televisions, 42 inches.
16. Yamaha Tenori-On – Inspired and intuitive handheld instrument redefines music-making.
17. Zoho Notebook – Web-only app stores just about any kind of content and allows you to share it with anyone.
18. ‘In Rainbows’ by Radiohead – Band allows its fans to pay whatever amount they want for this new album, starting at zilch.
19. IOGear Wireless USB Hub and Adapter – USB-speed connections without cable spaghetti.
20. Mint.com – Web site aggregates your financial account transaction data, alerting you to any unusual activity or to a rapidly dwindling balance.
21. Microsoft Popfly - Lets you use Microsoft’s Silverlight platform to create Web mashups.
22. Sprint Airave – Delivers cheap, unlimited Internet-based calling at home through any Sprint CDMA handset.
23. Ask.com – Melds comprehensive search results more coherently than competing universal searches do.
24. eXpresso - Allows Excel users to share their spreadsheets, online or off.
25. Kodak EasyShare All-in-One Printers – The printers are slightly more expensive, but their ink is priced more like the no-name stuff advertised around the Web. You can print cheaply without worrying that the cartridge will burst all over your printer.

One thing that some of this so-called innovative product lack is giving them a creative, short and easy-to-remember name. Product names should be devoid of SKU-like names (like Panasonic TH-42PZ700U). Could they just think of a better name? Oh well…