Congratulations to NZ PC World Reviews Editor Scott Bartley, who won best Reviewer at the Qantas Media Awards on Friday night.

Scott beat fellow finalists Peter Calder, a film and food critic for the NZ Herald, and Listener TV reviewer Diana Wichtel - both of whom have well-deserved reputations as two of New Zealand's best writers.

It's good to see the judges took the time to appreciate Scott's thorough research, the usefulness of his writing to his readers and, most of all, his easy and entertaining style - for writing stuff that's easy to read is not very easy at all. Well done.

Congrats also go to everybody associated with pcworld.co.nz, which was one of three finalists for Feature Website, a crowded category open to all magazines.

The hidden bedside plasma
Speaking of gongs, US magazine Electronic House has announced its 2008 Home of the Year Awards. My personal favourite is the below Canadian effort, which includes a hidden plasma TV that slides up from a cabinet at the end of the bed (here's the slideshow). Check out all the winners here.