A new essential gadget list has unsurprisingly listed Apple’s iPod and associated accessories as must-have products for 2005.

Eight out of ten of the best technological products for 2005 are portable items, according to the list compiled by Stuff magazine, with the iPod battling Sony’s Playstation Portable (PSP) for the top spot.

Adam Vaughan, editor of Stuff Essentials, attributed the dominance of portable gadgets to falling costs making the latest technology accessible and affordable.

“Take digital cameras - who would now pay to develop an entire film of photos? Or legitimate downloads - who would travel miles to a record shop when they could download the song in minutes for 70p?”

“What this year’s Essentials shows is that gadgets are now cheaper, sexier and more indispensable than ever. We’ve got to the point where we can’t live our lives without certain technology,” he said.

The iPod photo 60gb was listed as the preferred consumer model above the shuffle and mini versions.