The 2005 Engadget Awards: Nominate the Portable Audio Device of the Year

It’s time for the 2005 Engadget Awards, and we’re asking for your nominations for the Portable Audio Device of the Year.

Nominating is easy. Just leave a comment as you normally would with what you're nominating for this category (remember, comments must be validated!). You don’t have to include your reasons for nominating it or any of that stuff, just leaving the name is fine.

Limit your nominations only to devices that were introduced and sold for the first time in 2005 (which means no concept devices or prototypes, though we will allow updated versions of previous products).

Also, products only need to be nominated once to be in the running, so if you’re planning on suggesting something, please make a quick scan to see if someone’s already beat you to it (i.e., please don't nominate anything more than once!). Thanks!

[Austin @ Jan 13th 2006 3:54PM]

my nomination for portable audio is the 5th Generation apple iPod. 47 million units, same incredible interface, video. for listening to music it can't be beat.

[marshall409 @ Jan 13th 2006 3:57PM]

5g iPod. You can't deny it. As much as you may hate it.

[Keirmeister @ Jan 13th 2006 3:58PM]

Apple iPod Nano

[Eric @ Jan 13th 2006 4:00PM]

The iRiver U10. A new kind of interface in a small form factor that thumbs its nose at price points. It has FM, a mic, flash games, video, photo viewing, and a sharp full color screen.

[Mike @ Jan 13th 2006 4:16PM]

Any of the New ipods this year

[tigs @ Jan 13th 2006 4:17PM]

come on, now....this is a no-brainer.



ipod nano

[S-M @ Jan 13th 2006 4:21PM]

iPod nano.

[Bo @ Jan 13th 2006 4:26PM]

nano, booyah.

[thispaceforsale @ Jan 13th 2006 4:28PM]

iaudio x5

[shadowlord @ Jan 13th 2006 4:47PM]

1st generation ipod

[Techman @ Jan 13th 2006 5:26PM]

SAMSUNG YP-T7. BOO I-PODS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[John Markowsky @ Jan 13th 2006 5:40PM]

iPod nano... by far! These things are amazing!

[Joel @ Jan 13th 2006 5:43PM]

Let's add some variety - Samsung YP-U1Z

[dread @ Jan 13th 2006 5:49PM]

iaudio Cowon A2

[Galley @ Jan 13th 2006 5:57PM]

5G iPod

[Brant @ Jan 13th 2006 6:07PM]

IPOD Nano

[foxhound_sldsnk @ Jan 13th 2006 7:13PM]

Sony PSP

[ayn @ Jan 13th 2006 7:14PM]

5g iPod (with video)

[digitalgopher @ Jan 13th 2006 7:57PM]

iPod NANO.

[AK @ Jan 13th 2006 8:17PM]

iaudio x5L without a doubt

[Peter Camperton @ Jan 13th 2006 8:44PM]

iPod nano

[tomer @ Jan 13th 2006 9:15PM]

i think you cant really choose one portable audio, so i would choose "every player exept ipod", why? because all that the ipod has change is in size and the abillty to play video files, while other player had those fonctions long time ago...

[ranron @ Jan 13th 2006 10:14PM]

It all depends on how do we define portable. I would say the Sony VAIO X505 laptop. 0.5-in thick and has speakers.

[SineWave @ Jan 14th 2006 3:56AM]

Ultimate Ears super.fi Pro In-Ear Monitors -- excellent!

[Martin @ Jan 14th 2006 8:06AM]

iAudio X5

[Daveoc64 @ Jan 14th 2006 8:38AM]

iPod 5G

[Max Fun @ Jan 14th 2006 12:37PM]

Putting my money on the iPod Nano for its sheer beauty.

[Danny Purdue @ Jan 14th 2006 12:44PM]

ipod nano

[ChronoZaga @ Jan 14th 2006 1:01PM]

iPod (with video)

[Pat @ Jan 14th 2006 1:54PM]

iPod nano. It has taken over.

[Scoyle17 @ Jan 14th 2006 1:56PM]

Any of this years iPods

[Ben @ Jan 14th 2006 3:53PM]

Ya iPod nano is a no brainer.. As in if you have no brain, nominate it.



It sucks, face it.

[Sp1n @ Jan 14th 2006 5:10PM]

Sony NW-HD5 for the longest playing 20gb player and best sound in the industry.

[clem13 @ Jan 14th 2006 5:30PM]

iPod mini 2g the ipod nano is just too small and expensive and has a too short battery life

[sergio @ Jan 14th 2006 5:56PM]

Creative zen Touch 20GB

[erik @ Jan 14th 2006 6:19PM]

ipod 5G

[Jamesology @ Jan 14th 2006 9:50PM]

Like Time Magazine, I chose the Sony PSP. Plays my music, movies, and my games. Also, Sony sold the LocationFree for a limited time sale for $549cdn, so I got one and loved how I connected my PSP to it so I can watch TV whenever I hit a Hot Spot. UMDs may be over priced, well so are DVDs compared to FREE downloads from Torrents. At least I know my UMDs, incased in a somewhat plastic housing, have a higher chance of surviving from the horrors of my nephews getting their hands on it and playing with it.

[c.Lake @ Jan 14th 2006 11:14PM]

I got go with the



Nano

[Mike Edholm @ Jan 15th 2006 6:45AM]

IPod Video

[Geert Romain @ Jan 15th 2006 7:24AM]

Apple iPod

[Matt @ Jan 15th 2006 7:35AM]

iPod nano.

[JT @ Jan 15th 2006 10:46AM]

ipod nano

[jason @ Jan 15th 2006 12:09PM]

5G iPod

[Alasdair Sinclair @ Jan 15th 2006 4:38PM]

Iriver U10

[quasi @ Jan 15th 2006 6:04PM]

In terms of cultural impact, it's pretty obvious (in fact, it's obvious enough that I don't even need to mention the product's name).



In terms of features and actual hype-independent coolness, it has to be the iAudio X5L.

[Erix @ Jan 15th 2006 6:33PM]

iPod 5G partly cos i own one... :p kekeke

[King Bigos @ Jan 16th 2006 2:54AM]

iPod Video

[Tony Mart?z @ Jan 16th 2006 5:57AM]

iPod nano

[Ben's Hog @ Jan 17th 2006 3:53PM]

The XM2Go products (MyFi, AirWare, etc).



Love my iAudio X5 60GB too!

[blippy @ Jan 17th 2006 4:52PM]

for flash-based players, the MobiBlu DAH-1500i or Cowon U3

and

for HD-based players, the Cowon IAudio X5/X5L