The 2005 Engadget Awards: Nominate the Worst Gadget of the Year
By Ryan Block 
posted January 12th 2006 11:56PM
posted January 12th 2006 11:56PM
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!
ROKR
Gizmondo.
Sony 'Bean' Walkman
All the "Hello Kitty" items
Treo 650
any ipod nano, psp rip offs
Oakley MP3-player sunglasses
any SPOT watch...Fossil, Suunto, Swatch, Tissot, take your pick.
rokr 1
Th' Dell Ditty.
gameboy micro
Gizmondo
Sony Bean NW-E205 NW-E207
almost forgot about the PepperPad
Nintendo DS
ROKR 1
Motorola ROKR E1
definitely the Oakley mp3 sun glasses. Imagine, you have to wear sun glasses indoor ro at night to listen to mp3s. That is in itself bad enough, but the look of that thing...
The Sony Bean
O2 XDA 2s/
Motorola ROKR E1
Motorola ROKR E1
Damn! Gizmondo was nominated already.
Fossil Abacus Palm OS watch.
Although it was announced back in '02, it was only officially available January 5, 2005 according to Brighthand http://brighthand.com/article/Fossil_Wrist_PDA_Re-debuts
Now they're cleared out for a fraction of their original price.
Motorola ROKR
Bah. You guys suck and took Gizmondo and the ROKR before I could.
Anywho, I'd say Amp'd Mobile & ESPN Mobile... Overpriced niche MVNOs count as gadgets right?
teh PSP
no doubt its got to be Gizmondo
doh! its been nominated 3 times already ?
The 17 gizmondo's sold to luky people
PSPonTV
gizmondo
x box 360 isnt that much of a good system. they tried to copy the ps3 and they came out before ps3. they tried to abuse the ps3 4 copyin them when they r the real copyers. and when u buy 1 most of em dont work. so thats why i think x box 360 should be engadgets worst gadget of the year
Gizmondo
ROKR E1
the ipod shuffle
why bother...
iPod shuffle.
#24, thats hte worst fanboy comment ive ever heard, shut up, id have to say gizmondo or any useless usb port item, like hte drink warmer or christmas tree.
The Gizmondo
The Xbox360, not because it is necessarily a bad product, but it is vaporware to 99.9% of the public. I can't buy one and I am slowly starting to care less that I own one.
Ipod with Video - what a joke
Gizmondo
rokr e1
ohooh i get to say this first!
The Bratz mp3 lipstick player
the stuttiest thing you can buy for your child!
Gizmondo
Well....I would say Apple iPod in general....but then I'd get beatings from stupid fanboys....(BTW The Creative product line of MP3 players *I personally like trhe Nomad Zen Xtra....but those are done with* Has MUCH better sound quality, can be used as a portable hard drive, doesn't NEED stupid software, when there are already ten zillion that do the same job, and has a Linux project (for most of their players, 3rd party) on the way :)
Meh.....I'll go with the Xbox360....trying to fasinate people with flashy names and technologies....
"Ohhhh....GDDR3 is gonna rock my socks cause it has a G and a 3...."
Super ugh....
HP iPAQ 6515
- battery life < 3 hours
- GPS fix: never
- keyboard: too small to handle
- memory: almost none available to user
- car charger: can't keep up with power drain
- screen: too small
- Wifi: not available
Ipod shuffle
Duh!! I mean come on, its a freaking flash drive that has a couple of buttons on it.
ipod nano knockoffs
Xbx 360
every iPod - guaranteed obsolete in couple months
PSP = Worst Ever Gadget
Would of been better if Sony weren't sellouts.