Engadget's 3rd Birthday Giveaway - Day 1
By Peter Rojas 
posted Mar 1st 2007 12:00PM
posted Mar 1st 2007 12:00PM
- Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX + Copy of Lego Star Wars II + Xbox 360 for Windows Controller
- SanDisk Sansa e280R
- Netgear WGR101 Wireless Travel Router
- Samsung A920 (Sprint)
- v-moda bass-freq headphones
Here's what you have to do to win:
Make a post in the comments below with links to your favorite Engadget posts from each of the past three years (i.e. post your fave link from 2004, your fave from 2005, and your fave from 2006). Make sure you have one post from each year, as well as why it's your favorite post of that year, otherwise we have to disqualify your entry. It's a little tougher if you haven't been reading the site since 2004, but you gotta give something back to the old school, right? We'll pick five winners at random from among all qualifying entries.
A few rules (yeah, there are always rules):
- You may only enter this specific contest once. If you enter this contest more than once you'll be automatically disqualified and barred from all future giveaways. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.) You may enter our other Birthday contests, but you can't win more than once; if you happen to win more than once (which is pretty unlikely, but still) we'll ask you to choose just one of your prizes.
- You can only win once.
- This contest is open to anyone anywhere.
- Contest is open until 11:59pm EST on Sunday, March 4th.
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/27/watch-out-smashmystuff-mountain-men-completely-obliterate-a-ps/
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/flashpoint-usb-memory-sticks-with-computer-free-data-transfer/
This gadget proved really useful in real life situations.
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/28/music-thing-the-zx-spectrum-specdrum-module/
I was introdiced to the world of computers on a spectrum. Fond memories.
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/24/the-lockdown-locked-but-not-secure-part-i/
Very interesting stuff albeit not specifically gadget related.
2006
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/20/miller-to-introduce-self-cooling-beer-cans-next-year/
Does it get any better than this??? Cold Beer on demand, WOW
2005
http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/beer-mat-radios-for-help-when-empty/
Are we sensing a theme here? Somebody likes beer technology, yeah, its me.
2004
http://www.engadget.com/2004/05/25/lose-weight-the-dance-dance-revolution-way/
Videogames a part of school??? Why do I have to be so old that I missed that. Oh well, my beermat radio just went off, time for a refill.
Thanks Engadget for keeping me glued to my computer for 3yrs and counting
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
I used to be really into skinning my PC like a MAC... I referred to this article many times throughout the years.
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
It reminds me of Back to the Future... and what luxuries we enjoy today!
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/nintendo-wii-the-revolution-gets-a-real-name/
It took me quite some time to get over the rediculous name. This article just kept haunting me.
2006
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/18/how-to-design-your-own-ipod-super-dock-part-1/
My dock sucks and didn't work well, so it was better to build my own!
2005
http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/14/dells-24-inch-2405fpw-lcd-monitor-is-real/
I bought this lcd after I heard about it from you.
2004
http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/14/playstation-3-to-hit-in-march-2005/
It was my first insight to ps3.
from 2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/05/dells-ultrasharp-2005fpw-widescreen-20-inch-lcd-monitor/
from 2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/14/dells-24-inch-2405fpw-lcd-monitor-is-real/
and from 2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/01/dell-quietly-announces-2407wfp/
I've been wanting to get a big screen LCD monitor for quite a while, but dell keeps on updating them :)
and could it be that I'm the first here???
Anyhow, you guys are the best, and engadget rule!
I'm an Engadget OG since the early days of 2004 but how am I supposed to find posts from back then? Those were the good old days when it was just Pete but there were still a siiick amount of daily updates. Hey Peter we love you're posts!
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/27/watch-out-smashmystuff-mountain-men-completely-obliterate-a-ps/
Happy Birthday Engadget! :D
2006: Nintendo Revolution gets real name: http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/nintendo-wii-the-revolution-gets-a-real-name/ - I was actually surprised about Nintendo made that decision... As well as the speed Engadget reported it.
2005: the 2004 Engadget Reward! http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/03/the-winners-of-the-2004-engadget-awards/ - 2004 was a very interesting year for gadgets, especially the way Engadget rewarded it ;)
2004: Intel releases 64-bit Xeon, http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/01/intel-releases-64-bit-xeon-processor-holds-breath/ - Intel's high end 64-bit debut, surprising!
2004
http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/31/indian-wireless-carrier-will-harrass-your-friends-if-youre-a/
haha this was one of the funniest things i had read about indian cell phone carriers that year.
2005
http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/08/how-to-the-magic-phone-part-1-number-pad-matrix-decoding/
this is was cool cos i actually destroyed a phone in my house try to do this and my mom kicked my ass for it.
2006
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/18/india-announces-plans-to-develop-robot-army/
prolly one of the biggest load of BS type news things i have heard...haha we cant even have gps systems in our cars in india cos there's no road mapping logic there and they want to build robot army's.
From 2006, the BenQ FP241W review! This is where I first saw the monitor and eventually purchased it, and it is simply amazing.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/07/benq-fp241w-24-incher-reviewed/
From 2005, the unpacking of 360! It was a while after the launch before I finally got my own 360, so I drooled all over my computer when this was posted.
http://gaming.engadget.com/2005/11/17/unpacking-the-xbox-360/
From 2004, this was fairly amusing even though I found it much later than 2004. I had been wanting to make the switch over to a mac, but I didn't have the financial means to do so. This was the closest thing to a real mac that I could get at the time, and it looks a lot better than boring old Windows XP.
http://features.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
i think i should win because it is actually my birthday today(the big 21. Come on engadget show me some love; and i can prove my birthday...
always a loyal reader,
Giltronic
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/11/playstation-3-vs-xbox-360-vs-wii/
You have to love the stackup of the three consoles and the fact that after years of waiting for the next gen consoles, they range from good, to ok, to just plain bad. I'll let you be the judge of what title fits which console. :-)
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/wireless-ipod-by-mid-2006/
This was one of my first articles reading about the iPhone seeing as I am neither a fan of Apple of Cellular products. However this intriqued me enough to follow the story leading up to Job's announcement at the last "little-get-together" he threw.
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/02/an-xbox-2-in-2005-yes-no-maybe/
Seeing as I am a M$Fanboy this was yet another confirmation as to why I loved this company. You have to love Ballmer and his "phrases" as well as the announcement for the 360.
And there you have it, three years in review! Congrats on 3 Years & Keep'em Coming!
favorite of 2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/03/13/race-day-the-grand-challenge-begins/
Discovered DARPA challenge, thanx engadget!
favorite of 2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
awesome post from my birth year!, a lot of effort im sure.
favorite of 2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/15/averatec-voya-320-brings-gps-on-the-cheap/
My most favorite gadget that I have. Best 220 buks I ever spent!
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/14/playstation-3-to-hit-in-march-2005/
This post said the PS3 might come out in March 2005...yeah right, thats why I like it.
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/22/playstation-3-for-spring-2006-launch/
This is like the last one, except this speculates on a Spring 2006 release, once again yeah right.
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/16/sonys-playstation-3-review-roundup/
Finally the PS3 comes out...what I had been waiting for.
As you can probobly tell, I'm a PS3 fan.
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/19/imation-swivel-flash-drive-up-to-1-gb/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/01/predictions-for-2005/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/15/bill-gates-quitting-day-to-day-duties-at-microsoft/
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/09/idea-2004-gallery/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/12/engadgets-live-coverage-of-the-xbox-360-launch/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/27/back-in-our-day-we-played-the-wii-by-candlelight/
2004: www.engadget.com/2004/10/08/psp-back-to-2004-launch-were-not-holding-our-breath
I remember going crazy for a PSP back then.
2005: www.engadget.com/2005/09/11/xbox-360-the-most-hack-proof-console-ever/
I was a sad panda when I heard the news that the xbox 360 wasn't going to be hackable. That is one of the most fun aspect of the original xbox.
2006: www.engadget.com/2006/12/06/breaking-james-kim-may-have-been-found/
No other Engadget article hit me harder than the day they found James body. I will never forget that whole week where we all are just pulling for him and his family to make it through. R.I.P James.
2004:
E3 Coverage
http://www.engadget.com/2004/05/14/continuing-e3-coverage/
This is the post that got me to START reading Engadget. Been hooked ever since
2005:
Engadget 1985
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
Sheer creativity wins this post. Although I was only 4 in 1985, I still did a fair share of BBS and Hyperterminal
2006:
Why Microsoft would Break Windows
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/switched-on-why-microsoft-would-break-windows/
Again, I love switched on. Very insightful thoughts on typically controversial issues.
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/15/the-linksys-network-storage-link/
my 2004 Favorite link, and Im still using this slug, I really like it!
http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/18/japan-only-20th-anniversary-edition-windows-xp/
20th anniversary edition! I did actually want one, but it Im not from japan ..
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/dells-3007wfp-gets-a-price-2199/
handsdown my favorite monitor . . . awesome if I win that 8800GTX =))
Matt, you need to say WHY they are your fav's...
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/24/presidential-candidate-ringtones/
WHY: election ring tones! Come ON, does it really need an explanation??? Actually, I thought this idea was LAME and that anyone who downloaded and used them was SAD... but the post did make me laugh! (and I remembered it as a 2004 post)
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/15/giant-spiderbot-not-your-average-john-deere-offering/
WHY: It's a friggin forest spiderbot!!! I was taken back to scenes of Endor and AT-ST walkers!!! Really, that thing just stuck in my head... Didn't even know WHAT year it was, but it counts for 2005.
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/13/the-darpa-pikes-peak-robot-hill-climb/
WHY: More robots!! (I'm a fan.) Plus the DARPA competitions are too cool.
I want to have this card. But it just to expensive. So, try to win this :P
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/05/engadget-podcast-001-10-05-2004-how-to-podcasting-get/
reason: podcast was kinda new trend at the time and i liked your podcasts!
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/01/predictions-for-2005/
reason: predictions are fun.
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/steve-jobs-keynote-live-from-macworld-2006/
reason: apple shifting to intel was sooooo exciting.
This is easy:
Happy B-day Guys (and Gals)
2004
iPod Altoids battery pack
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/ipod-altoids-battery-pack/
2005
Engadget nominated for Best Tech Blog in the 2005 Weblog Awards
http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/engadget-nominated-for-best-tech-blog-in-the-2005-weblog-awards/
2006
CE-Oh no he didn't! Part XXVIII - Reggie pokes fun at PS3 shootings
http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/24/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxviii-reggie-pokes-fun-at-ps3-shooti/
2004:
http://announcements.engadget.com/2004/09/03/call-it-the-pstwo-is-sony-planning-a-slimmed-down-ps2/
because my fat ps2 took up too much space
2005:
http://announcements.engadget.com/2005/05/12/sony-playstation-3-for-2005/
because my slim ps2 was getting old
2006:
http://announcements.engadget.com/2006/11/20/would-you-trade-your-ps3-for-a-lifetime-of-tacos/
because i was hungry
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/03/31/grand-challenge-video-clips/
A story dear to my heart, since I worked on Sandstorm.
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/20/freakin-creepy-cat-robots-drumroll-please-from-japan/
I like cats, I like robots... what could be better than cat robots?
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/live-from-the-steve-jobs-keynote-its-showtime/
I love your guys live keynote coverage...best of all the sites.
Thanks for three years of great tech coverage!
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/15/os-x-running-on-asus-r2h-mac-tablet-at-last-sort-of/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/12/engadgets-live-coverage-of-the-xbox-360-launch/
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/the-hello-kitty-exhaust-pipe-attachment/
My wife wants one bad. Anyone know where to find one?
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/is-this-the-t-mobile-sidekick-iii-hiptop-3/
My favorite phone got an upgrade, and it was my first chance to see it.
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/25/parents-auction-off-their-no-good-kids-christmas-presents-on/
Take that you brats! Too funny.
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/17/the-godfather-horse-head-pillow/
There are so many people I want to give this to as a "surprise" gift...
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/beer-mat-radios-for-help-when-empty/
It's kind of like the low-fuel light in your car... only completely different.
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/20/miller-to-introduce-self-cooling-beer-cans-next-year/
Anything that can give me a cold beer outside in the middle of summer is a winner in my book.
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/27/watch-out-smashmystuff-mountain-men-completely-obliterate-a-ps/
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/02/interview-helen-greiner-chairman-and-cofounder-of-irobot/
Why: She's a geek , a good lookin' gal, and is going to be supreme leader of the world once our irobot overlords take over.
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/03/the-engadget-amp-joystiq-interview-nintendos-shigeru/
Why: Miyamoto is the single most influential man in the history of consoles. This interview was awesome.
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/11/the-engadget-and-joystiq-interview-nintendos-shigeru-miyamoto-a/
Why: You interviewed him again the next year! Niiiiiice.
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/24/how-to-build-a-practical-htpc/
still have yet to build it, but this started my shopping list.
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/29/how-to-stream-almost-anything-using-vlc/
I love ubiquitous internet and i want content wherever i go, if im not using orb
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/30/gadgets-at-the-2004-mtv-video-music-awards/
oooh ipod 4g and HP....I heard you can get those at compusa for 20 bucks in their liquidation sale...an edtv plasma in a yacht that raises, ooooh, a gold encrusted pocket dictionary? and a virgin slider? all real big hits!
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
This is my favorite because it was the first time I ever heard of or visited Engadget.
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
The retro-engadget. Very memorable.
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/24/dvd-jons-doubletwist-to-provide-fairplay-for-devices-too/
Because you avoided taking the opportunity to call him "Johnny Fairplay," that moron from all the reality shows.
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/08/tablet-pcs-still-not-catching-on/
Ah, yes. Origami is the new tablet pc.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/01/predictions-for-2006/
I always love prediction threads..
http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/01/predictions-for-2005/
I know it's cheap, but I really do heart prediction posts.
From the comments..
"And I think we all are excited to see the PSP come to the States."
Heh.
-Alex
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/20/sony-playstation-portable-psp-hands-on-review/
Remember how fantastic it looked? The wonderment we all felt? ...Of course, then it released and the only games were (and still are) crappy ps2 ports and the disc drive was loud and annoying, but I still remember the excitement of a 5 year old in the weeks leading up to the release.
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/31/eight-foot-nes-controller/
Tell me how anything could ever be cooler than an eight foot NES controller. Unless of course it's a ten foot NES controller...
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/20/would-you-trade-your-ps3-for-a-lifetime-of-tacos/
The one and only thing that ever made me consider buying a PS3.
Its been all about the wii baby!
2004
http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/11/nintendo-revolution-console-in-2006/
2005
http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/30/nintendo-confirms-revolution-will-debut-for-less-than-300/
2006
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/nintendo-wii-the-revolution-gets-a-real-name/
Favourite post from 2004
http://features.engadget.com/2004/07/12/exclusive-sony-u50-review/
Man I was SO excited about this thing. Never ended up getting one. The post is a review of the Sony u50. Only a few months after did better products more fitting to my needs get released. Sorry sony.
Favourite post from 2005
http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/09/kutaragi-confirms-ps3-hdd-will-be-add-on-and-will-run-linux/
Love this post. PS3 will come with NO hard drive? LOL. But the good news was that it would support OTHER OS'...linux was the rumor and well... look at what we've got today. A HDD AND linux. AND the hard drive is swappable!
Favourite post from 2006
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/04/archos-wifi-capable-604-slips-by-the-fcc/
This post is about the archos 604 wifi. I had just recently purchased my av500 and saw the 604 and said meh. Then THIS came out and with WIFI and I was pretty crushed... so not I think I like the looks of the 704, though it has a 7inch screen... which is kinda big... and the new gen 4 has that stupid $100 add-on dvr station instead of coming WITH the unit!
Well there are my fav posts from 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Andrew
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/01/november-25th-is-xbox-360-day/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/20/they-spinnin-deuce-spinner-wheels-for-bicycles/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/03/tiretagz-turn-hubcaps-into-a-tacky-led-display/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/28/pimpstar-rims-for-the-opinionated-driver/
I'm all about the rims!
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/05/05/longhorn-to-require-pcs-from-the-future/
I made a bet with a friend that Vista (then named Longhorn) wont be out in 2006, and guess who won! :-P
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/05/bomb-squad-robot-inspects-bank-robbers-mouth/
HILAROUS! I even commented on it. Very popular among my buddies cause we live in Tucson (where it happened)
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/target-sells-memory-card-with-nudie-pix-buyer-traumatized-for/
Because I did buy a camera from Target but I didnt get any nudy pics :(
Whoops... I forgot the "why's"
This is easy:
Happy B-day Guys (and Gals)
2004
iPod Altoids battery pack
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/ipod-altoids-battery-pack/
Why: Anything in an Altoids Tin is cool, esp if it's actually usefull
2005
Engadget nominated for Best Tech Blog in the 2005 Weblog Awards
http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/engadget-nominated-for-best-tech-blog-in-the-2005-weblog-awards/
Why: Why not!?! This is just sweet!
2006
CE-Oh no he didn't! Part XXVIII - Reggie pokes fun at PS3 shootings
http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/24/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxviii-reggie-pokes-fun-at-ps3-shooti/
Why: It just figures, more "mud slinging" from the "big guys"
Westinghouse drops 47-inch 1080p LCD (2006)
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/03/westinghouse-drops-47-inch-1080p-lcd/
WHY?: I love HD and this was the first time I could afford it!
Kyocera makes solar fashionable (2005)
http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/24/kyocera-makes-solar-fashionable/
WHY?: I dream of being "Off the Grid" one day.
Motorola RAZR V3 now officially on sale at Cingular (2004)
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/motorola-razr-v3-now-officially-on-sale-at-cingular/
WHY?: I have cingular and I was up for renewl at the time. Still a damn sexy phone.
http://www.engadget.com/2004/05/25/the-wireless-pill-camera/ 2004
i always wanted to try this one out
http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/23/woman-swallows-cellphone-playing-keep-away-from-boyfriend/ 2005 this one was funny yet sad
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/08/microsoft-confirms-usb-hd-dvd-for-xbox-360/ 2006 very happy to see the xbox 360 hd dvd being confirmed by microsoft
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/08/iriver-adds-video-to-their-h320-and-h340-mp3-players/ great news for me xD it was so much better for that
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/26/rockbox-open-source-firmware-but-more-importantly-rockboy/ hows that for oldschool, gameboy on your dap
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/06/nvidia-g80-specs-revealed/ probably some of the craziest specs i have yet read on engadget
2006 - DIY iPod Super Dock
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/18/how-to-design-your-own-ipod-super-dock-part-1/
2005 - Apple Goes Intel
http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/06/apple-goes-intel-its-true/
2004 - Engadgets First Podcast
http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/05/engadget-podcast-001-10-05-2004-how-to-podcasting-get/
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/06/apple-goes-intel-its-true/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/06/nvidia-g80-specs-revealed/
2004:
[drool]
http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/20/lg-flatron-2320a-23-inch-lcd-hands-on-review/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/07/doom-ported-to-the-ipod/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/18/suns-project-blackbox-datacenter-in-a-container/
[/drool]
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/20/they-spinnin-deuce-spinner-wheels-for-bicycles/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/03/tiretagz-turn-hubcaps-into-a-tacky-led-display/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/28/pimpstar-rims-for-the-opinionated-driver/
I'm all about the rims!
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/16/sonys-playstation-3-review-roundup
I've been waiting for the ps3 for almost 4 years, this made me happy.
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/14/itunes-ipod-integration-with-the-ps3/
Man this would have been cool.
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/04/01/ps3-might-use-50gb-blu-ray-discs/
I remember when this was first announced I was thrilled. It doesn't seem so impressive now...
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/nintendo-wii-the-revolution-gets-a-real-name/
That was the day the Wii jokes began. And they still haven't let up.
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/01/predictions-for-2005/
A good 'ol fashioned gathering round the water cooler to discuss if the 360 would come out. It sure did, and now I've got one.
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/01/dell-quietly-announces-2407wfp/
Mmm... Dell monitors. Been drooling over the 20.1", then the 24", then the 30"! Now there's a 22" and a 27"? For the price, I'll still have to take a 22".
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
from 2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/14/dells-24-inch-2405fpw-lcd-monitor-is-real/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/27/back-in-our-day-we-played-the-wii-by-candlelight/
Thanks guys
Here are mine:
I thought this was funny, now looking back, what were you thinking!:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/30/the-xbox-xenon-it-is/
Of course, always a favorite, fun to think of the future:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
And this would be last years, only becuase i have a zune, and I SUBMITTED THIS STORY!:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/zune-unboxed-on-camera/
2006: Why? I love the car, and adding a may mini theater is quite amasing ...
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/the-mac-mini-based-delorean-drivable-drive-in/
2005: Why? Well is says Vista boots in 2-3 seconds :)
http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/27/zero-to-windows-vista-in-2-to-3-seconds/
2004: Why? I would also sue my mom when she is refusing to buy me a pc...
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/09/boy-sues-mom-who-refuses-to-buy-him-a-pc/
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/08/iriver-adds-video-to-their-h320-and-h340-mp3-players/ great news for me xD it was so much better for that
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/26/rockbox-open-source-firmware-but-more-importantly-rockboy/ hows that for oldschool, gameboy on your dap
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/06/nvidia-g80-specs-revealed/ probably some of the craziest specs i have yet read on engadget
Happy Early Born Day
Zune review - Nov 15th 2006 12:24PM - http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/15/zune-review/ - Because this article was one of the main reason reason for me buying the Zune
HD DVD Xbox 360 already in the works, due next year? - Dec 14th 2005 - http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/hd-dvd-xbox-360-already-in-the-works-due-next-year/ - I became very mad because I justed purchased one two or three days ago.
The iPod Photo - Oct 26th 2004 2:12PM - http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/26/the-ipod-photo/ - At the time, I thought this was the best thing that ever came out in the world
http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/19/imation-swivel-flash-drive-up-to-1-gb/
http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/01/november-25th-is-xbox-360-day/
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/01/dell-quietly-announces-2407wfp/
you know you should give it all too me
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/06/apple-goes-intel-its-true/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/live-from-the-steve-jobs-keynote-its-showtime/
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/03/apple-showing-off-a-cellphone-prototype/
Everyone got so excited, and then it turned out to be such a disappointment :p
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/02/target-your-co-workers-with-usb-air-darts/
Best USB toy ever!
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/installing-the-zune-sucked/
... and the Apple fans were vindicated once again
http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/26/microsoft-putting-hd-dvd-into-next-version-of-windows/
My first reading on your site
http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/21/longhorn-official-name-windows-vista/
Really started to look at windows platform
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/ps3-unboxing/
Jaw on the floor....wanted one soooo bad.
Happy B-DAY !!!! WOW its has almost been a year since I first visited Engadget, and it was because I heard on [H] about Engadget having its article stolen or picture ;) of an article... anyway i got "stuck" with them ever since :) BEST UPDATED SITE ON TEH INTERWEB !!!!!
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/30/get-ready-for-cablecard/
This was the first time I heard about CableCARD, and since I'm an avid Media Center PC user, this is highly important to me.
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/27/black-motorola-razr-coming-to-cingular-july-1/
Because I'm all about black, and I love the Razr!
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/05/apples-iphone-the-rumor-resurrected/
This was the first time I heard about the iPhone, and while I'm no fan of ipods or macs, I do recognize what Apple has done for both industries. An advanced phone from Mac would surely shake things up.
2004:
http://features.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
because macs run windows and are awesome becuase of it, let windows at least look like a mac to give it some edge.
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/25/usb-spaghetti-aka-cable-ga-napolitain/
this just made me laugh, and most of the usb gadgets you report on do as well. do people really have nothing better to invent?
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/honda-asimo-takes-a-nasty-fall/
"one day we are gonna pay for this" i was watching bsg while reading this and the parallels were great.
2004 - iPod Altoids very niceee
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/ipod-altoids-battery-pack/
2005 - I was glued to the PS3 coverage
http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/22/playstation-3-for-spring-2006-launch/
2006 - crazyyy robot
http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/13/the-darpa-pikes-peak-robot-hill-climb/
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/14/engadget-named-best-tech-blog-in-the-2004-weblog-awards/
obviously because its the truth!
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/26/xbox-360-to-ship-by-thanksgiving/
this was the best news i've recieved in the year of 2005!
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/acer-intros-three-new-dlp-projectors/
this is just cool!
2004
http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/30/the-xbox-xenon-it-is/
This is the first engadget article I ever read. Stuff like this made me start reading this site on an near-hourly basis.
2005
http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/02/youve-got-htc-universal-questions-weve-got-htc-universal/
This is why I bought an Imate JasJar. My 2 year son made it his toy and it got brokey. Now I want...
2006
http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/29/meet-your-shiny-new-2007-htcs/
The Kaiser. Bring it!
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/13/apples-new-handheld/
Why its my favorite?: Apple's new handheld eh? Looks like the iPhone to me. Great early scoop Engadget!
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/22/xbox-360-this-is-it/
Why its my favorite?: Well I guess I’m just a gadget degenerate, but I like seeing things long before they come out, especially when they are the real deal.
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/18/welcome-to-the-new-engadget/
Why its my favorite?: The Engadget redesign. What else can I say, a facelift to my favorite site.
all the post are the best posts...
Scott
http://www.engadget.com/2004/05/25/the-wireless-pill-camera/
http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/engadget-nominated-for-best-tech-blog-in-the-2005-weblog-awards/
http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/28/pimpstar-rims-for-the-opinionated-driver/
you loke it
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/03/apple-showing-off-a-cellphone-prototype/
If only Peter knew...
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/01/sony-drm-hacks-your-pc/
A sad day for the geek indeed. I could not believe a multinational corporation tried to pull something like that off.
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/22/dude-your-dell-is-on-fire/
What a mess...Just think what this started...
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/nintendo-wii-the-revolution-gets-a-real-name/
2006: the day i almost cried at the revolutions new wiiner name.
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/18/live-from-e3-day-two/
oh *THAT* day. the unveiling of the revolution at E3. when i almost went into coma from dehydration from drooling...
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/08/psp-vs-ds/
the time i almost betrayed my nintendo fanboyism and bought a PSP because you hyped up the screen size of the PSP. (alright. it wasnt entirely your fault. i thought the PSP was going to take over the world as well)
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/05/engadget-podcast-001-10-05-2004-how-to-podcasting-get/
Was the first time I got wind of the Engadget podcast. It's been gravy ever sense!
2005:http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/04/amd-goes-4-way-8-core-with-boxx-at-siggraph/
My peeps at AMD began to catch up with blue and ever so chipper Intel. I think this was forshadowing the surge to come by AMD.
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/nintendo-wii-the-revolution-gets-a-real-name/
I really enjoyed the fall out from the name Wii and all the naysayers that said it was going to fizzel because of it were well.. Wrong.
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/09/ipod-or-drinking-students-prefer-ipod/
who would have though that the ipod has that supreme power in addition to the drool command for fanboys?
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/15/xbox-360-launch-date-is-november-22/
can't beat a good hard release date after months of speculation
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/14/playstation-3-to-hit-in-march-2005/
ha. wild speculation. and now no one cares about the ps3 - there have been piles at every best buy i have been to in the last month
2004: Engadget's 1st Post(?) -
http://www.engadget.com/2004/03/02/engadget-faq/
2005: (...uh huh, ok, Sony, even with HDD, you still don't sell too well) -
http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/09/kutaragi-confirms-ps3-hdd-will-be-add-on-and-will-run-linux/
2006: (a skeet skeet skeet j/k) -
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/ps3-unboxing/
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/16/how-treo-650-owners-can-get-their-free-128mb-sd-card/ - Good lookin' out engadget, helped me score my memory card for my Treo!
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/ - I emailed this to ALL on of friend, even though I usually discourage that kind of behavior.
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/19/wii-launch-wrap-up/ - Gotta love the Wii!!
Happy Birthday guys!
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
Back then I didn't have a Mac myself, so this article was sort of a ray of hope for me with just a PC under my name, haha! :D
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
One of my all time favourites. It was amazing!!!! I was laughing so much as I read the "old school" news, haha!
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/nintendo-wii-the-revolution-gets-a-real-name/
I remember what I said that day: "WTF!?" and I think that was the general consensus about it! At first I thought Engadget was playing a prank on us all, hahaha. It was still an amazing piece of news, if you ask me!!!
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/03/apple-showing-off-a-cellphone-prototype/
Why? iPhone rumors!!! OMFGZ! Seriously, I love looking back at the comments on these "rumor" posts.
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/10/caption-contest-ballroom-dancebots/
Why? A good laugh and that's all. Engadget always makes this tech-savvy world a little more fun.
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/02/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xix-watkins-says-seagate-helps-peopl/
Why? "CE-Oh no he didn't!" is my favorite running series at Engadget. This is the cream of the crop right here.
2006 - http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/the-hello-kitty-exhaust-pipe-attachment/
2005 -
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
2004 -
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/ipod-altoids-battery-pack/
http://www.engadget.com/2004/03/02/about-engadget/
Why? What is this engadget thing? – gotta love that.
http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/12/live-from-the-steve-jobs-keynote-one-more-thing/
Live blogging the announcement of the video iPod - wait U2 isn't playing live - it's on an iPod
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/08/sony-shows-off-the-real-ps3-controller/
Why? Because it was a relief to finally know that the PS3 wouldn’t come with the boomerang controller.
Happy Birthday Engadget.
CL
http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/24/treo-650-is-official/
The moment the love affair started.
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
Best post ever; hilarious.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/22/palm-briefly-confesses-to-treo-680-750-for-cingular/
Because I'm the William in "Thanks William..."
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/11/nintendo-revolution-console-in-2006/
i was so stoked for the next thing from the big-N. i was much more of a gamer then, so that really hit me.
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/22/playstation-3-for-spring-2006-launch/
still much of a gamer, and launch news excites me.
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/04/bd-1000-first-u-s-blu-ray-player/
big news for the format war, first US BD player
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/17/the-godfather-horse-head-pillow/
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/05/bomb-squad-robot-inspects-bank-robbers-mouth/
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/live-from-the-steve-jobs-keynote-its-showtime/
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/30/the-iduck-usb-flash-memory-drive-only-without-the-flash/
Because it's a useless and ridiculous accessory that I still want to own.
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/06/hello-kitty-stratocaster-guitar-by-fender/
Ridiculous and useless again... but this time I wouldn't want to own one... and question if they've even sold any!
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/19/nintendo-hit-with-class-action-lawsuit-for-defective-wrist-str/
More ridiculous. And just plain stupid. Could be one of the dumbest things ever.
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/05/14/continuing-e3-coverage/
This is also the start of my Engadget reading.
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/upgrade-the-linksys-wrt54g-with-open-source-firmware/
This prompted me to upgrade my router into something truly useful.
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/09/engadget-and-joystiqs-live-coverage-of-microsofts-xbox-360-e3-ev/
This prompted me to go get the XBOX 360 which I can't do without now
http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/17/the-godfather-horse-head-pillow/
How can you NOT love this?
http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/01/predictions-for-2005/
Laughed my A off here!
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/live-from-the-steve-jobs-keynote-its-showtime/
This is why I hope Steve Jobs ends up in jail!
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/22/the-blessed-base-station/
One line article with the photo, and yet it managed to make my day. I laughed so hard that I fell off my chair when I first read it, and I passed it on to all my friends. It was corny enough for me to proud of it! ;-)
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
Because I LOVE things from years gone by and the article was so well written, it made me smile and wish I had been born in a better age, even though it wasn't so good technologically.
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/22/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-ix-gates-watches-pirated-videos
The photo of Bill Gates made me laugh, and also because it's nice to know that the guy's human and not stuck up and believes in convenience over following stupid rules that don't make sense for consumers.
Happy Birthday Engadget!! Thank you for everything. Honestly.
2006: wii browser released http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/22/wii-internet-channel-launches-free-for-now/ I had been waiting for the day for awhile, and when i woke up i found this post on Engadget, and right away went to my wii.
2005 : predictions for 2005 http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/01/predictions-for-2005/#comments some were pretty close some weren't still... interesting.
2004 : turn your pc into a mac http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/ This is the post that led me to the engadget site, and i've read just about every post from then on
2004:http://gaming.engadget.com/2004/07/30/the-xbox-xenon-it-is/
speculation on the name
2005:http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/22/xbox-360-this-is-it/
the official look
2006:http://gaming.engadget.com/2006/09/27/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-hitting-states-for-200/
cheap hd dvd player
http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/08/robotic-foosball/
Dude. Robots and Foosball.
http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/14/roboshark/
Dude. Robots with teeth.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/robot-surgeon-performs-worlds-first-unassisted-operation/
Dude. Robots with scalpels.
I , for one, welcome our new foosball-playing scalpel-wielding frenzily feeding robot overlords.
2004:http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
2005:http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/30/nintendo-confirms-revolution-will-debut-for-less-than-300/
2006:http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/16/sonys-playstation-3-review-roundup/
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/05/25/the-wireless-pill-camera/
This is just plain cool. One step closer to Fantastic Voyage!
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/06/apple-goes-intel-its-true/
I'm usually not interested in Mac news, because I use a PC. In this case though, the implications were clear: one way or another, OSX was coming to the PC.
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/20/miller-to-introduce-self-cooling-beer-cans-next-year/
Crazy Europeans aside, nobody likes a warm beer.
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/03/08/why-tivo-hasnt-taken-off/
I own a tivo, and I wonder why they are not as popular all the time, then again it might be the insane price tag with the series 3 now :(
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/15/xbox-360-launch-date-is-november-22/
I learned the date that I would have to sit outside in the cold for 12+ hours
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/wii-related-injury-roundup/
how could you not laugh at wii injuries
My favorite from 2004 because I was completely floored by the HD requirements at that time:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/05/05/longhorn-to-require-pcs-from-the-future/
My favorite from 2005 because I was jazzed about the Revolution/Wii and was glad it didn't turn out looking like this:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/24/could-this-be-the-nintendo-revolution/
My favorite from 2006 because I drooled over this phone:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/27/t-mobile-leaks-dash-docs-october-16-confirmed/
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/07/ipod-mini-goes-international-on-july-24th/
iPod mini was what made apple BIG, when I heard it was coming to the UK I went head over heels!
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/29/rokr-or-new-ipod-on-september-7-part-ii/
The speculation hype was funny, apple are the master of surprise!
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/22/microsoft-reconfirms-vistas-january-ship-date/
Microsoft, the master of surprise, the surprise of another vista delay, I'm glad they've shipped it now!
Engadget rocks, it will always be my 'web' home!
My three faves
2004 - Ask Engadget: What are the best headphones to use with the iPod?
http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/19/ask-engadget-what-are-the-best-headphones-to-use-with-the/
What happened to this feature? I loved the user input.
2005 - bake your own robot
Karakuri the low-tech Tea Server
http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/25/karakuri-the-low-tech-tea-server/
This bot has it all - a bit of far East novelty, some do-it-yourself hands-on, and the cliche badge of honor, 'world's first'.
Engadget is a popular whipping boy for folk who think the site is all about tomorrow's news. Here it proves it worth by looking backwards.
2006: Bill Gates, Engadget reader
http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/16/bill-gates-engadget-reader/
Who could deny Engadget its moment of pride, no matter how vain, when old Bill let drop his interest in all things (en)gadgety. Thankfully you got over that and realised its the millions of us, humble readers, who make Engadget the marvel that it is (though I hope Bill's still reading...).
but c'mon judge(s), Engadget's like a puppy - sometimes it pees in the corner, sometimes it drags you places you don't want to go, but you gotta love it all the same. It is maturing into something nice and every day brings a golden moment; I simply can't remember them all!
Just keep on keeping on.
2004
http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/05/engadget-podcast-001-10-05-2004-how-to-podcasting-get/
- Homage to Engadget and the Podcast!!
2005
http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/engadget-nominated-for-best-tech-blog-in-the-2005-weblog-awards/
- Cause it's true.
2006
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/nintendo-wii-the-revolution-gets-a-real-name/
- I didn't understand the name at this point, but now, since I have one, It's the perfect name.
Thanks,
--Jim
mine is more of a journey of sadness...well, i'm not sad, but i'm sure sony is...
http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/20/sony-playstation-portable-psp-hands-on-review/
everyone is so optimistic about the PSP!!! how awesome is it going to be?! pretty good review, with seemingly a lot to look forward to...
http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/31/playstation-portable-hasnt-sold-out-yet/
still general enthusiasm, but some concern that A SOLID MILLION of them weren't bought on the first day...
http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/12/sony-keeps-up-solid-streak-of-psp-marketing-snafus/
....and then, amongst the flurry of firmware updates that have happened in the last 2 years, and the hackers that stay ahead of them, and the constant price point, and the DS selling like mad, Sony still cant get any right, including their marketing groups. awesome. simply awesome.
i aplaud you engadget for your coverage on the PSP, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside that Sony is retarded.
* note: i am not an xbox fanboy, i simply hate sony. i love ninty almost as much as m-soft
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/02/apple-opens-itunes-music-store-in-canada/
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/06/apple-goes-intel-its-true/
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/01/apples-2g-ipod-shuffle-unboxed-and-in-the-buff/
2006:http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/04/apple-has-13-3-inch-macbooks-on-the-way/
Why? because 2 years later, these rumors are still around.
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/19/new-widescreen-ibook-revision-coming-any-day-now/
Why? Its an ibook rumor that still hasn't come true!
2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/03/31/asusteks-ibook-clone/
Why? Fake iBooks rule!
http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/robot-draws-happy-face-gets-angry/
I just liked this article in general
http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/20/sony-throws-down-new-vaio-tx-feather-weight-notebook/
This one convinced me to buy a VAIO TX750P. Ofcourse the $150 rebate came out 1 week after I bought it.
http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/06/the-treo-650-to-come-out-november-1st/
This one got me looking into getting a Treo 650. Bought it ofcourse. My life has never been the same :)
Thanks
2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/11/nintendo-revolution-console-in-2006/
I was so excited the first time i read this article, I've always been a nintendo aficionado and I was waitin for the next gen console.
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/30/nintendo-confirms-revolution-will-debut-for-less-than-300/
LESS THAN $300? YESSS i can finally afford a console on my uhh less than spectacular college-student budget
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/nintendo-wii-the-revolution-gets-a-real-name/
Uhh what the hell? Nintendo Wii?? Oh well I guess they'll have to make it extra nice for it to succeed eh?