Engadget's 3rd Birthday Giveaway

Engadget's 3rd Birthday Giveaway - Day 1

by Peter Rojas posted Mar 1st 2007 at 12:00PM

Hard to believe it's already been three years since the launch of Engadget, isn't it? We're celebrating our third birthday this month (Saturday the 3rd to be exact) and so to say thanks for being so awesome to us we're having three days of sweet giveaways. We're kicking things off today with a bunch of nice prizes:

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.

Thanks and good luck to everyone. Stay tuned for our next two giveaways!

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Arul @ Mar 5th 2007 1:57AM

2004:
E3 Coverage
http://www.engadget.com/2004/05/14/continuing-e3-coverage/
Have always loved the way, you report these forums to bring out the best of it.

2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/22/playstation-3-for-spring-2006-launch/
I love my PS3.. And this post got the whole process kicked.

2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/live-from-the-steve-jobs-keynote-its-showtime/
Steve Jobs, at his best.

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Fotios Kossyvas @ Mar 5th 2007 1:58AM

Happy birthday Engadget team ! These were my favorite links for the past years :

2007 : First iphone pics : http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/first-iphone-pics/ : After all this time, at last the first pictures of the REAL iphone.

2006 : Wii with DVD playback : http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/14/nintendo-confirms-dvd-enabled-wii-in-07/ : what i want for my wii NOW (please)

2005 : Homebrew code on PSP : http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/05/successful-run-of-homebrew-code-on-the-psp/ : ie. : how to use your PSP with YOUR software

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rccola70 @ Mar 5th 2007 2:23AM

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/

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Derek Bradley @ Mar 5th 2007 2:03AM

I love when ppl go to so much work for a pieve of sh!t when they could jut buy a cheaper, higher quality player:

http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/10/the-ipod-powerstick/

http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod

http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/27/ipod-battery-settlement-sorted

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Mike Shaw @ Mar 5th 2007 2:02AM

2004 - Hitachi's 400GB hard drive
http://www.engadget.com/2004/03/10/hitachis-400gb-hard-drive/

2005 - The iPod (with video)
http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/12/the-ipod-with-video/

2006 - Google Video Store announced
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/google-video-store-announced/

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RK @ Mar 5th 2007 2:04AM

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/

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hclburnzu @ Mar 5th 2007 2:26AM

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/20/would-you-trade-your-ps3-for-a-lifetime-of-tacos/

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/ps3-hacked-to-accept-xbox-360-controller/

http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/12/verizon-debuts-motorola-q-black/

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Jaan @ Mar 5th 2007 2:29AM

http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/19/imation-swivel-flash-drive-up-to-1-gb/ -2004
I bought one of these, and still have it. Hasn't failed me yet.

http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/13/robocup-2005-pics-and-video-robot-madness/ -2005
I really do like robots. Playing. With balls. Robocup=awesomeness. I've since watched the 06 and will surely catch the '07 cup as well.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/ -2006
Gotta love it. Still makes me laugh every time.

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andrei schlangen @ Mar 5th 2007 1:48PM

Happy birthday!... my favourite blog is growing and flourishing... i remember that the first time i ever got on your site i laughed my ass off, and since then i've been a fan, reading every new article... so, let me show you my choices:

2004 - http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/17/the-godfather-horse-head-pillow/
this is the first ever article i read on engadget, loved it, would have bought the thing if shipping wasn't that expensive. this is the beginning and thus the best in 2004.

2005 - http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
i have always been a sucker for bbs, and nostalgia came in lightning-fast... the style, the real cutting-edge gadgets from '85, the same cool and witty engadget-own rewieving style.. i loved it and still love it!

2006 - http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/13/introducing-engadget-mobile/
for the big mobile fan that i am, this was pure bliss :) it became the quickest easy way of finding out what's new in the mobile world, all the gossip and the rumors and then, the real things. Lovely!

there you go! keep up the good work!..

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Grace @ Mar 5th 2007 3:38AM

Happy Birthday Engadget!

My favourites:

2006 on February 8th:
Valentine's Day, Engadget Style
http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/08/valentines-day-engadget-style/
I think these are the features on Engadget that I enjoy reading the most -- gift ideas for the significant other. Although Engadget is a tech news blog, it's great that contributers research on gadgets that we might have overlooked / not have known of. The 06 valentines special + the podcast was wonderful.. Ryan knows his pink gadgets.

2005 on October 12th:
Palm releases the Z22 and TX handhelds
http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/12/palm-releases-the-z22-and-tx-handhelds/
This article will always be dear to my heart - I still remember making an impulse purchase of a Palm TX, which is still kicking today, upon reading the news. I'm waiting till Engadget reports news of a TX successor.

2004 On June 10th
Modding the Rio Karma
http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/10/modding-the-rio-karma/
Mods are always impressive, but no matter how simple it seemed I didn't dare. But, I actually did the 40 gig mod to my Karma to serve me before the release of the Chroma.

Keep up the great work !

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Alex K @ Mar 5th 2007 3:46AM

04:http://www.engadget.com/2004/06/09/turn-your-pc-into-a-mac/
I love reading about macs

05: http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/15/xbox-360-launch-date-is-november-22/
One moment of my life that I remember as long and cold and worthless.

06: http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/28/pimpstar-rims-for-the-opinionated-driver/
Something I added to my 'to buy' list. (Changed my mind after read the price tag).

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EagleX @ Mar 5th 2007 10:49AM

2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/02/an-xbox-2-in-2005-yes-no-maybe/
what can I say, yay!
2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/06/apple-goes-intel-its-true/
as an avid apple fan(boy :|) I was realy shocked (well kinda) by their move to intel
2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/08/microsoft-confirms-usb-hd-dvd-for-xbox-360/
as a xbox360 owner, I was very happy to hear that... (altough I own a 21 inch crt..)

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Craig @ Mar 5th 2007 5:13AM

I hope I win the graphics card!

Here are my three articles and reasons:

2004
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/15/recorderrace-2004-turns-tape-recorders-into-high-powered/
"The fire-spitting vehicles get their power from the tape transport motor..." Awesome

2005
http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/27/linksys-has-another-sip-wifi-phone-in-the-works/
Another SIP phone? You mean the iPhone wasn't enough!

2006
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/google-chief-sez-your-mobile-phone-should-be-free/
Yes I agree my mobile should be free!

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R3verse @ Mar 5th 2007 5:10AM

2004:
http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/19/ask-engadget-what-are-the-best-headphones-to-use-with-the/
Sennheisers are still the best (affordable) choice...

2005:
http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/06/apple-goes-intel-its-true/
Could not believe it, but it was a good choice by Steve.

2006:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/06/sonys-t30-7-2-megapixel-ultracompact/
Loved the design on first sight and ordered this beauty instantly!

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Nass @ Mar 5th 2007 5:29AM

http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/18/usb-teddy-bear-holds-data-scares-children/
forget kids this scares the living day lights out of me and im 26(ish) and 6ft3inchs"!"" this gota be my all time fav!!!!
Posted Jun 18th 2006 1:34PM by Stan Horaczek

http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/11/16/sed-made-best-of-whats-new/
Posted Nov 16th 2005 10:39AM by Matt Burns

i was after a tv and was trying to read up on reviews and came across yours about SED- cutting a long story short i saved and saved finaly managed to get a TV inspired by your reviews only to have it burgeld 2 weeks later and not having insurance lost almost 2 months salery- did that put me off reading engagdet - the hell it did- years on and im going strong ;)
p.s i might actually lose my job as im spending most of my time reading engadget then actually doing my job!

http://podcasts.engadget.com/2004/11/30/engadget-podcast-018-11-30-2004/
Posted Nov 30th 2004 9:37PM by Phillip Torrone
i lost my virginty to podcasts and this was my first :)

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Eric Harth @ Mar 5th 2007 6:21AM

Happy Birthday!
http://www.engadget.com/2004/05/11/grizzly-bear-fighting-suits-for-sale-on-ebay/
How can you not love some crazy guy who wants to fight bears in a home made suit of futuristic body armour? I would have chosen his latest suit too but it was in 2007

http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/24/toshiba-and-canon-gear-up-for-sed-production/
This is my future TV, I just wish they'd hurry up and start releasing something! Black blacks and rich colours with the refresh of a CRT bring it on!

http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/04/the-land-walker-robot-hits-the-market/
Because as far as home projects go this one is bigger and much cooler than everything ever.

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Simon Tahiti @ Mar 5th 2007 5:27AM

2004
http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/20/help-this-guy-find-a-girlfriend-get-a-modded-ps2/
I love this kind of piss-take. I'm a gadget enthusiast, but, er, way cooler than that (yeah, right).

2005
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/22/engadget-1985/
I still revisit this occasionally - I lived through this era, and owned a Commodore VIC-20.

2006
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/target-sells-memory-card-with-nudie-pix-buyer-traumatized-for/
If you've ever worked in retail customer service you probably know how this happened...and how funny it was.

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Olafur @ Mar 5th 2007 5:44AM

2004
The camera I had been waiting for and bought one my self as soon as it got on the marked. Love this camera.
http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/18/is-this-the-canon-eos-20d/

2005
This is what I tought very interesting, I used to shoot film back in the day and when I changed to Digital I liked it alot more then film, The only problem I thing about my 20D is I would like to get some more pixels. When they said the new 1Ds Mark II had beaten the Film I was very happy.
http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/13/popular-photography-says-that-canons-16-megapixel-eos-1ds/

2006
I shoot alot of panoramas with my camera, I do this by stiching many many photographs together. This camera would be soo sweet to own, as Those kind of panoramas are my biggest sellers.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/20/seitz-6x17-digital-shoots-at-160-megapixels/