Ok, it's time to coronate the Engadget mascot -- we know how you've waited to find out whose character is going to appear on Engadget (and take home the Wii). We're just as stoked as you. Whenever you're ready, the winners are posted after the break.
Grand prize- Gadgie, the modular USB gadget mascot. Say hello to your new Engadget mascot!
Full size version here.
First runner-up - The all-knowing gadget heap!
Second runner-up - Spectre Engadget. Our man
Dave comes through yet again!
Full size version here.
Third runner-up - Gidget, the poseable 3D robot. We love the cell-shaded style on Gidget, check her out in full size
here and
here.
Fourth runner-up - Engadget Gremlin. So that's where all our lost gadgets have been going! Check it out full size
here and
here.
Fifth runner-up - Made fifth runner-up by popular demand! If this site were reincarnated as Bomberman, we would totally look like this.
Full size here.
Honorable mention (in no particular order)
Chuck Bird's KillbotMatthew Tarpley's busy robotGabriel Pasqualini's GeekoJen Popken's Joe Fanbot
And finally, the gallery! Thanks again to everyone who entered, we can totally feel the love. And once again, big ups to the
WMExperts store for providing the still very difficult to find Wii as the grand prize for the contest!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ellianth @ Jun 12th 2007 2:36PM
Wow, those are amazing. Congrats to the winner and the runner-ups. That modular robot guy is awesome!
Steve @ Jun 12th 2007 2:36PM
I would've picked Albert Castillo, myself, but the passed out Mr. Potato Head robot will have to suffice.
Dave @ Jun 12th 2007 3:44PM
Wow. I agree.
Rob @ Jun 12th 2007 2:37PM
I'm diggin the Gadgie... but um... he looks really unhappy to be having all those modules plugged in...
::makes inappropriate joke about the size of his dongle::
Rob @ Jun 12th 2007 3:41PM
I like that instead of actually having to go through the effort of thinking up a dongle joke, I'm just able to reference the fact that one should be made.
TheGuy @ Jun 12th 2007 2:37PM
Dude, that blurry picture is way too blurry. It really hurts my eyes to look at it. Change the picture before you get some lawsuits lol.
Eric @ Jun 12th 2007 2:44PM
Not really impressed with any of them
wargarurumon @ Jun 12th 2007 2:46PM
great choice, i love it
Oscar5453 @ Jun 12th 2007 2:47PM
AHHHH!!!! My eyes!!! MY EYES !!!
Mr. Sneakery @ Jun 12th 2007 2:48PM
Congrats to the winner and runner's up! Altho I must admit Rick Manship's 'Powerbutton' little faces had me going they were great too!
so... how long until there is merch?
EDomain @ Jun 12th 2007 3:00PM
Spectre Gadget was the coolest IMHO.
I don't like the frowny face on a mascot---
Flinkman @ Jun 12th 2007 3:00PM
I wonder, where is the space on that little keyboard, but I love 'em all!!! :D
Rodney @ Jun 12th 2007 3:04PM
I would have voted for Albert Castillo.
Simon P @ Jun 12th 2007 3:16PM
good choice. sums up engadget and your usb fixation nicely!
Rob @ Jun 12th 2007 3:35PM
"Yeah brah... those designs suck... I mean... I totally coulda done a totally sweet job on one... and like... totally schooled those amateur designers that like... actually submitted something... but uh... I didn't know about the contest"
Please continue trash talking everyone that actually put effort into designing something.
I'm sure when your vaporware mascot comes out it'll be phenomenal.
Khris @ Jun 12th 2007 3:36PM
I'm not impressed with any of them other.
Steve Handjobs @ Jun 12th 2007 3:38PM
Albert Castillo, what can I say - you should have had it, my friend! Great job.
snife @ Jun 12th 2007 3:40PM
Gadgie is slang in the UK for someone who doesn't wash!
Tim @ Jun 12th 2007 3:42PM
Why does the winner have a Treo antenna? Maybe version 2.0 will have an internal one...
Mark @ Jun 12th 2007 3:45PM
Good job guys but is the mascot dead or knocked out? That is what I thought the "x" eyes mean in cartoon land.
Dubb @ Jun 12th 2007 3:55PM
Albert Castillo should have won, or atleast been a runner up.
Adam @ Jun 12th 2007 3:56PM
wow.....albert castillo was amazing, why engadget, why??????
Kaizen Maven @ Jun 12th 2007 4:06PM
Why couldn't we vote for the mascot. We are the ones that have to look at it all day long???
Martin Porcheron @ Jun 12th 2007 4:10PM
Sorry Engadget, but you made some bad choices there. Albert Castillo should have won or at least be a runner up.
Mark @ Jun 12th 2007 4:32PM
Definitely a bad decision. Why Albert Castillo wasn't in the top entries I have no idea.
Paul @ Jun 12th 2007 4:40PM
I think the blurry picture should be the Engadget mascot.
NovaLand @ Jun 12th 2007 4:45PM
Trogdor the gadginator - gadginating the peasants?
thesawzall @ Jun 12th 2007 4:54PM
In my mind the mascot should be a Robot named "C3POverlord"
Carlos @ Jun 12th 2007 4:58PM
you guys are definitely blind... how come albert castillo didn't win and instead, you had that ugly, plain, tasteless "all-knowing gadget heap" as first runner-up?? or where did I get lost?? was it a rule for the mascot not to be a 3-d character? or a really clever one? or was castillo disqualified because of the text he wrote to give some support to his design??
I ask you guys to make the right choice and reconsider castillo, or to have every reader to choose the winner for themselves!!!
NovaLand @ Jun 12th 2007 5:02PM
Who is Albert Castillo and where is his contribution? i've clicked all images i can ever find that i feel is somewhat good but his name doesn't show up on any of those. Anyone car to link to this dudes contribution?
NovaLand @ Jun 12th 2007 5:07PM
Ah, found it. It was that "little gamer"-contribution. It was quite ok, but with that mascot engadget would get mixed up with a support-site for little-gamers.com :-/
shelterpaw @ Jun 12th 2007 5:05PM
Albert Castillo has got my vote as well. That to me is a real mascot. The Grand Prize one is cool, but doesn't say mascot. I looks more like a diagram for the retarded gadget user.
Roger McMannis @ Jun 12th 2007 5:11PM
I liked the Green alien guy with the pink legs and the babe and a couple others that didn´t make it into the top group.
The one that got chosen is one unhappy dude. And dead, too.
Guess he will look better when plugged in....lousy battery life I guess.
ieatbunnies @ Jun 12th 2007 5:22PM
Interesting choices. I personally wanted more full frontal nudity, but I guess we cant always get what we want.
With that being said, I definately liked Albert Castillo's bomberman looking guy.
Ryan Block @ Jun 12th 2007 5:23PM
Glad you guys liked Albert's entry so much! He did a really wonderful job so it makes sense to bump him up to runner-up level.
shelterpaw @ Jun 12th 2007 5:30PM
The top image in Alberts Gallery is the better one in my opinion. Not the one engadget placed as 5th runner up.
GaryT @ Jun 12th 2007 5:36PM
Your choice is ok, but I like Geeko (http://www.engadget.com/gallery/winners-of-the-engadget-mascot-contest/273342/) better. Cuter and possibly more marketable.
Philip @ Jun 12th 2007 5:43PM
good looking. nice job guys
homerj312 @ Jun 12th 2007 5:47PM
I thought the blurry picture was a magic eye thing and I was pretty sure I almost had it the first time I tried to see it.
Scooter @ Jun 12th 2007 6:09PM
pity it looks sad. Can you do something about that?
Mark @ Jun 12th 2007 6:17PM
It's great to see that Albert is on the runners up list, but I can't help but wonder why it wasn't the winner.
I can understand why Gadgie was the staff's favourite, but personally I think the readers would have made Albert the winning entry.
Peter GRIFFITHS @ Jun 12th 2007 6:38PM
"coronate"! The verb you are looking for is "crown". The act of crowning someone is a coronation. You chaps really need to reclaim your English heritage, you know!
Alex @ Jun 12th 2007 7:50PM
Damn the internet filter at work!!!! Gunna have to wait till I get home to see 'em.
ksphoenix204 @ Jun 12th 2007 8:54PM
hmm
Ryan Block @ Jun 12th 2007 8:55PM
Sorry -- some contests we let our readers vote, but others, especially those that have a particular editorial process, we'll pick. Gadgie is not only well designed, it's also editorially versatile, which was an important factor since this character will appear in posts. Thanks much for your enthusiasm!