The 2007 Engadget Awards: Nominate the Portable Media Device of the Year

It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Portable Media Device of the Year.

Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you're nominating for this category. We'll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.

Here's five simple rules of what NOT to do:

• Don't include your reasons for nominating it.
  You can debate the product later when we put it up to vote. Just leave the name of what you want to nominate, ok?
  
• Don't nominate anything that wasn't sold for the first time in 2007.
  We will allow updated versions of previous devices, however.
  
• No concept devices or prototypes.
  It has to be a real gadget people can buy! Pre-orders don't count.
  
• Don't nominate anything more than once.
  It's not a popularity contest (yet), all it does is make our lives harder. Just do a quick find to see if someone's already beat you to it.
  
• Seriously, don't nominate anything that's already been nominated!

Thanks, and good luck to all the gadgets!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 2:51PM]

iPhone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 9:15PM]

2nd

[1 Posted Dec 24th 2007 2:52PM]

Nokia N800

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 26th 2007 10:15AM]

3rd

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 2:58PM]

iPod Touch

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 2:58PM]

iPod Touch

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 7:58PM]

+2

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 29th 2008 7:00PM]

Archos 605

[MrLinux Posted Dec 24th 2007 2:59PM]

Cowon A3

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:10PM]

Seconded.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:02PM]

I was going to say the A3...so I'll go with uhhh....damn...Archos 605 flash

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:02PM]

iPod Touch

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:14PM]

ZUNE!, flash or HDD

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 6:11PM]

Zune 80
WOO-HOO

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 6:18PM]

Zune 80 for me

[Daliminator Posted Dec 25th 2007 2:36AM]

WHOOO ZUNE 80!

I'm happy with my classic 30, but damn that 80 is smexy.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2007 1:13AM]

Zune FTW

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2007 9:07PM]

I guess I 5th it. I love my Zune 80, it's so sexy.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2007 9:17PM]

I 6th it :P Go Zune!

[Abuzar Posted Jan 2nd 2008 1:47PM]

Zune 80 all the way baby!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 7:20PM]

I nominate ANYTHING BUT that piece of crap known as the Archos 605. I have owned 4 Archos units and they get worse and worse every time. This was the biggest lemon of them all. They always get good reviews, because the people using them only use them for a couple of hours. Rewrite the review after a few weeks. You then find out that have the features promised barely work or don't work at all. They claim it is a mobile DVR. Then why the hell does it shut down the recording when ever it feels like? It is completely unreliable. And even worse, TONS OF US are having the same problem and Archos is just denying the whole thing. Even worse, people who own the 704 and 604 are claiming that those units had the exact same problems and DID NOTHING TO FIX IT IN THE NEXT GEN. Archos gets my vote as the biggest lemon product of 2007.

[catdogburger Posted Dec 25th 2007 11:34PM]

WOW, that is the most surprising comment I have read in a long time, Archos makes great products for those who know how to use them. To me the Archos 605 wifi (30 GB) does everything it says it does, and everything works fine. To me it is the best MP3 player I have since the Archos AV 500 (100 GB). Say what you will, but I love it and and its lasted me more than 2 weeks, my AV 500 is still running, and still better than any casual MP3 player on the market and its 3 years old! Archos makes top of the line products, for those who know how to use them.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 26th 2007 9:13AM]

I probably know how to use it better than you little man. The problem arises when you use the DVR docking station. All of us are having problems with it stopping the recordings short. You ask it to record 1 hour - it records 33 minutes. You ask it to record 30 minutes - it records 14 minutes. You get the point. I have owned a ton of Archos units also. This problem has been in both of the past 2 generations. Instead of fixing it, Archos just denies it is happening. Go to any Archos forums.... and their is nothing but problems with the DVR docking stations. Even sadder is that the new models have the exact same problem. Their costumer service is the worst I have ever seen to make it even more abysmal.I am tired of people saying that those of us with problems, don't know how to use the unit. This has nothing to do with video editing, etc. It has to do with the the DVR capabilities. Then we have the crowd that says that we just shouldnt use the DVR docking station. THE UNIT HAS "MOBILE DVR" STAMPED RIGHT ON IT. Don't call it a mobile DVR if it isn't. Look at the Cowon. It is a much more stable machine. I know that doesnt record TV, but neither does Archos :).

[mh Posted Dec 24th 2007 5:48PM]

Creative Zen

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 1st 2008 6:10PM]

2nd

[Giantenemycrab Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:20PM]

iphone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:23PM]

Cowan iAudio7

[pennyfan87 Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:25PM]

archos 605 wifi

[catdogburger Posted Dec 25th 2007 11:19PM]

2nd

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:26PM]

iPod Touch

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:31PM]

iPod nano 3G.

[Demostheknees Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:34PM]

Cowon D2, if it came out in '07, if not then A3

[lotzosushi Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:37PM]

iPhone.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 6:38PM]

itouch

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:06PM]

Zune Line, either the 80GB or 4/8GB. I personally own both and have used the Ipods, and clearly, the Zune is better

[Jon Bon Posted Dec 24th 2007 10:29PM]

iPod Touch

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:51PM]

Zune 80

[Mp7 Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:57PM]

Archos 705

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:00PM]

iPod Touch

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:13PM]

iPhone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:11PM]

Zune 80GB own it love it!!

[ChiWax Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:23PM]

PSP Slim

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:31PM]

iPod Classic with the new firmware

[BadWolfCubed Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:33PM]

Sony Discman... wait, I thought this was for 1997.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:59PM]

EEE PC - 3E or whatever you like to call it :D

[Wolfticket Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:56PM]

Phones - In general

[supersoaker Posted Dec 24th 2007 5:04PM]

Archos 605 wifi (preferably the slimmer 30 gig)

[miles Posted Dec 24th 2007 5:26PM]

iPhone

[telepheedian Posted Dec 24th 2007 5:30PM]

Zune 80

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 6:30PM]

Ipod Touch