Happy 4th birthday... to us!

Okay, okay, technically our birthday was yesterday (what, no cake? And you didn't even call?), but we just wanted to take a brief moment to thank you, our ridiculously dedicated, obsessive, and somehow still-growing audience for making Engadget the runaway success it's been. We know it's a cliché, but none of us would have the privilege of doing what we do without your support, and it's pretty hard for any of us to imagine going back to a world where Engadget didn't exist. So thanks!

-Ryan, Peter, and the entire team at Engadget

P.S. -Stick close by, we'll be having a giveaway in a little bit.
P.P.S. -And yes, contrary to popular belief, we are both four years old and were also somehow around in 1985.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:39PM]

Happy Birthday Indeed!

I check Engadget about as often as I check my own email.

So about once every five minutes.

Keep up the great work.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:41PM]

ha I beat you. Every half second for me! :P I really do check at much as you really. I'm addicted. I wonder why the internet hasn't been labeled as a drug yet

[FallenArms3 Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:51PM]

Same, same.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 5:07PM]

Once every class for me, people behind me wonder what im doing instead of playing corny flash games. I have gotten at least 2 more people addicted.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 8:49PM]

Why is the cubs guy lowest ranked? He's saying the f'ing truth, I also check engadget every 5 minutes or less.. It's a (sometimes) painful addiction

Happy birthday BTW

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:38PM]

Yay happy birthday!

[brendon Posted Mar 4th 2008 5:05PM]

the cake is a lie!!!!...................(scribles off into unreadable markings)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 5:32PM]

Ode to Engadget.

A day of work finished, I plop down in my seat,
Internet adventures I'm sure soon to meet.
And basking in the glow of my 20" screen,
I click on the bookmark of which I'm most keen.

"Whats new, whats fresh, whats happening here?"
Said a curious voice in my deep inner ear.
"What gadget is this? Whats the make? Whats the style?"
My eyes closing in on on a headline with guile.

Oh look, it's a "Meizu," the article told,
Its a farse, its a fake, its an iPhone remold!
The comment system bristling with replies,
in a gloves-off battle, fanboys giving rise.

"Enough of this" said the tired Microsoft connoisseur,
"Whats a Zune?" cried the irate Macintosh saboteur.
A desperate blog lurker cried "lets just get along!"
A small voice in the fury of the oppugnant throng.

But more often than not, this blog does the work,
Giving us all the gadgets, with charisma and quirk.
We've got lawyers, we've got techies, we've got kids from the "Block,"
It's all Engadget style, of which we take stock.

In closing, I'm sure that you'll all find this queer,
A poem about Engadget, of which you revere?
Worry not my friends, for I'm not just some troll,
I'm just trying to win some loot, a TV, a console?

[spasewalkr Posted Mar 4th 2008 5:42PM]

wow tim! you need a prize! ryan?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 5:50PM]

Congrats to engadget, one of my favorite websites!

You guys are awesome, funny, and informative. I love the humor in some of the graphics too. Even the commenters on here are decent and informed unlike on other websites. Well OK there may be some exceptions - like the ones who low rank me... (just kidding).

I reload the engadget page several times a day.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 6:33PM]

I just want to say that you guys are amazing. I hate to watch the news of the world, but I do love the news of technology. Without Engadget I would be lost. Thank you all for your hard work.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 7:33PM]

Happy birthday! Now who do I give the birthday punches too?

[R V Posted Mar 4th 2008 8:19PM]

Happy bday.

What about a bday giveaway?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 11:01PM]

Happy Birthday Engadget!

I wanted to thank the staff for all your hard work. This is one of my favorite websites that I visit multiple times a day. You guys have great coverage and a ton of interesting things to read about everyday.

Keep up the great work!

[Mr Blue Posted Mar 4th 2008 10:48PM]

Cheers to Engadget! Here's to 4 more years of trolls, Apple news, fanboy battles, and me spending hours online reading it all!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2008 12:11AM]

Happy Birthday to you (Engadget, not Adam)! Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Engadget!!! Haaappppyyy Birthdayyyyy to youuuuuuuu!!!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2008 1:10AM]

nice poem

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2008 4:10AM]

Man I've only been coming here for 1 year, but its been amazingly enhanced by this blog of yours, thanks and HAPPY B-Day!!

God Bless!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 12:39AM]

tim should get hooked up with stuff.
that is quite possibly top 3 comments i've read on here (others include some of the shit you guys came up with for the pleo)
"don't ... the pleo."

[Ryzvonusef Posted Mar 6th 2008 10:39AM]

I will take this moment to say a few solemn words...

-all your cake are belong to us!

-yah, but will it blend?
(btw: no, engadget's beliefs prohibit all blended items, especially cakes)

-in soviet russia, engadget gifts you!

-our attorney forbid us to send gifts abroad (nilay, admit it, you just want them for yourself!)

i will leave the doom one for you people to use :-)

and yes before i forget

HAPPY BIRTH DAY!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:40PM]

Happy Birthday Engadget!

[Donald Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:39PM]

Giving instead of receiving on your own birthday? Nice!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 7:29PM]

It's like a hobbit birthday!

[Generic Posted Mar 7th 2008 9:31AM]

Ugh :-|

not being pessimistic here but I hope HD-DVD players are not on the list of giveaways

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:40PM]

happy bday WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:40PM]

happy 4th

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:44PM]

Happy Bday!keep it coming.

[Aguiluz Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:40PM]

"first?"

... to say "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

[Lazerface Posted Mar 4th 2008 5:03PM]

first to fail

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 5:22PM]

he was replying to someone who said "first" but has been deleted it looks like

[Aguiluz Posted Mar 4th 2008 6:09PM]

@Phanbouy

Yes, I *WAS* replying to someone who said "first!" but the comment disappeared. What a let down. -_-

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:41PM]

happy bday!
you guys are doing a great job keeping people informed!

[fischju Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:40PM]

Happy Birthday to you.....

Oh crap, you don't have the rights to that song...

[Alex R Posted Mar 9th 2008 4:20PM]

Doesn't Michael Jackson own the copyrigh to that song? Is that why on Eastenders etc. (It's a UK thing) they always sing "For he's a jolly good fellow"? And it's always in the pub! Even if the Birthday-ee is only 5 years old!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:42PM]

Happy Birthday!!

*Love this site*

[From My Cube Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:43PM]

You Can HaZ Birthday!

[ChaosEntity Posted Mar 4th 2008 5:34PM]

Well, the cake is a lie.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:43PM]

congratz

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:43PM]

Love the site, keep it up. Happy Bday too.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:42PM]

The cake is a lie.

:) happy birthday engadget.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 6:10PM]

Happy Birthday Engadget!

The cake is not a lie, you'll just have to use a little noclipping to get to it.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:43PM]

Happy well deserved fourth.......even to Ryan Block. ;-)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:43PM]

happy birthday!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:46PM]

happy birthday. or as we say in Denmark: tillykke med fødselsdagen... :)

[IndiaTech Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:43PM]

So.... Where is the treat?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:45PM]

How about thanking us with a "Highest Ranking" flag for aaalllll!.....bishes

[thethirdmoose Posted Mar 4th 2008 8:08PM]

ranked up!

[G1 Posted Mar 4th 2008 4:45PM]

I'm all for gifts...

Fire away...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 5:10PM]

...post edits? Third order comment nesting?

A microsoft /and/ apple free feed?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2008 7:00PM]

Yeahh.
Do you get a present from your sponsors?