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 EngadgetP.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.
posted Mar 4th 2008 at 4:35PM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Timothy Sottek @ 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.
CUBSWILLWIN @ 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
DeoWulf @ Mar 4th 2008 4:51PM
Same, same.
Timmy P. @ 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.
DarkLightConnection Unbanned @ 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
Adam Zeldin @ Mar 4th 2008 4:38PM
Yay happy birthday!
brendon @ Mar 4th 2008 5:05PM
the cake is a lie!!!!...................(scribles off into unreadable markings)
Timothy Sottek @ 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?
a ham sandwich @ Mar 4th 2008 5:42PM
wow tim! you need a prize! ryan?
Johan S @ 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.
BigBoy @ 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.
Mr.Tech @ Mar 4th 2008 7:33PM
Happy birthday! Now who do I give the birthday punches too?
rv @ Mar 4th 2008 8:19PM
Happy bday.
What about a bday giveaway?
Shadow08 @ 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!
tyler @ 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!
JJV @ Mar 5th 2008 12:11AM
Happy Birthday to you (Engadget, not Adam)! Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Engadget!!! Haaappppyyy Birthdayyyyy to youuuuuuuu!!!!!!
Alexander Novas @ Mar 5th 2008 1:10AM
nice poem
webon @ 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!
Zach @ 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."
Rex @ 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!
Zach Hardt @ Mar 4th 2008 4:40PM
Happy Birthday Engadget!
o rly @ Mar 4th 2008 4:39PM
Giving instead of receiving on your own birthday? Nice!
MichaelD @ Mar 4th 2008 7:29PM
It's like a hobbit birthday!
Generic @ Mar 7th 2008 9:31AM
Ugh :-|
not being pessimistic here but I hope HD-DVD players are not on the list of giveaways
CUBSWILLWIN @ Mar 4th 2008 4:40PM
happy bday WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
RoseGold @ Mar 4th 2008 4:40PM
happy 4th
Sultan @ Mar 4th 2008 4:44PM
Happy Bday!keep it coming.
Aguiluz @ Mar 4th 2008 4:40PM
"first?"
... to say "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Lazerface @ Mar 4th 2008 5:03PM
first to fail
phanbouy @ Mar 4th 2008 5:22PM
he was replying to someone who said "first" but has been deleted it looks like
Aguiluz @ Mar 4th 2008 6:09PM
@Phanbouy
Yes, I *WAS* replying to someone who said "first!" but the comment disappeared. What a let down. -_-
doubleup @ Mar 4th 2008 4:41PM
happy bday!
you guys are doing a great job keeping people informed!
fischju @ Mar 4th 2008 4:40PM
Happy Birthday to you.....
Oh crap, you don't have the rights to that song...
Alex R @ 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!
Brandon @ Mar 4th 2008 4:42PM
Happy Birthday!!
*Love this site*
brad @ Mar 4th 2008 4:43PM
You Can HaZ Birthday!
ChaosEntity @ Mar 4th 2008 5:34PM
Well, the cake is a lie.
alex3305 @ Mar 4th 2008 4:43PM
congratz
wmchiefs @ Mar 4th 2008 4:43PM
Love the site, keep it up. Happy Bday too.
tunafish @ Mar 4th 2008 4:42PM
The cake is a lie.
:) happy birthday engadget.
Reader @ 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.
Derbeste @ Mar 4th 2008 4:43PM
Happy well deserved fourth.......even to Ryan Block. ;-)
NG @ Mar 4th 2008 4:43PM
happy birthday!
JFE @ Mar 4th 2008 4:46PM
happy birthday. or as we say in Denmark: tillykke med fødselsdagen... :)
IndiaTech @ Mar 4th 2008 4:43PM
So.... Where is the treat?
broli @ Mar 4th 2008 4:45PM
How about thanking us with a "Highest Ranking" flag for aaalllll!.....bishes
thethirdmoose @ Mar 4th 2008 8:08PM
ranked up!
Tim @ Mar 4th 2008 4:45PM
I'm all for gifts...
Fire away...
ethana2 @ Mar 4th 2008 5:10PM
...post edits? Third order comment nesting?
A microsoft /and/ apple free feed?
MikeG @ Mar 5th 2008 7:00PM
Yeahh.
Do you get a present from your sponsors?