The nominations are in, the picks have been sorted, and now it's time for you, the reader, to help us judge the best in tech from 2008! We've put together a long,
long list of the top selections below -- all we ask is that you cast your vote for the gadgets nearest and dearest to your hearts.
Votes will be tallied until
Wednesday, March 25th, 11:59PM EDT. You can vote in this post, or you can head over to our
convenient and attractive landing page and vote there. After we've checked for abuse (just say no!) we'll publish the results alongside our own Editors' Choice picks the following week. May the best gadgets win!
2008 Engadget Awards - Gadget of the Year| Acer Aspire One | 5896 (6.7%) |
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| BlackBerry Storm | 14445 (16.4%) |
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| Canon 5D Mark II | 2839 (3.2%) |
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| Intel Atom | 4993 (5.7%) |
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| iPhone 3G | 38852 (44.1%) |
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| Nikon D90 | 3004 (3.4%) |
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| New Xbox Experience | 3674 (4.2%) |
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| T-Mobile G1 | 7403 (8.4%) |
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| Unibody MacBook Pro | 6971 (7.9%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Worst Gadget of the Year| Alpha 400 netbook | 3089 (4.3%) |
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| BlackBerry Storm | 17494 (24.5%) |
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| MacBook Air Rev. A | 13672 (19.1%) |
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| Optimus Maximus | 4148 (5.8%) |
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| slotMusic Player | 7558 (10.6%) |
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| Treo 800W | 5664 (7.9%) |
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| Zune 3.0 | 19825 (27.7%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Most Anticipated Gadget of 2009| Dell Adamo | 2482 (3.8%) |
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| HTC Magic | 2347 (3.6%) |
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| In-home 3D | 6229 (9.6%) |
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| Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" * | 16203 (25.1%) |
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| Nokia N97 | 2804 (4.3%) |
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| Omnia HD | 1205 (1.9%) |
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| Palm Pre | 11596 (18.0%) |
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| Windows 7 * | 21703 (33.6%) |
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* Not really gadgets, but added due to popular demand.
2008 Engadget Awards - Cellphone of the Year| LG Vu | 15995 (31.7%) |
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| Motorola Krave ZN4 | 4204 (8.3%) |
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| Samsung Behold | 3356 (6.7%) |
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| Samsung Instinct | 12197 (24.2%) |
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| Sony Ericsson TM506 | 4693 (9.3%) |
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| T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 | 9948 (19.7%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Smartphone of the Year| BlackBerry Bold | 5837 (8.8%) |
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| BlackBerry Storm | 9039 (13.6%) |
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| HTC Touch Pro | 4377 (6.6%) |
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| iPhone 3G | 38307 (57.5%) |
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| Nokia 5800 | 815 (1.2%) |
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| Nokia E71 | 1274 (1.9%) |
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| Sony XPERIA X1 | 1247 (1.9%) |
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| T-Mobile G1 | 5713 (8.6%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Desktop of the Year| Dell Studio Hybrid | 2883 (5.0%) |
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| Dell Studio XPS | 10180 (17.5%) |
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| ASUS Eee Top | 2631 (4.5%) |
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| HP Firebird | 3945 (6.8%) |
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| HP TouchSmart 2 | 9281 (16.0%) |
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| iMac | 16638 (28.6%) |
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| Mac Pro | 12579 (21.6%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Laptop of the Year| Alienware m17x | 4256 (7.1%) |
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| Dell Studio 15 / 17 | 8976 (15.0%) |
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| HP Pavilion HDX | 11880 (19.8%) |
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| Lenovo Thinkpad X300 | 3940 (6.6%) |
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| Lenovo W700ds | 1097 (1.8%) |
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| Toshiba Qosmio X305 | 4213 (7.0%) |
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| Unibody MacBook Pro | 16229 (27.1%) |
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| VAIO Z Series | 6659 (11.1%) |
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| Voodoo Envy 133 | 2635 (4.4%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Netbook of the Year| Acer Aspire One | 8263 (19.9%) |
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| ASUS Eee 1002HA | 5300 (12.8%) |
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| Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | 10263 (24.7%) |
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| HP Mini 1000 | 9258 (22.3%) |
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| Lenovo S10 | 2610 (6.3%) |
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| MSI Wind | 2564 (6.2%) |
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| Samsung NC10 | 3301 (7.9%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Digital Camera of the Year| Canon 5D Mark II | 15191 (37.4%) |
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| Casio Exilim EX-FH20 | 3129 (7.7%) |
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| Nikon D700 | 8252 (20.3%) |
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| Nikon D90 | 9905 (24.4%) |
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| Panasonic Lumix LX3 | 4188 (10.3%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Display of the Year| Apple 24-inch LED Cinema Display | 18474 (53.3%) |
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| Dell 3008WFP | 5543 (16.0%) |
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| Dell M109S pocket projector | 2763 (8.0%) |
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| iZ3D 22-inch 3D monitor | 1852 (5.3%) |
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| MIMO UM-710 | 515 (1.5%) |
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| Samsung SyncMaster T260 | 5537 (16.0%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Game Console of the Year| iPod touch / iPhone | 9027 (16.1%) |
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| Nintendo DS | 1553 (2.8%) |
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| Nintendo Wii | 19467 (34.7%) |
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| PlayStation 3 | 11572 (20.6%) |
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| PSP-3000 | 702 (1.2%) |
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| Xbox 360 | 13851 (24.7%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Game Accessory of the Year| Guitar Hero: World Tour kit | 11925 (25.7%) |
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| Rock Band 2 kit | 7883 (17.0%) |
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| Sony DualShock 3 | 3958 (8.5%) |
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| SteelSeries WoW MO Gaming Mouse | 1047 (2.3%) |
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| Wii Fit | 21611 (46.6%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - GPS Device of the Year| Dash Express | 1341 (3.9%) |
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| DeLorme PN-40 | 740 (2.1%) |
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| Mio Knight Rider GPS | 2427 (7.0%) |
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| Garmin nuvi 255w | 18677 (54.1%) |
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| Telenav Shotgun | 975 (2.8%) |
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| TomTom GO 930T | 10382 (30.1%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Handheld of the Year| ASUS R50A | 851 (2.3%) |
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| ClarionMiND | 190 (0.5%) |
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| iPod touch | 31273 (83.2%) |
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| Nokia N810 WiMAX | 2317 (6.2%) |
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| Peek | 829 (2.2%) |
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| Sony Mylo 2 | 1148 (3.1%) |
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| WiBrain B1 | 982 (2.6%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - HDTV of the Year| Sony Bravia MotionFlow | 12986 (35.5%) |
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| Pioneer Kuro Elites | 4337 (11.9%) |
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| Samsung Touch of Color series | 6802 (18.6%) |
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| Panasonic VIERA PZ850 series | 4263 (11.7%) |
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| Mitsubishi LaserVue | 2205 (6.0%) |
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| Samsung 9-Series LED backlid LCD | 5954 (16.3%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Home Entertainment Device of the Year| Apple TV Take 2 | 9668 (18.5%) |
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| LG BD300 | 2523 (4.8%) |
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| Popcorn Hour A-100 | 3023 (5.8%) |
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| Roku Netflix Player | 29156 (55.7%) |
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| SlingCatcher | 3690 (7.0%) |
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| Squeezebox Boom | 985 (1.9%) |
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| Squeezebox Duet | 626 (1.2%) |
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| Western Digital WDTV | 2709 (5.2%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Peripheral of the Year| IPEVO TR-10i Speakerphone for iChat | 1301 (5.6%) |
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| Logitech DiNovo Mini | 5497 (23.7%) |
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| Razer Mako | 3756 (16.2%) |
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| Sidewinder Keyboard X6 | 3096 (13.4%) |
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| Sony BWU-300S 8x Blu-ray Burner | 9511 (41.1%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Portable Media Device of the Year| Archos 5 | 1581 (4.2%) |
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| Cowon S9 | 1006 (2.7%) |
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| iPod nano 4G | 6519 (17.3%) |
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| iPod touch | 25048 (66.4%) |
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| iriver spinn | 588 (1.6%) |
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| Zune 120 | 3002 (8.0%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Robot of the Year| Boston Dynamics Big Dog | 2386 (10.3%) |
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| Erector Spykee | 829 (3.6%) |
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| Hovering Multiple Kill Vehicle | 2564 (11.1%) |
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| Mars Phoenix Lander | 6163 (26.7%) |
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| Mr. Asahi robot bartender | 3060 (13.2%) |
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| Sony Rolly | 5758 (24.9%) |
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| WowWee Rovio | 2349 (10.2%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Storage Device or Technology of the Year| Apple Time Capsule | 10916 (39.0%) |
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| D-Link DNS-323 | 1419 (5.1%) |
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| Drobo (second-gen) | 2256 (8.1%) |
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| HP MediaSmart Server ex487 | 5011 (17.9%) |
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| Infrant ReadyNAS Pro | 592 (2.1%) |
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| Intel X25-M SSD | 2690 (9.6%) |
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| LaCie Hard Disk by Neil Poulton | 1791 (6.4%) |
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| Self-assembling nanoscale storage | 3332 (11.9%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Tablet PC of the Year| Axiotron ModBook | 2207 (9.7%) |
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| Fujitsu Lifebook U820 | 1993 (8.7%) |
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| HP TouchSmart tx2z | 11077 (48.5%) |
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| Intel Classmate 2 PC | 1598 (7.0%) |
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| Raon Everun Note | 327 (1.4%) |
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| ThinkPad X200t | 5624 (24.6%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Wearable Device of the Year| Aliph Jawbone 2 | 6659 (27.6%) |
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| iPosture | 4700 (19.5%) |
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| MyVu Crystal | 1332 (5.5%) |
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| Nike SportBand | 6040 (25.0%) |
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| Speedo LZR Racer | 2724 (11.3%) |
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| Zivio Boom Bluetooth Headset | 2666 (11.1%) |
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2008 Engadget Awards - Wireless Device or Technology of the Year| In-flight WiFi | 12923 (38.4%) |
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| LTE | 1953 (5.8%) |
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| WiMAX | 6512 (19.3%) |
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| Wireless USB | 12271 (36.5%) |
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posted March 16th 2009 12:15PM
Why BlackBerry Storm was in both Worst Gadget of the Year and Smarthphone Gadget of the Year?
Why was iPhone 3G in just about every smartphone related category?
The voting is not done yet
Zune 3.0 worst gadget?
Subscriptions, Channels, MixView, 10 Free DRM and free Games. It was software also.
The stench of preening iBoi's spawning here is overwhelming.
@Neha
After I saw "Zune 3.0" in worst gadgets of the year, I really refused to vote. I thought Engadget was more-or-less clear of iDiots who bash competitor's gadgets without ever trying them.
What type gadget is Zune 3.0? I know Zune 30, Zune 80 and Zune 120. All of them are excellent devices (some can argue about Zune 30, but still).
Zune 3.0 is not a device at all. It's a firmware that brings wireless store browsing and unlimited streaming to the device, keeping 10 songs for free from Zune pass every month, etc. How come it is worst and even "gadget"? I guess jealous iDiots nominated it worst because iPods don't have this capability.
So this voting is a tribute to iFanboys, really. Sad.
The problem with polls like this is that 99.9% of people aren't in a position to make an informed choice. For example, in the Home Entertainment category, how many people have used even half of the devices listed? How many people who voted Apple TV have tried the Popcorn Hour A-110? Very few, I'd imagine.
People end up voting for the most well-known gadget rather than the best. That's why Apple we will the majority of categories.
Because it had a huge hype machine behind it and a lot of people were very let down by it and a lot of people loved it.
i swear there are so many people who automatically vote for the apple items. best handheld is the ipod touch? what the hell? and time capsule?
Anyone know any other good gadget site? They put Zune 3 in that category so that MBA wouldn't get worst gadget. At least now they wave their iFanboy flags with pride.
Ha, they deleted Saad's post, I guess because of "f..." word... or because Saad was right?
This poll is a joke, and absolute injustice for Zune 3.0. I am removing Engadget from my RSS feed now, have your clicks from iDiots.
I'm reposting my comment again without the F words:
Since the Storm was in two opposite categories, why isn't the iPhone 3G in the "worst gadget of the year" category?
I went back to the nomination page of the worst gadget, and the most nominated one was the iPhone 3G!! Why isn't it in this list, for gods sake???
What kind of money or drugs is Apple giving you, Engadget?
And if you want to talk sense, how the hick is the Zune 3.0 on the worst gadget list???????
What kind of stupidity is this?
This is really crappy. I really liked engadget, but you've moved to my "wag of the finger" list. Used to tip my hat, but I guess it's time to give Gizmondo a try unlike the voters here did with *any* of this hardware evidently. Time Capsule? Really? Not a new Intel SSD? This is absurd. I might be an apple dis-fanboy (i.e. I hate apple), but this would be an outrage for anyone who knows anything at all about gadgets. Even as an apple hater, I've probably tried more of their products than most of you voters.
Absurd.
I know it's not a gadget, but Windows Media Center should be listed under the Home Entertainment Device of the year.
Considering Zune 3.0 (the software, right?) is considered for the worst gadget, why not add WMC to the polls? It's heck of a lot better than AppleTV.
THEN DONT READ IT, OR DON'T TAKE IT TOO SERIOUSLY.
I work at a major electronics store, and I get strange looks if I don't say the iPod is the best thing ever.
They are not the most popular Display, or Notebook, and the Apple TV collects dust. We sell way more slingbox stuff. And seriously... Time Capsule??? WTF
I don't take the voters portion seriously... NOW THE EDITORS SIDE...
I would be surprised if everyone who works at Engadget is happy with these nominations - I don't own a Zune, but I thought they looked pretty cool and have generally positive reviews, surely not everyone can think that it is one of the worst gadgets of 2008?
I'd never stop reading something I enjoy because of one crappy poll, but some people might!
Sorry Engadget, but this year you went overboard. You are not seeing me around anymore. So long
*wipes tears and remembers good times when "best" actually meant something here*
I voted and I am so happy I got to do it this year.
Oh by the way.
FIRST!!!!!!!
Your vote does not count and neither do you.
fail
more like second, jerkoff.
Third?
Yay, I'm Ender!
Engadget Awards: Worst Post of all times
"First!" 100%
@Tony
Pwned
shut up or stop writing, which ever. BTW, voted for what? iWorld.
@Jinto
Hi
- Jane.
What exactly do you mean by Zune 3.0? The software? The 120 GB version? Even searching on your site for Zune 3.0 doesn't seem to lead to any concrete 'gadget'.
I believe they mean the software given that the current zune firmware is 3.1 I also like how the zune has racked up plenty of votes for 'worst gadget of the year' when it's a damn solid device and has been since firware version 2. Will the baseless hate ever end?
I'm assuming it refers to the kick-ass firmware update that is in absolutely no way in the running for worst anything of the year. It has a bunch of votes from apple fans who feel obligated to hate on the Zune even though they've never used one. I wonder what percentage of the people who voted for it even understand what the new features are .
Personally, I think streaming full albums from the Zune Marketplace over WiFi directly on the device is about the coolest feature an MP3 player could have, and even iPod Touch can't offer it.
Ok, that's what I thought, but I was confused considering how awesome the 3.0 firmware is, and how awesome it was that I could put it on the original Zune I bought the first day they were available.
Of course it wouldn't be an Engadget poll without them taking a dump on Microsoft somehow.
Didn't a ton of Zune's just freeze up an just stop working for a day or two?
If we'll all Apple fanatics, wouldn't the Zune be an epic fail? Zune doesn't work with OS X, does it?
I don't know really anything about the Zune. I only know one person with one and he dislikes it. It gives him a lot of problems. I didn't vote yet.
Some first gen Zunes did freeze up due to some 3rd party supplied driver I believe.
So, because you can't use the device due to your choice of operating system, the latest firmware for the device is the 'worst gadget of the year'?
My first gen Zune is still going strong with the new firmware, and my 2nd gen is too. The Zune software on my PC is great as well.
Why isn't the latest firmware for the iPhone 3G on that worst list? iTunes on Windows is a bloated piece of shit that I won't let anywhere near any of my computers, so I can't use any Apple device that requires it. I'd like to vote for those as the worst gadgets of the year, please.
Actually, you know what? Please, I urge everyone to vote for Zune 3.0 as the "Worst Gadget of the Year". That way when Engadget spouts off all of the 'winners', with Zune 3.0 as the 'worst', anyone with any sense will see what an absolute joke this blog has become.
I beleave the apple fanboys will be overwellmingly bias on products they havnt even used to compair with. If it says apple. There voting for it. So tell people to only vote for products that they like over the other products, because theyve atleast tried something elce besides apples?
I disagree.
I genuinely feel that the iPhone 3G trumps any other phones in the same category both from an aesthetics and functionality point of view. The G1 is a fairly close second and I have given weeks, if not months, of thought between the two before siding with Apple.
As for the other devices such as laptops, I could not vote as I really didn't feel the Macbooks or Macbook Pros were grounding breaking. The unibody concept is impressive, however, from a manufacturing point of view.
The iTouch also didn't make my favorite list.
We are presenting you
a "GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS" !!!
I voted for the Unibody Macbook Pro for best laptop, though I don't have one and haven't used one. But I do use a Macbook, and know that were I to buy any of those laptops, that would be the one. To me, that is reason enough to place my vote.
Fanboy proliferation isn't nearly as bad as you all make it out to be.
Wow, Apple fanboys abound in the voting...
definitely a bunch of apple fan boys...
The ipod 3g may deserve a lot of the votes it's getting, but come on, the iMac for best desktop, the appletv for best video device and the timecapsule for best backup device? That's definitely all because of the apple fanboys. Oh, and zune 3.0 for worst gadget is also the doing of them, there is absolutely no reason that the zune 3.0 should even be on that list, and totally show's engadgets preference for apple products.
Yeah, it's pretty bad. I'm surprised they didn't write in "iMac Webcam" for best camera of the year.
Just look at the 2007 results to see how this will result. Apple fanbois just love to Apple-bomb polls to make it look like people are actually using their products, other than the iPhone.
Apple Fan boys field day...
No Apple fanboys abound in:
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@terence
"As for the other devices such as laptops, I could not vote as I really didn't feel the Macbooks or Macbook Pros were grounding breaking."
So if Apple is not the best product in that catagory, you don't vote or is it because you do not have knowledge of the other products?
If it is not the latter you r a iFanboy.
The iPhone is a smartphone? A dozen fart applications say otherwise.
Fun list of gadgets this year!!
Home Entertainment Device of the Year is the Vudu BX100. It's so far ahead of everything else on that list it's not even funny...
First off, voting! yay!
2008 Engadget Awards - Gadget of the Year - NC10
2008 Engadget Awards - Worst Gadget of the Year - slotMusic Player
2008 Engadget Awards - Most Anticipated Gadget of 2009 - Palm Pre
2008 Engadget Awards - Cellphone of the Year - Samsung Instinct
2008 Engadget Awards - Smartphone of the Year - HTC Touch Pro
2008 Engadget Awards - Desktop of the Year - HP TouchSmart 2
2008 Engadget Awards - Laptop of the Year -- Lenovo Thinkpad X300
2008 Engadget Awards - Laptop of the Year
2008 Engadget Awards - Netbook of the Year - Samsung NC10
2008 Engadget Awards - Digital Camera of the Year - Casio Exilim EX-FH20
2008 Engadget Awards - Display of the Year - Dell M109S pocket projector
2008 Engadget Awards - Game Console of the Year - Nintendo DS
2008 Engadget Awards - Game Accessory of the Year - Rock Band 2 kit
2008 Engadget Awards - GPS Device of the Year - Garmin nuvi 255w
2008 Engadget Awards - Handheld of the Year - Nokia N810 WiMAX
2008 Engadget Awards - HDTV of the Year - Sony Bravia MotionFlow
2008 Engadget Awards - Home Entertainment Device of the Year - Didn't vote
2008 Engadget Awards - Peripheral of the Year - Sony BWU-300S 8x Blu-ray Burner
2008 Engadget Awards - Portable Media Device of the Year - Cowon S9
2008 Engadget Awards - Robot of the Year - Mr. Asahi robot bartender!
2008 Engadget Awards - Storage Device or Technology of the Year - Self-assembling nanoscale storage
2008 Engadget Awards - Tablet PC of the Year - ThinkPad X200t
2008 Engadget Awards - Wearable Device of the Year - didnt vote
2008 Engadget Awards - Wireless Device or Technology of the Year - WiMAX
Please don't just vote for all the Apple stuff just because it's Apple. Look at the technologies themselves. I voted for Intel Atom over the iPhone 3G.
as did i. and then was like iphone 3g? was that this past year? seems so blah now.
I have an iPhone 3G and I still didn't vote for it. I don't think Apple has done anything worth noting in 2008. All they did was update and refresh stuff they already sale.
But as usual, engadget.com will seem like they are licking Steve Job's balls because Apple fanboys show up for vote day. I think Apple sends out e-mails letting them know when votes like this happen on websites, I swear.
Well said, main reason a couple of them are in the lead at this point... Best storage device?!?!? Please.