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The winners of the 2006 Engadget Awards!

by Ryan Block posted May 11th 2007 at 3:52PM

We know, we're a little past the awards season at this point, but the readers spoke and their voices shall be heard. We're talking about the 2006 Engadget awards, wherein we provide the high honorary status to only the most excellent gadgets and consumer technologies of the 2006 calendar year. There was some very stiff competition, but there's no denying who really won out last year: the technology enthusiast, who had a vast number of excellent toys to choose from. Winners will shortly receive their 2D blue award statuette with high powered radio transmitter (pending FCC approval); please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Congratulations!

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Final round of 2006 Engadget Awards polls closing

by Ryan Block posted Apr 18th 2007 at 11:05PM

This is it everybody! Your last chance to vote for the big three 2006 Engadget Awards! Winners will be announced later this week.

Vote for Gadget of the Year
Vote for Worst Gadget of the Year
Vote for the Most Anticipated Gadget of 2007

Second round of 2006 Engadget Awards polls closing tonight

by Evan Blass posted Apr 16th 2007 at 3:14PM

Just a friendly reminder that our second round of 2006 Engadget Awards polls closes tonight at 11.59PM EST. (Our third and final round will be closing Wednesday, April 18th at the same time, so stay tuned for those.) But for now why not get your votes in if you haven't already, ok?

Vote for Cellphone of the Year
Vote for Smartphone of the Year
Vote for Desktop of the Year
Vote for Digital Camera of the Year
Vote for Display of the Year
Vote for Game Console of the Year

The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for Gadget of the Year

by Ryan Block posted Apr 16th 2007 at 2:34PM

This is it, the moment you've been waiting for. After all these long months you can finally cast your ballot for the 2006 Gadget of the Year! Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Wednesday, April 18th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best gadget in all of 2006 win! The nominees: Apple MacBook Pro, Dell 3007WFP-HC, HTC Hermes / 8525, Nintendo Wii, SanDisk Sansa E280R, Slingbox PRO, and Sony PlayStation 3.

The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for Worst Gadget of the Year

by Ryan Block posted Apr 16th 2007 at 1:44PM

Ready to get your hater on? We're at the end of the line, and your chance to cast your ballot for the 2006 Worst Gadget of the Year! (Note: nominees were not necessarily selected for having outright bad or defective gadgets -- the disappointment / let-down factor also plays a big role.) Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Wednesday, April 18th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best tech win! The nominees: Defective Apple MacBooks (see here, here, here, and here), Exploding Sony batteries (see here, here, here, here, here, and many more), Microsoft Zune, Motorola Q, Nintendo Wiimote straps (see here, here, here, and here), and Sony PlayStation 3.

The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for the Most Anticipated Gadget of 2007

by Ryan Block posted Apr 16th 2007 at 12:32PM

We're down to the last three, everybody -- the biggies. And sure, it may be 2007 now, but it's still entirely possible for you to cast your ballot for the Most Anticipated Gadget of 2007! Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Wednesday, April 18th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best tech win! The nominees: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod (6g), Nokia N95, Optimus Maxiumus keyboard, PSP 2, SED HDTVs, and Vista / CableCARD PCs.

First round of 2006 Engadget Awards polls closing tonight

by Ryan Block posted Apr 15th 2007 at 5:19PM

Just a friendly reminder that our first round of 2006 Engadget Awards polls closes tonight at 11.59PM EST. (Our second round will be closing tomorrow night (Monday) at the same time, so stay tuned for those.) But for now why not get your votes in if you haven't already, ok?

Vote for Handheld of the Year
Vote for HDTV of the Year
Vote for Home Entertainment Device of the Year
Vote for GPS Device of the Year
Vote for Laptop of the Year
Vote for Peripheral of the Year
Vote for Portable Media Device of the Year
Vote for Robot of the Year
Vote for Storage Device or Technology of the Year
Vote for Tablet PC of the Year
Vote for Wearable Device of the Year
Vote for Wireless Device or Technology of the Year
... all the rest here

P.S. -For those confused about why the Xbox 360 wasn't nominated for 2006 Game Console of the Year, that's because it was announced, launched, and released in 2005. Did we mention it also won both Readers' and Editor's Choice Engadget Awards for best console, as well as Editor's choice for 2005 Gadget of the Year, too? Good, glad we cleared that up.

The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for Cellphone of the Year

by Ryan Block posted Apr 14th 2007 at 4:18PM

Now's your chance to cast your ballot for the 2006 Cellphone of the Year! Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Monday, April 16th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best tech win! The nominees: Danger Sidekick 3, Helio Drift, LG Chocolate, LG CU500, Motorola KRZR, Samsung Sync, and Sony Ericsson K800i.

The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for Smartphone of the Year

by Ryan Block posted Apr 14th 2007 at 2:51PM

Now's your chance to cast your ballot for the 2006 Smartphone of the Year! Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Sunday, April 15th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best tech win! The nominees: BlackBerry Pearl, HTC Hermes / 8525, Motorola Q, Nokia N93, Palm Treo 750, and Sony Ericsson P990.

The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for Desktop of the Year

by Ryan Block posted Apr 14th 2007 at 1:47PM

Now's your chance to cast your ballot for the 2006 Desktop of the Year! Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Monday, April 16th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best tech win! The nominees: Alienware Area-51 ALX, Apple iMac 24-inch, Apple Mac Pro, Dell XPS 710, Sony VAIO L / LS, and Sony VAIO RC.

The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for Digital Camera of the Year

by Ryan Block posted Apr 13th 2007 at 8:36PM

Now's your chance to cast your ballot for the 2006 Digital Camera of the Year! Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Monday, April 16th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best tech win! The nominees: Canon 400D / Rebel XTi, Canon SD800, Nikon D80, Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1, Sony Alpha 100, and Sony HDR-SR1.

The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for Display of the Year

by Ryan Block posted Apr 13th 2007 at 5:15PM

Now's your chance to cast your ballot for the 2006 Display of the Year! Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Monday, April 16th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best tech win! The nominees: BenQ FP241W, Dell 3007WFP-HC, Gateway FPD2485W, HP LP3065, Optimus mini three, and Samsung 305T.

The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for Game Console of the Year

by Ryan Block posted Apr 13th 2007 at 2:03PM

Now's your chance to cast your ballot for the 2006 Game Console of the Year! Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Monday, April 16th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best tech win! The nominees: Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3, and Gamepark GP2X MK2.

The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for Handheld of the Year

by Ryan Block posted Apr 12th 2007 at 1:57PM

Now's your chance to cast your ballot for the 2006 Handheld of the Year! (For reference: yeah, we're including UMPCs in the Handhelds category.) Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Sunday, April 15th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best tech win! The nominees: Asus R2H, Pepper Pad 3, Samsung Q1P, Sony Mylo, Sony Reader PRS-500, and Sony VAIO UX280P.

The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for HDTV of the Year

by Ryan Block posted Apr 12th 2007 at 1:14PM

Now's your chance to cast your ballot for the 2006 HDTV of the Year! Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Sunday, April 15th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best tech win! The nominees: Panasonic TH-103PZ600U (103-inch), Pioneer FHD1, Samsung HL-S7178W, Sharp Aquos 52D62U, Sony KDL-52XBR3, and Sony Pearl VW50.