Engadget's top posts, 2009
Wow. Can you believe it? We made it all the way through 2009! We truly had some of the most amazing and exciting coverage ever on Engadget this past 12 months -- and we figured it's time to take a look back at the heaviest hitters from the last 365. This was a big year for us, we got a whole new look, an iPhone app (with more on the way), hired some new staff, got ourselves a show, went on late night TV, and managed to snap up some killer scoops and keep the news rolling (better than ever before, actually -- this was by far our heaviest year for traffic). So let's take a moment to reflect on what caused all the fuss in 2009, and yes, we know this list is Apple heavy. We blame you guys.
Top 20 most trafficked posts of 2009 (in order)
Exclusive: first Google Phone / Nexus One photos, Android 2.1 on-board
Microsoft announces availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live
Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence from Apple due to health reasons
Modern Warfare 2's Prestige Edition includes fully functioning night vision goggles
And a few other statistics for 2009 (all related to Engadget Classic):
$38,204.57 - Retail value of stuff we gave away to readers
12,681 - total number of posts for 2009
1,821 - Number of galleries on Engadget for 2009
454 - Number of hands-on posts
99 - Number of Engadget reviews
66 - number of podcasts
4 - number of Engadget shows